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All these PS4 > XB1 predictions. If they can't win a month with a mainline Halo then something is wrong.
My prediction still has XBO>PS4, though I'm extremely unsure of my predictions....
All these PS4 > XB1 predictions. If they can't win a month with a mainline Halo then something is wrong.
TitanFall is no Halo 5.
Yeah, I agree. Titanfal indeed had much better marketing campaign.
Pre season is definitely over. This thread has more posts than the past 2 NPD threads, and will pass July's by next week.
Interesting times.
Pre season is definitely over. This thread has more posts than the past 2 NPD threads, and will pass July's by next week.
Interesting times.
All these PS4 > XB1 predictions. If they can't win a month with a mainline Halo then something is wrong.
Something already "went wrong".
All these PS4 > XB1 predictions. If they can't win a month with a mainline Halo then something is wrong.
Does anyone know if xbox og outsold ps2 when halo launched?
TitanFall is no Halo 5.
TitanFall was available on other platforms too so there's really no comparison here.
Going with an NPD avatar while posting in an NPD thread just in time for holiday when the thread is scrutinized the most by those cats?
And I thought these threads might be kind of boring this year.
Welcome, new thread member. GL HF
Aqua, you're not fooling anyone.
Yeah that person is a little freaking me out.
I'm curious if thats someone actually from NPD or not
Even using the brand new NPD branding they just rolled out a few weeks ago...
Since PS4 will win October, I say yes. Very likely.Is the winner of october likely to win nov/dec too?
Not entirely. The intent is for the game to drive ecology buy-in, yes. But when the ecology itself is a less attractive place to be, even the best incentive won't have as much effect.But now saying: Halo is not selling well because the Xbox sells so weak is putting shoes on before the trousers.
Not entirely. The intent is for the game to drive ecology buy-in, yes. But when the ecology itself is a less attractive place to be, even the best incentive won't have as much effect.
Basically, I'm saying Halo is still pulling its weight--best-selling first-party, biggest digital first week, big console bump--in a way that Fable or Splinter Cell aren't. Those are crumbled tentpoles. Halo is a giant trunk that can only do so much for a shrunken tent.
Halo doing 1.5 million (give or take a bit) is still a massive launch. I mean its a huge franchise still, its just not anywhere near what it was at its peak. With micro transactions etc. though I'm sure its highly profitable
Aqua, you're not fooling anyone.
Aqua, you're not fooling anyone.
Hmm, you seem to get your data pretty easily from your posts. That and your username and avatar make me feel suspicious about your identity. I got my eyes on you.Sales of Sony's PlayStation 4 U.S. Console Hardware in 2015 are down year-to-date (as of Sep-15) from 2014 by -7%.
Sep-14's 538K is simply one data point that conveys a comparable example around the same pre-holiday timeline to the $50 pricecut in Oct-15.
Because of the PS4's generally-diminished performance (on average), I believe it won't live up to such a threshold. That's why my prediction for this "U.S. Hardware Predictions" topic is 420K.
I really do wonder how Halo 5 sold.
I will say, on twitch, it is doing EXTREMELY poorly. No joke, a week after it came out, not only was it out of the top 10, it was all the way down to like the 33rd game being played.
Even at launch, it only topped out at 22k people watching.
Not sure if that says anything or not.
Would be funny if NPD_george's "predictions" were exactly accurate come Tuesday.
Hmm, you seem to get your data pretty easily from your posts. That and your username and avatar make me feel suspicious about your identity. I got my eyes on you.
Would NPD numbers be done this early?
George is just a name to cover up his/her true identity. Tomorrow I could have an alt. account by the name of Ryan96 and you guys wouldn't even know it was me.But his name is George. What can possibly go wrong?
Yeah, I agree. Titanfal indeed had much better marketing campaign.
The WiiU will take October, you fools.
It did when Halo 2 launched. OGBox was the best selling console in Nov+Dec 2004, but the PS2 was pretty close to it.
Is the winner of october likely to win nov/dec too?
I think that is what he wants people to believe.Are you from the NPD group? because using their logo and your name tag might confuse some people.
I really do wonder how Halo 5 sold.
I will say, on twitch, it is doing EXTREMELY poorly. No joke, a week after it came out, not only was it out of the top 10, it was all the way down to like the 33rd game being played.
Even at launch, it only topped out at 22k people watching.
Not sure if that says anything or not.
Hello, NeoGAF forums. This is my first post on the NeoGAF, and I thought I'd kick it off by participating in this "NPD (U.S. Hardware) Predictions" game:
[PS4] 420K
[XB1] 360K
[3DS] 100K
[WIU] 80K
With my prediction I expect moderate, yet disappointing gains for U.S. Console Hardware on Thursday's data release.
October 2014 was weak for Microsoft's Xbox One, so the launch of the Halo 5: Guardians software SKU will likely more than double last year's sales, given how 2012's Halo 4 had a dramatic effect on Xbox 360 sales (270.2K in October 2012 bumped up to 1258.5K for November 2012)
However, from reports from this NeoGAF topic it appears that the U.S. Physical Retail launch of Halo 5: Guardians will suffer steep declines from the previous iteration (perhaps compensated by an increase in digital and non-USA sales?), so the overall effect on Xbox One sales will be far more negligible than its predecessor.
Sony's PlayStation 4 has a $50 price cut, but I believe that year-over-year growth will be tempered because it is offset by cooling demand for the product.
I expect Nintendo's Wii U to remain virtually unchanged from its September performance, as their 'Mario Maker' SKU continues to draw a niche but steady crowd to the system.
I hope that these video game consoles defy my expectations as the industry always benefits when both consoles succeed.
297K, but I was primarily referring to lackluster performance v. PS4 Sep-14's 538K with that comment.
Aqua, you're not fooling anyone.
I disagree is the "cooling demand for PS4" as the recent Q4 shipment numbers show growth over last year with an incredible 4 million shipped. This may be true of the US market however just not the world at large so I'll concede that possibility but still doubt that is the case here.
Aqua, you're not fooling anyone.
Well, to be fair, Sony was gearing up for the price drop, so it was smart to ship more units to avoid shortages. Still, makes me wonder how the shipment numbers are higher than expected in Q2 and Q3 2015 when the US is slightly down YoY. Europe and emerging markets must be huge for the PS4.PS4 sales down on Q3 calendar year in US, still Sony shipped 0.7m million more WW.
It's possible that sales are up in others markets and it's possible too that Sony overshipped PS4 in the last quarter.
Well, to be fair, Sony was gearing up for the price drop, so it was smart to ship more units to avoid shortages. Still, makes me wonder how the shipment numbers are higher than expected in Q2 and Q3 2015 when the US is slightly down YoY. Europe and emerging markets must be huge for the PS4.
Well, to be fair, Sony was gearing up for the price drop, so it was smart to ship more units to avoid shortages. Still, makes me wonder how the shipment numbers are higher than expected in Q2 and Q3 2015 when the US is slightly down YoY. Europe and emerging markets must be huge for the PS4.
Well, to be fair, Sony was gearing up for the price drop, so it was smart to ship more units to avoid shortages. Still, makes me wonder how the shipment numbers are higher than expected in Q2 and Q3 2015 when the US is slightly down YoY. Europe and emerging markets must be huge for the PS4.
Yeah, I use the US as a third of the PS4's global sales in my estimations and so far it seems quite accurate.Well we already the US isn't even half of PS4's market. Close to a third maybe.
Well, not in my country, at least, although I already know more people who own a PS4 than those who own a PS3 here. But yeah, overall, I would say Asia is a big deal for the PS4, aside from Japan. I know it's typically a joke, but I wonder how well the PS4 is doing in China. Also, the Middle East is quite a big market for the PS4.I think Asia has become a big factor for the PS4's sales. There was a graph somewhere that showed that the PS4 was outpacing the PS3 and even the PS2 in Asia, I believe.
I think Asia has become a big factor for the PS4's sales. There was a graph somewhere that showed that the PS4 was outpacing the PS3 and even the PS2 in Asia, I believe.
Going with an NPD avatar while posting in an NPD thread just in time for holiday when the thread is scrutinized the most by those cats?
And I thought these threads might be kind of boring this year.
Welcome, new thread member. GL HF