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[Hawk269]

From a Microsoft long term strategy standpoint, I just can't see them happily selling a console at a loss to fight for parity with Sony. What's the point?

There are a few...

Xbox Live Memberships
Royalty fees from 3rd party games sold on the system
Xbox Live App/Media Sales

There are a lot of other reasons like accessories etc, that factor into it. MS has been making a mint on Live alone, having more systems in consumers hands means more sales from other sources for MS. Same for Sony as well.

 

[Papacheeks]

Is this accurate? I see that all of the stock is sold by Sony. Does Amazon not count that?

The number's that you see on amazon for top selling item are through them, tracked by Sold By amazon.

The bundles right now on the site are not by amazon and are 475$. So that kind of backs up my argument that it's out of stock and is being sold by third party people on amazon. Look at who's selling the GTA V bundle. It's not by amazon.

 

[Anion]

A part of me dies when weaker hardware sells better.

Well, the Wii U sold only 240k, so you part of you shouldnt have died

 

[Naughty_Doge]

I certainly consider the imminent Witcher 3 bundle more of a system seller than something like The Order.

But that's just an assumption on my part.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think The Witcher has ever been a big seller.

 

[GamerJM]

A part of me dies when weaker hardware sells better.

we need the shitposts twitter account back

 

[Boke1879]

I wonder when Sony will announce a price drop. Do they even care about the number of PS4 sales?

LOL are you serious?

 

[Final Verdict]

Are there any PS4 deals this month in the US?

Yeah, buy a ps4, and get free download game of choice out of four opinions.(destiny, nba2k, lbp3, and game I can't remember)

The deal ends before Christmas week, so they might have another one planned for then. Maybe bring back the GTA deal...

 

[ProvenDeadly]

Morpheus is their only hope I think. They need a big differentiator against Xbox, because as it is now people are diving for those fire sale prices without a regard for 1.3TF, 900p whatever.

Morpheus isn't going to be big for the everyday gamer. Sorry. Don't see it. 200$ + for an accessory is crazy.

 

[Welfare]

Just realised I had the 360 - Wii gap at 300k before this month. So it looks like 360 outsold WiiU ...

Wait wut.

 

[Loudninja]

Morpheus is their only hope I think. They need a big differentiator against Xbox, because as it is now people are diving for those fire sale prices without a regard for 1.3TF, 900p whatever.

Only hope for what?

 

[Deadbeat]

A part of me dies when weaker hardware sells better.

Were you a fan of the PS2?

 

[Noobcraft]

It certainly does.

I'm impressed with the games, but the hardware is simply too underwhelming (and pricey).

The gamepad... The Wii U would sell like hotcakes if it wasn't tied to the gamepad. That thing makes it so much more expensive than it has to be. $200+bundled game is where I want to be before I pick up a Wii U personally.

 

[Game4life]

Yep. MS is taking U.S. for November. WW? Probably not, but still nice news for MS nonetheless!

World wide not a chance. This generation is done and dusted. PS4 has won it. It is only a question of how badly MS loses. If MS keeps this up they will come in a respectable second.

 

[djtiesto]

I wonder if it's possible that Project Diva F 2nd sold more than Sonic Boom.

Good question, any insiders know how well Diva 2 did?

yo, buy Dragon Age people. What are you doing?

I've been disappointed with every single Bioware game I ever played, not to mention not liking the genre or typical medieval fantasy settings.

 

[Tommy DJ]

Sony should realize that people care more about price rather than bundles. If they bundled the ps4 just with last of us and sold it for 350$ it would have been far better

No its the bundles that are selling the Xbox One. The $50 price advantage didn't lead to the Xbox One winning in the previous months. What let them win November are the bundles that literally packed so many recent AAA titles that the effective price of the console was $200 or something low if you were to buy the standalone Xbox One and each game individually.

 

[RyanPierre]

Sony should realize that people care more about price rather than bundles. If they bundled the ps4 just with last of us and sold it for 350$ it would have been far better

They may have sold more with a $350 TLOU bundle, but the $400 TLOU/GTA V bundle is still probably better for their bottom line.

 

[allan-bh]

Just realised I had the 360 - Wii gap at 300k before this month. So it looks like 360 outsold WiiU ...

It's possible. Wii U sold bad.

 

[inpired_1ne]

Does anyone know how much sony/micro make off of each console sold. At the end of the day micro can sell more, but with all the price cuts are they making more.

 

[ProvenDeadly]

World wide not a chance. This generation is done and dusted. PS4 has won it. It is only a question of how badly MS loses. If MS keeps this up they will come in a respectable second.

lol

 

[MrJonnyBigBoss]

A part of me dies when weaker hardware sells better.

You must hate the 3DS then.

 

[JayhawkerStL]

You know maybe I'm just too much of a believer or naive or w/e but something still seems off about CBOAT's comment in this topic. I don't think he directly meant the gap between PS4/Xbox One for November 2014 sales, I think he meant something else. I also think there was something off about Titanfall's resolution, there could have been a last minute change or something. His history going back is just too accurate.

Maybe 7-10k was how much the PS4 beat the Wii U?

 

[Nightengale]

A wipeout of Destiny/October lead, and then some.

I'm pretty impressed.

I for one, will admit, I never expected it to be this drastic.

In hindsight, ultimately sticker shock is a big deal and PS4 has managed stellar deals that extended significant leads over XB1 as well despite not being priced as competitively, (Destiny bundle), but I got desensitized over the fact that XB1 hadn't managed to be competitive enough despite its many moves.

Gladly eat crow.

 

[BlackBuzzard]

Morpheus is their only hope I think. They need a big differentiator against Xbox, because as it is now people are diving for those fire sale prices without a regard for 1.3TF, 900p whatever.

WTF is this shit?

 

[Imm0rt4l]

A part of me dies when weaker hardware sells better.

dafuq

 

[RespectThySole]

The 360 didn't really outsell the Wii U did it?

 

[Papacheeks]

To those who were wondering

Sold by Amazon.com PS4 bundles

 

[iamvin22]

Nintendo will be fine...

sure but the wiiu wont.

 

[Thunder Monkey]

It's possible. Wii U sold bad.

Pretty sure they meant 360 has officially overtaken Wii as USA market leader.

 

[GamerJM]

Wait wut.

360 overtook Wii in the US this month, Wii U sold like 248k or something (don't feel like looking up exact number), Wii>360 gap was ~300k before this month. 360 likely outsold the Wii U this month.

 

[QuikNez]

Sorry to ask, but I have been perusing the last 10 pages or so - is there any credible view(s) of the aggregate US X1 and PS4 spread in sales for Nov?

In other words, what's the consensus view on the amount X1 outsold the PS4 by in Novy?

Thanks team.

 

[Syphon Filter]

lol

I dont think he said anything wrong. WW it is over indeed but MS has a chance in the U.S.

 

[supraman1120]

Honest question - who do youbthink made more money from this months sales?

Irrelevant. MS is/was clearly interested in closing ground (in terms of raw console numbers) with these price cuts. And the strategy paid off in spades for them.

 

[Mr_Antimatter]

Morpheus isn't going to be big for the everyday gamer. Sorry. Don't see it. 200$ + for an accessory is crazy.

That's what they said about rock band, to be fair.

 

[Miles X]

The 360 didn't really outsell the Wii U did it?

It's only down YOY about 50% - 60% this year on average. So that'd put sales well above 240k. (647k last Nov)

 

[John Bender]

lol

He is right

 

[shinra-bansho]

Wait wut.

His numbers are probably off on the gap. But it's conceivable the 360 came on top of WiiU. Someone correct if wrong but it did last month too.) 245k isn't a high bar.

(For what it's worth mine are too, as for some reason I had them cross last month.)

 

[Game4life]

lol

Tell me what you are smoking if you think PS4 will not come number 1 this gen. It's over. Any one who thinks the gen is not ps4's is deluding themselves or a fanboy. MS can come at a healthy second if they start selling consistently well in US and UK again.

 

[Welfare]

Morpheus is their only hope I think. They need a big differentiator against Xbox, because as it is now people are diving for those fire sale prices without a regard for 1.3TF, 900p whatever.

No one besides the hardcore gives a shit about teraflops or pixels.

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

The Tyrone Biggums Bundle is too good to pass up. Crackhead prices >>>>>>>>>

 

[loaf of bread]

Morpheus is their only hope I think. They need a big differentiator against Xbox, because as it is now people are diving for those fire sale prices without a regard for 1.3TF, 900p whatever.

HOOOOLY SHIT. lol MS wins a month and some people genuinely believe thats it for PS4. lol. I mean please tell me this is satire right? PS4 wins 10 months straight and MS wins a single month in the US only and you're saying PS4 has no hope? fucking LOL.

 

[Salex_]

Only hope for what?

I don't think people realize how well both of these consoles sold this month.

Best 2nd Novembers via Aquamarine

Wii - 981K (November 2007)

PS2 - 919K (November 2001)

N64 - 764K (November 1997)

Xbox 360 - 511K (November 2006)

 

[supraman1120]

Sorry to ask, but I have been perusing the last 10 pages or so - is there any credible view(s) of the aggregate US X1 and PS4 spread in sales for Nov?

In other words, what's the consensus view on the amount X1 outsold the PS4 by in Novy?

Thanks team.

Trying to do the same thing. Numbers are from 400k spread to 35k spread. I'd like some more accurate info.

 

[Touch fuzZy. get BizZay]

I don't really mind when his predictions are off, I just like the way he talks.

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Phew, sorry I tried to do it for a little bit but it's exhausting. I'm gonna go lie down

 

[Regret Upon Approval]

Sorry to ask, but I have been perusing the last 10 pages or so - is there any credible view(s) of the aggregate US X1 and PS4 spread in sales for Nov?

In other words, what's the consensus view on the amount X1 outsold the PS4 by in Novy?

Thanks team.

About 400K

 

[Bgamer90]

A part of me dies when weaker hardware sells better.

......

Man. How did you make it through last gen?

 

[orochi91]

World wide not a chance. This generation is done and dusted. PS4 has won it. It is only a question of how badly MS loses. If MS keeps this up they will come in a respectable second.

If MS's prospects are heavily dependent on the US and UK this gen, then I can only ever see them topping at around 40-50 million.

Sony will likely double that when it's all said and done.

The gamepad... The Wii U would sell like hotcakes if it wasn't tied to the gamepad. That thing makes it so much more expensive than it has to be. $200+bundled game is where I want to be before I pick up a Wii U personally.

Personally waiting on that sub $200 price.

Though it may not come anytime soon if Nintendo's intent is generating as much profits as possible before announcing a successor.

 

[xxracerxx]

HOOOOLY SHIT. lol MS wins a month and some people genuinely believe thats it for PS4. lol

Wait...those posts must be jokes though.

 

[Syphon Filter]

If Sony hands over U.S that easy to MS that isn't a good look. WW is locked for Sony but U.S is very important so it will be interesting to see if Sony does something.

 

[vesvci]

Morpheus is their only hope I think. They need a big differentiator against Xbox, because as it is now people are diving for those fire sale prices without a regard for 1.3TF, 900p whatever.

Haha I got the joke...I think. Hmm.

 

[Thunder Monkey]

......

Man. How did you make it through last gen?

Or the gen before that.

Or the gen before that.