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[Pelta88]

PS4 sold more games than Xbox Series X in Europe last year

Just 34% of games sold last year were actually released in 2023

www.gamesradar.com

“That's according to sales data from GSD (via GamesIndustry.biz), which reports physical media sales across major European markets. In total, more PS4 games were sold throughout the whole of 2023 than games for the Xbox Series X console were sold in the same period.”

Source Data: This is based on GSD data, which tracks all physical game sales across major European markets, and digital sales from most major games publishers across every country in Europe.

Video game sales up 1.7% in Europe during 2023 | European Annual Report

Small growth for game sales across Europe, but console sales up significantly due to PS5

www.gamesindustry.biz

Not like this.

 

[Mr Hyde]

Xbox fans on GAF sitting in the trenches, watching the never ending warfare against their platform.

 

[jm89]

Tbh it's not shocking.

There are probably around 25 million or so x series consoles out in the wild, most of that will be in the USA and smaller portion in Europe.

There are possibly 50-60 million+ ps4s users who haven't converted to ps5 and europe will have a big chunk of that ps4 marketshare.

Add that up there are probably more active ps4s then series consoles in europe and it's pretty much expected.

 

[SJRB]

Xbox fans on GAF sitting in the trenches, watching the never ending warfare against their platform.

Goddamn statistics out there messing with my homies.

 

[Bernoulli]

Xbox fans on GAF sitting in the trenches, watching the never ending warfare against their platform.

 

[FrankWza]

 

[Loxus]

 

[Gaiff]

which reports physical media

This again? Xbox is doing badly, we know this already. We also already know digital makes up by far the largest part of their sales. No need to make up some narrative.

 

[MonkeyClaw36]

Xbox fans on GAF sitting in the trenches, watching the never ending warfare against their platform.

That's why this soldier defected to the (Six)Axis.

It was a dualshock to my friends, but it made dualsense to me.
Can't beat em? Join em.

 

[skyfall]

Damn, it’s so over.

 

[Woopah]

It's not a great look, but also not too shocking given:

• The huge difference in userbase
• Its physical only

 

[iHaunter]

This again? Xbox is doing badly, we know this already. We also already know digital makes up by far the largest part of their sales. No need to make up some narrative.

While this is beating a dead horse, no one is making up a narrative, just reporting the numbers.

 

[diffusionx]

This again? Xbox is doing badly, we know this already. We also already know digital makes up by far the largest part of their sales. No need to make up some narrative.

I've seen no evidence that the sales of digital and physical are not highly correlated.

 

[onQ123]

Something something dying brand something something Gamepass ,

Something something PS4 & Switch being the competition

Xbox as a console brand seems to be really dying lately can Scarlett change that or will it be a short lived project?

There was more hype around Xbox Scorpio than there is around Scarlett , Xbox One X started off with a nice push from Microsoft but it seems like they quickly gave up on it you can get a Xbox One X for $402 right now but no one seems to care that it's $97 off . You can get the Xbox One S A.D for...

www.neogaf.com

Opinion - Game Pass is hurting day one software sales on Xbox could this push publishers & devs away from Xbox Scarlett or will they wait it out?

Right now Game Pass is hurting software sales on Xbox but if Microsoft is successful in creating the Netflix of gaming it could benefit games in the post physical media era when people are not willing to pay $60 for a download.

www.neogaf.com

 

[Hollowpoint5557]

What do people hope stories/stats/headlines/numbers/posts will achieve with posts like this?
Are Xbox fans supposed to see this and suddenly question their platform choice? Are you hoping to hasten the decline of the brand? I was going to play Forza Horizon today but you're right, fuck xbox. Is that what you people want to hear?
The people who play on xbox dont care about this crap. This, and shitty replies do nothing but fuel console wars and it feels like a desperate attempt to pat yourself on the back to justify your own biases. These replies are nothing more than a group self-suck/circle jerk.

 

[adamsapple]

“That's according to sales data from GSD (via GamesIndustry.biz), which reports physical media sales across major European markets. In total, more PS4 games were sold throughout the whole of 2023 than games for the Xbox Series X console were sold in the same period.”

You mean the console that does up to 80% sales digitally is recorded selling less physical only media?

 

[MisterXDTV]

Do you remember when Phil said GamePass helps selling games?

 

[MonkeyClaw36]

Do you remember when Phil said GamePass helps selling games?

I 'member.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

No surprise. Europe is a Sony heavy continent.

I'm sure PS3 sold more games than PS4 did the first 3 years too.

 

[DenchDeckard]

Turns out its both Physical and digital.

PS4 was a huge seller

 

[Sethbacca]

Must be that Xbox Tariff we've heard so much about.

 

[Mr Moose]

This again? Xbox is doing badly, we know this already. We also already know digital makes up by far the largest part of their sales. No need to make up some narrative.

This is based on GSD data, which tracks all physical game sales across major European markets, and digital sales from most major games publishers across every country in Europe.

Not sure how they missed it's physical and digital.

PHYSICAL.....

......

It's both.

 

[DenchDeckard]

Not sure how they missed it's physical and digital.

It's both.

Ahh, ok I just read the OP.

 

[Mr Moose]

Ahh, ok I just read the OP.

Yeah the OP article is weird. We knew about this days ago.
Edit: https://www.neogaf.com/threads/europe-console-sales-in-2023-ps5-1-177-nsw-2-10-xbs-18.1665918

 

[Bernoulli]

Something something dying brand something something Gamepass ,

Something something PS4 & Switch being the competition

Xbox as a console brand seems to be really dying lately can Scarlett change that or will it be a short lived project?

There was more hype around Xbox Scorpio than there is around Scarlett , Xbox One X started off with a nice push from Microsoft but it seems like they quickly gave up on it you can get a Xbox One X for $402 right now but no one seems to care that it's $97 off . You can get the Xbox One S A.D for...

www.neogaf.com

Opinion - Game Pass is hurting day one software sales on Xbox could this push publishers & devs away from Xbox Scarlett or will they wait it out?

Right now Game Pass is hurting software sales on Xbox but if Microsoft is successful in creating the Netflix of gaming it could benefit games in the post physical media era when people are not willing to pay $60 for a download.

www.neogaf.com

Forbes Contributor - Here's How Xbox And Microsoft Win The Next Console Generation.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2019/01/14/heres-how-xbox-and-microsoft-win-the-next-console-generation/#308b58283a55 Unlike the previous generation, in which the PS3 and Xbox 360 ended things at roughly a draw, no matter your fanboy camp it is an inescapable fact that in terms of pure...

www.neogaf.com

Here's How Xbox And Microsoft Win The Next Console Generation

Here's how Xbox can with the console war after losing to PS4 this time around.

www.forbes.com

 

[MonkeyClaw36]

MS should go the Sega way. Hell, they're already halfway there.
Stop making hardware and do software only.

 

[Three]

Not sure how they missed it's physical and digital.

It's both.

They only copy pasted the first part from the original source article to explain what GSD is and missed the part that says it includes digital too.

"This is based on GSD data, which tracks all physical game sales across major European markets, and digital sales from most major games publishers across every country in Europe."

 

[TheGodfather07]

Can't sell games with no consoles sold. Xbox sells very little in Europe and has a small install base.

 

[Banjo64]

Wouldn’t be surprised if the PS3 did

 

[GHG]

 

[Horseganador]

When you get your audience used to having games in a bulk service for a few dollars and you devalue the value of the soft, this is what you get, now they have a console that barely sells, a service like GP stagnant and an audience that does not buy soft, good strategy.

 

[Deerock71]

Xbox fans on GAF sitting in the trenches, watching the never ending warfare against their platform.

I wouldn't call it that. Just cold, hard truth.

 

[MonkeyClaw36]

Can't sell games with no consoles sold. Xbox sells very little in Europe and has a small install base.

Which is crazy knowing the OG Xbox and 360 sold like Hasj brownies here in the Netherlands.
But the Xbox One never got a decent footing here. It's been in decline ever since.

 

[CuteFaceJay]

It's a last gen system, There more poor's than are folks who have shelled out for an XSX to be expected. Basic economics right here. LOL

 

[mitch1971]

Is that why it's called gamepass, because they pass on buying games?

 

[MonkeyClaw36]

It's a last gen system, There more poor's than are folks who have shelled out for an XSX to be expected. Basic economics right here. LOL

You forgot the fact that PS5 is skyrocketing? Basic economics is apparantly something you need to work on here. LOL

It has zip, zero, ziltch to do with economics but with the Xbox ecosystem. Which is lacking BIGTIME.

Basic economics my furry ass.....
Good thing you're not my accountant or I'd be too poor to buy new hardware.

 

[Gaiff]

It's a last gen system, There more poor's than are folks who have shelled out for an XSX to be expected. Basic economics right here. LOL

The PS5 usually outsells the PS4 by a wide margin in games though.

Also, I have a hard time believing this if it's both physical and digital. Usually, when we see platform breakdown, PS5 is first, PC is second, Xbox is third, and PS4 is practically irrelevant. PS4 for instance represented only 9% of Elden Ring's sales.

Elden Ring sales data highlights its mind-boggling success | Digital Trends

Elden Ring sold more than 2.5x as many copies as Horizon: Forbidden West during its launch.

www.digitaltrends.com

Hogwarts Legacy, the best-selling game of 2023 also didn't come to the last-gen consoles until later. There are also some decently successful titles such as Remnant II, Lords of the Fallen, Dead Space remake, and a few others that didn't even make it to the PS4.

I struggle to see what major games the PS4 had besides God of War Ragnarok that made it outsell the Series X.

 

[CuteFaceJay]

You forgot the fact that PS5 is skyrocketing? Basic economics is apparantly something you need to work on here. LOL

It has zip, zero, ziltch to do with economics but with the Xbox ecosystem. Which is lacking BIGTIME.

Basic economics my furry ass.....
Good thing you're not my accountant or I'd be too poor to buy new hardware.

My mistake, Just that OP didn't include any mention of PS5 in the post was just doing comparison based on PS4 software sales to XSX?

 

[Tajaz2426]

Gosh dang it, i am a very serious person in life and don’t laugh much at all. I am dead, now. Thank you.

 

[Tajaz2426]

You mean the console that does up to 80% sales digitally is recorded selling less physical only media?

Ouch, how embarrassing. When I do game it’s on any platform, but dang bud, even I wish you could walk that back. Get off those knees young man, no one wants to see that.

 

[SkylineRKR]

Yeah but its common knowledge no one buys games on Xbox because Gamepass. Look at the amount of subs for reference.

The PS5 usually outsells the PS4 by a wide margin in games though.

Also, I have a hard time believing this if it's both physical and digital. Usually, when we see platform breakdown, PS5 is first, PC is second, Xbox is third, and PS4 is practically irrelevant. PS4 for instance represented only 9% of Elden Ring's sales.

Elden Ring sales data highlights its mind-boggling success | Digital Trends

Elden Ring sold more than 2.5x as many copies as Horizon: Forbidden West during its launch.

www.digitaltrends.com

Hogwarts Legacy, the best-selling game of 2023 also didn't come to the last-gen consoles until later. There are also some decently successful titles such as Remnant II, Lords of the Fallen, Dead Space remake, and a few others that didn't even make it to the PS4.

I struggle to see what major games the PS4 had besides God of War Ragnarok that made it outsell the Series X.

Just any game that came out. PS4 still gets a decent amount. More than enough to outsell MS.

Think about this also; The PS4 isn't even cheap. Its still 300 bucks. It absolutely fucking crushes the Series X but also the budget Series S which was offered at a lower price than the PS4 for a good while.

 

[Fake]

PS4 stil one of my favorite consoles.

 

[mckmas8808]

It's not a great look, but also not too shocking given:

• The huge difference in userbase
• Its physical only

It's NOT physical only. It's digital games they are counting also.

 

[mckmas8808]

Is that why it's called gamepass, because they pass on buying games?

 

[Killjoy-NL]

Where is Phil Spencer when you need him?

 

[Dutchy]

not believing a word u say until sennin and adam tell me what it really means

 

[German Hops]

PlayStation Bros, we keep on winning.

 

[Moriah20]

Xbox is a complete failure in Europe since XB1 launch. X360 was actually doing pretty well and they earned a lot of goodwill. Immediately pissed it away when the X1 didn't even launch in most countries for like a year and half the console features weren't even usable.

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

Are Series X game sales tracked separately from Series S? How would anyone know that.

 

[Mibu no ookami]

I wonder when Microsoft does go full 3rd party if Sony would still hold off on giving them a devkit.