soulassssns
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I agree with the man.
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Xbox One beats PS4 on Black Friday, according to market-research firm
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I agree with the man.
shadowsdarknes
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Incorrect.
And now you are falsely believing that the Xbox game lineup was the primary driver of this sales spike. It was a 70 dollar price cut that included two free games with more additional deals after that.
shadowsdarknes
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Why would you come into a sales thread and say, "why does it matter who sold more!?"
Yes, clearly the Playstation crowd is the refined collector who dabbles in everything and is willing to wet their feet a bit, while the Xbox gamer is a thug who only wishes to shoot and maim things.
Not to surprising, 360 nearly outsold WiiU X3 last November.
I imagine they'll be on par with each other this Nov NPD.
Glorified G
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Wait, you call DriveClub sub par and LBP not bringing much new to the table yet believe MS deserves success because of Ryse, one of the worst launch titles last year and Dead Rising that doesn't bring anything more new comparatively to LBP. (And if you actually did play LBP you would know it brought plenty new to the series.)
And the only game you listed that came out near the end of this year is SSO. The rest of those other games are irrelevant compared to the amount of games that both consoles received near the end of this year.
The fire sale price and third party content released this fourth quarter are the reason that MS will do well at BF. Consumers are not using the weird, inconsistent logic in your post.
"Third party games matter, except for the ones that are not specifically funded by MS.
Because as a consumer, I'm really concerned which publishers is funding which title. Especially ones that released 12 months ago. Not to mention exclusives. All the other games that make up the vast majority of both console linueps, the ones that consistently dominate charts like no name titles such as Destiny, Madden and CoD. Those come last in my mind. Off to Target!"
alexandros
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Well, yeah, that's pretty much the gist of it. I assume you're being sarcastic but a weaker, cheaper console with free games can absolutely be the best for many people.
Not ready for.... Err
It just rehashed all their best old ideas into one enjoyable experience that all involved collecting something and bringing it back outside of a few missions. Bit hard to not be ready for stuff we've all played before.
Stilton Disco
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As expected. Hopefully Nintendo takes notice and gives the Wii U a massive price cut. In time for Zelda, preferably
If they were going to drop the price, they would have this Christmas.
At this point I honestly believe Nintendo are just trying to sell off the 12m units they have, make a profit, keep the faithful happy, and keep ticking over until they can try again next gen.
I mean I'm as big a Zelda fan as the next guy, but I'm in no way kidding myself that it's going to shift as many WiiU units as the more popular franchises that are already out, price cut or not. Next Christmas will be the WiiU's last hurrah, and I fully expect Nintendo to prioritise selling at a profit over selling a slightly less terrible amount.
LyleLanley
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This is getting kind of off topic but Sunset Overdrive, at least in my opinion, felt like more than the sum of it's parts. Yeah it took lots of ideas from different games but the way they were all brought together was rather unique and maybe it's just me but I can't think of another game that mixed movement and combat the way it did.
LordOcidax
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That was fast Aquamarine. Nothing to see here.Infoscout last Black Friday:
http://blog.infoscout.co/black-friday-console-war/
Methodology last Black Friday:
"Of over 102k shopping receipts tracked by InfoScout on Black Friday, slightly over 1,500 included purchases of a gaming console or console game. The data includes purchases at all major retailers carrying electronics including Walmart, Target, Best Buy, GameStop, RadioShack, and others. For more information related to our data and panel representation, visit our data page."
oldergamer
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a $70 price cut wouldn't have any effect on sales if there wasn't any games on the platform people were willing to play. A little angry about it? sheesh.
This is poor reasoning, taking ideas doesnt mean the end product is what you've played before, and I'd say there's nothing like SSO, it's traversal mechanics was new to me, care to point out games like this?
Also using your definition, there's no point buying any game because they all borrow from each other. We've played them all.
Windom Earle
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NPD thread would be absolutely glorious if PS4 wins.
alexandros
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It will be glorious either way I'm sure.
Considering Sony's exclusive offerings have been nothing but disappointing so far, they really don't have much else going for them to convince themselves that they chose the "right" platform. It also doesn't help the fact that the graphical difference between the 2 platforms hasn't been as big as they hoped.
Me? I'm just enjoying the ride and will be picking up PS4 later when it obtains worthy exclusive titles that I'm interested in.
Nightengale
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They'll draw, and both companies will have no idea how to write their PR.
This shouldn't be a surprise. Price elasticity at work. With the kinds of discounts and bundles being offered, it was likely the Xbone would sell well.
Anecdotally, it appeared to be going that way in stores in my area. Lots of people walking out doors with Xboxes. Much less for other consoles. Again, just anecdotal from my neck of the woods (Midwest).
Anecdotally, it appeared to be going that way in stores in my area. Lots of people walking out doors with Xboxes. Much less for other consoles. Again, just anecdotal from my neck of the woods (Midwest).
Infoscout last Black Friday:
http://blog.infoscout.co/black-friday-console-war/
Methodology last Black Friday:
"Of over 102k shopping receipts tracked by InfoScout on Black Friday, slightly over 1,500 included purchases of a gaming console or console game. The data includes purchases at all major retailers carrying electronics including Walmart, Target, Best Buy, GameStop, RadioShack, and others. For more information related to our data and panel representation, visit our data page."
Aqua, thank you for delaying the collapse of the Age of Sony.
The price of the xb1 almost got me to buy one to be a media player, and a friend of mine did just that, I fully expect it to win November, but it's test is will it have legs after the holidays?
A year ago the bundle would cost over 600, they essentially are at 50% of there initial cost, that equals sales.
The ps4 bundles look to be moving as well, but are only 20% below "msrp".
A year ago the bundle would cost over 600, they essentially are at 50% of there initial cost, that equals sales.
The ps4 bundles look to be moving as well, but are only 20% below "msrp".
This was 5 hours ago.
How is that possible? Greenberg, you failed to sell a pallet of Xbones!
What a load of inflammatory nonsense.
I'm not surprised. In US and UK the Xbone has been outselling for quite a few weeks now. It's an interesting comeback that I thought might happen due to the brand strength. People are upgrading their 360s and of course they go for the same brand. The price cuts and exclusives as well all make the xbone a good sell this holiday for the bigger market that don't know of all it's initial foibles.
I cut Sony some slack as the first year of a console is typically dry and certainly next year is looking insane for them. But MS did actually deliver quite a few games in the first year, well done to them for beating that first year drought.
I think MS is going to outsell for the rest of this year, they may even take lead in the US\UK. Brand strength, aggressive bundles and more games a good console sale make.
It's an astonishing comeback, humbling even.
I cut Sony some slack as the first year of a console is typically dry and certainly next year is looking insane for them. But MS did actually deliver quite a few games in the first year, well done to them for beating that first year drought.
I think MS is going to outsell for the rest of this year, they may even take lead in the US\UK. Brand strength, aggressive bundles and more games a good console sale make.
It's an astonishing comeback, humbling even.
Ashad Mamood
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That's right they got the numbers from the cloud?
So how many people out of all their receipts they tracked actually bought consoles? I think you should have a good look at Aquamarine ' s post further up before blindly posting!
It won last gen in the US and this data is about the US. Seems like what he says is true.
#Firstworldproblems... Yeah me either lol. I see these threads, skim, see all the hate being passed around, sigh, then leave. Today I commented tho just to change things up.
Also lol. More options for "gamers" is always a good thing.
You don't represent all gamers. Don't say that.
Plenty here love gaming on thier Xbox 1.
There is not a single chance of them taking the lead in the US and the UK by the end of 2014.
They're about 1.5m units behind combined, possibly 1.7m.
Miles Quaritch
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Sounds like you haven't watched the game beyond the first couple of hours on YT. I highly recommend you watch beyond the early part of the game as it's not just collecting something and bringing it back outside of a few missions.
That's just nonsense.
DudeWithNoName
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Who the hell still buys last gen consoles? Some kid opening up a brand spanking new console on Christmas morning.
"Wow! Thanks for the Xbox...360??!??"
"Wow! Thanks for the Xbox...360??!??"
Oh fuck off with that nonsense.
Ashad Mamood
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World wide PS3 does sell well. The US isn't the whole world!
I know you're being sarcastic, but if you look at last gen, the PS side did have the more diverse grouping of game genre's...
Where the Xbox One was kind of pigeon holed for awhile into a certain type of game and advertising was aimed at a certain type of gamer
and yes, once again, The United States does not equal the whole world
UK is more far fetched yeah. US though... will wait for NPDs to see the impact.
Chaostar
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I imagined you snorting this post out over a large brandy from leather bound chair next to a roaring fire in a smoking jacket, monocle and top hat.
Miles Quaritch
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Not sure I'd consider the bundle with three year old games and one lacklustre game a good deal compared to the £279 DC PS4 bundle.
To each their own I guess.
GifGafIsTheBestGaf
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Op didn't watch 300
capitalCORN
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lol "market research" you might as well say tooth fairy
Quixz
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Amazing how Sony sold 0 PS4 consoles during black friday and the rest of the month..
LMAO, this has to be a parody post.
That, or you have somehow discovered how to travel between alternate realities.
MS might well have outsold PS4. However the title should reflect this is a poll really as its not claiming MS did outsell it merely the trend in the poll indicates it might have.
Statistically I'd be a little concerned that the nature of the poll is more likely to appeal to people seeking best deals and be skewed slightly as a result.
I'm pretty sure XB1 did sell well but this is just a poll not conclusive results.
Statistically I'd be a little concerned that the nature of the poll is more likely to appeal to people seeking best deals and be skewed slightly as a result.
I'm pretty sure XB1 did sell well but this is just a poll not conclusive results.
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