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NPD Sales Results for March 2014 [Up4: FFX/X-2 HD]
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To be fair, he's talking about the impact of digital sales in some of those, and there is a legitimate discussion to be had on that topic. Bringing it up right as you're downplaying the importance of the NPDs, however, is kinda eh. Scratch that, it's REALLY eh.
No one important or reliable in terms of gaming news
DryvBy
Member
Stop, Ben.
Ben, stop.
Ben.
Please, Ben.
Please.
Ugh. Fire him, please. He ruined Ars for a while too. He's just a bitter old hipster.
I had to google to know who he was, wow I thought he was just a random internet fanboy. Guy is clearly bitter as hell about this.Stop, Ben.
Ben, stop.
Ben.
Please, Ben.
Please.
BurnOutBrighter
Banned
Oh wow I love seeing the Polybox guys so salty.
I remember when he was awful at Arstechnica.
Just read this article he wrote. It will tell you all you need to know about him.
http://penny-arcade.com/report/arti...and-sony-why-the-xbox-one-backlash-doesnt-mat
How is it a lot closer than he thought, when it sold less per week than last month, even with titanfall and price cuts/bundles? How many did he think it would sell?
And 'sell-in' raises an eyebrow? It should do more than that, it should basically make those numbers instantly meaningless for any kind of Xbox vs PS4 comparison.
Can't believe *any* of the press is using that 5m number in the same context as the PS4 7m.
I'm not surprised PS4 outsold Xbone. To me something was clearly amiss when the $450 Xbone sales went on for a week at various retailers with stock never drying up. (I loaded up the product pages and checked several times as I was tempted.) Clearly someone wasn't buying them. The same goes for Titanfall and all of the deals for it. Hell, I don't doubt that without some of the various sub-$60 offers for Titanfall available it wouldn't have hit the number 1 spot.
1. Impossible to tell without a price and release date. If the thing is priced too high, isn't quality (meaning more than 5% of the users get sick), and/or the games aren't supported, it will fail. If not, it has a chance, but these factors are so in the air right now.
2. Absolutely not. $399 with a holiday game or a Vita discounted, but no.
3. They're likely already researching it, but in very, very, very early stages.
Well there's nothing wrong with the Polygon article. Verge on the other hand are clueless.
Welcome to GAF. Here we like to be outraged at everything anyone from Polygon says regarding video game consoles.
jk
RamzaIsCool
The Amiga Brotherhood
The headline is correct, but then they compare shipped with sold numbers. Which is a big no-no.
John Harker
Definitely doesn't make things up as he goes along.
I don't even know where to participate in this thread, system war arguments are so boring
I said the same thing. more of my friends list are upgrading to the 1. I only know one person who switched over to PS4. The rest haven't bought the x1 because they can't afford to. Couple said they're waiting until fall for games like Destiny and next halo.
Aquamarine
Member
He must have been reading Chartzzzzzzzz
Xbone's secret salt.
MGS4 was a huge thing back then, it sold 500k PS3 in June and the 360 got outsold.
Of course if we want to be a bit malicious we might say that the hype behind MGS4 was real
Dat salt
Huggers
Member
Ah okay. Thank you for the reasonable explanation. My bad.
HI. BILLY MAYS HERE
Banned
I went to the bathroom and it jumped 10 pages
Damn things are moving fast
Damn things are moving fast
brickarts295
Member
Nah, E3 is less than 2 months, it'll probably make around 8.5 which is would be damn good.
Parapraxis
Member
Major Nelson had the right move with his simple tweet.
NPDs are out, here's a link. Done.
Move along.
It really shows that some people have higher social sensibilities than others like Ben.
Sylverstone14
Member
Meanwhile at Nintendo...
Fixed that one for you. ALL HAIL
razgriz417
Member
He was a fine pickup for Polygon
Cat in the Hat
Member
Question: Can you buy Infamous / Titanfall digitally, and if so, I don't believe digital purchases are counted at all as part of the NPD sales data?
That might be what Ben's referring to (giving everyone benefit of the doubt)?
Still, MS will have to have something pretty strong at E3 to try to win back mindshare. On the bright side, it is best for consumers if the consoles stay close to each other; far more competition which means far better prices and games for us.
That might be what Ben's referring to (giving everyone benefit of the doubt)?
Still, MS will have to have something pretty strong at E3 to try to win back mindshare. On the bright side, it is best for consumers if the consoles stay close to each other; far more competition which means far better prices and games for us.
It's spin, because he probably thought that Xbox One would've been WAY ahead of PS4.
You must always season the secret sauce
All joking around aside, that is an awesome picture. The starkness...
Someone who should be ignored, by everyone.
Americanmushroom
Banned
Holy crap! Lol that is one clueless dude..
graywolf323
Member
they'd be wrong if they used sold-in yesterday since Sony's figure was sold-through
edit: they used sold-through so they didn't use the exact same language
SymbiantXenos
Member
Well Ben you're on a roll.
PeregrinSe7en
Member
Gies, Tim Dog, MisterMediaX on suicide watch.
Miggytronz
Member
Only way I get a XBO is Kinectless at this point.
Rogue_Ledr
Banned
I wonder how sales of TF and Infamous stack up against Killzone? That is the vest selling exclusive thus far, right?
Aquamarine
Member
He's here every month, as are other people who have NPD info.
I think you've misinterpreted his tweet.