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RedAssedApe
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I love the 6 month wide goal posts
at least they increased it from just being holidays?
Liabe Brave
Member
It has to be, or less.
From ZhugeEX Twitter:
https://mobile.twitter.com/ZhugeEX
What was the original Xbox lifetime sales in the U.S.?
Seems like it was a great month for both Sony and Microsoft. Now we await the Switch storm.
https://mobile.twitter.com/ZhugeEX
What was the original Xbox lifetime sales in the U.S.?
Seems like it was a great month for both Sony and Microsoft. Now we await the Switch storm.
I'm sure this fall will be absolutely massive, although I'd expect most people who want those games will already own a PS4 or XBO, but I know I'll be surprised.
They had to since they lost the holidays...
+ what will likely be a very cheap PS4 Slim. I think 2017 will probably be their biggest year yet. (I know I'll likely be adding +1 to the column next year or in 2018)
Obliterator
Member
If that ends up being the case pretty crazy how razor close November and December this year ended up
jmaine_ph
Member
Yea I can see that.
PeregrinSe7en
Member
lol @ ms spin. fantastic stuff.
hope to get some numbers itt.
im thinking psx helped play a role in sonys holiday success.
hope to get some numbers itt.
im thinking psx helped play a role in sonys holiday success.
AyaisMUsikWhore
Member
Not surprising coming out of November but ok then sony.
Kind of confused at Microsoft comment but it's whatever. They gonna do what they gonna do.
Kind of confused at Microsoft comment but it's whatever. They gonna do what they gonna do.
Kacho
Member
Yup. No chance Rockstar sends it out to die with Knack 2 coming.
360 was supply constrained at launch I think.
Welfare
Member
14.5M. Xbox One was at ~14.3M in November. Now it is somewhere around 15.7M.
At this point in the console generation, I guess I was wrong. I honestly expected overall console sales wouldn't hit the benchmarks set by last generation, but XB1 and PS4 seem to be outperforming their predecessors significantly, and for PS4 as the market leader that's pretty incredible in the era of PCs and smartphones.
15-16M I believe
onemanasylum
Banned
Last few months the narrative has been "X1S is more desireable" lol, which was silly. X1s It was more of an incentive for current x1 owners to upgrade then current ps4 owners to ps4 slim, that's all it was mainly, things are going back to normal now with ps4 winning most months,
DriftingSpirit
Member
You mean OG Xbox?
People still believe RDR2 is coming in 2017?
We havent a gotten our first delay yet.
Shhhhh
Daniel Ahmad ‏@ZhugeEX
Fun Fact of the day.
The Xbox One has now outsold the original Xbox in the U.S.
It's also tracking ahead of the Xbox 360 when aligned
https://twitter.com/ZhugeEX/status/819685359508451329
Fun Fact of the day.
The Xbox One has now outsold the original Xbox in the U.S.
It's also tracking ahead of the Xbox 360 when aligned
https://twitter.com/ZhugeEX/status/819685359508451329
jmaine_ph
Member
With price cuts to combat Scorpio
It's good for console wars, but the gap in either direction doesnt mean much when it's pretty minor in terms of both consoles' ltd sales. I think we are far enough into the generation to call a SNES/Genesis type race in the US for the XB1 and PS4. Whoever wins won't be doing so by all that much (unless scorpio ends up being a new platform instead of the answer to the ps4 pro).
Unfortunately for Microsoft, it's also a SNES vs Genesis type race outside of the US.
Unfortunately for Microsoft, it's also a SNES vs Genesis type race outside of the US.
Well done, MS. Sony & MS partying their asses off, Nintendo to crash as well real soon while tripping on shrooms.
You take wins whenever and wherever you can. Happy to contribute to Xbox's best month ever, but Sony's software advantage the first half of this year along with their prices reaching parity with the Xbox (those insane discounts really helped MS during those 4 months) will probably give MS's PR spin some pause.
Jimmyfenix
Member
a $199 black friday bundle with either RDR2 (if it comes out) , Star wars battlefront 2 , Destiny or Cod would do really well
It's always close.
Family bundle of Knack or Crash with a $200 Slim
and RDR2/Destiny 2/Battlefront 2 bundle with a $300 Pro this Holiday would be crazy.
JaredLetoJoker
Banned
The 4k blu ray thing still baffles me to this day. You mean to tell me that casuals would have bought the xbox one because to the 4k blu ray player when they themselves dont own a 4k tv, nor can they really tell the difference between 4k and a 1080p blu ray? I used to wonder why people said things like that.
The xbox one was selling more in prior months simply because of the new design and people who already own and xbox one phat bought the new one as well, and people were holding out to buy Ps4 pro, and black friday sales on the ps4 slim.
I hope we dont go through this again next holiday season, because again Sony will win again. With the slim, hitting 199, and with the pro being 349, with Red dead, Destiny, Star Wars, Call of Duty marketing, thats too much of a force. A $499 scorpio system isn't going to give MS the win in any way shape of form. Period
The xbox one was selling more in prior months simply because of the new design and people who already own and xbox one phat bought the new one as well, and people were holding out to buy Ps4 pro, and black friday sales on the ps4 slim.
I hope we dont go through this again next holiday season, because again Sony will win again. With the slim, hitting 199, and with the pro being 349, with Red dead, Destiny, Star Wars, Call of Duty marketing, thats too much of a force. A $499 scorpio system isn't going to give MS the win in any way shape of form. Period
Not that crazy. MS had better bundles and discounts in NA. Sony was super lame with the Uncharted 4 bundle.
ethomaz
Banned
The issue of Xbone sales compared with 360 is outside US where it is doing way lower than 360.
Obliterator
Member
This will be the closest November + December since these consoles launched actually.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
"Xbox One was the only [current-generation] console with year-over-year growth."
LOL!!!! IS THAT SOMETHING TO BRAG ABOUT??
LOL!!!! IS THAT SOMETHING TO BRAG ABOUT??
If scorpio is a new platform then sales will be divided from XB1. A new PS family situation maybe. Tretton would be proud.
Okay.
It still allowed them to move a shit ton of Uncharted 4 games, building the franchise and Naughty Dog's name in people's mind. It was a great move!
Welfare
Member
For like 5 months.
Xbox 360 LTD 3 years after launch (Nov 2005 - December 2008): 13,856,000
Xbox One LTD 3 years after launch (Nov 2013 - November 2016): ~14.3M
Assuming ~1.4M this December, then XB1 is at ~15.7M.
~1.4M is actually on par with the 360 in December 2008 as it sold 1,440,000 then.
KillerMan91
Member
Because X360 had rather weird life. For example its peak year was 2011 and it launched 2005. Xbox One in 2016 compares to 2008 X360 when while beating PS3 X360 didn't sell that amazingly yet.
hanspampel
Banned
that is actually the by far most important metric in the whole corporate world
growth
thelastword
Banned
By the gods, 2017 is going to be even crazier and will probably break all records for a console.
Horizon
God of War 4
Spiderman
Gran Turismo Sport
Lost Legacy
Beyond
Detroit
Nioh
Crash
Parappa/Patapon/LocoRoco
Days Gone
and many more......
Plus a possible $299 pro and $199 slim come holiday 2017, it's going to be insane...
Jimmyfenix
Member
I don't think MS' "release shit in the last 4 months of the Year" is helping them this generation. Especially outside the US
Losing the US market after the big 360 lead last generation has to be hurting them
Kacho
Member
Haha
To be fair the PS4 had much stronger bundles last year than they did this year.
Obliterator
Member
Indeed. In the US the Xbone is actually performing really well, especially for a non market leader.
But outside the US its getting wrecked by PS4.
Savantcore
Unconfirmed Member
Ha, yeah, that was my thinking as well. I consider myself a dedicated gamer and tech guy, but I don't have a 4KTV yet so the 4K blu-ray player had no appeal. And if I did have a 4KTV, I'd still get the Pro instead because it actually benefits the games.
gundamkyoukai
Member
Well Sony bundles were not great last year but MS also did really well.
Sony just had UC4 last year but i wonder what going to happen this year .
When they go bundle crazy like in 2015.
Side note they most likely made a killing money wise.
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