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[Ty4on]

That is totally because of the Vita right? I mean it had a big part in that right?

Looks like Vita declined a bit (159 * 1.71 = ~272), and it was 10k last year in March :/

Why did you leave out dreamcast?

This got me

It's closer to 1.6m

Awww, I was hoping MS were running out of time. Will be fun when the streams between XB1 and 360 finally cross though

 

[Elfstruck]

Yeah, it would be a miracle for the PS4 to outsell the Xbox One in Halo 5s launch month. But if Sony secured marketing for Battlefront then that may be the only month Microsoft gets this year.

I thought someone said Sony already secured Battlefront marketing deal in another thread. I might be wrong though.

 

[ZhugeEX]

Where the fuck is The Order?

It ranked #1886 on the charts

 

[SnowFlakeCake]

Yeah, looks like it did okay but nothing more, even in Japan it did "okay" sales too. Wonder how I'll do on PC/Steam if it ever gets ported there, even FFXIII did over 300K on Steam.

http://steamspy.com/app/292120

Cor blimey those $13 sales must have SE suits wanking each other off in excitement with what Type-0 will manage on PC.

Spoiler

Type 0 was a cheap cash in, the game is a handheld through and through but SE thought they would get away thanks to throwing in a demo. Thankfully for consumers it didn't

 

[Manmademan]

Not really, Microsoft could decide to make stronger subsidy.

they can't, really. The Xbox as a project needs to be able to stand on it's own- the era of Microsoft throwing away hundreds of millions on it to gain the living room are done- and MS has a lot of competition in the mobile and search space it needs the capital for.

It's no longer core to MS's plans as an organization- subsidizing the shit out of it and selling it at a massive loss simply isn't going to happen. There were already noises about selling the brand.

 

[allan-bh]

Free Wii U with every purchase of Xbox One *LIMITED OFFER*

Microsof want better sales.

 

[Ty4on]

It ranked #1886 on the charts

I hope we get to hear from a certain someone how big its MoM drop is.

 

[ascii42]

Looks like Vita declined a bit (159 * 1.71 = ~272), and it was 10k last year in March :/

That would be quite a decline. I think Vita and PSTV were each around 30k last month.

 

[Welfare]

Free Wii U with every purchase of Xbox One *LIMITED OFFER*

This would probably kill all momentum for the Xbox One.

 

[GnawtyDog]

Microsof want better sales.

Free PS4 then.

 

[Toki767]

Microsof want better sales.

Free PS4 bundled with an Xbox One. That way the free PS4s don't count toward NPD numbers since they're bundled.

 

[Tubie]

I thought someone said Sony already secured Battlefront marketing deal in another thread. I might be wrong though.

That's only rumors and speculation.

We might know for sure tomorrow when they show the trailer.

 

[Save 'N Quit]

Happy for Bloodborne and Type 0.

More or less sad about MP10 considering I don't want the car to return for the next installment.

 

[Pezus]

Looks like Vita declined a bit (159 * 1.71 = ~272), and it was 10k last year in March :/

Nah, it's comparing revenue.

Also, does NPD not count PSTV as a "handheld" by combining with normal Vita? They were 60k last month. Should be 60k+ this month I bet

 

[allan-bh]

they can't, really. The Xbox as a project needs to be able to stand on it's own- the era of Microsoft throwing away hundreds of millions on it to gain the living room are done.

It's no longer core to MS's plans as an organization- subsidizing the shit out of it and selling it at a massive loss simply isn't going to happen. There were already noises about selling the brand.

I believe they can and holiday 2014 shows how agressive they can be.

This rumors about selling the brand is not from people on command.

 

[Ledhead]

Another month for Sony. Good to see Bloodborne did so well

 

[ZhugeEX]

Microsof want better sales.

This would probably kill all momentum for the Xbox One.

 

[Bgamer90]

I think when it's all said and done, the XB1 will be number one in the US by a few million.

PS4 being #1 is the safer bet as of right now (as I said before) but what you said is possible too. We don't know all of the deals that will happen, as well as what may become the new game(s)/IP(s) that will be mainstream crazes in the future years.

 

[Xenus]

I believe they can and holiday 2014 shows how agressive they can be.

This rumors about selling the brand is not from people on command.

They will get louder when investors start getting pissed off cause Xbox is sucking up more and more money instead of being on ignore they will start campaigning against it if that's microsoft's only answer.

 

[Deku Tree]

GG BB. Bring on DLC and then BB2.

 

[Synless]

In Pachter's defense, this could become true if The Order were a good game.

For all the hate you people on Gaf give it, I thought it was a great 7.5/10 game. I thought it would have sold more.

 

[Baroquemantic]

I just think something crazy is gonna happen. Like get a XB1 for 29.99 on a 2-year contact crazy. I think MS will try that route again.

It ranked #1886 on the charts

Lol

Spoiler

 

[Boke1879]

That's only rumors and speculation.

We might know for sure tomorrow when they show the trailer.

Nothing is for sure but people in the know have murmured about it. But recently the official Playstation Latin America account tweeted they would be at the celebration then this..

https://twitter.com/PlayStation_LA/status/588733650121920512/photo/1

 

[RayearthRob]

What's XBone LTD?

 

[Manmademan]

I believe they can and holiday 2014 shows how agressive they can be.

This rumors about selling the brand is not from people on command.

Holiday 2014 wasn't all that agressive. The price drop was sooner than expected (and Kinect was dead by that point and had to go) but Sony could very easily have matched or exceeded that price point- the PS4 is already profitable on hardware alone.

Sony simply chose not to- because there was no point. They were selling nearly every unit they had to sell during the holiday season, if anecdotal evidence from GAF retailers was correct. a $50-75 price cut wouldn't have actually generated any significant extra sales. it would have been throwing money out of the door for no reason at all.

 

[tokilamockingbrd]

PS4 since you didn't hear Nintendo crowing about being number 1 in overall sales

In fact PS4 is probably > WiiU + 3DS since doesn't nintendo do the thing where they combine all formats and say they won.

 

[Vena]

But it has robots. Big robots.

In fact PS4 is probably > WiiU + 3DS since doesn't nintendo do the thing where they combine all formats and say they won.

That's Sony and the Sony Family. Nintendo will bundle the handhelds under a singular umbrella.

 

[Elixist]

PS4 being #1 is the safer bet as of right now (as I said before) but what you said is possible too. We don't know all of the deals that will happen, as well as what may become the new game(s)/IP(s) that will be mainstream crazes in the future years.

minecraft as an exclusive, or a new ip of that magnitude would need to happen.

 

[Reset]

I think it's safe to assume that people who wanted this game already bought it on PS360Vita.

I know I did.

Wasn't even released on the 360.

 

[Mpl90]

Looks like Vita declined a bit (159 * 1.71 = ~272), and it was 10k last year in March :/



This got me



Awww, I was hoping MS were running out of time. Will be fun when the streams between XB1 and 360 finally cross though

159,000 was what 3DS alone sold

http://neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=108679065&postcount=5900

 

[RayearthRob]

In fact PS4 is probably > WiiU + 3DS since doesn't nintendo do the thing where they combine all formats and say they won.

No. Nintendo combine 3DS with N3DS.

 

[Silent Chief]

I just think something crazy is gonna happen. Like get a XB1 for 29.99 on a 2-year contact crazy. I think MS will try that route again.
\([/spoiler]

I don't think that would do much.

They need to do something crazier. Like developing good games.

 

[anderedna]

Lol I didn't see the picture of pyramid at first. Damn a good one

 

[theprodigy]

In fact PS4 is probably > WiiU + 3DS since doesn't nintendo do the thing where they combine all formats and say they won.

Nintendo doesn't even do that, they might toss out a combined "Nintendo family" number but they won't use it to declare #1.

 

[allan-bh]

They will get louder when investors start getting pissed off cause Xbox is sucking up more and more money instead of being on ignore they will start campaigning against it if that's microsoft's only answer.

On investors call I never listened a question about Xbox. Microsoft shareholders apparently doesn't pay much attention, is almost like Xbox don't exist.

 

[Mpl90]

No. Nintendo combine 3DS with N3DS.

...There's still the confusion about 3DS and n3DS being combined from last month? XD

 

[Kriken]

In fact PS4 is probably > WiiU + 3DS since doesn't nintendo do the thing where they combine all formats and say they won.

...No. Where did you get that BS from?

...There's still the confusion about 3DS and n3DS being combined from last month? XD

I'm just gonna quote Creamsugar from the last NPD thread

BTW, there is no '3DS family', N3DS black, red and MM bundle are just 3 SKUs of 3DS.
PS TV and PS Vita are 2 separated platforms.

 

[ZhugeEX]

Awww, I was hoping MS were running out of time. Will be fun when the streams between XB1 and 360 finally cross though

The price drop saved it.

 

[Eolz]

ffs bloodborne is not the 4th game of any title. jesus.

Come on, you know what they meant.
The huge majority of Bloodborne buyers knew what they were buying, and it's not a departure from the Souls series, far from it.

 

[Krakn3Dfx]

I think when it's all said and done, the XB1 will be number one in the US by a few million.

I appreciate you backing that up with some facts, percentages, pie charts, and theoretical situations that support your stance. Most people would just come here, make some flash in the pan unsupported 1-line claim and walk away.

 

[Silent Chief]

Wasn't even released on the 360.

Really? So maybe 200K in US than. Double that if they put a Kingdom Heart demo on the disc.

 

[Pathfinder]

It's no longer core to MS's plans as an organization- subsidizing the shit out of it and selling it at a massive loss simply isn't going to happen. There were already noises about selling the brand.

Xbox One is more core to Microsoft's plans than ever before, especially with their Windows 10 initiative that they will be pushing hard starting this Summer. They'll do all the price cuts that are necessary to get one in as many homes as possible.

And, about selling the brand, that's all there was: noise. Nothing concrete, just noise.

 

[Xenus]

On investors call I never listened a question about Xbox. Microsoft shareholders apparently doesn't pay much attention, is almost like Xbox don't exist.

Yes they ignore it now. If Microsoft's answer to loosing is to go all Sony PS3 on the issue and pump Billions of dollars down the drain just to keep up, they will stop ignoring it and it will get more negative which is bad for the division. The best thing for the division right now is to make no negative waves and continue to be ignored during investment calls.

 

[graywolf323]

NPD feds on her back.

Edit: beaten by timetokill

really hate that NPD did that to her

 

[allan-bh]

Holiday 2014 wasn't all that agressive. The price drop was sooner than expected (and Kinect was dead by that point and had to go) but Sony could very easily have matched or exceeded that price point- the PS4 is already profitable on hardware alone.

Sony simply chose not to- because there was no point. They were selling nearly every unit they had to sell during the holiday season, if anecdotal evidence from GAF retailers was correct. a $50-75 price cut wouldn't have actually generated any significant extra sales. it would have been throwing money out of the door for no reason at all.

Was not a price drop only, they gave 2 games for free, one of them a new game.

And I don't think Sony sell every unit they could on holiday, in fact sales should be more stronger for a market leader in US. Xone cleary steal PS4 consumers.

 

[John Bender]

That's only rumors and speculation.

We might know for sure tomorrow when they show the trailer.

I don't think we will hear anything about it tomorrow.
Guess (if Sony has a marketing deal) we will hear something during the E3 Sony Press Conference.
No.1 priority right now -> Batman Bundle
Than, at/after E3 -> Star Wars Bundle

 

[sörine]

Nah, it's comparing revenue.

Also, does NPD not count PSTV as a "handheld" by combining with normal Vita? They were 60k last month. Should be 60k+ this month I bet

0% chance. PSTV only hit 30k+ last month due to retail clearancing.

 

[Confused Cheeseburger]

Sweet ass gif tho, who's the creator.

 

[anexanhume]

I don't think we will hear anything about it tomorrow.
Guess (if Sony has a marketing deal) we will hear something during the E3 Sony Press Conference.
No.1 priority right now -> Batman Bundle
Than, at/after E3 -> Star Wars Bundle

Don't forget MGSV.

 

[Ty4on]

159,000 was what 3DS alone sold

http://neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=108679065&postcount=5900

I know. I used 3DS alone to gauge if there was a gap there for the Vita to fit in. There doesn't seem to be one unless prices dropped