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NPD Sales Results for October 2015 [Up1: Xbox #1]
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Black Mantis
Member
I agree. To assume it's sold bad based purely on physical sales is premature imo. Downloads, no region-locks, likely contribute to the lower number as much as the release of competing games.
Bitch Pudding
Member
You do realise that all those Battlefront and CoD Bundles only affect November numbers, right? All those bundles pre-ordered within the last weeks will kick-in in November. And THEN let's talk about atrocious sales numbers.
I...what? What are you arguing now?
Jack The Nipper
Banned
Not sure why you say this, I just want new game ideas instead of everything being scripted and linear.
Too common for people to read one idea of many and miss the point though. Just pull out what they feel instead of getting the point.
Don't bother. I already tried hard enough to convince everyone it did well digitally. Its a lost cause, just accept Halo 5 didn't do as well as everyone hoped it would.
Fair point my bad. Apologies although as mentioned by others wouldn't that be more reference to XB1 store?
I'm talking about October in isolation, ~276k is pretty bad, there is context to be had next month, but that doesn't mean we can't comment on the current sales for October.
Of course they are, that is 100% what they did.
I'm just giving a point. I said it did 1m digitally, and I gave reasons as to why its quite feasible.
Anyway, quit replying. I really need to go to sleep, and I won't get off because... well... I just can't until this discussion ends.
Yes you should probably retire for the night..
Let's have less of this inane digital 40% talk. Won't work for Halo, won't work for Uncharted. Only place with insanely high digital is PC, far as I'm concerned.
Lara doesn't care since she got the money from MS
Lara is in tears.
Square Enix just cheers-
With a bag full of money for a franchise so dear
Aceofspades
Banned
Jeez you are persistent, do you know who Matt is?
I dont know him either but I know that you have to take anything he types as a gospel.
Alright then go to sleep man.
Ghost Slayer
Member
Yup, no need for those scripted and linear games like Ryse, Quantum Break, Halo 5 campaign...
You do realise Uncharted 4 is the last Uncharted game. Hardly waiting around for the series to die, more like ending it on a high.
They will make a halo 6. And it will probably be like halo 5 mechanically.
They might do Destiny-esque things, like reward players who complete the same story content over and over with RNG (Reqs), but it will be a halo game, otherwise.
It'll launch with more maps and game modes than H5 for sure, and I bet split screen will be a top priority this time around.
boredandlazy
Member
Just to let you know, no, repeating something over and over as naseum
Does not make it any more true than the last time you said it as has been explained to you multiple times.
Where the hell are you pulling these ridiculous figures from? This is like the third absurd sales statement you have spouted concerning Halo (Wack ass math from 400 mil, 1 million week 1 digital sales) This is a SALES thread. We post factual numbers here. If you are going to continue posting baseless bs you need to leave. It's frustrating enough parsing through the real information to have people coming in here posting figures they've seemingly pulled out of their ass. Stop it or be gone.
plasmawave
Banned
YO this thread is getting ugly.
Jack The Nipper
Banned
That's fine, I hope it's good and I hope it's the last one. I hope they can create a much more deep love and world to play in or a top end platformer. Would be nice to see how good a high budget platformer could look beyond just ratchet.
Bitch Pudding
Member
Depends on the offers available, I guess. The price cut was embeeded with offering basically three bundles: People had the choice between ready to take UCC bundles (affecting October sales) and preordering CoD and Battlefront (not affecting October sales)
I think that most decided to go with the later two games and wait a couple of weeks.
Maybe I am wrong here and November sales aren't that impressive either, but I think November will be very, very huge for PS4, even compared to last year.
slavesnyder
Member
Could be her last game - she might disappear.
Ghost Slayer
Member
Thanks to MS and SE
secondspace
Member
The thread about the UK numbers had a sourced figure of 20% digital sales on consoles being the best anyone had done so far. The anecdotal evidence from people seems to wildly overestimate the numbers.
Jack The Nipper
Banned
You feel I'm a Xbox only fan or something? What your saying makes little sense. But I have been assumed to be a playstation fan much more often in the past so that's ok.
I feel Microsoft is actually in trouble.
Considering all the games they have made are in some kind of decline as far as I know? Including forza, but I really don't know about that one.
I know last generation they obviously relied on fable, halo, gears and forza and it seems they can't now.
I'd like a new deep fable though.
For now I only own halo 5, mcc, rare replay and I ain't happy with mcc and halo 5.
As far as scripted events, suck of them. From cod, uncharted and tomb raider. Just tired of these games doing it. I enjoyed a few of the cod campaigns but I didn't play the last 4 out of 6 maybe
What is well digitally for you? If Halo 5 didn't had an insane digital sales ratio, this launch was very disappointing.
The PS4 needs to sell 1.3m+ this November to make up for the mediocre numbers it's been having all year.
Lets put some context on the digital angle, I'm just starting up. So, if we're going by 30% digital, it means it sold 1,357,142 copies in it's first week.
That graph is week 1, and then counter in the 78% drop the second week means it sold 298,571 in it's second week. For guesstimates sake, keep that number for the weeks after that, which means it sold a total of 2,252,855 copies in the full month.
Considering the graph maxes at 3 weeks sales, that number is still a chunk underneath the rest of the titles, even with 1 week more of sales.
That graph is week 1, and then counter in the 78% drop the second week means it sold 298,571 in it's second week. For guesstimates sake, keep that number for the weeks after that, which means it sold a total of 2,252,855 copies in the full month.
Considering the graph maxes at 3 weeks sales, that number is still a chunk underneath the rest of the titles, even with 1 week more of sales.
Aceofspades
Banned
Now being #1 all year is mediocre? Cmon man.
PS4 should clear 1m for Nov, less than that is underwhelming.
Ghost Slayer
Member
"I just want new game ideas instead of e writing being scripted and linear"
I just followed your post, if Ryse and Quantum Break is not scripted and linear then I don't know what those games suppose to be
What's wrong with that?
Even with digital sales the numbers and an extra week, the numbers are still way below the rest. I edited that in. Does that make it better now?
boredandlazy
Member
How about for guesstimates sake we take into account normal(logical) sales patterns which means there'll be a continual drop in sales every week after the first?
I'm not saying that they couldn't get 1.3 million in November, but they're going to break 10 million sold in the US due to November's sales in all likelihood. They're already at 9.2-9.3 million in the US. I don't really see how they've been having mediocre numbers all year when it's always been clear that the US is a fraction of their global sales.
What is the usual drop weekly? So 78% on the second week, what drop for the 3rd and the 4th?
Dredd97
Member
compared to who??? Apple?
because if the ps4 numbers are mediocre I'd hate to see what MS and Nintys are...
boredandlazy
Member
I don't know exactly, but simply saying weeks 3 and 4 will be the same as week 2 because 'reasons' doesn't really paint a logical picture.
Halo is not a 'word of mouth' game. Everyone knows what it is.
Coulomb_Barrier
Member
With it's sales trajectory, what are we looking at for Halo 5 lifetime sales, 2.5-3 million?
Bear in mind that US is 65% of XB1's marketshare, and Halo is most popular in the country, and that less than a million debut looks very worrying.
Bear in mind that US is 65% of XB1's marketshare, and Halo is most popular in the country, and that less than a million debut looks very worrying.
Aceofspades
Banned
Yup, pulling theoretical numbers won't lead us anywhere. Leeh and that Superboy just can't accept numbers that we had .
fallen_dawn
Member
Hang on, didn't XB1 sell around 300k all up for NPD? You would need to assume every single console sold came with Halo 5 bundled in the NPD, and then have a generous amount of it bundled worldwide for that to be true.
Acquiescence
Member
I told y'all Xbone would win this month. Not exactly a brazen prediction to make, but every time I did someone would reply "Ehh, don't be so sure mister!" I stick by my November prediction too - the PS4 will snatch back the top spot.
Incidentally, why is there so little information being released this month? The OP is pretty bare.
Incidentally, why is there so little information being released this month? The OP is pretty bare.
Yeah. And typically games are heavily front loaded, which is basically like the first week.
I would be pretty surprised if Halo charted in November.
Katana_Strikes
Member
Probably 15m when you add in digital.
gundamkyoukai
Member
How did you come up with that number ?
Still it sold 850k last Nov it should be easy to past that .
If cream leave us NPD threads will die, there's no point in being here without a minimum data.
Xan Kriegor
Banned
I personally wouldn't know why anyone would buy a digital copy of a game for at least /$60 while you van buy it around /$45 in certain stores at launch, and have the resell value. I don't think digital is significant for Halo 5. I think it's a combination of changed FPS market and franchise fatigue that makes people not buy it day one. I do think it'll have long legs though.