All purpose Sales and Sales Rumours and Anecdotes [2020 Edition]

[ultragpu]

PS5 has got to be $499 right? Even if Sony cuts the Pro down to $299 at year end no way they're selling the latest next gen console only $100 more than a mid gen upgrade that doesn't even have a 4k disc player.

 

[Shifty Geezer]

Usually Sony was posting large decreases of profits or significant losses near the end of a generation due to R&D costs.
Numbers look much better than what they were showing traditionally

I guess that proves there isn't a PS5 after all because Sony aren't investing in it.

 

[BRiT]

My guess is after NextGen hits, neither side will make any more last-gen midgen consoles (4Pros or OneXs). They will burn through that inventory and that's that. They will have NextGen at the top and then last-gen base at the bottom of the price regions.

 

[chris1515]

Plus must be contributing a lot to that.

The rise of digital sales (Games and MTX/DLC) is the biggest contributor.

PlayStation Network generated over $12.48B in 2019 thanks to :

PlayStation Store ($9.28B) through Games and Add-on content (MTX, DLC, etc...) purchases
PS Services ($3.20B) with PS+ and PS Now

2019 is the 2nd highest revenue ever generated by PlayStation Network (#2 for PS Store ; #1 for Services) and during that year :
103 million players each spent ~ $90.14 on average on the PlayStation Store*
about 40m PS+/PS Now subscribers spent ~ $6.66/month on average ($79.92/year)**
*calculated by the following formula : "Yearly Total Spending on PS Store" / "MAU at the end of the year"
**calculated by the following formula : "Yearly Network Services Revenue" / "Amount of PS+ & PS Now subscribers at the end of the year"

 

[dobwal]

Xbox elite 2 is the fifth fastest selling console accessory in the US after 3 months. It is behind 2 Kinect bundles, the ds4 and the Wii move + controller. Not by unit sales but rather dollar amount.

https://venturebeat.com/2020/02/14/xbox-elite-series-2-is-one-of-the-fastest-selling-gamepads-ever/

 

[AlphaWolf]

Xbox elite 2 is the fifth fastest selling console accessory in the US after 3 months. It is behind 2 Kinect bundles, the ds4 and the Wii move + controller. Not by unit sales but rather dollar amount.

https://venturebeat.com/2020/02/14/xbox-elite-series-2-is-one-of-the-fastest-selling-gamepads-ever/

Maybe they should try a gold inlay version for 10x as much. It could push them to first.

 

[Shifty Geezer]

Xbox elite 2 is the fifth fastest selling console accessory in the US after 3 months. It is behind 2 Kinect bundles, the ds4 and the Wii move + controller. Not by unit sales but rather dollar amount.

https://venturebeat.com/2020/02/14/xbox-elite-series-2-is-one-of-the-fastest-selling-gamepads-ever/

Normally we'd call that 'top grossing' rather than 'faster selling'. No idea what NPD are doing here ranking 'top selling' peripherals by dollar value.

 

[Globalisateur]

Normally we'd call that 'top grossing' rather than 'faster selling'. No idea what NPD are doing here ranking 'top selling' peripherals by dollar value.

They are simply hiding the most interesting numbers. Probably because they want to sell you the real information (for a ridiculously high price).

 

[PSman1700]

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/...x4difDKscgfX7dzkg6T1bEFOIFiR77FO827fevoP1k9H4

 

[BRiT]

Source Tweet:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1228321565714124801

"An interesting takeaway from the US NPD report is that PS4 and XB1 hardware sales in Jan 2020 are considerably lower than PS3 and 360 were in Jan 2013.

Next-gen consoles are around the corner but both are declining sharper than expected.

Switch continues to remain steady."​

 

[manux]

If ps5 ends up being 499$ I wouldn't be surprised to see ps4 sales climb back up somewhat. Some of those people waiting for ps5 likely would end up wanting to buy cheaper option and opt to upgrade later on (thanks BC). Especially so if sony can lower ps4 entry price to 199$.

 

[upnorthsox]

If ps5 ends up being 499$ I wouldn't be surprised to see ps4 sales climb back up somewhat. Some of those people waiting for ps5 likely would end up wanting to buy cheaper option and opt to upgrade later on (thanks BC). Especially so if sony can lower ps4 entry price to 199$.

$229 and $279 might be good spots for them too. That's gives them some room for holiday deals when the ps5 is sold out.

 

[Shifty Geezer]

PS4 sales will probably climb back up if it got a good price cut. A 7nm PS4 Mini with Flash instead of HDD, maybe download only, push for <£150, I can see doing well.

 

[AlphaWolf]

Did they ever release any numbers for the xb1 digital edition?

 

[BRiT]

Did they ever release any numbers for the xb1 digital edition?

Only the price.

 

[BRiT]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1236786420364324869

Halo: The Master Chief Collection is currently the best selling game Worldwide on Steam.
The lift comes after the recent release of Halo CE into the Collection It seems sales spikes will happen with each game added.
If Halo Infinite delivers high quality, could be huge on PC​

 

[milk]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1236786420364324869

Halo: The Master Chief Collection is currently the best selling game Worldwide on Steam.
The lift comes after the recent release of Halo CE into the Collection It seems sales spikes will happen with each game added.
If Halo Infinite delivers high quality, could be huge on PC​

Funny that CE is what did it for the title, when it has very little difference to the original pc port of the game 20 years ago.
The MCC CE is a good PC port of a One port of a 360 port of a mediocre PC port of a XboxOG game.

 

[PSman1700]

Good games make for good sales ,)

 

[iroboto]

Funny that CE is what did it for the title, when it has very little difference to the original pc port of the game 20 years ago.
Its MCC CE is a good PC port of a One port of a 360 port of a mediocre PC port of a XboxOG game.

its sort of interesting that when we look at the sales of this title, it continues to just keep selling. It does indicate to a degree that they lost their fanbase somewhere along the line.

 

[chris1515]

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/artic...ning-with-video-game-sales-during-coronavirus

Videogame sales surge during confinement.