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[Toki767]

Guess I was right in thinking standalone Destiny on Xbox One was less than 100K more than the standalone PS4 numbers.

Hmm...from the top...Wii, PS3, 360, Wii U, PS4, Xbox One?

 

[outunderthestars]

Any idea how low the number is for Kinect XB1s in September? I have to wonder if the percentage has been getting lower and lower each month since June.

I'd love to know this as well.

 

[N.Domixis]

I wonder which one is ps4?

 

[lonedigitalwolf]

Sony might be able to build up a lead of nearing 2 million units in MS largest market in a year,

Yuss please...

 

[AniHawk]

I wonder how much the X360 is negatively impacting the X1 at this point - in terms of hardware and software sales. Software is still strong for the X360 and hardware sales are still decent. The PS3 dropped off a cliff in the US following the PS4 launch.

ps3 is annoying for the people still left on it. it's basically been a real shithole. the 360 is behaving more like the ps2 did but at a very reduced state. i'm sure microsoft is happy to have a system around like that, but they're not thrilled about having a system around like the xbox one. they're probably working with the assumption that most of those people can transition to the xbox one in time, as long as a decent amount have xbox live accounts.

 

[speculawyer]

The other possibility is its a good game that a lot of people are still enjoying. Reviews aren't everything.

Yes the reviews these days are especially mediocre, luckily there's twitch, YouTube. Noone takes those faux journalists seriously these days

I'm glad you love it.

But the price has already been cut on Amazon and there are lots of used copies available.

 

[The Shogun]

Make no mistake guys. Master Chief Collection is going to sell. A lot.

 

[Tubie]

I can't believe a game with such mediocre reviews is the best-selling game of the year.

Bobby needs to give his marketing team a raise . . . they were able to sell mediocre to a HUGE audience.

I've played and enjoyed so many games with "mediocre" reviews that I stopped giving any attention to reviews/Metacritic a long time ago.

Spoiler

For the record I did not enjoy Destiny at all.

 

[Hoje0308]

Is the fact that it's all blue meant to be significant?

 

[ascii42]

Guess I was right in thinking standalone Destiny on Xbox One was less than 100K more than the standalone PS4 numbers.



Hmm...from the top...Vita, PS3, 360, Wii U, PS4, Xbox One?

Probably Wii, not Vita.

 

[Ty4on]

the game did around 800 last month so hopefully it broke 1,000.

I know it was hinted that it did badly, but oh boy...

Makes Japanese sales look amazing

 

[Stripper13]

I can't believe a game with such mediocre reviews is the best-selling game of the year.

Bobby needs to give his marketing team a raise . . . they were able to sell mediocre to a HUGE audience.

These sort of posts confuse me. What is the point exactly?
Are you trying to say that metacritic/reviews should have an effect on sales?
Are you trying to drive home that you didn't enjoy the game personally?

 

[joecanada]

So there are more Xbox gamers playing Destiny than PS owners in America. PS3 has been pretty weak post-PS4 launch with cross-platform games. I seems that one MS executive was right when he said PS3 owners are looking to upgrade to next-gen (PS4) while 360 owners are happy with keeping their 360 and not upgrading yet.

Yes those 360 owners haven't bought a ps4 yet it seems.

 

[Welfare]

Hmmm which one is the big slice of this number pie?

 

[Trogdor1123]

I wonder which one is ps4?

I think its pretty obvious...

 

[Toki767]

Probably Wii, not Vita.

Sounds right. I was actually thinking I forgot 3DS but that probably isn't included.

 

[BigDug13]

Because they're still just a bunch of old games.

Right, Bungie's greatest hits in one $60 package. And why are old games bad exactly? Halo PvP is superior to just about every other last gen console FPS PvP with their bullshit "fill experience bar to unlock more abilities, removing skill as the requirement of victory and allowing "time served" as a possible advantage to the player". And sorry, the bulk of Halo greatness is PvP and NONE of the old games individually were able to package all of the PvP greatness into a singular lobby of tons of choices. You had to choose individual games and search for games that way. Now it's all together. So not exactly "old" when you think about it.

I'm saying all this as a guy who doesn't even own an XBO. It's foolish to dismiss a package that actually holds more value than the Half-Life 2 Orange Box from last gen.

 

[outunderthestars]

I know it was hinted that it did badly, but oh boy...

Makes Japanese sales look amazing

What game are we talking about getting 800-1000 sales?

 

[Mooreberg]

I can't believe a game with such mediocre reviews is the best-selling game of the year.

It is almost as if the people who review games and the people who pay money for them are rapidly diverging.

 

[baekshi]

is that wiiu or ps vita

 

[Hoje0308]

Make no mistake guys. Master Chief Collection is going to sell. A lot.

You talking console sales or in general?

 

[Chezzymann]

That chart makes me wonder if this generation got off to a fast start but will slowdown quicker than previous gens.

Very likely. There was a huge gap between gens and gamers were desparate for new hardware.

 

[NateDrake]

What game are we talking about getting 800-1000 sales?

Layton vs Ace

 

[GamerJM]

???

 

[Trust me. I'm a PhD]

word. is that supposed to be the mad scientist version of heihachi in your avy

I... I am not sure how to respond. It is the well known hero of Mega Man 8; Dr. Whiwwy^^

 

[Stripper13]

If most of those fans buy MCC, I just don't see how they will stick with Destiny. What exactly makes Destiny superior in any way to Halo 1-4 in a singular package with a singular bulk PvP setup of all map and game-type choices? I don't care if you've played those games before on Xbox and 360 at 480p/30 or 720p/30, you've never done it all in one single package of 1080p/60 with all multiplayer map choices available. I just don't see how a singular Bungie developed game competes with a package providing 3 Bungie developed games in one.

Old games vs new games.

 

[Bgamer90]

Yes those 360 owners haven't bought a ps4 yet it seems.

Yep, there's many 360 gamers that have moved to current gen yet. Hence, why this upcoming Holiday season is very important for both companies (MS & Sony).

 

[BMO = GOAT]

Is the fact that it's all blue meant to be significant?

Na, he does them different every NPD.

 

[astrogamer]

Darn beaten

 

[AniHawk]

is that wiiu or ps vita

those are consoles:

ps4, xb1, wii u, 360, ps3, and wii from biggest to smallest.

 

[Busaiku]

 

[baekshi]

???

what happen to 3ds

those are consoles:

ps4, xb1, wii u, 360, ps3, and wii from biggest to smallest.

oh.

 

[Tegernako]

What do you mean? Are you referring to Madden, because even with Bundles, the PS4 version of that still sold more.

No I'm not bloody talking about that. Read my post. I said Xbox exclusives and bundles. Is Madden an Xbox exclusive?

Titanfall has sold like what, 2 million+ last we checked? Well, people kept here and in other places kept saying that meant the game was a failure even though it didn't account for digital sales, bundled Xbox's, or any copies/digital sales outside of America.

I just find it hypocritical that people are rushing to point out that the PS4 "had bundles and digital" and so forth but were willing to ignore that point when it was the Xbox in question.

 

[Sarobi]

???

360 is getting two slices of this pie? UNBELIEVABLE!

 

[Dragonborn]

Make no mistake guys. Master Chief Collection is going to sell. A lot.

I don't anyone has ever argued otherwise. Most of the argument is in regards to it's system selling potential, not it's selling potential.

 

[joecanada]

I'm glad you love it.

But the price has already been cut on Amazon and there are lots of used copies available.

As with any game after 5-6 weeks, I could find a used copy of Shadows of Mordor too, doesn't prove your point in any way

 

[CLEEK]

I wonder how much the X360 is negatively impacting the X1 at this point - in terms of hardware and software sales. Software is still strong for the X360 and hardware sales are still decent. The PS3 dropped off a cliff in the US following the PS4 launch.

People have been more satisfied with the Xbox 360 than the PS3, so in that respect people have less of a need to upgrade in the short-term due to regular updates for the Xbox 360

lol

Sony stated in August that 33% of PS4 owners came from the 360.

The only thing hampering the XB1 is the XB1.

 

[Welfare]

???

Swap Wii U and 360. Much more interesting that way

 

[Hoje0308]

Na, he does them different every NPD.

I see. I took the last few off for the most part. Shit gets too crazy for me sometimes.

 

[Verendus]

Right, Bungie's greatest hits in one $60 package. And why are old games bad exactly? Halo PvP is superior to just about every other last gen console FPS PvP with their bullshit "fill experience bar to unlock more abilities, removing skill as the requirement of victory and allowing "time served" as a possible advantage to the player". And sorry, the bulk of Halo greatness is PvP and NONE of the old games individually were able to package all of the PvP greatness into a singular lobby of tons of choices. You had to choose individual games and search for games that way. Now it's all together. So not exactly "old" when you think about it.

I'm saying all this as a guy who doesn't even own an XBO. It's foolish to dismiss a package that actually holds more value than the Half-Life 2 Orange Box from last gen.

People always want the hot new thing.

I'm not dismissing the MCC. I think it'll do very well. I don't think it's going to hurt the playerbase of Destiny on Xbox One.

 

[BigDug13]

Old games vs new games.

Superior games bundled into a singular PvP package for the first time ever vs new mediocrity.

 

[Toki767]

what happen to 3ds

Consoles only.

PS4 sold more than every other console combined. Amazing.

 

[BMO = GOAT]

Edit:No more pie.

 

[idlewild_]

what happen to 3ds

He usually makes a console only chart

 

[Bass260]

the game did around 800 last month so hopefully it broke 1,000.

What? I can't believe it did that poorly...

 

[theprodigy]

???

edit: damn you edited too quickly

 

[GamerJM]

I fixed my chart. I'm not going to live that down...

 

[Aquamarine]

To give context to Destiny's massive amount of sales:


(numbers are in email tags, quote to see, no chartz lurkers allowed)

 

[Chamber]

You may be underestimating how much people love Halo. There is a whole generation of people who didn't play Halo 1 or Halo 2, and a ton of people who will get an XBone just to play Halo 2 multiplayer alone. It's a little different than TLoU, which was like 1 year old at the time.

Don't know if it will push the XBone ahead of the PS4 for Nov, but it is definitively going to sell some systems.

Halo is still a big IP but this is an HD port collection, not Halo 5. I'm expecting similar numbers to Combat Evolved Anniversary which did around ~2 million if I'm not mistaken. That's still a big number for a userbase of around 6 million but it's not going to set the world on fire in the same month as Call of Duty, Grand Theft Auto and Destiny which should still be selling just fine come November.