All purpose sales and sales rumors/anecdotes thread next gen+
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It says sold to consumers, if you take their word for it.
There were quite a few on these forums.
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I wouldn't say quite a few (no one I can recall). Some of us said sales slowed down in the second half of December, which still could be true.
Anyway, good sales for MS. Definitely higher than I thought (~2.4-2.6M).
Like I have been saying all along, January numbers will be interesting.
Anyway, good sales for MS. Definitely higher than I thought (~2.4-2.6M).
Like I have been saying all along, January numbers will be interesting.
There were idiots predicting 5:1 sell through...
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I haven't seen anyone predict 5:1 since before launch, and even then it was unrealistic. If anyone predicted 5:1 recently, they are delusional indeed.
They were delusional predicting it at any time.
It will be interesting in January and February, but they've sold better than I thought they would.
I think if I were MS, I would sell a $499 bundle with Titanfall in March. With the hype that game is receiving, I think it would move a lot of units. Then a price drop at E3 to match PS4's price.
I think if I were MS, I would sell a $499 bundle with Titanfall in March. With the hype that game is receiving, I think it would move a lot of units. Then a price drop at E3 to match PS4's price.
With the next 343i game this year, they might not see a need to do that just yet. Seems premature. I could see them trying to pack more "value" in with a larger hdd for the holidays or simply download codes of year-old titles (if anything). *shrug*
If they're sell well, sure. There's no need to lower price, but I think the price will slowly become a bigger factor as the number of people willing to buy at $499 dwindles.
I'd like for them to aggressive on the price front (I'd like both companies to be) as I think they need to grab market share quickly and get as many people into the new ecosystems as quickly as possible.
I'd like for them to aggressive on the price front (I'd like both companies to be) as I think they need to grab market share quickly and get as many people into the new ecosystems as quickly as possible.
The first mentioning of anything that looks like a slowdown in sales was very recent (consoles on shelves!).
But noone knew if it was because Microsoft had more in stock (very likely since they launched in half the countries that Sony did) or because the sales slowed down. I would guess that it's a combination of more units allocated for the US combined with a slowdown.
Depends on the country though. In certain parts of Europe -say Spain for instance, which is the second country in the world after Japan with the largest PS fanbase- where Sony are more popular they could look over the purchasing trends and determine a price drop could be a good idea.
More friends on Xbox Live, nice so many people bought the console. Microsoft said that missing 8 of the initially planned 21 international markets was the worst part of launch.
http://www.neowin.net/news/microsof...-planned-markets-was-the-worst-part-of-launch
Those markets are Belgium, Finland, Denmark, The Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, Sweden and Russia.
This number as well as the PS4 number will be first steps to disproving the "console are dying" theories from so called analysts who used the declining sales from the tail end of a generation as proof.
Well, I guess we'll just have to wait for more data before predicting anything meaningful (like the wiiu's first 6 months).
These numbers don't do that yet. One need only point to Wii U - 3 million sold just as quickly, and that was it. Not that I believe that'll happen with either current-gen console, but a strong launch isn't proof of anything, and we'll need sustained sales to disprove the naysayers.
Where do you get that info? I doubt there are more PS owners in Spain than USA or UK.
Hence the use of "first steps". Its an acknowledgement that the intial holiday figures aren't enough but a step in the right direction.
We keep getting comments about a price drop but as far as we know from what has been reported that the XB1 is priced at the BOM. How is MS going to cut the cost and if they do cut the cost wouldn't that imply a potential cut in price for PS4 as well? Granted a silicon shrink would allow them to cut cost in a material way but we're a ways a way from that....
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