it's kind of amusing that Titanfall is considered a system seller when nobody had played the game yet. That is some serious hype machine going.
Did we have this level of scepticism over Sony's claim of selling +1m to consumers in 24 hours?
So I just drove around Walmarts in the north Dallas area. They have XBOs but they won't sell them, they are holding them for black Friday. A few of the places lied to me saying they didn't have them, but on the phone earlier, they said they did. The first place I had to get a manager to tell me the reason they are listed as In Stock on their website, yet they "don't have any."
Didn't Sony announce their numbers on Saturday? 48 hours after the launch of their console?
Didn't MS announce their sales before the day was up in a lot of regions?
I'm sure it's doing well, but for me, the timing is suspicous. Seems like they wanted to have something to say.
So I just drove around Walmarts in the north Dallas area. They have XBOs but they won't sell them, they are holding them for black Friday. A few of the places lied to me saying they didn't have them, but on the phone earlier, they said they did. The first place I had to get a manager to tell me the reason they are listed as In Stock on their website, yet they "don't have any."
To be fair, I find his attempts to pretend he is impartial rather funny.
Its senjitusu sage I can't stand and have to put on ignore.
Can we take a time-out to talk about how idiotic holding stock for Black Friday is?
You have a sale on the spot that you're turning down to... what, have your store overcrowded and extremely subject to theft and inefficient sales? Did you want to reserve it in stock for a Black Friday sale so you could earn less profit off it? Honestly, I feel like we've reached the point where this "sales holiday" feeds into itself completely independent of any sort of rhyme or reason.
That seems pretty odd.
Maybe Xbox Live's servers are just better at reading these metrics. Remember, the statement didn't just include sales but specific stats about games e..g how many zombies were killed in Dead Rising 3.
Maybe because seeing some photos and anecdotal comments of boxes being available at certain places does not equate to the console being available everywhere? If so, the comment is entirely accurate as it concedes that it may still be available in some places though not most. Unless you have data from every single retailer in the country, you have no reason to dispute that claim.
It's absurd we're even having this discussion.
We get NPD figures soon, and of course MS knows this. So let's be intelligent and just accept it (at least for now)
He's got the thread snapped on his X-Box One. He's not even slowing down his gaming with all of this! (It's also possible that, like many of us, he posts from work. Not like there's much else to do but GAF while code is compiling, you know?)
I don't know. Not having your brand new console in stock for Black Friday, one of the most biggest spending holidays (or days, if not a holiday) of the year, would be crazy.
Did we have this level of scepticism over Sony's claim of selling +1m to consumers in 24 hours?
Both companies can use console activations as safe metrics. That at least this amount of consoles were sold.
It's horrible. I had to press them about it while just to get them to say they are being held. One location told me they were locked away. Apparently they are treating it like breaking street date if someone sells you one. Can't believe they would turn away someone wanting to drop 650 at their store.
I don't know. Not having your brand new console in stock for Black Friday, one of the most biggest money-spending days/events of the year, would be crazy.
Did we have this level of scepticism over Sony's claim of selling +1m to consumers in 24 hours?
Stop and actually think about that for a second. If you're selling through your entire available stock, and apparently will for months to come, why does having stock available specifically for Black Friday matter?
Resist the mass hysteria for a moment. Look at it from the perspective of a foreigner who has no experience with Black Friday and doesn't understand what the fuss is about. Why exactly is it important that you sell all these consoles on this specific day if you could have already sold them all a week earlier? You aren't getting more sales, you're just delaying the ones you would have already gotten and putting yourself at risk of overstock due to intentionally creating an unnecessary snarl in your logistics.
And you're doing all of this... why? Because you want to post really high sales numbers on one "special" day instead of consistently good sales across the entire month?
I think that they just don't want to take the risk of consoles selling out by shipping them out very early before BF, & finding out that they won't be able to make more consoles in time on that day.
Last time i checked PS4 was sold on everywhere worldwide even in pre-orders for territories that haven't released yet. This isn't the case with the Xbone where i could walk in and get one.
Xbox One Sold Out at Most Retailers But There Are Still Plenty Right in the Heart of New York, Including Day One Editions
by Giuseppe Nelva Nov 24th 2013 3:28PM
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Not even 24 hours after the North American launch of the Xbox One Microsoft sent a press release stating that Xbox One is now sold out at most retailers, but that statement must not have included ToysRUs or Best Buy.
Just a walk across Times Square from the location of one of the consoles big launch events to the local ToysRUs store, which happens to be the biggest store of the retail chain in the world, and also a very well known shopping outlet, would have confirmed that there are still plenty Xboxes to be had, as discovered by our valiant reporter Al Zamora, that went on reconnaissance today.
Talking with a store employee at the Time Square ToysRUs store we a learned that they have easily a few hundred units left. You can check a couple pictures below.
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But we discovered something even more surprising by walking two avenues further, to the Midtown Manhattan Best Buy store in 5th avenue. There we were told that there are still a lot of units left for sale. This doesnt mean that the Xbox Didnt sell well, though, as the store was allocated 1500 units, and they have more stored in a truck.
The surprising part? When Al walked to the gaming aisle he was greeted by the sight of several rows of the sleek black-boxed Day One edition Xbox One units, as you can see below.
Update: the third picture below comes from the West Hollywood Best Buy in Los Angeles, for those on the west coast that might want one as well, courtesy of N4G user JuniorCE.
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On the other hand, both stores reported having no PS4 units available for sale at all (even if they may be covertly stockpiling for Black Friday like Walmart is doing), but its hard to make a direct comparison, as the Best Buy clerk told us that they received less PS4 units than Xbox One boxes.
That said, if you live in New York and want an Xbox One right away, now you know where to go, especially if you dont care much for green and want one of those lovely black Day One editions. You dont even need to hurry too much, as theres plenty left.
http://www.dualshockers.com/2013/11/24/xbox-one-sold-out-but-there-are-still-plenty-right-in-the-heart-of-new-york-including-day-one-editions/
Why is that a risk?
I cant find one anywhere.
Because if your console happens to sell out, & then can't get any more of the consoles in stock in time for BF (because most people will want them on that day), then they're SOL. Which is why I think that it's a smart move for Sony &/or Microsoft to hold them back for that day.
Did we have this level of scepticism over Sony's claim of selling +1m to consumers in 24 hours?
Because if your console happens to sell out, & then can't get any more of the consoles in stock in time for BF (because most people will want them on that day), then they're SOL. Which is why I think that it's a smart move for Sony &/or Microsoft to hold them back for that day.
What's your area code?
What's your area code?
Because if your console happens to sell out, & then can't get any more of the consoles in stock in time for BF (because most people will want them on that day), then they're SOL. Which is why I think that it's a smart move for Sony &/or Microsoft to hold them back for that day.
Maybe Xbox Live's servers are just better at reading these metrics. Remember, the statement didn't just include sales but specific stats about games e..g how many zombies were killed in Dead Rising 3.
Can you do this with PS4 right now?
https://www.ebgames.com.au/featured...um=banner&utm_content=1240+-+Xbox+One+Out+Now
it's kind of amusing that Titanfall is considered a system seller when nobody had played the game yet. That is some serious hype machine going.
With how MS rushed the sales data it just seems like MS wanted to 'aha!' Sony as quick as they could so their stats would match up. Very weird.
Well, a ton of people went out and bought Playstation 4s so that they can play higher rezzed versions of games they could've bought a month before on consoles or the PC they already own. So I'm starting to think that Titanfall being on the 360 and PC won't impact Xbone sales.At least Infamous is actually exclusive and thus worthy of being called a "system seller" whereas Titanfall is coming to 3 platforms so people will be way less inclined to upgrade from 360/downgrade from PC.
Will Titanfall outsell Infamous? Probably. But that's because it's a cross platform game. Will Titanfall on Xbox One outsell Infamous? Not sure. Depends on how many people have the consoles by then. If PS4 significantly outsells XB1 and the attach rate is similar, Infamous might actually outsell Titanfall on XB1 (though it probably won't if you factor in the PC/360 versions).
Yup, seems a bit a fishy but who knows. I don't MS would be willing to lie like that. More than likely they overestimated demand and it just kind of fizzled out. Too early to tell
Fake or not doesn't really matter. Sony is probably going to have record breaking numbers on friday. Wouldn't be shocked they hit 1-2mil on friday alone.
Well, a ton of people went out and bought Playstation 4s so that they can play higher rezzed versions of games they could've bought a month before on consoles or the PC they already own. So I'm starting to think that Titanfall being on the 360 and PC won't impact Xbone sales.