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Bruno MB · May 26, 2016

From the latest Issue of MCV Magazine:

https://issuu.com/newbayeurope/docs/mcv880_may_27th

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[B]Year To Date Hardware sales (units)[/B]

PlayStation 4 - 207,907 units ([B]+6.7%[/B]) 
Xbox One (-15.8%)
Nintendo Wii U (-48.3%)

PlayStation 3 (-74.6%)
Xbox 360 (-87.2%)

If we talk about revenue even PS4 is down (£55m -10.4%).

Xbox One is down 27.4%

Norwegian_Imposter · May 26, 2016

what does this mean in context? Is it panic stations?

Guymelef · May 26, 2016

The XBO drop is awful if you see all the offers the console had...

JordanKZ · May 26, 2016

Basically, the UK is back to being a Sony stronghold. Talk about a reversal of fortunes for Microsoft.

I-hate-u · May 26, 2016

SirShizznit said:
what does this mean in context? Is it panic stations?

2% away from picnic mode.

Wii U dropped less than PS3/360. Interesting.

Jimmyfenix · May 26, 2016

Guymelef said:
The XBO drop is awful if you see all the offers the console had...

Yeah i really expected xbox one to increase on sales

Not surprised about ps4 though

Kresnik258 · May 26, 2016

Crikey.

Milly Osworth · May 26, 2016

As expected. Loads of console fans rushed the store to replace their PS360 and the second wave is much smaller. Consoles have a lot of competiton now: phones, tablets, Steam, Netflix.

Jimmyfenix · May 26, 2016

I wonder how low the xbox one can go if it's not even selling at the current crazy deals

Graphics Horse · May 26, 2016

We need a blackboard for what will save the UK hardware market

LiquidSolid · May 26, 2016

You'd think the Xbone would at least stay even, seeing as they had Quantum Break this year, compared to absolutely nothing last year. I guess the PS4 is just solidifying its position and all those factors people talk about, like what console their friends have, are coming into play.

Omnistalgic · May 26, 2016

Graphics Horse said:
We need a blackboard for what will save the UK hardware market

Another Playstation...

YianGaruga · May 26, 2016

Omnistalgic said:
Another Playstation...

... Vita

Jimmyfenix · May 26, 2016

LiquidSolid said:
You'd think the Xbone would at least stay even, seeing as they had Quantum Break this year, compared to absolutely nothing last year. I guess the PS4 is just solidifying its position and all those factors people talk about, like what console their friends have, are coming into play.

Iirc dirt rally outsold QB in the UK so i guess QB at least in the UK wasn't a hit for Microsoft

shadowsdarknes · May 26, 2016

LiquidSolid said:
You'd think the Xbone would at least stay even, seeing as they had Quantum Break this year, compared to absolutely nothing last year. I guess the PS4 is just solidifying its position and all those factors people talk about, like what console their friends have, are coming into play.

Some average reviewed linear game wasn't going to make a difference.

LiquidSolid · May 26, 2016

Jimmyfenix said:
Iirc dirt rally outsold QB in the UK so i guess QB at least in the UK wasn't a hit for Microsoft

shadowsdarknes said:
Some average reviewed linear game wasn't going to make a difference.

Sure but at least it's something, which is a lot more than they had in the first half of last year.

Nictel · May 26, 2016

SirShizznit said:
what does this mean in context? Is it panic stations?

Nah the dropoff is less than in the PS3/360 era:

At the same time, this is not a red alert for console gaming. The Xbox One and PlayStation 4 are still trending 40 percent higher than the cumulative sales after the same 30 month period compared to Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

Source: http://venturebeat.com/2016/05/12/a...tchet-clank-lead-as-gaming-industry-drops-15/
This is for NPD but this won't be that much different from the UK market

AnthonypUK · May 26, 2016

But i thought everyone told me the XBox one is fine and selling well?

At the same time, this is not a red alert for console gaming. The Xbox One and PlayStation 4 are still trending 40 percent higher than the cumulative sales after the same 30 month period compared to Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

lets see the split in that one then? bundling them together doesn't give a good picture of the health of the individual consoles, if of that 40% one is 30% and one is 10% its very different.

You also don't see the movement in the percentage to beable to see the long term trends, If one is currently 10% up but it was 20% up 12 months ago, then thats not good.

You can't tell anything in detail from that statement..hence it being put out, its PR, i'm sure someone has the detail behind them.

milanbaros · May 26, 2016

I feel that console gaming is slowly dying in the UK. It peaked 04-07 era and has been declining ever since.

JetSetRadio · May 26, 2016

Japan PS4 sales are 2.5 x higher? Heh

T-0800 · May 26, 2016

Bruno MB said:
If we talk about revenue even PS4 is down (£55m -10.4%).

Of course. Price drops will do that.

Moozo · May 26, 2016

PS4 sold extremely well out the blocks having cannibalised Xbox and Nintendo sales, of course it's slowing. It's not some kind of crisis.

Coxy100 · May 26, 2016

milanbaros said:
I feel that console gaming is slowly dying in the UK. It peaked 04-07 era and has been declining ever since.

I feel that you're being a touch dramatic.

Asd202 · May 26, 2016

Wow that Wii U and Xbone drop.

Triggerhappytel · May 26, 2016

Jimmyfenix said:
Iirc dirt rally outsold QB in the UK so i guess QB at least in the UK wasn't a hit for Microsoft

I seem to recall it doing about 32k on release, which was the biggest MS-published new IP of the generation so far. But comparatively speaking for MS' second biggest market, that doesn't seem very impressive.

Nicktendo86 · May 26, 2016

The slow, inevitable death of consoles continues.

notaskwid · May 26, 2016

Nicktendo86 said:
The slow, inevitable death of consoles continues.

Yautja_Warrior · May 26, 2016

PS4 is still selling so well, it's pretty incredible and I've just seen news they have gone past 40 million PS4's sold now.

I believe both Xbox One and PS4 are both still pretty far ahead of what 360 and PS3 did in the same time frame too, so it's not too bad for both sides really.

Jimmyfenix · May 26, 2016

cranky kong doomed the wii u

ps3ud0 · May 26, 2016

Why no Wii data to get a better idea of the whole market?

Yautja_Warrior said:
I believe both Xbox One and PS4 are both still pretty far ahead of what 360 and PS3 did in the same time frame too, so it's not too bad for both sides really.

PS4 yes, XO no not far ahead at all - before Scorpio launches I expect the 360 to be in the lead (basing that off NPD)...

ps3ud0 8)

Welfare · May 26, 2016

So would this be up to week 20?

Also, this would mean in 2015, the PS4 sold 193,977 up to what ever point they are comparing to.

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