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Is the winner of october likely to win nov/dec too?
NPD for November will be won on Black Friday, so who knows..But Sony does have a ton of momentum headed into November with those Star Wars and COD Bundle preorders...
Is the winner of october likely to win nov/dec too?
NPD for November will be won on Black Friday, so who knows..But Sony does have a ton of momentum headed into November with those Star Wars and COD Bundle preorders...
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
PS4 will win november. Black Friday ads show that PS4 will also be sold at $299. Xbox One will sell big, but will not outsell PS4.
Not cool even if it is joke.
What happened to Aqua anyway?
got caught by npd and forced to give up her gaf account or lose her job
Oh, I agree, but really we don't know yet for sure...I would predict a PS4 win as well, without much thought...I just still can't believe MS is trying to play the price parity game...
I agree with the"MS wants to maximize profits this holiday" narrative... However, it's hard to forget the sales they offered last year...I expected them to have some crazy deals this year, despite saying multiple times they would probably stick with pack ins and gift cards without big price discounts....I mean, it's post season, and they have to have some crazy deals somewhere this BF outside of the current deals right??? Maybe they simply don't....
Oh, I agree, but really we don't know yet for sure...I would predict a PS4 win as well, without much thought...I just still can't believe MS is trying to play the price parity game...
I agree with the"MS wants to maximize profits this holiday" narrative... However, it's hard to forget the sales they offered last year...I expected them to have some crazy deals this year, despite saying multiple times they would probably stick with pack ins and gift cards without big price discounts....I mean, it's post season, and they have to have some crazy deals somewhere this BF outside of the current deals right??? Maybe they simply don't....
Wow, is that really what happened or are you joking? If true, I'm kind of surprised they didn't just fire her straight up for leaking the numbers.
Oh, I agree, but really we don't know yet for sure...I would predict a PS4 win as well, without much thought...I just still can't believe MS is trying to play the price parity game...
I agree with the"MS wants to maximize profits this holiday" narrative... However, it's hard to forget the sales they offered last year...I expected them to have some crazy deals this year, despite saying multiple times they would probably stick with pack ins and gift cards without big price discounts....I mean, it's post season, and they have to have some crazy deals somewhere this BF outside of the current deals right??? Maybe they simply don't....
true unfortunately
The problem with this comparison is that Halo is very US-Centric, Assassin's Creed for example sells less than 1.5 million on NPD (aside from AC3), and most Assassin's Creed games end up selling 10+ million. That's why 1.5 million for Halo on NPD is bad, if the US can't pull its weight, the franchise has no hope of selling anywhere near as well as it used to, like not even close.
Grimløck;184626065 said:[PS4] 420k
[WIU] 42k
[XB1] 420k
So I don't agree with the "they can't drop price", but I do think they're just not going to. They're probably all about profits and content seeing as how it's unlikely (not impossible) for them to catch up to Sony now.
Grimløck;184626065 said:[PS4] 420k
[WIU] 42k
[XB1] 420k
You should agree though. They're still selling 349$ Xbone at loss.
Let's say they did drop the price and had similar performance to last holiday season. The same scenario would probably happen again where the PS4 outsells Xbox One for most of 2016 despite being more expensive while Xbox continues to de-value its product.
Isn't the gap also larger this year than it was going into last holiday season?
Any word on whose winning October? I haven't been in this thread lately.
If you had a monopoly on the numbers and people were willing to pay a shitload of money to get access... Would you spread them for free?I wish thins industry would be open and just release numbers. No need to feel ashamed.
I wish this industry would be open and just release numbers. No need to feel ashamed.
If you had a monopoly on the numbers and people were willing to pay a shitload of money to get access... Would you spread them for free?
And about "no need to be ashamed "...
This is exactly the big question this month.
http://venturebeat.com/2015/11/07/microsoft-works-with-gamestop-to-help-xbox-one-combat-playstation-4-black-ops-iii-bundle/
Looks like Microsoft is going with the 'Buy an Xbox, get ANY game free' strategy to combat Sony marketing deals. I assume we'll see the same with Battlefront?
Abdiel, how Tomb Raider preorders shaping up?
Abdiel, how is Tomb Raider bundle doing?
Erm...
I feel like that if Best Buy negotiated to get it as a special bundle for our stores, we got screwed. Let me put it that way.
But deal already exists somewhere???
Abdiel, how Tomb Raider preorders shaping up?
He commented on Tomb Raider earlier in the thread.
Edit: This is about the bundle, maybe he can comment on pre-orders for the game.
I think my launch PS4 is dying, it randomly goes into sleep mode (sometimes just minutes after I turn it on) and it likes to randomly spit out discs (specially while playing).
I'm gonna have to check Gamestop today, their site says $250 trade in value for pro members, but I don't believe that lol.
In the end it might be that I buy my second PS4 this month, I guess I will have an impact on NPD for the first time in years!
I have no idea why I'm awake at 6am EST...
I have no idea why I'm awake at 6am EST...
But, hey. Um. Tomb Raider preorders last time I checked (And if I'm wrong when I go in next, I'll update) were not looking that impressive. It has copies ordered, but the XB1 was the weakest platform for the franchise anyway, and it's releasing on Fallout Day, so to speak, as I commented earlier.
I'm sure Square will accept whatever they get because they *are* releasing other versions of the game down the line since it's not a permanent exclusive and they got a ton of money out of it (purely speculative, but I doubt the gave this deal up for a penny, despite what people seem to assume).
Basically, I don't think it's going to be utterly pathetic. But it certainly won't look great by any means the franchises has been weighted on previously from the trend I'm seeing. Bundle though? It's got some preorders, but it's got basically zero buzz around it, releasing on the same day as a much bigger title.
(I'll also clarify - These are all considerations based around Tomb Raider's brand and ability to sell. Tales of Zestiria and Dragon Quest Heroes will both almost certainly sell vastly less, but still not be considered disappointments by comparison, just due to reasonable expectations.)
There are a few fixes for the disc-spitting. My launch ps4 did it on and off for a while, as very annoying back when I played Destiny and I'd be kicked out of multiplayer events. Some rubber feet, rather than the screw-twiddling, worked for mine. Auto sleep mode is not something I've ever encountered.
Thanks again for the infos.
http://venturebeat.com/2015/11/07/microsoft-works-with-gamestop-to-help-xbox-one-combat-playstation-4-black-ops-iii-bundle/
Looks like Microsoft is going with the 'Buy an Xbox, get ANY game free' strategy to combat Sony marketing deals. I assume we'll see the same with Battlefront?
Always difficult to measure an impact if you don't know what would have happened if you had reacted differently.They did the same thing with Destiny last year, I can't remember the impact it had on actual sales.
Yeah, I use the US as a third of the PS4's global sales in my estimations and so far it seems quite accurate.
Holy shit. I forgot Tomb Raider existed. Is that being sent to die or what?
Seems once UC4 got delayed MS lost all interest in it.