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What's a Wii U?
Thanks. That's not as big of a spread as I thought. Some ppl were expecting Sony to sell over 2m ps4s
I'm not sure a single person ever said they were expecting 2+ million. A few people were kind of hoping to see it because that would be crazy and awesome but no one expected that.
It outsold the PS4 by 500K last year with no smash bros and with the PS4 having much better deals.
I'll eat crow if wrong but I'm going ps4 December even if it loses I don't think it will be by a million
Switch could very well sell something ridiculous like 2.5 mil, while the PS4 may not even hit 1 million.
Switch could very well sell something ridiculous like 2.5 mil, while the PS4 may not even hit 1 million.
We still get it. This year was no different with the lack of campaignIt's fun to remember years ago when masses of people would predict COD's demise was just around the corner.
You mean the 3DS? Or the Wii U?
Pro would have to sell 1:1 with base ps4 to match Switch asp this month, just what did you think it did?PS4 Pros must be making up an even smaller slice of PS4 sales than I thought if Sony is moving more units but making less dollars than the Switch.
Definitely were ppl expecting 2m. Go back and look in the thread about the $200 ps4 selling out. More than a few were saying 2mI'm not sure a single person ever said they were expecting 2+ million. A few people were kind of hoping to see it because that would be crazy and awesome but no one expected that.
It outsold the PS4 by 500K last year with no smash bros and with the PS4 having much better deals.
Curiously they have it at 199/299(base/pro) this December in Europe(in addition to VR sales) its like they prioritize one market at a time.While the PS4 doesn't have any price cuts its not like there is no demand for the system.
Insiders seem to think PS4 is going to be down YoY in december and Switch significantly up YoYThe Switch would need to sell ~800k more than the PS4 in December to "win" in 2018 US unit sales.... it's gonna be close. I'm currently thinking Switch will be ~1.9M and PS4 ~1.0M for December.
While the PS4 doesn't have any price cuts its not like there is no demand for the system. PS4 with COD is still a very attratice bundle and demand for the system is still there.
Sony seems to be focusing on growing their VR base though.
Definitely were ppl expecting 2m. Go back and look in the thread about the $200 ps4 selling out. More than a few were saying 2m
The sale helped it a lot. At least on the Xbox digital marketplace it was pretty high during Black Friday and the game itself got s healthy boost on the charts.
It LITERALLY says that:
"Hardware for November: PlayStation 4 was the leading hardware platform of November 2018 in unit sales. Nintendo Switch was the leading hardware platform of November 2018 in dollar sales. The PlayStation 4 remains the leader in hardware platform dollar sales year to date."
All I need to read.So a few thoughts
This month is pretty incredible in terms of how close all 3 are. Xbox seriously over performed in terms of expectations
Spyro is going phenomenal
Combined November + December is going to see the PS4 down quite significantly YoY in terms of holiday performance. Sony prioritized profit over units but its still going to be quite a drop.
Any questions?
Do you see Xbox staying flat for December (unless your comment above is related to both months)?So a few thoughts
This month is pretty incredible in terms of how close all 3 are. Xbox seriously over performed in terms of expectations
Spyro is going phenomenal
Combined November + December is going to see the PS4 down quite significantly YoY in terms of holiday performance. Sony prioritized profit over units but its still going to be quite a drop.
Any questions?
How's Smash holding so far week to week? Thanks in advance.So a few thoughts
This month is pretty incredible in terms of how close all 3 are. Xbox seriously over performed in terms of expectations
Spyro is going phenomenal
Combined November + December is going to see the PS4 down quite significantly YoY in terms of holiday performance. Sony prioritized profit over units but its still going to be quite a drop.
Any questions?
It's awesome to see all three so well. I'm sure this is a super obvious answer to people who frequents these threads but what's the difference between the Switch having the highest dollar sales versus the PS4 being the higher in unit sales (which seems self explanatory).
I was posting in that thread too. No one mentioned extreme scenarios. Come on now. Hindsight and all but no need to defend those that expected 2mI don't think anyone is saying there is no demand for the PS4 just that it's unlikely to be up this year. Considering the switch sold 500K more last year without smash that's why people are expecting a sizeable gap.
I was posting in those threads. Just because people were saying that was an extreme scenario doesn't mean they were 'expecting' it. No one considered that a likely scenario.
Which makes sense as its exclusives are so far the biggest games it has received thus farPretty much, lol.
Switch list is.....dominated....by Switch exclusives.
Which makes people confusion as to how it continues to sell stupidly well all the more confusing. Even as someone who doesn't like it knows that the game is among the absolute best, if not the best, selling game every yearPeople who don't even game know about the call of duty brand, it's huge. This probably helps sell a few copies as people will pick up the game for relatives etc as it's called of duty on the box !
Do you see Xbox staying flat for December (unless your comment above is related to both months)?
Overall, good numbers, but depressing that Hitman 2 didn't even chart. Damned shame. Such a great game, and IOI really put in the work.
in the predictions thread, we get leaked number percentages a few days before PR that we then extrapolate from last year's data to give us a general unit estimate.
Switch: 1356k
PS4: 1470k
XBO: 1338k
PS4
XB1
- Red Dead Redemption II
- Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII
- Fallout 76*
- Battlefield V
- NBA 2K19
- Spyro Reignited Trilogy
- Madden NFL 19
- Marvel's Spider-Man
- FIFA 19
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
Switch
- Red Dead Redemption II
- Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII
- Battlefield V
- Fallout 76*
- Madden NFL 19
- NBA 2K19
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
- FIFA 19
- Spyro Reignited Trilogy
- Forza Horizon 4
Somebody just recently tried very hard to try and convince me Sony does not rely heavily on third party. I have said it before and I will say it again, Nintendo is the only one who sells hardware mainly based on exclusives. If Nintendo ever gets it's hardware back close to parity with the others it would be very interesting.
- Pokemon: Lets Go Pikachu
- Pokemon: Lets Go Eevee
- Super Mario Part
- Mario Kart 8
- Super Mario Odyssey
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Just Dance 2019
- Crash Bandicoot: N. Sane Trilogy
- Mario & Rabbids: Kingdom Battle
- Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
I'm kind of bummed too, I bought it (Gold edition and the last one).
So a few thoughts
This month is pretty incredible in terms of how close all 3 are. Xbox seriously over performed in terms of expectations
Spyro is going phenomenal
Combined November + December is going to see the PS4 down quite significantly YoY in terms of holiday performance. Sony prioritized profit over units but its still going to be quite a drop.
Any questions?
PS4
XB1
- Red Dead Redemption II
- Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII
- Fallout 76*
- Battlefield V
- NBA 2K19
- Spyro Reignited Trilogy
- Madden NFL 19
- Marvel's Spider-Man
- FIFA 19
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
Switch
- Red Dead Redemption II
- Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII
- Battlefield V
- Fallout 76*
- Madden NFL 19
- NBA 2K19
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
- FIFA 19
- Spyro Reignited Trilogy
- Forza Horizon 4
Somebody just recently tried very hard to try and convince me Sony does not rely heavily on third party. I have said it before and I will say it again, Nintendo is the only one who sells hardware mainly based on exclusives. If Nintendo ever gets it's hardware back close to parity with the others it would be very interesting.
- Pokemon: Lets Go Pikachu
- Pokemon: Lets Go Eevee
- Super Mario Part
- Mario Kart 8
- Super Mario Odyssey
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Just Dance 2019
- Crash Bandicoot: N. Sane Trilogy
- Mario & Rabbids: Kingdom Battle
- Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
I'm kind of bummed too, I bought it (Gold edition and the last one).
So a few thoughts
This month is pretty incredible in terms of how close all 3 are. Xbox seriously over performed in terms of expectations
Spyro is going phenomenal
Combined November + December is going to see the PS4 down quite significantly YoY in terms of holiday performance. Sony prioritized profit over units but its still going to be quite a drop.
Any questions?
Did you just miss the best April ever for PlayStation hardware with God of War?
Ummm I mean the switch doesn't even have those titles to begin with so you wouldn't really know if First party will outsell the third party...
given that Spyro is doing well and Crash is still in the charts for the Switch, would Spyro Switch be a pretty big missed opportunity considering the lack of competition, barring old games, on the switchSo a few thoughts
This month is pretty incredible in terms of how close all 3 are. Xbox seriously over performed in terms of expectations
Spyro is going phenomenal
Combined November + December is going to see the PS4 down quite significantly YoY in terms of holiday performance. Sony prioritized profit over units but its still going to be quite a drop.
Any questions?