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[RedAssedApe]

pc retail is dead.

no way. there's still that 1/4 aisle i see at stores like best buy

 

[Foshy]

x2ish

so around 200k difference? sounds reasonable

 

[RyudBoy]

It's a damn shame MS fucked up Halo: MCC. I'm sure they would've sold quite a few more consoles if it weren't for the negative word of mouth.

Still though, a well deserved victory. Continue to give us more top notch games like Forza Horizon 2 and Sunset Overdrive, and less broken titles and your system will sell a bunch.

 

[Nirolak]

FIFA in annual top 10 wow

It was last year too at #10.

Growing popularity of soccer plus strong EA sports synergy.

 

[Mrbob]

So is the XBO doing this well both November and December meaning the gap between the two is very small now?

We don't know what the PS4 or XB1 officially sold. There are estimates out there but only guesses.

 

[gundamkyoukai]

I'm not so sure - losing out on GTA V sales has gotta sting, and is a bad sign. They put a lot of eggs in that basket. Sony's obviously got to play it safe, but MS was almost in a bad spot and now they're in a position of being able to dictate parity going forward again.

Was GTA not bundle with PS4 if so the sales would not be there.

 

[WaffleTaco]

I am guessing a price drop this year to around $350 for PS4, maybe that with a pack-in for Holidays next year.

 

[Steverulez]

Except it's not permanent.

They haven't given an end date, its obviously not going back up again.

 

[Four_Chamber]

Yeah, I'm going to go ahead and wait on those calling it a 100k difference until I see some pie charts

This reliance on the 100k figure reminds me of the circle jerk with cboats numbers in the November thread.

Either way, don't call it a comeback. By the end of this generation, Microsoft will be king in the US again. Phil Spencer really has turned around the division since inheriting the Don Mattrick cluster.

 

[ChronotriggerJM]

So Aqua, how big will the meltdowns be when someone gets the Hardware Numbers?

 

[DNAbro]

Except it's not permanent.

yeah...

 

[Mihael Mello Keehl]

Xbox One in the kitchen whippin up the babies

 

[Kysen]

People getting ahead of themselves with the 100k number just like cboats post last month.

 

[libregkd]

I'm not so sure - losing out on GTA V sales has gotta sting, and is a bad sign. They put a lot of eggs in that basket. Sony's obviously got to play it safe, but MS was almost in a bad spot and now they're in a position of being able to dictate parity going forward again.

Bundles aren't counted in that chart.

 

[CentroXer]

XBO demographic fueling an RPG to the top 5 would be kind of shocking I guess.

We're doomed to play shooters and more shooters in the near future also :/

 

[ArkkAngel007]

Wow at that software lead.

Individual software sale rankings as they stand were a bit more predictable. Only thing that took me aback was that Watch Dogs beat FIFA15 for 2014 sales. Was about to say that Minecraft being behind GTAV was another surprise, but then this is just retail sales and not digital.

 

[Guevara]

All I know is now I want a candy bar.

 

[alr1ght]

Sony lost a good opportunity to sell well in the holidays. The XBone is murdering it (or at least did so in the most important time of the year).

Sony chose to make money. They obviously felt the short term loss was not worth it in the long run, made up for with game license fees, subscriptions, etc.

 

[Linearskillz]

Price cut and high value bundle deals are super effective!

Not having digital data is really becoming a problem though. It gets worse every month we go without it. I have a feeling that 13% software decline would tell a different story counting digital (reports of 25% of software sales being digital).

 

[loaf of bread]

I kind of doubt it. I think they'll come in at around 800k or so again.

We've already calculated numbers and thats pretty much what it is.

 

[Frillen]

Let's not get too comfortable with 100K just yet. Could be more, could be less.

You would think people had learned from last month's NPD.

 

[vinnygambini]

I'm always uncertain with the WiiU...

"Don't worry, it'll have its 3DS moment any time now!"

Ubisoft still built a great fanbase on Nintendo platforms though.

Caise in point: Just Dance Wii outsold all other skus

 

[LiveFromKyoto]

Seeing how strong these sales are, why did Microsoft put the price back up to $399? It makes no sense.

Because it's losing them money.

But seeing how strong these sales are, they brought it right back down again today.

 

[no maam]

I almost got a 2nd Xbox one for the price and bundles retailers were offering. They did a great job. I didn't win anything, so I'm done kissing their ass. I'm a little bitter that I spent 500$ last year, but that's all on me.

 

[Sho_Nuff82]

All this, and they went back to $399 without even a launch first party game thrown in. Oh well.

 

[Beboh13]

Judging by the large gap between 360 sales and PS3 sales, it appears more people upgraded from PS3 to PS4 in the last year. I'd expect more and more of those 360 sales to go to XB1. The future looks bright for Xbox.

 

[Shyakugaun]

Return of the king for real lol

 

[2thepoint]

Well I guess it's MS' turn to win a generation...



And Smash wasn't?

Oh yeah, definitely.

It's not like PS4 is going to outsell Xbox One for the next 9 months again in US, or the rest of the world forever.

Come the holiday, expect the crazy deals to start again.

I don't know anyone in the right mind who would buy an Xbox One now with the price flip-flopping literally month by month.

It shows absolutely no confidence in the product if you constantly have to attach special promotions or price cuts or free trips to the moon for the console to shift off shelves.

 

[jmaine_ph]

I'm not believing that 100k math until I see some numbers.

 

[GnawtyDog]

Let's not get too comfortable with 100K just yet. Could be more, could be less.

Yep...unless we get piecharts it's buttocks all over again.

 

[theprodigy]

rofl at everyone assuming 100k refers to XB1/PS4 despite the context clearly indicating it's about the Wii U

 

[shinra-bansho]

All data should come in the form of candy bars from now on.

 

[shadowsdarknes]

Sony lost a good opportunity to sell well in the holidays. The XBone is murdering it (or at least did so in the most important time of the year).

No they didn't.

 

[Mory Dunz]

So it's somewhere near 200k then?


Eh, I don't even care. Why am I getting caught up too lol

 

[Aquamarine]

All data should come in the form of candy bars from now on.

nah i prefer pokemon videos

 

[CosmicQueso]

We've already calculated numbers and thats pretty much what it is.

Incorrect, by a multiple.

 

[arevin01]

Has there even been a month where PS4 destiny tops XB1? We're 3 months in and this is quite odd. The PS4 Destiny Console bundle could be argued back then but I don't think that argument can be made here.

 

[Neuromancer]

Except it's not permanent.

Riiiiiight

 

[Canucked]

Wow 360.

 

[Exterminieren]

I'm staggered that Smash Bros. did as well this year as it did. For a version on the anemic 3DS and dying Wii U to make the annual Top Ten is one hell of a result.

 

[miDnIghtEr20C]

Great sales all around... great software sales for the Xbox One.

 

[King Beyond the wall]

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articl...games-industry-to-usd13-1-billion-in-2014-npd

After 14 months on the market, cumulative sales of PS4 and Xbox One exceed the Xbox 360 and PS3 cumulative 14 month total by 65 percent,

*math*

PS4 and Xbox One combined around 2.33 million

So with the ~100k difference as stated in this thread we are looking at approx

1.22 million - Xbox One
1.11 million - PS4

 

[Duxxy3]

I know there were bundles, but I am still shocked at how well Destiny sold on the XB1.

Looking at those December software titles you would think that the U.S. is becoming Xbox land again.

360 still doing incredibly well in software. I would imagine that the 360 sold more than any other console in 2014 (probably in 2015 as well).

 

[Mpl90]

rofl at everyone assuming 100k refers to XB1/PS4 despite the context clearly indicating it's about the Wii U

Everyone loves a candy bar!

 

[Bgamer90]

MS made a very smart move if the trend with the multiplat sales continues in America for the rest of the year alongside the cheaper price of the console.

8 out of 9 multiplats in the top 10 selling better on Xbox One than the PS4 when the latter has the higher userbase. Very surprising.

 

[Loudninja]

Sony lost a good opportunity to sell well in the holidays. The XBone is murdering it (or at least did so in the most important time of the year).

Yeah they only sold 4 million during this holiday season ww.

 

[Dragonborn]

Sony lost a good opportunity to sell well in the holidays. The XBone is murdering it (or at least did so in the most important time of the year).

Are you seriously implying the PS4 didn't sell well? What?

 

[RoKKeR]

The PS4 dominating globally doesn't mean they can't lower the price in the US where it hasn't won in two months.

That is just a stupid business decision. I'm sorry, it just is.

They will when they need to.

 

[WinterSoldier]

Based on those annual software sale numbers we learn 2 things:

1. People buy the same games every single year.

2. Xbox owners love first person shooters.

 

[vinnygambini]

nah i prefer pokemon videos

tell me more Aqua

Side note, where in da hell is dat Ninty press release!