Yep. Apparently that was why stock on ps4s was low to nonexistant. They were flushing the older stock to get the newer SKU in.
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December 2014 NPD (U.S. Hardware) Predictions - Closes January 13th
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Yep. Apparently that was why stock on ps4s was low to nonexistant. They were flushing the older stock to get the newer SKU in.
Good on them. This should do well for them.
CalamityPixel
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[360] 350k
[3DS] 750k
[PS3] 250k
[PS4] 980K
[WIU] 350k
[XB1] 1200K
[3DS] 750k
[PS3] 250k
[PS4] 980K
[WIU] 350k
[XB1] 1200K
I wonder if Sony will make a bundle with "The Order 1886"
I think The Order 1886 will do well.
Couldn't hurt offering a bundle akin to the Destiny bundle.
jhmtehgamr20xx
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What the hell happened? One moment I see your avatar and the very next second it's a grey wall. WTF?Just gonna quote myself here. Emphasis mine.
Didn't he have one of them Bisop Checks under his name? what the hell just happened?
Welfare
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RedAssedApe
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have a feeling it has to do with that zoey quinn thread and nothing with this. athough i could be wrong
Final Verdict
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IDK about profit, but I remember LOTF not doing that big in sales...then again I think they announced a sequel, so maybe it was good enough.
I stay away from them type of threads after I got banned for asking a question.
Aquamarine
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getting close
slavesnyder
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in steampunk design, with chrome and wood...
SwiftDeath
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Before I forget
[XB1] 1350k
[PS4] 1075k
[3DS] 665k
[WIU] 450k
[360] 370k
[PS3] 105k
[XB1] 1350k
[PS4] 1075k
[3DS] 665k
[WIU] 450k
[360] 370k
[PS3] 105k
Corpsepyre
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So, Xb1 is beating PS4 again this month?
Rebel Leader
THE POWER OF BUTTERSCOTCH BOTTOMS
Depends, When did the $50 deal end?
Only question is by how much. I think the new PS4 bundle might indicate an as big or bigger difference than November. Or it could be just Sony being nice.
theprodigy
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it ended right when December NPD ended, which is funny (they timed the 9 weeks perfectly over November/December NPD)
Aquamarine
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it wasn't coincidential
they timed it to follow the national retail federation calendar
SEGAvangelist
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Off-topic got him. It's a dangerous place.
Schrade
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Pretty sure it was that. It's a minefield trying to walk into one of those threads.
Looks like the PS4 just jumped ahead of the XB1 for the January 2015 best seller list:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/2015-01/videogames
http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/2015-01/videogames
Aquamarine
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we're going to see more and more of that as january 2015 progresses
the $349.99 -> $399.99 msrp jump is causing big slowdowns
SEGAvangelist
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Right. This isn't surprising at all. The TLoU bundle will only help Sony too.
It just amazes me that MS brought the price back up. They HAD to know that this is exactly what would happen...
FunkyPajamas
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Zoey Quinn thread.
Aquamarine
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ugh
people need to learn to just stay out of those threads if they have a controversial opinion
it's a really touchy subject and everything you say is scrutinised with a fine-tooth comb
Welfare
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Probably mid February.
They know.
perfectchaos007
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The holidays don't truly end until December NPD numbers are released.
theprodigy
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the real surprise is seeing the Wii U bundle that high up there (relatively)
Potential FH2/SSOD bundle? Maybe FH2 alone?
Out of curiosity, what kind of bundle at $399 would help them you think?
I don't really see anything that would be cost effective (after the $$ bleed of Nov-Dec) aside from FH2 or MCC.
FH2 looks to be an excellent game, but racers don't have that much pull outside of Europe these days.
So ... MCC bundle? Not sure that anyone that loves Halo that much would not already have a XB1 though, but it would be a pretty good value for sure.
slavesnyder
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they could add MCC to counter TLOA.
Truth spoken.
I would probably be banned 10 times over if i spoke what I thought about that whole thing. I stay far away from that thread and the journalism one.
Ahh, yeah. So many different topics to get banned from.
Doctor_Thomas
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Weird that so many people seem to XB1 over PS4. Did the demand carry across that much to December?
PS4 is going to win every month from now on. The XB1 is still close though. So far anyway.
Memorabilia
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It sort of boggles the mind that they didn't launch MCC with a system bundle option. It's MS's flagship franchise.
Then again perhaps they knew way ahead of time how rough around the edges it was going to be when they forced it out the door 6 months too soon. It probably would have felt like a swift kick to the nuts for all those brand new Xbone owners to fire up that mess as their very first game on next gen....
slavesnyder
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You never know. I think MS will lower the price again faster than you can say "Spencer-Effect".
And even if so. It's pre-season again.
Memorabilia
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It's baffling they raised the price back up at all. Once you've effectively conditioned customers to expect a lower price point over that long of a period of time you can't bump it back up. It just doesn't work. Basic psychology of sales/marketing 101. Sales slowdowns in this circumstance are a bit like seeing massive stormclouds and predicting rain.
Aquamarine
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well, the price cut is still in effect...
Ghost_Messiah
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Some very good advice for staying safe on NeoGAF. I've been using this forum for something like over a decade now; lurking for most of that time but still I learned a lot. If you see a thread where you have an opinion that's likely to enrage people and generate fire; it's always best to just evade the thread and not participate.
Getting back on-topic: Microsoft will almost certainly win the month but it'll be PS4 domination for the foreseeable future until Microsoft becomes competitive again. IMO they really should have made that price cut permanent. The price increase is just going to kill their momentum until E3. Hopefully they'll see their numbers plummet and actually do something to react.
Definitely going to be an interesting year. MS seem determined to take the NA market.