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PC80 million people and only 1.1 million (PS4+Xbox1) consoles sold in Germany. WTF? Do people just not play games there?
PC80 million people and only 1.1 million (PS4+Xbox1) consoles sold in Germany. WTF? Do people just not play games there?
What's the size of the PC market, relative to console players?
I'm ok with those numbers.
I often hear people in the US saying that we're exaggerating the criticism and failure of the XB1 because they see a different picture in their own country. XB1 is fucking done in continental Europe, especially so in German.
80 million people and only 1.1 million (PS4+Xbox1) consoles sold in Germany. WTF? Do people just not play games there?
Completely agreed.Outside of the US it's pretty much been Dreamcasted. Which is why the noise over Xbox maybe selling more for one or two months is so amplified here. It's honestly the only battle left.
Completely agreed.
This warped perspective (of the XB1 doing "ok") is always going to be amplified on GAF since it's US-based and NPD is the "de facto" sales thread every month, but it's important to be able to take a step back and look at the global perspective as well.
Completely agreed.
This warped perspective (of the XB1 doing "ok") is always going to be amplified on GAF since it's US-based and NPD is the "de facto" sales thread every month, but it's important to be able to take a step back and look at the global perspective as well.
Whatever!! Murica = World!!
I don't know. Googling "global gaming market" and related brings up pictures like these.Do we have numbers about what countries have the highest percentage of the population playing games? 1.1 million consoles equating to 46% of the games played seems like Germany isn't as big of a gaming country as the US.
What percentage of total consoles sales are in the US? It's well over 50%, isn't it?
Do we have numbers about what countries have the highest percentage of the population playing games? 1.1 million consoles equating to 46% of the games played seems like Germany isn't as big of a gaming country as the US.
What percentage of total consoles sales are in the US? It's well over 50%, isn't it?
This is just earnings. Given that PC gamers usually buy cheaper than console gamers (this is just sold games, not what the rig costs) this is a big warp. And there are a lot of games on PC that take so much time that people don't have to play anything else like grand strategy games, mobas and MMORPGs.
Via SCEE press release:
1 million units sold until October 21st in Germany. Number 1 console in Germany as well.
Edit:
For comparision: WiiU and Xbone numbers:
Wait, doesn't this refute what people just said about PC being more popular than consoles in Germany?
Can you post the entire press release or link to it?
Thanks.
Nice. Keep em coming Sony. Build that install base. The quicker we rid ourselves of cross gen games, the better.
That's what happens in markets where you already traditionally struggle when you forget you're supposed to sell a global product. "TV TV TV" doesn't sell many game consoles out here.
SCE has branches and dedicated resources in many smaller markets throughout Europe and the rest of the world where Microsoft doesn't even make a serious effort. They may be small markets individually, but when you add all those up you get the largest market share in the world.
80 million people and only 1.1 million (PS4+Xbox1) consoles sold in Germany. WTF? Do people just not play games there?
Is not about being more popular than consoles. Its about PC taking a bigger chunk of marketshare from them that in other countries.
Is that a lot, relatively speaking? Sure seems like a lot.
80 million people and only 1.1 million (PS4+Xbox1) consoles sold in Germany. WTF? Do people just not play games there?
Other numbers from Germany:
Wii U: 350.000 until late August (source: Bernd Fakesch interview)
Xbox one: 170.000 until early August (source: GfK)
(PS4 numbers are 21th October)
via http://jpgames.de/2014/11/playstation-4-knackt-die-millionen-marke-in-deutschland/
The Xbox One numbers are for 2014 only, I think?
Edit: Nope!
Other numbers from Germany:
Wii U: 350.000 until late August (source: Bernd Fakesch interview)
Xbox one: 170.000 until early August (source: GfK)
(PS4 numbers are 21th October)
via http://jpgames.de/2014/11/playstation-4-knackt-die-millionen-marke-in-deutschland/
This would've been achieved way faster if Sony didn't allocate most of the PS4s to the UK. I couldn't find a retail PS4 for months in all of Hamburg. It was insane.
Is not about being more popular than consoles. Its about PC taking a bigger chunk of marketshare from them that in other countries.
The graph is PC vs PS4+PS3+XB1+360+WiiU+Wii, so actually PC may be the bigger platform if you look at them individually
And with a reductive lineup, the absolute slay.
I can only imagine how much it's going to sell next year and forward.
First guy is baller. Checks behind to gauge distance, slows a bit, grabs and goes. A real pro.
I wonder if kinectless sku has made a difference though....Ah ok, sorry about that.
Sales ratio is 1:3, but only if you use LTD numbers up to June 2014 and exclude Wii U.
This was YTD up to June:
Since then, PS4 sold another 460K units. So right now, I expect that XB1 sells worse than 1:3 compared to PS4.
I want to know Xbox One numbers. MS said they wanted 40% market share.
Obligatory GIF
Nice! I'm one of them
Xbox is dead here. I know exactly one person with an XO, yet more than 10 with PS4's.
First guy is baller. Checks behind to gauge distance, slows a bit, grabs and goes. A real pro.
I wonder if kinectless sku has made a difference though....
I would guess X1 is somewhere between 250-300 right now, which is under 3-1 but better than 4-1
Great job by PS4 though!! Beasting!!
I wonder if kinectless sku has made a difference though....
I would guess X1 is somewhere between 250-300 right now, which is under 3-1 but better than 4-1
Great job by PS4 though!! Beasting!!
So all the "Germany is PC" talk is nonsense and it's more like "Germany is Console/PC"?
So all the "Germany is PC" talk is nonsense and it's more like "Germany is Console/PC"?
Nice!
I struggle to imagine it's any higher than 250k tops. The new sky would have to have really increased sales for it to Jo that far. Pretty sure there was little sign of demand changing much from the PAL charts threads so again I doubt it's made more than a small bump.I wonder if kinectless sku has made a difference though....
I would guess X1 is somewhere between 250-300 right now, which is under 3-1 but better than 4-1
Great job by PS4 though!! Beasting!!
That's not possible.I wonder if kinectless sku has made a difference though....
I would guess X1 is somewhere between 250-300 right now, which is under 3-1 but better than 4-1
Or "Germany is Sonyland"
I know it doesnt mean much but I made this photo today
The were more PS4s somewhere else in the store but even that bunch was way smaller than a couple of days ago. The thirst is real.
Looking good.
Hopefully this is accurate because I'm gonna be bringing this up at parties.