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The PS4 seen its biggest week for console hardware since launch in the UK
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wapplew
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Sale threads are funny.
One minutes we have missing 4K bluray is a mistake, slim design ugly, pro leap not big enough, days later we got no surprise, slim have better deal, more value.
All those knee jerk reactions over a week of sales report sometimes without numbers, just hilarious.
One minutes we have missing 4K bluray is a mistake, slim design ugly, pro leap not big enough, days later we got no surprise, slim have better deal, more value.
All those knee jerk reactions over a week of sales report sometimes without numbers, just hilarious.
RocknRola
Member
A bit of anecdotal evidence (mostly regarding the WD2 bundles): The store in which I bought TF2 yesterday had a big stack (at least 30 on display) of said WD2 bundles (Slim + WD2 +WD1) on friday. By Sunday, they only had regular Pro's and Slim's.
Super anecdotal and it's for a whole weekend (so 30 PS4's isn't all that much in a store that maybe got a few thousand visitors this weekend), but it may have actually been a good bundle WW, who knows.
Hmmmm but I was told the slim needed help 
Where most deal bundles with third party games? If so I think Sony can have seen a fair bit increase in revenue compared to last BF without accounting for sales volume increase given most sales would have been Slim which is cheaper to produce.
Where most deal bundles with third party games? If so I think Sony can have seen a fair bit increase in revenue compared to last BF without accounting for sales volume increase given most sales would have been Slim which is cheaper to produce.
Bruno MB
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PS4 - 142,578
Xbox One - 92,578
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articl...-and-moon-is-nintendos-biggest-ever-uk-launch
Xbox One - 92,578
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articl...-and-moon-is-nintendos-biggest-ever-uk-launch
RocknRola
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wow that is a big difference.. Also shows why XBOX didnt boast much about XBOX numbers over this Black Friday
"There was strong demand for Xbox hardware, accessories, games and Xbox Live engagement on Black Friday, based on initial results, with a strong start to the holiday season."
So 3DS, Wii U, Vita sold <40k..
Nightengale
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So this is... PlayStation Pro... power.
Xbox One did 134k last year.
It was even 180 in a few places. Sony took bf serious in the uk. Good prices and good bundles. Not surprised there's a huge difference I didn't feel like the xbox one bundles were particularly great here. Prices were more or less the same it's been for months.
Coulomb_Barrier
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Worryingly, it's one of the main two.
bitbydeath
Gold Member
Wow, Sony be closing in on that 50M real fast.
sems4arsenal
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Slim doing work, wonder how much Pros were sold as well.
Yautja_Warrior
Member
Not surprised PS4 sales were massive, some of the deals have been insanely good this year.
Crazy PS4 number.
Quite surprised to see XB1 down yoy compared to last Black Friday where it did 134k.
The XB1 deals were just as good as the PS4's from what I saw.
FIREKNIGHT2029
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PS4 is a beast. Sounds like all the naysayers were wrong and people do want the PS4 Pros and Slims.
jmaine_ph
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Xbox One had such great deals. I'm surprised to see it down YOY.
chromatic9
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OléGunner;225567187 said:
There were for some, but PS4 being sub £200 everywhere is a big deal. Xbox has been in this range for a few months.
Maximilian Kolbe
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OléGunner;225567187 said:
Looks like due to XB1 deals started before black friday.
And well, their main game all released before November already unlike last year.
YianGaruga
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PS4 dominance in Germany is ridiculous. Xbox One deals were just as good but it still has no chance
dead monkey uk
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Its even better than that John Lewis has PS4 Slim with U4 and FIFA for £199, including 2 year guarantee. Even GAME have several PS4 bundles with 2 games for £199.
I have been sitting on £210 worth of credit with Grainger Games waiting for a deal on the Pro, looks like Pro deals will be rare this year. I just know as soon as I buy, the free games/discounts will happen.
FIREKNIGHT2029
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~2 million WW?
It's barely going to clear 50 million by the end of the month, at that rate.
I think ~60 million by March 2017 is out of reach at this point.
Derp.
My bad, I misread and assumed it was 2 million for the whole month.
Good point yeah. This is like the first time in ages where the PS4 has been at XB1 levels of discounting.
Guess it really roped in a lot of people who've been holding out for lower pricing.
Uh huh consumers are used to the near fire sale levels of XB1 for quite a few months.
Gears 4 doesn't seem that much of a hardware driver like Halo 5, but it'll likely have legs on the chart for a while.
DangerMouse
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Yeah, they should totally do this, either way they need to bundle this game. The timing would be solid too just like Battlefront timed with the hype of the new Star Wars movie coming out. RDR2 is going to have so much hype behind it, both due to Rockstar and the reception of the last game.
They also need to bundle Spider-Man and really take advantage of that, whenever it comes.
Like Floex said, they are potentially in quite a strong position with the Pro (and cheap Slim) out a year earlier, and many more games (first/third plus Japanese) on the way overall, even more so if they stay aggressive on price when Scorpio launches a full year later.
RocknRola
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In a single week....
AnthonypUK
Member
Huh?
so you think from 1st October, to end of November, they're only going to ship the 2 million they sold this week? i don't think i've ever seen anyone wronger.
Maximilian Kolbe
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With current PS4 sales i doubt they need drop it to $299 with a game in one year.
Joke post ?
Aceofspades
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Those numbers tells you how miniscule NPD for Sony... There is a world out there, losing to xbox by 5k or even 50k in US and Uk last month has barely affected Sony's positions as market leaders. These losses are mitigated by Japan and rest of the world.
Playstation is HUGE worldwide.
This is why there aren't huge deal in NA for this BF. EU and Asia are way bigger for Sony and it's where they're building their fortune.
RocknRola
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Yeah, the important bit is it being for just a single week (and 1 day to go, at the time of the tweet). That means with BF alone they probably cleared (or at least reached) the 50million mark. They still have the entirety of December to sell more consoles. They should definitely hit 60 million by March, especially if games like Horizon manage to push hardware.
We don't know. PS4 was up YOY by 6.6% in the first quarter. We'll have to wait till January when there will be an update on total sales.
It's the biggest week since launch - so yes it's up YoY vs 2015
That's a weird thing to say. We know the PS4 shipped 47.4 million units by the end of September. It's pretty reasonable to assume that sold through numbers were around 45.5 million. It sold 235K in the US in October and since the US contributes roughly a third of global sales, it's safe to assume the PS4 sold 700K worldwide, raising the number to 46.2 million. With the PS4 selling 2 million in the busiest shopping week, the Pro launching earlier in the month and the weekends plus Cyber Monday sales yet to be factored in, it's not out of stretch to assume it will hit 51 million by the end of the month.
I don't think the PS4 will reach 60 million sold through by the end of March, though. Shipments, though? Definitely.
ethomaz
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142k is insane for a console in one week after launch.
It basically killed all the advantage XB1 had these last months in one week.
I thought you were talking about the UHD player for a second before realizing you meant the lead gains.
Acquiescence
Member
That's pretty nuts. The momentum of the PS4 will be mighty all through Q1 2017 as well. There's no let up.
jmaine_ph
Member
Duh. Thanks.
It's crazy because even MS said there sales would be down this holiday while Sony forecasted an increase but we kept hearing how the tides had changed.
Sangetsu-II
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I think they already passed it.