slavesnyder
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So this...Basically they delivered what every gamer had been asking for forever. 'Strongest possible box at an affordable price - no gimmicks.'

... was a trap they prepared for Microsoft last gen.
So this...Basically they delivered what every gamer had been asking for forever. 'Strongest possible box at an affordable price - no gimmicks.'
So it's PS4 sales bingo time?
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random thought but that text is so unneeded. Funnier without it.
Damn, just think. If I had picked one up for Xmas, it could have been 36M. I let you all down.![]()
I think around 38 M.
Thanks guys.38.8M shipped by the end of March 16. Needless to say they'll be ahead of that.
Do we know if PS4 outsold Wii and PS2 on the same timeframe (would mean it's the fastest selling console 25 months after release)?
Indeed. Less is more.
Off-topic, but I'm playing through Until Dawn for the first time right now and Emily is so hilariously bitchy. I love her.
So this...
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... was a trap they prepared for Microsoft last gen.
Agreed. Even my fiance, who is the nicest girl I've ever met, turned to me and said "I don't normally advocate hitting women, but I'll make an exception for Emily".
... And I love her for that so much. She has the best sections of the game too.
Ye shall go wanting with your blatant attempts at nothing.
He is not being salty. Even Sony said they didnt know why it was selling as well as it was.Sales threads bringing out the salt.
In 2014 I think someone at Sony said they didn't know why it was selling so well.
TBH it sounds like something Shu would say.
Thanks guys.
Yeah, they should be up a bit above that.
I think the US takes a bigger share in the overall number of consoles sold during the holidays. December was a 5 week month too.
So 2 million!
Theres plenty of games out and coming out captain salt.
But what isn't working properly now?
I'm gonna assume PS5 is gonna be a clusterfuck a la PS3. Company execs never learn.
Why would you caption a butch slap with with the word butch slap. Lol!!!!
By the time PlayStation VR launches they will have an install base of over 40 million PS4s to work with. Sony has a great chance to be the market leader with VR, I hope they dont fuck up with the price.
I believe PS4 will sell around 100 million LT.
My predictions:
2013 - 4,200,000
2014 - 14,300,000
2015 - 17,400,000
2016 - 18,000,000
2017 - 16,500,000
2018 - 14,500,000
2019 - 9,000,000 <---- PS5 year
2020 - 4,000,000
2021/2022 - 2,000,000
We will see.
You were right:
http://www.vg247.com/2014/08/19/even-sony-doesnt-know-why-ps4-is-selling-so-well/
http://venturebeat.com/2014/08/20/even-sony-doesnt-know-why-ps4-is-selling-so-well/
http://kotaku.com/sony-doesnt-understand-just-who-the-heck-is-buying-all-1623868615
Edit: tbh, Im not sure either why it is absolutely destroying the competition. I understand why it is "winning", but why is it DESTROYING the competition? and for SO long? Wtf?
He predicts it will finish second this gen behind Splatoon.
I believe PS4 will sell around 100 million LT.
My predictions:
2013 - 4,200,000
2014 - 14,300,000
2015 - 17,400,000
2016 - 18,000,000
2017 - 16,500,000
2018 - 14,500,000
2019 - 9,000,000 <---- PS5 year
2020 - 4,000,000
2021/2022 - 2,000,000
We will see.
Price but especially support if Vita, Move etc are anything to go by.
OMG LMAO this is the best I've seen today xD
That's a great gif.
Yeah, hopefully they have more research now into why people are buying it.
And if I had to guess why it's doing so much better, it is just the most appealing to more people.
In Europe it was always going to do very well and Xbox would do okay but not great, and when it was cheaper in the US and UK I imagine most people didn;t see a reason to spend the extra money.
Also some people still think Xbox One doesn't play used games, or has to be connected online and haven't heard that's not like that.
I'm gonna assume PS5 is gonna be a clusterfuck a la PS3. Company execs never learn.
Its cool and all, but i dont understand why its still selling so well.
I mean since its launch, nothing really improved in OS or Services aka PSN. Some of the first Party games for my taste are really uninteresting and really dont provide much if you are multiplayer gamer.
I mean XboxOne IMO does it way better at the moment. Monthly OS Updates, we got a completly redesigned and faster UI, BC and the Games with Gold selection is way better too over the month and with BC even better.
Sure its great that its selling well, but i really cant understand it. Sure the Hardware is better. But cmon nobody can deny that Sony is really lazy so far.
Considering their current sales trend and the games to be released in PS4 during 2016 I'd say they may be supply constrained during holiday 2016. They won't need a price drop, I assume they'll wait for 2017. Their gaming division is in a very good shape, but as a whole corporation Sony needs these extra profits.
He predicts it will finish second this gen behind Splatoon.
Now I kinda miss the PS3 and its exotic architecture. I don't think Sony will ever do the same mistakes with PS5 that they did with the PS3, they suffered way too much for that to happen.I'm gonna assume PS5 is gonna be a clusterfuck a la PS3. Company execs never learn.
I'm gonna assume PS5 is gonna be a clusterfuck a la PS3. Company execs never learn.
PS3 did 14 million in its 7th year, you expect the PS4 (cheaper, more succesfull, dominant console, Sony more willing to lower price etc.) to do only 9 million in its 7th year? Even if PS5 is coming out that year, which is plausible. PS4 is not going to slow that much down, especially at a price range that even poor families can afford.
14,5m in 2018 would mean it is going back to PS3 level sales. in 3 years, not going to happen.
PS4 was being advertised and communicated the best. Xbox was TV, TV and more expensive. PS4 was like 'we are simply offering a gaming console'. And they struck gold. I also think they did an excellent job with their marketing being very big on nostalgia, showing the whole Playstation history et al. As a Playstation gamer since 1996, that really worked out for me after the somewhat alien Ps3 era. I felt they had another Ps1 or 2 on hand which wasn't overly expensive and would deliver.
Xbox had to repair a lot of stuff first while PS4 simply went on selling. The first period pretty much decided which is the de facto console.