MrFunSocks
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Current gen, obviously. No one cares about the previous gen at this stage, especially for cross gen games.Even more shocking news the PS5 does not have the biggest install base, that would be the PS4.
Current gen, obviously. No one cares about the previous gen at this stage, especially for cross gen games.Even more shocking news the PS5 does not have the biggest install base, that would be the PS4.
So Guardians of the Galaxy needed to look and feel similar to the movies in the first place...why exactly?I couldn't disagree more. I played about four hours with a friend. It has the GOTG name and characters but it has none of the personality from the film's and to be honest the characters don't feel like they have any personality at all with the exception of Rocket. For me, the game falls flat on its face with something bad to counter act everything good in the game.
Because they get reported?Why bother posting physical sales that do not include Digital.
yeah but given the ways to access the games are completely different today from 10 years ago the image we have from these data is really distortedBecause they get reported?
yeah but given the ways to access the games are completely different today from 10 years ago the image we have from these data is really distorted
This data could mean everything and nothing
Playstation announced 71% of their game sales were digital in 2020. That number has most likely grown since then.yeah but given the ways to access the games are completely different today from 10 years ago the image we have from these data is really distorted
This data could mean everything and nothing
It's interesting because it appears to be double-sided. There are huge upfront costs when starting up and running a subscription service like GamePass. And in addition you potentially have less 30% cuts from third-party games.Its a shame that the better game sold less than The Avengers which was a bad game to say the least.
Oh and the trend continues with the huge split for Playstation. It will be more one sided once more PS5s becomes available to satisfy the insane demand and once Gamepass becomes more popular on the Xbox side with people waiting for games to come to the service instead of purchasing them.
But the previous gen PS4 version just sold more than the Xbox version on Xbox One & Xbox Series combined.Current gen, obviously. No one cares about the previous gen at this stage, especially for cross gen games.
Playstation announced 71% of their game sales were digital in 2020. That number has most likely grown since then.
71% of PlayStation Games Sold in Q1 FY2021 Were Digital Download - PlayStation LifeStyle
71% of all PS4 and PS5 games sold in Q1 FY 2021 were digital download titles, showing that the majority of consumers prefer the convenience of digital over physical media.www.playstationlifestyle.net
Like in the US! Probably closed due to covid.What happened to stores in 2020?
yeah but given the ways to access the games are completely different today from 10 years ago the image we have from these data is really distorted
This data could mean everything and nothing
Why bother posting physical sales that do not include Digital.
Covid has only slightly sped up the digital adoption, it was already the majority of sales and was rapidly growing.What happened to stores in 2020?
Why report NPD numbers when it doesn't include the world?
This is the logic some are using here just because they don't like the numbers. It's data, a subset of data but data nonetheless. why are people complaining?
Because NPD is a near complete report of NA sales.Why report NPD numbers when it doesn't include the world?
This is the logic some are using here just because they don't like the numbers. It's data, a subset of data but data nonetheless. why are people complaining?
Covid increased it for sure. But like another poster said.What happened to stores in 2020?
Covid has only slightly sped up the digital adoption, it was already the majority of sales and was rapidly growing.
isn't about liking or not ...is like i post here Returnal physical sales in the main chain of electronic shops in italy (under 10k in more than 500 shops) it would make it look lots worst than it is and have basically no chance to get close to give an idea to who read about the truth of the sales final figure.Why report NPD numbers when it doesn't include the world?
This is the logic some are using here just because they don't like the numbers. It's data, a subset of data but data nonetheless. why are people complaining?
It has the GOTG name and characters but it has none of the personality from the film's and to be honest the characters don't feel like they have any personality at all with the exception of Rocket.
Most people cant still buy ps5 or series xCurrent gen, obviously. No one cares about the previous gen at this stage, especially for cross gen games.
It's always the same posters. Bernd, Kagey, Monarch, MrFunSocks and Pasterpl. Oh and they're all on the same side. Coincidence?
Derktron is back already?
I'm not sure how anyone can be on the side of sales?It's always the same posters. Bernd, Kagey, Monarch, MrFunSocks and Pasterpl. Oh and they're all on the same side. Coincidence?
Yes, every time someone tries to tell us that analysing ~5%-10% of the total game sales in a country tells us anything meaningful I will tell them that it isn’t. Like we’re talking a few thousand copies for number 1 here lol. All of the publishers are reporting ~90% of sales are digital these days. Physical is irrelevant in 2021.It's always the same posters. Bernd, Kagey, Monarch, MrFunSocks and Pasterpl. Oh and they're all on the same side. Coincidence?
Derktron is back already?
We don’t know how it sold because these numbers represent less than 10% of the actual game sales in the UK.I wonder if this will work to Microsofts/gamepass and the devs benefit, because sales are not high, why wouldn't the dev take a gamepass offer.
Say GOTG sells 1million on xbox, the dev makes $30million from xbox sales and Microsoft offer them $30million to be on gamepass, why wouldn't the publisher take that deal.
i don't think it's gamepass related. I think more xbox buyers are purchasing digital. its what i did.People are surprised by this? Many XBOX gamers won't buy it because they'll wait for it to come to GamePass. Games that perform poorly and more likely to come to GP as developers and publishers look to recoup their cash or make profit.
I couldn't disagree more. I played about four hours with a friend. It has the GOTG name and characters but it has none of the personality from the film's and to be honest the characters don't feel like they have any personality at all with the exception of Rocket. For me, the game falls flat on its face with something bad to counter act everything good in the game.
You're making way too many assumptions. physical sales are part of the picture, but there is also competing games & digital sales that are likely a factor. Right now on PS5 there isn't a lot of new titles to contend with.Xbox is pretty much becoming a GamePass Box.
These sales splits are brutal. How long will this continue before AAA publishers start signing major deals with Playstation instead of Xbox as they know that PS gamers will actually buy their games day one?
GamePass seems to be a double edged sword. On one hand it's keeping Xbox relevant in the eyes of gamers who are looking for the best deal in gaming but on the other hand it's strangling Xbox's AAA third party sales.
I'm not sure if Microsoft intended for this to happen when they came up with the idea of GP.
The news is interesting and worth discussing because the sales difference is 5:1. Do we think that PS sold Xbox 5:1 in the UK? I don't think it did.Shocking news. Console with biggest install base sells most copies.
Out of all the pointless things to console war over, physical game sales in uk is right up there with who shipped with the longest usb cable in terms of importance.
So we back to publishers will stop making games for Xbox based on physical sales in the UK?Xbox is pretty much becoming a GamePass Box.
These sales splits are brutal. How long will this continue before AAA publishers start signing major deals with Playstation instead of Xbox as they know that PS gamers will actually buy their games day one?
GamePass seems to be a double edged sword. On one hand it's keeping Xbox relevant in the eyes of gamers who are looking for the best deal in gaming but on the other hand it's strangling Xbox's AAA third party sales.
I'm not sure if Microsoft intended for this to happen when they came up with the idea of GP.
It's not, as the Ubisoft earnings have recently shown, and they had big discrepancies between Xbox and PS in these charts.The news is interesting and worth discussing because the sales difference is 5:1. Do we think that PS sold Xbox 5:1 in the UK? I don't think it did.
I also think it’s worth mentioning that while the percentage of Digital Edition PS5s out there is not as high as the XSS relative to the Series X, it still is an impactful number of consoles and consumers that don’t have access to physical copies on the PS5 side as well but are still buying games.Playstation announced 71% of their game sales were digital in 2020. That number has most likely grown since then.
71% of PlayStation Games Sold in Q1 FY2021 Were Digital Download - PlayStation LifeStyle
71% of all PS4 and PS5 games sold in Q1 FY 2021 were digital download titles, showing that the majority of consumers prefer the convenience of digital over physical media.www.playstationlifestyle.net
Every UK physical thread is like that, the same posts fantasizing about <3% of the total market. You get used to it .So we back to publishers will stop making games for Xbox based on physical sales in the UK?
Embarrassing.
According to GhostOfTsu I'm in every UK sales thread. So I must be used to it already.Every UK physical thread is like that, the same posts fantasizing about <3% of the total market. You get used to it .
The news is interesting and worth discussing because the sales difference is 5:1. Do we think that PS sold Xbox 5:1 in the UK? I don't think it did.
and this is the type of idea that misleading data thrown away without any context and other analyzes like this generate in people.Xbox is pretty much becoming a GamePass Box.
These sales splits are brutal. How long will this continue before AAA publishers start signing major deals with Playstation instead of Xbox as they know that PS gamers will actually buy their games day one?
GamePass seems to be a double edged sword. On one hand it's keeping Xbox relevant in the eyes of gamers who are looking for the best deal in gaming but on the other hand it's strangling Xbox's AAA third party sales.
I'm not sure if Microsoft intended for this to happen when they came up with the idea of GP.
Is it? I don’t have any insight but I assume it’s reports combined with statistics that has gone through some math algoritm. And digital sales can be excluded for some games and platforms but not for others. It is what it is but I seriously doubt that it’s complete. For all we know Minecraft might’ve sold more copies on a wednesday than the monthly winner.Because NPD is a near complete report of NA sales.
He said near complete, and it's true. It even has PC digital sales. NPD likely covers 90% of the US market. Meanwhile, UK physical is maybe 30% of the market at best.Is it? I don’t have any insight but I assume it’s reports combined with statistics that has gone through some math algoritm. And digital sales can be excluded for some games and platforms but not for others. It is what it is but I seriously doubt that it’s complete. For all we know Minecraft might’ve sold more copies on a wednesday than the monthly winner.
You just need to compare the 3:1, 4:1 or even 5:1 boxed ratios in favor of Playstation to the revenues that gets posted by both companies.I dont think we have UK PS5 sales numbers, and we certainly dont have Series console UK numbers, but i would guess PS5 is ahead at the moment, which would mean sales siding more with PS5 anyway.
Then take into account that XSS sales are what?, 40% total Series sales i think the financials said, and there was a thread on here a while ago saying that the the PS5 split between physical consoles and the digital consoples was 90/10 if i remember right as I guess Sony are making more money on the physical console so are making way more of them.
Then add in the fact that i would GUESS that the vast majority of people who bought a Series console also signed up for Gamepass, meaning that Xbox Series owners are probably way more settled in the digital sales market than PS5 where the majority of its sales have been the disk console.
Put it all together and i dont really see why any of this news is surprising.
I mean Playstation users were already at 71% digital a year ago or whenever that article eas dated, and are probably pushing 75% digitsl today, if not more. I wouldnt be surprised if Xbox users are 85% digital, maybe even 90% for the Series Xbox users anyway due to the high split of XSS owners, and probably Gamepass subscribers that have acclimatized many Xbox users to digital over the last 2 or 3 years.
I mean we will see it in a few months when we get 'bad' Forza Horizon 5 and Halo Infinite physical numbers, and then Microsoft will come out with their 5mil users, then 10mil users, etc, and on here we will get pages of posts like 'How can they have 10mil users when da UK physical thread showed da games only sold 5 copies!,. how can this beeeee!?!?!'
How you get 81%? You only removed physical PS4 purchasers from that number? Thats one way to do it.So because of 19% of last gen owners, we decided to punish 81% of next gen owners. Such a pro-consumer move.