Nice. Thanks for the insights. You see, we really do need you here Benji. :)
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NPD First Half 2018 Report: Xbox and NES/SNES Classic doing great, $19.5B spent, game rev up 43% YoY
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It is not twice but it is way ahead.
PS4: ~1.9M
XB1: ~1.3M
Downplay?
And I don't see PS4 being sold at $199-249 every month like XB1... Days of Play was one week.
BTW PS4 from what I remember is up YoY in 2018... so 2018 is stronger than 2017?
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So are we taking bets when Sony decides Game Pass is a threat and introduces their own?
I've mentioned before but I think a Sony Game Pass service is very far away.
Would live for that to be wrong and for them to introduce it, but I just cant see them doing it
The Variety article has more detail for those that have criticism for the GI piece.
Yeah, I don't see it either. Very much expect Sony to continue with status quo for the foreseeable future, but who knows.
Yeah, I don't see it either. Very much expect Sony to continue with status quo for the foreseeable future, but who knows.
Probably a stupid question, but why would Fortnite lead to more Xbox sales specifically, isn't it on every platform? I would have guessed PUBG would be the Battle Royale game that drove Xbox sales due to it being console exclusive.
Sony should stop selling PS4 all together for the remaining time of the year so next year they achieve highest YoY growth ever!
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PS3 came nowhere close to 360 in the US in the end. Xbox One is closer to PS4 in fact. Basic accuracy isn't the same thing as perfection.
And forget decades, I'm not sure if anyone managed even one solid decade on top in the US? Sony might be the only one in the US but PS1 sort of didn't take off here until 97/98 and if we count handhelds then Nintendo might've cut in during their PS1/PS2 run.
If you like baseball it's on only game that goes for the realistic approach with all the details you want to see for teams.
Also for sports games it has the best "build your team" in my opinion. I have not bought anything with real money and have a team full of diamond players (highest ranking, although it can take a while). Unlike other sports games you don't have to worry about contracts so once you get a good player they are yours.
Baseball is probably number 2 or 3 for me to watch but the only sports game I put a lot of time In each year
I know it is a joke but...
PS4 is not up YoY? Until May it was about 9%, no? I don't remember June being that down to make up these 9%... I don't have 2017 numbers to compare :(
And deals. XB1 was available at $200-$230 a good part of this year while the others were at $300 the whole time.
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Great to see that the PS4 is rocking and leading the market in the US. Even after all these years, the PS4 is still the best selling console in 2018. Really well done Sony. God of War is a monster and MLB: The Show keeps selling great every year. I'm really happy for Sony's San Diego Studio.
Next step: Spider-Man! This game will be huge.
Next step: Spider-Man! This game will be huge.
That's awesome to hear. And Detroit doing good is music to my ears. I'm suprised you as a huge The Show fan didn't mention MLB: The Show. I mean it's doing better than ever. :-)
Were they close in the US? I honestly don't remember.
Wii and PS3 launched days apart.
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It's doing real well. I guess because I play so much it wasn't personally a surprise. Maybe it should be. Perhaps personal bias seeped in here. Shrug.
MLB: The Show, forever the underdog :D It's doing great every year and still, people are suprised seeing it in the top 10.
I don't know if you are a sports or baseball fan, but IF you are: GET MLB: The Show RIGHT NOW!!! :P
It's not leading to only increased Xbox sales. It's also been a driver of PS4 sales as well
I'm not saying Fortnite is having more of an affect on Xbox than any other platform. I'm stating the reasons Xbox is up so much YoY. Fortnite is one of the contributing factors to that growth
PS4 hardware this year also wouldn't have been as strong as it was without Forntie boosting hardware sales
Ahh that makes sense, thanks! Damn, shows what a phenomenon Fortnite has been.
PS4 Slim is $299. Xbox One S is constantly being sold for less.
+ subs over and over. In short term yes, in long term it isn't.
First time I heard of Game Pass was a few months back. I thought it sounded very convenient especially with MS games being day 1. Once I seen a deal to get an S model for $190 I jumped on it. I needed a 4k bluray player anyway.
Game Pass keeps getting better and better. It's growing in popularity and I think it will be a juggernaut for MS next gen.
I got a Xbox One S for $190. Even if I paid a year for Gold it would still be cheaper to play on initially than the PS4 at its current price point. Beyond a year or so, not really, but there are other games to be played that require a subscription anyway.
Still goofy F2P requires Gold.
Well, if the person doesn't have interest in other online games, it's true. But if has, will need to pay PS+ anyway.
It's also talking about revenue earned. What products added more to the increased revenue so far.
Sure, the ps4 so far has edged out Switch and XboxOne in terms of units so far, but they want to focus on the larger revenue shifts. SNES/NES are just added revenue that wasn't there as much in 2017. Xbox x sales adds a lot of revenue.
The iterative consoles are certainly having a big positive impact for both companies.
TBH, I never knew what their numbers were like. I know they are rated high and I've bought a baseball game every year since 1999 but I just assumed they didn't sell that great. Not enough to break into a top ten at least.
I doubt the ps4 will keep up with the Switch during the holiday
More units sold equals more Plus subscriptions. That's revenue right there.
TBH, I never knew what their numbers were like. I know they are rated high and I've bought a baseball game every year since 1999 but I just assumed they didn't sell that great. Not enough to break into a top ten at least.
True, i have not had an interest in Xbox for the DRM nonsense they pulled. But its a clear fact that many people are not all that concerned about that, and were too likely to come in this year to the ecosystem.
Zero deals on base PS4 this year. There was a timid deal ($50) on Pro during days of play, AFAIK that's all.
I really feel that most people (even the way the gamesindustry.biz article is worded) are oddly underrating how great the PS4 is doing this year in US.
It has sold the most so far while being slightly up YoY (which is the most impressive cause 2017 was already their best year, I think, or not far) with a higher ASP in 2018 than last year and there is even a shortage of Pro since July (still not resolved). And finally it has 2 exclusives games in the 2018 top ten, GoW being second.
Interestingly currently there is deal on Switch at Best Buy: for each console they first offered a $60 game then now a 64GB memory card.
All three of them doing great work with very healthy market performances,
Shame to see some here still somehow naysaying, its mental gymnastics with very little pay off.
Shame to see some here still somehow naysaying, its mental gymnastics with very little pay off.
Well yea, both Sony and Microsoft want to sell new hardware to new users primarily to try and get them into the Live/PsN ecosystem
I feared Xbox's mid-gen upgrade would be hasty and not substantial enough. But Xbox One X has hit it out of the park I feel, great hardware and I think it has helped Xbox regain some lost ground in 2017 along with the other factors like Fortnite etc.
Also, Far Cry at #1 is showing some serious legs. After Far Cry Primal, it is a big step up and bodes well for the Franchise.
Also, Far Cry at #1 is showing some serious legs. After Far Cry Primal, it is a big step up and bodes well for the Franchise.
It really is. And it's crazy that the Xbox 360 had an almost 17 mio lead in NA and still got outsold by the PS3 worldwide.
Just shows you how strong the PS brand is in Europe and Co.