StrongBlackVine
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Unless Xbox One gets a price drop PS4 is going to win November. At the price it doesn't stand much of a chance and the more attractive Xbox One bundles are actually more expensive.
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October 2015 NPD (U.S. Hardware) Predictions - Closes November 10th
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Unless Xbox One gets a price drop PS4 is going to win November. At the price it doesn't stand much of a chance and the more attractive Xbox One bundles are actually more expensive.
Given the games Sony are bundling/marketing I doubt a price cut would even change that much unless it's substantial (like $299) and I seriously doubt MS is interested in dropping their price again after the demand flat lined after their "limited price drop" last year
This was Amazons November 2014 monthly ranking
http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/2014-11/videogames#1
I guess it wasn't the best indication last year since there was other retailers with amazing deals, right ?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/2014-11/videogames#1
I guess it wasn't the best indication last year since there was other retailers with amazing deals, right ?
Current Amazon November best seller list [just a few days of tracking so it does not mean much]
http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/2015-11/videogames#1
HW
#15 PS4 1TB Blops3 LE
#23 PS4 Uncharterd collection
#24 PS4 Battlefront LE
#25 PS4 Battlefront
#37 Xbone 1TB Fallout 4
#62 Xbone Halo 5 1TB LE
#89 Xbone Madden 1TB LE
#94 Xbone+Kinect $399 deal
SW
#1 Fallout 4 PS4
#2 Blops3 Xbone
#3 Blops3 PS4
#5 Fallout 4 Xbone
#9 Halo 5
#12 Battlefront Deluxe PS4
#16 Battlefront Deluxe Xbone
#19 Fallout 4 PC
#22 Battlefront PS4
#27 Battlefront Xbone
#43 Rise of the Tomb Raider Xbone
#449 Rise of the Tomb Raider X360
Take note that Battlefront PS4 bundles were also ranked high on Amazon during September and October.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/2015-11/videogames#1
HW
#15 PS4 1TB Blops3 LE
#23 PS4 Uncharterd collection
#24 PS4 Battlefront LE
#25 PS4 Battlefront
#37 Xbone 1TB Fallout 4
#62 Xbone Halo 5 1TB LE
#89 Xbone Madden 1TB LE
#94 Xbone+Kinect $399 deal
SW
#1 Fallout 4 PS4
#2 Blops3 Xbone
#3 Blops3 PS4
#5 Fallout 4 Xbone
#9 Halo 5
#12 Battlefront Deluxe PS4
#16 Battlefront Deluxe Xbone
#19 Fallout 4 PC
#22 Battlefront PS4
#27 Battlefront Xbone
#43 Rise of the Tomb Raider Xbone
#449 Rise of the Tomb Raider X360
Take note that Battlefront PS4 bundles were also ranked high on Amazon during September and October.
To be fair, we really don't know how November will turn out. COD and Battlefront will be gigantic, but that doesn't guarantee the PS4 a sales victory in November -- especially when you factor in the Black Friday wildcard. Sony might have to borrow the PR artists that Microsoft have.
Well there's nothing more to add for October and November strated so...
This Star Wars bundle will sell a lot.
slavesnyder
Member
It's a good sign it took so long.
I am sure October is interesting enough to keep us mainly concentrated of it.
Halo PR thread is part of it for me. You can see by the reactions how PR works and why it's so helpful. You cannot seperate this from sales.
Also, it's amusing.
HORRORSHØW
Member
rip tomb raider?
Chobel
Member
It started actually, MS already created their own CoD bundle, you'll get free game if buy XBO in the period of Nov 6-8, most retailers are participating in this.
slavesnyder
Member
Grimløck;184262237 said:
With TR not having a bundle available on Amazon, this is saddening.
Also, I just cannot understand it TR is so unappealing in the US. It looks good, has action, you can shoot arrows through throats...
Kenzodielocke
Banned
Why is Fallout 4 before CoD ? CoD is out on friday, right?
Kenzodielocke
Banned
"THE BIGGEST LAUNCH OF TOMB RAIDER ON XBOX ONE EVER."
The fastest selling Tomb Raider as a timed exclusive on Xbox hardware and the highest metacritic score among all games featuring lara croft in 2015.
plasmawave
Banned
It needs dinosaurs.
Last year Dragon Age Inquisition didn't chart and that game was multiplatform.
Grimløck;184262237 said:
Game has bomba tattooed across its forehead.
Ha xD
HAH! Well played.
Plenty of games don't appeal to the US market for some reason, the US prefers FPS games and Europe prefers RPGs or third person action adventure. The US prefers Madden while Europe prefers FIFA, the US doesn't like racing Sims while it's one of the biggest genres in Europe.
slavesnyder
Member
Didn't fake Kaz tweet something after the exclusivity deal like:
Tomb Raider will be uncharted as is: "not in the charts"?
The first PS4 price cut in what, 2 years? I think PS4 has October locked.
It will be a worthy thread if Tomb Raider fail.
Tomb Raider's biggest audience is in Europe and on Playstation (and I guess maybe PC?) so Microsoft promoting it like I'd promote a dump I just took is weird but not unexpected.
But I think not expecting it to make the top 10 is kind of insane. Are there 10 individual skus you can name that would get ahead of it?
But I think not expecting it to make the top 10 is kind of insane. Are there 10 individual skus you can name that would get ahead of it?
tattooed_dwarf
Member
They really should promote it in Europe too, they don't have too much sales here. So it is worth a try to gain more ground with Europe focused games, since already have exclusivity deal anyway.
They didn't do much marketing for Halo here in Germany, i doubt there will be much of a push for TR.
Their idea is to make Xbox more attractive to the European market.
Halo is irrelevant in continental Europe, while it's Tomb Raider's strongest market. It would make sense if they advertise Tomb Raider more than Halo there.
But then isn't the absence of a TR bundle in the UK (birthplace of Eidos of all things!) rather surprising?
Halo is not irrelevant in continental europe. It might not be as big as in the UK/US but it's still the biggest Xbox game around. If it were irrelevant it would bomb in the Pal charts similiar to SO.
slavesnyder
Member
Thanks. Over one year in advance. Let's see if it just was a joke.
GLWT, maybe get FIFA exclusive!
Yeah that official TR bundle with all those ads is gonna make a dent in the EU market
ps3ud0 8)
COD and Fifa were their big marketing drivers. CoD is gone now, i wonder if Fifa will change too.
I guess EA and MS are too close but who knows.
Leaving the chart or barely making it in the second week isn't strong in any standard, let alone a big AAA game.
http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=501430
StrongBlackVine
Banned
NPD combines all SKUs so it probably won't be top 10.
FIFA, GTA, and Gran Turismo are probably the only games that can do that.
It has a better chance with combined SKUs, otherwise the chart will be 4 SKUs of CoD, and 2 SKUs of each Battlefront, Fallout, and Madden.
Yes, that was the idea but they only made players angry at the deal itself and the shady attitude they had over the details of the deal.
StrongBlackVine
Banned
Expect to see FIFA, Madden, NBA 2K, Minecraft and possibly some other kiddie game like Skylanders on that list. It could possibly squeeze in at the bottom depending on what kind of legs games like AC Syndicate and MSGV have.
That's nothing With ps4 being in the cod commercial. Most importantly Ps4 getting Dlc 1st will be a factor.
Halo 5 and Ass Creed's month 2 sales will most likely be higher than TR's debut month sales.
StrongBlackVine
Banned
I had already forgotten about Halo 5(don't even know how that is possible considering the last week's topics)! I knew I was leaving something out. Probably unlikely, but I wonder if GTA5 could somehow make the cut.
Week 47 was third week halo 4 was out.
Going by your definition every XB1 game not COD or Fifa must be irrelevant. Halo is still the biggest Xbox exclusive and will be stronger than TR (which wouldn't wonder me if it didn't even chart in the top 5). Let's not pretend TR will somehow be more important to Xbox than Halo. Especially with Fallout releasing on the same week (And ironically getting more xbox marketing than TR and H5 combined).
Most people don't pay attention to this stuff, if the game is big enough, the market will respond favorably to that exclusive deal, regardless of the anger on Internet forums or social media.