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[Hockeymac18]

That's very much within a margin of error, so don't take it as gospel of course ^^ AKA it's still as likely that Xbox may have taken BF (and NPD for that matter).

Definitely in the margin of error, so the statistician in me is looking at this as a virtual tie. Pretty great sales for both Sony and MS, though.

As others are saying, Sony probably took the month based on other data points we've seen.

 

[HORRORSHØW]

Link's been updated: http://blog.infoscout.co/games-trump-console-sales-this-black-friday/

PS4 at 42% and XB1 at 41%.

by a nose

 

[Sevyne]

inb4 PS4 is a beast.

About an hour too late.

ps4 is a beast

 

[Jumeira]

by a nose

Attached to a beast

 

[Kathian]

Already a massive sample size then a bigger sample size totally flipping the result. Am not sure this is statistically relevant.

 

[Sydle]

Is a good bundle. It's really too bad MS didn't make a much cheaper H5 bundle, because I think that would have been the preferred one.

If X1 does well this holiday I hope they have some great sales on games like Sunset Overdrive, Forza Horizon 2, and Ori. Those games deserve more love.

 

[jhmtehgamr20xx]

Link's been updated: http://blog.infoscout.co/games-trump-console-sales-this-black-friday/

PS4 at 42% and XB1 at 41%.

Holy hell. Practically a statistical tie.

Also, is it possible PS4 WW sales for November could be over 2 million? I'm not sure if other countries do Black Friday, let alone anything like Thanksgiving in November, but I'm still guessing it'd of done its normal ROTW numbers this month with perhaps a boost given its near the end of the year.

 

[BahamutPT]

Not necessarily. This points in the other direction. If BF is close, then the rest of the month should propel a PS4 victory due to Battlefront and CoD bundles.

Yes, what I meant is that after BF Xbox is still as likely as before to win NPD, even if that chance was already small due to Battlefront + CoD bundles sales.

 

[Elandyll]

Looks like the XB1 barely outsold the $299 PS4 where it had its biggest deals (Target, Walmart), but got outsold everywhere else (Gamestop, Best Buy, Amazon...), hence the PS4 winning BF if only just, and thus also probably winning November by a decent margin thanks to bundles and pre orders cumulated.

Man, the Nov NPD sure will be Interesting

 

[mysteriousmage09]

Makes me think of this.

 

[hawk2025]

Holy hell. Practically a statistical tie.

The sample size is huge and they did not give standard errors, but I'd guess it's still likely a statistical tie at any reasonable significance level.

 

[Jack The Nipper]

Walmart had been more Xbox friendly through the 360 period allowing more stock. Not sure if that trend remains but it's quite possible.


Retailers often care more about what they have sold more.of and that is how they order and as long as it keeps selling. And for Walmart wouldn't surprise me if they continue to.sell more xbox's to the more casual friendly shopper. It's ok obvious amazon is Sony dominant.

Sony could do better to strengthen there promoting and Walmart relations that they lost with ps2 to 3.

 

[etta]

Link's been updated: http://blog.infoscout.co/games-trump-console-sales-this-black-friday/

PS4 at 42% and XB1 at 41%.

Microsoft to buy enough Xbox Ones to make up the 2%.

 

[Sparkedglory]

So everyone won? Good!

 

[statham]

Looks like the XB1 barely outsold the $299 PS4 where it had its biggest deals (Target, Walmart), but got outsold everywhere else (Gamestop, Best Buy, Amazon...), hence the PS4 winning BF if only just, and thus also probably winning November by a decent margin thanks to bundles and pre orders cumulated.

Man, the Nov NPD sure will be Interesting

nah, PS4 will win that month with the earlier weeks. Dec could be interesting if XB keeps $299 and PS4 goes back to $349.

 

[The Last One]

Well, guess PS4 sold more overall in november then.

 

[Dash_Riprock]

All but confirms a PS4 win for November, based on other data.

 

[BahamutPT]

The sample size is huge and they did not give standard errors, but I'd guess it's still likely a statistical tie at any reasonable significance level.

From what I understand, that sample size is every receipt InfoScout processed, console sales being a fraction (way way less than 50% most likely) of that.

 

[darkwing]

but those unsold pallets

 

[ArchedThunder]

Here we go boys http://blog.infoscout.co/games-trump-console-sales-this-black-friday/ Xbox One had strong sales at Target + Walmart, PS4 got everything else.

Wow, I wonder how this is going to translate into the actual numbers, assuming it is accurate.

 

[Baroquemantic]

Interesting™

Looks like both consoles went beast mode.

 

[Alebrije]

 

[hawk2025]

From what I understand, that sample size is every receipt InfoScout processed, console sales being a fraction (way way less than 50% most likely) of that.

A 100,000 or so sample size is still absolutely gigantic.

 

[chadskin]

MS PR: "Xbox One Gears of War bundle was the top-selling video game console SKU on Black Friday."

Sony PR: "PlayStation 4 was the top-selling video game console on Black Friday."

Everyone wins! Woo!

 

[Shig]

Anecdotally speaking, my Walmart had a huge pile of Gears X1 bundles that sat nearly untouched on the main intersection of Electronics once the initial BF surge abated, and those units are now hogging up a ton of space in the backroom.

Uncharted PS4s were sold out within an hour.

 

[B1gg_Randall]

Here we go boys http://blog.infoscout.co/games-trump-console-sales-this-black-friday/ Xbox One had strong sales at Target + Walmart, PS4 got everything else.

Wow!

 

[Jumeira]

nah, PS4 will win that month with the earlier weeks. Dec could be interesting if XB keeps $299 and PS4 goes back to $349.

Feels like they'll drop Halo 5 bundle price too. Just a hunch, its an irrelevant bundle at that price after Xmas.

 

[Sydle]

Oh man that seems close. Didn't think Xbox One had a chance against the CoD, Destiny, and Battlefront train.

Glad to see them both doing well. Maybe consoles aren't doomed afterall.

Interesting™

Looks like both consoles went breast mode.

lol

 

[jhmtehgamr20xx]

Microsoft to buy enough Xbox Ones to make up the 2%.

Nah they just gonna sell 'em to China to get that 1%. Gonna be a big ass 1%

Spoiler

J/k Artisan

 

[Jack The Nipper]

If Sony really doesn't have a 299 bundle for December. They simply will lose sales to Microsoft.

 

[boredandlazy]

MS PR: "Xbox One Gears of War bundle was the top-selling video game console SKU on Black Friday."

Sony PR: "PlayStation 4 was the top-selling video game console on Black Friday."

Everyone wins! Woo!

Wonder what the title of the Polygon article would be?

 

[reKon]

top selling bundle? doesn't surprise. I'm kind of annoyed that some of my friends who plan on getting an Xbox One didn't hop on these bundles. I just wanted to play Gears with them, lol. I guess I'll wait for the PC version of the Gears then. Playing on a DS4 will be an interesting feeling.

 

[tuna_love]

Anecdotally speaking, my Walmart had a huge pile of Gears X1 bundles that sat nearly untouched on the main intersection of Electronics once the initial BF surge abated, and those units are now hogging up a ton of space in the backroom.

Uncharted PS4s were sold out within an hour.

so youre thinking its more 99% - 1% in ps favour?

 

[Alebrije]

MS PR: "Xbox One Gears of War bundle was the top-selling video game console SKU on Black Friday."

Sony PR: "PlayStation 4 was the top-selling video game console on Black Friday."

Everyone wins! Woo!

Nintendo PR : Splatoon / Smash bundle was the best selling bundle of the WiUU story.

 

[Jack The Nipper]

Interesting™

Looks like both consoles went breast mode.

I'm not sure what this means but I hope it's about vr

More importantly who have you been talking to about breasts. Even my phone needed it all to be typed lol

 

[NoMoreTrolls]

Nice! Hopefully sales will be really strong all around this holiday season.

 

[Nightengale]

If Sony really doesn't have a 299 bundle for December. They simply will lose sales to Microsoft.

Neither company are doing 299 for December.

Not yet, at least.

 

[Inuhanyou]

November NPD will be interesting.

 

[BahamutPT]

A 100,000 or so sample size is still absolutely gigantic.

Of course!
I wish they provided the sample size for console sales (also games and console + games). Would be very interesting to see how the industry stacks to everything else.

 

[Baroquemantic]

Oh man that seems close. Didn't think Xbox One had a chance against the CoD, Destiny, and Battlefront train.

Glad to see them both doing well. Maybe consoles aren't doomed afterall.



lol

I'm not sure what this means but I hope it's about vr

More importantly who have you been talking to about breasts. Even my phone needed it all to be typed lol

Haha, caught me before the edit. It was supposed to be beast mode. I use swipe on my keyboard so it sometimes chooses breast.

 

[3rdamention]

That TimDog first tweet, hahah

He has been tweeting at them, needing confirmation, needing to know what data the info is based on. He is on high alert. He predicted an Xbox One November and December win, championing Amazon hourly sales claiming they were for the month, and has been now saying "it will be close" as for November. Lately, his narrative is more about how these Holiday and BF sales only really matter to "Sony Ponies", etc.It's some of the best comedy on the interwebz!

 

[Hockeymac18]

Wonder what the title of the Polygon article would be?

Well they already wrote one based on earlier information from infoscout (which I think they interpreted incorrectly?): Among consoles, PlayStation won Black Friday, says marketing study

But it looks like they got it right in the end, though.

Would be funny if they wrote another one (talking about Gears bundle).

 

[3rdamention]

That's very much within a margin of error, so don't take it as gospel of course ^^ AKA it's still as likely that Xbox may have taken BF (and NPD for that matter).

If it is really that close, and you take into the Cod Bundles and the 2 SW Bundles, it could be a nice month for the PS4 in November NPD, and with sales worldwide, a great month for PS4 in November.

 

[Jack The Nipper]

Haha, caught me before the edit. It was supposed to be beast mode. I use swipe on my keyboard so it sometimes chooses breast.

I ain't Hatin, I like going breast mode too. Breast mode still isn't acceptable easily in my phone but bread mode is an easy go.

 

[jmaine_ph]

Wow talk about neck and neck. This NPD gonna be good.

 

[EASTC0AST_GH05T]

Good Job Microsoft, lets all welcome the new current gen console owners with open arms. Xbox One is a great console and gears is a great game.

 

[RedAssedApe]

Wow talk about neck and neck. This NPD gonna be good.

Naw. If its neck and neck we already know that PS4 will win. They get to add in all the console pre-orders to the total.

 

[Dash_Riprock]

Think the thread title should be updated or something. Otherwise we're gonna get like 3 new threads based on this data.

 

[faint.]

The Microsoft Store GoW bundle pushed me over and I'm finally making the jump to current gen. Been PC / 3DS for a while now. If I wasn't a die hard GoW fan I probably would have gone PS4. I still feel good about my purchase.

 

[jmaine_ph]

Naw. If its neck and neck we already know that PS4 will win. They get to add in all the console pre-orders to the total.

This is true but again this is a sample size of 300,000 receipts so anything is possible.