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Xbox One sells one million+ (sell through to consumers) in all territories worldwide
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I doubt they allocated a whopping 80% of stock for America leaving only 200k for EU regions.
I doubt these kind of numbers will be kept a secret. Too juicy.
This is what should be worrying MS in my opinion. The PS4 sold 1 million in NA alone. It took 13 countries to match that number. Next Friday is going to be insane with the European and South American launches.
Except next week they will have not have sold the same and the PS4 will have a heck of a lot more units out there.
reynal1287
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Great number MS and now lets see if Sony can do another mill in EU.
Im pretty sure he is talking about xbone being readily available at launch (now) because ps4 has been sold out for ages now and will not b readily available next friday at all. Every store is saying 2014 for next shipments.
This. That's why competition matters, I mean really.
It wasn't meant to be sarcasm or anything, but honest question
Anyway, how the PS4's gonna perform on other regions will be interesting.
According to Penello this was a matter of supply more than demand.
Around here, there are a scant few units left, but not many. Will probably be sold out by end of day tomorrow
I surely didn't find any xbones when I was out and about today. Wasn't going to buy, just curious if I could find one in-store.
Was at gamestop picking up my Mario & Zelda and heard people asking about PS4s.
All I know is me and my circle of friends are going PS4, at least for starters. And some of them were die-hard 360 players last gen No interest in xbone. For me it has nothing to do with funds, I simply don't have time to play THAT many games so focusing on only 2 consoles (Wii U/PS4) when I already have PC, handheld (3ds/vita) and smartphone games is already way more than I can keep up with.
I agree with the consensus that a console that both systems were destined to sell out at launch given the limited availability. 1 million isn't that much when we see iPhone launches topping 9 million over the first weekend (granted the territories where it's available differ from product to product)
Was at gamestop picking up my Mario & Zelda and heard people asking about PS4s.
All I know is me and my circle of friends are going PS4, at least for starters. And some of them were die-hard 360 players last gen No interest in xbone. For me it has nothing to do with funds, I simply don't have time to play THAT many games so focusing on only 2 consoles (Wii U/PS4) when I already have PC, handheld (3ds/vita) and smartphone games is already way more than I can keep up with.
I agree with the consensus that a console that both systems were destined to sell out at launch given the limited availability. 1 million isn't that much when we see iPhone launches topping 9 million over the first weekend (granted the territories where it's available differ from product to product)
GTA V's massive success is proof that people are still willing to buy $60 AAA games.
Since when has the casual market = mobile? I personally know plenty of casual COD players.
The media loves to create a narrative. It never was that console gamers / hardcore gamers went away; it was that a new casual market opened up with the advent of smartphones and tablets.
darkside31337
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You're making the assumption that most people got the message on all of their reversals. You'd be surprised at how much that stuff sticks around even months after the fact.
I don't see how its downplaying to point out the obvious - that 1 million sales in 24 hours is more impressive when its done in 2 countries as opposed to 13.
Go figure. Internet hysteria not representative of the real world?
LiveFromKyoto
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Honestly, what % of those units went to countries other than US/Canada/UK? 10? 15?
The big difference here is that the other territories Sony has to launch actually matter for them. They'll do big numbers in Europe, then again in Japan. MS' tier 2 & 3 countries...not so much.
The thread title has a + in it. It's over a million. We will for sure see a breakdown soon enough, but I expect at least 800k in the NA region. Given its price, I think that would be impressive.
Shouldn't seem that weird. Isn't it commonly known that PS4 shipped more units day 1 than Xbox? We can't even be sure MS had 1 mill shipped to USA day 1.
Anyway positive numbers for both consoles is only a good thing over all.
boredandlazy
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Went to EB(Australia) to pay off my PS4 preorder this morning, still a few XBOne's available. They had a few Day One editions sitting around as wel, although for all I know they could have been preorders that hadn't been picked up.
according to penello, europe is one country, I'll wait for a better source
Yeah i was told almost 2 months ago when i tried to pre-order by JB, EB, Target and Harvery Norman 'Sold out until early 2014'. Xbox 360 is/was fairly popular here aswell.
DeviantBoi
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Ben Kuchera just posted this on Twitter: "If MS launched in just NA, they likely would have sold a million. If Sony launched worldwide, they would still likely be supply constrained."
The press will never admit that Sony outsold MS in NA on day one just as it never admits that Sony sold more PS3s in the same period of time as the 360.
The press will never admit that Sony outsold MS in NA on day one just as it never admits that Sony sold more PS3s in the same period of time as the 360.
TheDarkStark
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I was just at Target and they had 2 XB1's in stock... I'm in Chicago if anyone is curious.
True.
But doesn't the fact that Sony was able to ship 1 million in 1 territory while Microsoft could only product 1 million for 13 provide some proof that you guys weren't able to produce enough for week 1? Or are you guys holding back a lot of stock for Black Friday?
Yeah, I found that out after I drove all over town.
Militant17
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SkullHydra
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This is great for the industry! Having so many people buy $400 and $500 consoles in one day is amazing! Unfortunately, I still know a lot of people who continue to insist that consoles are dead and obsolete. =/
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I think both consoles have the potential to be two of the best consoles in the history of gaming. It's going to take a whole lot of people making great/wise decisions along the way to make it happen, of course, and the fierce competition will keep both companies on their toes.
Glass Shark
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Video games are back. GET HYPE
HawksWinStanley
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With all the shit the XB1 has gotten since its reveal I'm sure MS is thrilled with these numbers.
Namco tried Tales of Vesperia on Xbox 360. Didn't sell in Japan. Ported over to PS3. Saw big sales.
Then they made Tales of Graces for Wii, then got ported over to PS3 as Tales of Graces F. Again, sold more on PS3. Japanese 3rd party companies like Namco Bandai have learned their lessons on which audience to go for. They're the ones who make the decisions on where their games will go to (the big wigs in Japan). And so far, it's pointing towards Playstation 3 & Playstation 4 for future Japanese 3rd party games that aren't big budget titles (like the Tales series).
If you're a big fan of genres like JRPG's, etc., it'll be smart to own yourself a Playstation console or a gaming handheld. The only JRPG's that the Xbox One are going to be getting, are big budget ones like Final Fantasy XV & Kingdom Hearts III.
entremet
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It rarely does.
TheXfactor
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Thats not really impressive when you have 13 countries, it probably sold half of what the ps4 did in america and thats not a good sign at all. Hell I can just walk into target and walmart and buy 1, they arent low in stock.
Reminds me of when people were pleased with Wii u NA and Japan numbers, in fact if you combine wii u japan and NA numbers for week 1, it is 750k plus, thats just two countries. Microsoft has something to worry about
Reminds me of when people were pleased with Wii u NA and Japan numbers, in fact if you combine wii u japan and NA numbers for week 1, it is 750k plus, thats just two countries. Microsoft has something to worry about
I remember a user in a previous thread saying it probably will sell around 200k. Console launches are all about stock, if they make a million consoles they will sell all of them during launch period. Previously that's where launches were bottlenecked (the 360, Wii PS3 for example), but both companies have done a great job with manufacturing this time around. I don't know what the fuck happened with the Wii U though.
In about 3 months to a year we'll find out how these machines are really faring in the mid-long term.
In about 3 months to a year we'll find out how these machines are really faring in the mid-long term.
This doesn't surprise me tbh. They gained a lot of marketshare/fans with the 360 and the momentum with that is showing with Xbone. We'll have to wait and see how it does beyond the initial launch hype though.
Again... the Xbox One still hasn't been out for a full day yet.
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You guys sound like the Romney campaign, there are more votes to count!
You do realise it launched in New Zealand before NA right?