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Sony FY2015 Q2: PS4 shipment 4 million, cumulative sell in at 29.3 million
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GHG
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And this is the key thing here.
It proves that all people want at the end of the day is games. No bullshit, no in your face features that detract from the classic experience, just games.
Which is why I still feel that ultimately VR will be a mistake and that the mass market is not ready for it yet.
The game released as a PS1 classic and was the best if not the best selling PS3 classic on PSN. It's got an iOS port, PC port and an upcoming PS4 port and that's just the original game.
You're doubting what a remaster will do?
Agreed. Either that or sales of motion sickness medication is about to sky rocket.
Seems to me that the market could already be pretty saturated with people who have played the game, albeit in it's original form.
chromatic9
Member
Sony hiding it's MAU again
These things could be being used as door stops or Netflix for all we know.
These things could be being used as door stops or Netflix for all we know.
You're probably right. Obvious use of an expensive device.
StrongBlackVine
Banned
You are absolutely wrong about that. The reveal trailer has around 10 million views on YouTube. That ain't niche.
Oh come on. Now you're just disagreeing for the sake of it. Devil's advocate only works if both sides are at least somewhat feasible/reasonable. I can't see how anyone would honestly think that ports are saturating the market for the first remake of a game.
boredandlazy
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I actually use mine as both. It's holding my door open whilst I play Tearaway right now.
MatrixMan.EXE
Member
Yeah, those two bundles should do really well. Coupled with the price cut, holiday season looks to be a great one for them.
If you bought Tearaway you have permission to use the PS4 as whatever the hell you want. You have served your gaming community well.
boredandlazy
Member
Bought and finished it on Vita too.
Could even be a bit less if they ever bother getting us accurate PlayStation 2 and 3 numbers. I was calculating based on Sony having sold 366 million consoles, but they are supposed to have reached 370 in April even according to GAF.
Bought and finished it on Vita too.
God bless you sir/madam. God bless you.
GHG
Gold Member
Yep. When was the last time you saw someone talk about google glass for example?
This is the kind of stuff that is made by tech geeks for tech geeks.
I'm not doubting how good the experience itself might be (I'm sure its great) however the issues stem from physically having to wear a heavy device on your face.
sorry but once upon a time ... awhile ago
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=11957229&postcount=1042
maybe next decade ...
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=11957229&postcount=1042
maybe next decade ...
6,64 Worldwide ( shipped in Q3).
Well the Wii did cost $250 at the time. Sure that helped.
wow, how much you dig to recover this tweet. Must have done through the reserves of diamonds and oil to bring out this post.
Oooh Google Glass excellent example. Yep that pretty much vanished as far as I can tell. Yea I would not at all be surprised to see VR fall flat after saturating the enthusiast market. I just can't see it appealing to the mainstream.
The Wii had no competition because it sold to a completely different market than its competitors. A market that has entirely abandoned Nintendo and console gaming at large hence the underwhelming performance of the Wii U. The outlier of the Wii does not in the slightest diminish the impressive sales that the PS4 has managed.
Chobel
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wow, how much you dig to recover this tweet. Must have done through the reserves of diamonds and oil to bring out this post.
It's a famous post.
Aceofspades
Banned
Soon it will, PS4 sales won't drop like a rock on 4/5th year. Wii didn't even outsell PS1 let alone PS2.
Not that big of a monster when it all said and done.
wow, how much you dig to recover this tweet. Must have done through the reserves of diamonds and oil to bring out this post.
uncut edition is still amazing and maybe will remain amazing next decade
how amazing is sony turnover since 2009
I didn't say that the game would bomb, just that it wouldn't be a huge driving of PS4 sales etc which the poster I was replying to claimed.
I think that niche is probably too strong a word for what I was trying to communicate. It'll sell, but I just don't see it being some huge (GTA5 ???) sized sales phenom.
uncut edition is still amazing and maybe will remain amazing next decade
how amazing is sony turnover since 2009
That's nothing compared to this:
http://amir0x.ytmnd.com/
uncut edition is still amazing and maybe will remain amazing next decade
how amazing is sony turnover since 2009
Amazing how PS3 managed to outsell the 360 worldwide. That was the biggest reversal in the industry's history.
I hope Xbone remains competitive so Sony won't get cocky ever again, we need a industry where everyone pushes themselves to the limit.
That's like saying Gran Turismo, Halo, and Uncharted are echo chambers as well, which is about ~10 million in those massive chambers.
While I don't expect a JRPG to sell 10 million in 2017, it will still sell ~7 million, which should be higher than God of War & Gears.
i like you lol
Kenzodielocke
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Amir0x really was a mod, huh.
Beautiful Ninja
Member
The only games I can see outselling the Final Fantasy 7 remake on PS4 are the Grand Theft Auto games, some CoD games and Gran Turismo. I think FF 7 will be bigger than basically everything else on the platform.
Comparing PSVR to Google Glass is one hell of a lopsided comparison. Google Glass, the awkward thing you are meant to wear out in public, who's only benefit is a poor quality display floating in the corner of your vision to tell you what the weather is like or if you got a text message... hardly compares to something designed for living room use at home either by yourself or with a small gathering of friends/family, something which literally puts you in a game world and lets you interact naturally with that world. Be IN a Ferrari driving around Monza, stand ON the edge of a cliff overlooking the grand canyon, or a crater on the Moon... the two devices could not be more different.
VR delivers on it's promise in ways we could only have dreamed about a few short years ago. To overlook the huge ream of reaction videos from first timers trying these devices, to overlook the huge potential to change our world, and just lump it in with 3D glasses... madness. VR through word of mouth and public demo booths, will explode onto the wold's consciousness. Just wait until someone you know has it to try out, or it's on display at a local mall etc. Once people en masse, non gamers especially, see and experience VR, it will explode.
VR delivers on it's promise in ways we could only have dreamed about a few short years ago. To overlook the huge ream of reaction videos from first timers trying these devices, to overlook the huge potential to change our world, and just lump it in with 3D glasses... madness. VR through word of mouth and public demo booths, will explode onto the wold's consciousness. Just wait until someone you know has it to try out, or it's on display at a local mall etc. Once people en masse, non gamers especially, see and experience VR, it will explode.
people dont read reviews to watch a movie
Iirc, at the height of xbox one Live subscription fees in 360 twilight years, the Microsoft division Xbox is in was making about 1 billion operating income.
The numbers for Sony Video Games Division will only get bigger.
StrongBlackVine
Banned
I don't think any one expects it to sell like GTA or COD.
Dash_Riprock
Member
Hmm, where are the people "confused" as to why the PS4 is so successful?
Finale Fireworker
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I bought a PS3 late. Some time in 2011. I was a Nintendo-only player up until then, until RE4 changed my mind on what games could be. After a brief stint in PC, I settled on the console.
The reason I bought a PS3 over the 360 came down to a single factor: exclusives. PlayStation had Infamous, Uncharted, God of War, Heavy Rain, and a slew of remasters that made the purchase simple. I didn't know which games I actually wanted to play, I didn't know much about any of them. But this late in the lifecycle, multiplats plus all these exclusives seemed much more appealing than multiplats plus Halo and Gears.
I ended up loving my PS3. And by the quick turnaround between my purchase and the launch of the PS4, I already trusted the PlayStation brand. I trusted that they would deliver unique experiences I couldn't get anywhere else.
Last of Us ended up being the nail in that coffin. Last of Us gave new meaning to "only on PlayStation."
I bought a PS4 at launch. The only two games I played for the first year were Tomb Raider: DE and Last of Us Remastered. But I didn't regret my purchase, because I bought my PS4 on a promise I felt that Sony made to me. That, eventually, I would have experiences I could only get from their machine.
And I already feel that that has been delivered. Between Bloodborne and Until Dawn, I am contented by my decision. PlayStation takes care of me. PlayStation loves me. PlayStation makes me feel powerful and beautiful and like I'm the only player in the world.
And that's why I am announcing that I am going to marry my PlayStation 4. I am writing this from a small yacht, accompanied by an ordained minister/sea captain, and soon we will be Mr. and Mr. PlayStation 4.
Can't believe how much I'm crying over this. So embarrassing!! rt if you cry every time
The reason I bought a PS3 over the 360 came down to a single factor: exclusives. PlayStation had Infamous, Uncharted, God of War, Heavy Rain, and a slew of remasters that made the purchase simple. I didn't know which games I actually wanted to play, I didn't know much about any of them. But this late in the lifecycle, multiplats plus all these exclusives seemed much more appealing than multiplats plus Halo and Gears.
I ended up loving my PS3. And by the quick turnaround between my purchase and the launch of the PS4, I already trusted the PlayStation brand. I trusted that they would deliver unique experiences I couldn't get anywhere else.
Last of Us ended up being the nail in that coffin. Last of Us gave new meaning to "only on PlayStation."
I bought a PS4 at launch. The only two games I played for the first year were Tomb Raider: DE and Last of Us Remastered. But I didn't regret my purchase, because I bought my PS4 on a promise I felt that Sony made to me. That, eventually, I would have experiences I could only get from their machine.
And I already feel that that has been delivered. Between Bloodborne and Until Dawn, I am contented by my decision. PlayStation takes care of me. PlayStation loves me. PlayStation makes me feel powerful and beautiful and like I'm the only player in the world.
And that's why I am announcing that I am going to marry my PlayStation 4. I am writing this from a small yacht, accompanied by an ordained minister/sea captain, and soon we will be Mr. and Mr. PlayStation 4.
Can't believe how much I'm crying over this. So embarrassing!! rt if you cry every time