They pulled together just about every R* studio from all over the world to complete GTAV. It had something like 1000 people working on it at one point.
GTA6 is obviously coming, but what I really want as well is a Bully sequel from R* Vancouver.
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NPD Sales Results for January 2016
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They pulled together just about every R* studio from all over the world to complete GTAV. It had something like 1000 people working on it at one point.
GTA6 is obviously coming, but what I really want as well is a Bully sequel from R* Vancouver.
The amount of PS4/PS3/Vita systems out there would probably mean PlayStation's MAU is much higher than Xbox's. Unless Microsoft is counting Windows 10.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Nintendo am cry.
Seriously though they need to do something.
Seriously though they need to do something.
WonkyPanda
Member
SIEGE
Quadraphonic
Member
That's my first surprise, too.
I guess it's about time the tides really begin turning.
Well, of course not. New kids are born every day.
This is like a weird Twilight Zone episode. Grown men that care too much about a box and multinational corporations that don't really care about them unless they are getting some sort of money in return.
That's not even MAU.
I think it was always Sony, they just played nice with MS and had their trailer at their E3.
Then the Beta ("Stress test")was on PS4, and the recent international trailer shows the PS4 box ahead (which is generally a dead giveaway to who has the Marketing if any).
The only surprising thing to me is that Minecraft is still in the top 10. I don't get it.
Soon (I think) : )
Soon (I think) : )
The Abominable Snowman
Member
Banned for an alt acct?
Don't get me wrong, I expected better too (i.e.: higher than January 2015) but the difference between that and how the Xbox One actually did could possibly only be 50K or so which isn't very much.
Microsoft's bundling strategy has been puzzling to say the least. They need a permanent $299 Halo 5 or Gears of War bundle and they will move units in the US to rival the PS4. It's fine that they're doing 1 TB $399 bundles of $350 bundles with numerous games but there needs to be a base bundle at $299 preferably with Halo 5.
It's not doom and gloom like many in this thread are saying but consumers saw $250-300 bundles during the holidays and now it's back up to $350 in January. Consumers know a price drop is inevitable so they'll wait.
It's not doom and gloom like many in this thread are saying but consumers saw $250-300 bundles during the holidays and now it's back up to $350 in January. Consumers know a price drop is inevitable so they'll wait.
Beautiful Ninja
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Zhuge's twitter posting seemed to indicate straight up bad Xbox One sales rather than just comparatively bad compared to PS4.
Welfare
Member
Looks to be the worst January for the XB1, so yeah pretty bad.
cyber_ninja
Member
Looks like xbone sales are only going downhill from here. Ouch.
Katana_Strikes
Member
MS weren't selling better than Sony at $50 cheaper so being the same price is just a horrible position for them. There has to be a price drop in March to coincide with The Division. Waiting any longer and it'll be a blood bath this first Q1 and 2.
I think earlier in the prediction thread, Cosmicqueso already hinted that it decreased YOY. He suggested that everything actually decreased YOY (actually I should say everything came in below the aggregate predictions, which also I think end up being a decrease YOY?) except PS4.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
If sum totals are flat, and X1 is this far down, then PS4 has to be up by alot.
Anton Sugar
Member
Echoing some other posts in here: SIEGE, SON
Katana_Strikes
Member
Slow month is slow.
We need a juicy tidbit to get the thread going.
We need a juicy tidbit to get the thread going.
Hardware down 15% YOY
Prototype Viktor
Member
lol at the MS PR saying "1 billion hours on xbl"
Kagari, just a suggestion if you don't mind, if people see it at page 1, they are going to quote it and not going to see your warning here in middle of nowhere given the usual pace of NPDs threads. Maybe it would be better if Nirolak puts a warning in the initial page to say that enough is enough.
eerik9000
Member
That's in revenue. Both PS4 and Xbox One are cheaper than they were a year ago.
980ti is included in the recommended specs for Quantum Break PC. I think there's a lot less overlap than people seem to think. Sure, they might lose the occasional console sale, but how many software sales are they getting now that the game is releasing on another platform? Think of that and then ask yourself why consoles exist in the first place.
theprodigy
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That's revenue and not just current gen.
Katana_Strikes
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Chobel
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Pancake Mix
Copied someone else's pancake recipe
Hardware revenue being down 15% is not a great look but Nov./Dec. were good in the US and the PS4 is up YOY after a disappointing January 2015. I do wish hardware was up though, it likely won't be next month with the N3DSXL buoyed by the #1 game that month, Majora's Mask 3D. 3DS won't have that this year.
If the 15% is mostly the PS4/XB1 price cuts then XB1 and Wii U might not be doing much worse than last year at all, will wait for numbers.
These boxes are all about the software after all and some of you are going digital which affects NPD a bit.
If the 15% is mostly the PS4/XB1 price cuts then XB1 and Wii U might not be doing much worse than last year at all, will wait for numbers.
These boxes are all about the software after all and some of you are going digital which affects NPD a bit.
Katana_Strikes
Member
Far too late if it's going to be struggling up until then. Then need to pull something out the hat much sooner.
GTA is a cultural phenomenon. It can't really be compared to most other games.
IMO they should announce a permanent $299 Halo 5/Gears:UE bundle sometime in March and then save E3 for a potential slim model.
Or maybe they're waiting to do both at the same time at E3.
Either way they're doing fine in the U.S. in terms of units moved (close to PS4) so maybe they can afford to wait a few months till E3.
So the gap this month will be above $60k or so?
Edit: oh, I might be super wrong, even more than that?!?
Also, like Minecraft, it has a massive presence on YouTube that's keeping it on peoples minds.
Edit: oh, I might be super wrong, even more than that?!?
Also, like Minecraft, it has a massive presence on YouTube that's keeping it on peoples minds.
RamzaIsCool
The Amiga Brotherhood
Soooooo PS4 ~225k and XBO ~115k?
CosmicQueso
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The incredible and absolute collapse of the old generation of HW in January is certainly something.
Not really "juicy" though I guess.