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[TomShoe]

Hey don't kill me over not going to every thread GAF.

Too many great things here, can't keep up with all lol

It's preseason. I'm surprised there's more than 100 posts in this thread.

 

[Welfare]

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Are you keeping that avatar?

 

[Signet Son]

May is anyone's guess, but June goes to PS4...dat Batman bundle.

 

[Game4life]

I was pissed since PS4 lost, but the XB1 margin of victory is so low that it doesn't even matter now lol

I now can't see a $100 price cut happening this year, unless MS pulls off an even bigger win in May NPD.

Dude are you serious ? Why are you pissed about PS4 losing or winning. How does that even matter?

 

[ethomaz]

Do we have the estimated NPD LTD numbers for PS4 and XB1?

From my head (can be way wrong lol).

XB1: ~7m
PS4: ~7.7m

 

[orochi91]

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Dude are you serious ? Why are you pissed about PS4 losing or winning. How does that even matter?

Sports teams analogy.

Gotta root for someone :/

 

[...Scatter...]

I wonder if the Halo 5 marketing hype train is partially responsible for this. Locke vs. Chief Hunt the Truth campaign.

 

[Nuke Soda]

Maybe Borderlands being at 10 will make Gearbox get off their asses and work on part 3.

 

[Chobel]

Are you keeping that avatar?

Nah, but I'm just too lazy to look for a new avatar now.

 

[Tom Penny]

Probably time for a 100 price drop.

 

[Welfare]

From my head (can be way wrong lol).

XB1: ~7m
PS4: ~7.7m

Gap is now below 700k

Zhuge make the graph

 

[Herman Cain]

I wonder if the Halo 5 marketing hype train is partially responsible for this. Lock vs. Chief Hunt the Truth campaign.

Wasn't that March and only a bit of April?

 

[Aaronrules380]

No Nintendo PR yet? Are they not sending one?

I'm waiting for some nintendo pr purely because I'm interested in seeing actual numbers for Xenoblade 3D. I feel like Mario Party 10 and Xenoblade did well enough in single SKUs chart that Nintendo wouldn't decline from sending a release this month

 

[Officerrob]

Probably time for a 100 price drop.

Hook...

 

[IvorB]

Good. Someone needs to keep Sony honest.

 

[FATALITY]

May is anyone's guess, but June goes to PS4...dat Barman bundle.

yep thats a lock. its sold out so fast lol. thats why im not feeling may either.

 

[orochi91]

From my head (can be way wrong lol).

XB1: ~7m
PS4: ~7.7m

Interesting.

Wonder how big that gap going to get heading into playoff season.

 

[Guymelef]

Probably time for a 100 price drop.

Yep, XBO should be $250.

 

[...Scatter...]

Wasn't that March and only a bit of April?

It was March and bled into April with dat hype!

 

[Ty4on]

It's 115k

That makes more sense, thanks. Still some range, but I guess it can't be perfect.

 

[On Demand]

Gap is now below 700k

Zhuge make the graph

It was 720K was it not?

 

[Welfare]

That makes more sense, thanks. Still some range, but I guess it can't be perfect.

Range for what?

It was 720K was it not?

Just a little over 700k back in March.

 

[Game4life]

Yep, XBO should be $250.

lol

 

[Toki767]

Gap is now below 700k

Zhuge make the graph

That 13k difference putting in the work!

 

[krillehhh]

Dude are you serious ? Why are you pissed about PS4 losing or winning. How does that even matter?

For some people, hardware sales is the most important part of life.

 

[ZSaberLink]

Poor WiiU.

But with no software release, even what it sold is surprising.

3DS is chugging along to its eventual retirement.

How's that different than last year though?

2014:
DKC in Feb
Mario Kart 8 upcoming end of May

2015:
Smash & Mario Kart 8 already out and still selling
Kirby in Feb, Mario Party 10 in March, upcoming Splatoon end of May

down YoY despite technically having a better lineup this year...

FWIW, it doesn't help we have 0 release dates for Wii U after Splatoon for NA, although I presume we'll get them at E3.

Would even lower sales actually convince Nintendo to cut the price of the Wii U? I feel like it's still ridiculous priced out of range of the folks who may want to get it still. I'm not saying it'd be a huge boost, but at least it might do something....

 

[Signet Son]

Dude are you serious ? Why are you pissed about PS4 losing or winning. How does that even matter?

I don't get this mentality either?? Does it make gaming anymore enjoyable? No. Lol, kids

 

[Alo0oy]

Bloodborne is doing well for the kind of game it is and relative to the other "Souls" games, guys. There's no need for doom and gloom. It placed in the individual SKU chart and was the #2 PSN "top seller" for April. We also know it sold more than one million copies in around 12 days.

And it's near the top of every single non-UK chart in EU.

It's okay to say its physical sales in the US have disappointing legs, but there's absolutely no reason for doom & gloom when the game is doing extremely well on the PAL charts, did people not learn from last gen & how software sales in the US don't mean much to Sony's first party?

 

[MrNyarlathotep]

a price cut to $299 would help this system quite a bit in America and UK.

A price cut to $299 will do literally nothing in a country that doesn't even use dollars as a currency.

 

[RoboPlato]

Seeing the rough numbers, it's not terrible but I can see a $50 price drop coming soon. I do think this is something Sony can sacrifice since they said they have built the system to be flexible in these cases. I do think it's something they should at least consider. But I strongly don't think it should be because they feel "threatened" but due to the time period the console has been out for and for the better of their business.

I think there will be a drop just before MGSV. They've already announced pricing for the Batman Bundles so that's unlikely to change. Use MGSV to get big sales in September like Destiny last year.

 

[Chris Metal]

Sports teams analogy.

Gotta root for someone :/

Dude, it doesn't matter, and if you really want/have to root for someone the battle is fought worldwide, and Sony is doing fine in that regard.

 

[loaf of bread]

So for the holidays Sony has confirmed marketing for

Battlefront
Assassins Creed
MGSV
Mad Max

and then they're rumored to also have Black Ops 3?

I mean isn't that all the major 3rd party series for the season?

They'll probably also have a price drop of at least $50 by then.

Then if they reveal a big exclusive at E3 for the fall?

I think people might be underestimating them for the fall because of the "no games" talk.

 

[TomShoe]

A price cut to $299 will do literally nothing in a country that doesn't even use dollars as a currency.

I think you get the gist :^)

 

[Ty4on]

Range for what?

~115 -> 114.5-115.5

~63 -> 62.5-63.5

~115 * ~1.63 = 186-188

Assuming like 115,900 units isn't rounded to 115 ofc.

 

[hipbabboom]

What?! Only a 13K gap? Flunking lolz!!!! So basically if you really think about, PS4 really won this month.

 

[Signet Son]

Dude are you serious ? Why are you pissed about PS4 losing or winning. How does that even matter?

Maybe he'll feel better if he knows ps4 sold better globally? Lol, I don't know...better get ready for Nov-Dec.

 

[Regulus Tera]

Smaaaaaaash

 

[allan-bh]

That makes more sense, thanks. Still some range, but I guess it can't be perfect.

Now that we lost Aqua, precise numbers will be difficult.

 

[Korosenai]

Bloodborne not even in the top 10, and Dark Souls 2 only at 8? From Software is done.

Spoiler

I'm joking

 

[Vena]

down YoY despite technically having a better lineup this year...

Isn't it up YoY?

 

[orochi91]

Now that we lost Aqua, precise numbers will be difficult.

Cream?

His charts are all that's needed, no?

 

[Stinkles]

Trust me, you will feel better about your teens if you can look back and say, "I refused to be invested in the fiscal success of a company beyond the fun I had with its products."

 

[Herman Cain]

So for the holidays Sony has confirmed marketing for

Battlefront
Assassins Creed
MGSV
Mad Max

and then they're rumored to also have Black Ops 3?

I mean isn't that all the major 3rd party series for the season?

They'll probably also have a price drop of at least $50 by then.

Then if they reveal a big exclusive at E3 for the fall?

I think people might be underestimating them for the fall because of the "no games" talk.

They have AC??

 

[Ty4on]

Now that we lost Aqua, precise numbers will be difficult.

Maybe not perfect, but I think they can get closer. Numbers never lie and we got a lot of data points.

 

[CadetMahoney]

hang on.

I thought bone only had a potential chance in holiday season when they where to go into desperation mode with the price again.

What made ppl go out and buy bone?

 

[...Scatter...]

What?! Only a 13K gap? Flunking lolz!!!! So basically if you really think about, PS4 really won this month.

Wait, what. Mathemagicians...

 

[theprodigy]

Isn't it up YoY?

it's actually down this month

still up for the year...until June

 

[Herman Cain]

hang on.

I thought bone only had a potential chance in holiday season when they where to go into desperation mode with the price again.

What made ppl go out and buy bone?

Halo

 

[Mory Dunz]

7-13k

 

[allan-bh]

Cream?

His charts are all that's needed, no?

For a very close numbers yes, precise no.