It means Americans are the only ones still supporting the brand in a big way
No, in the Usa the sales are up (aprox.40%), in the Europe the sales are down, but WW sales are 15 % up this year, compared to previous year (January-April)
Please don't put any positive lines in here. The thread makes it clear that this is generally bad for Xbox. On a serious note, yes, according to Welfare which, no matter how you put it, is quite impressive.
Yep, but I wasn't aware and I only can find that kind of growth for March (44%). If they are up a 40% for the quarter that is BIG.
Sounds more like revenue, since xbone hasn't won an npd in unit sales in recent times. How much more expensive is the xox compared to the xo in percentage terms?
Well, last month it was 44% up in sales, I don't know for the other 2 months. Winning NPD is not exactly a metric. You can be 2nd or 3rd all year and still have a super healthy growth.
It is up 44% compared to the month of March 2017 (if I read correctly). It sounds like revenue rather than unit increase, due to the 50%+ more expensive xox. If Microsoft is only concerned about MAUs, they are not getting a significant increase.
According to the OP info of the March NPD thread, it reads like an actual increase in units sold
If Spencer said sales, I think the most obvious is units sold, not revenue.
I don't think it is so obvious.
The one that matters most is not console sales, it's revenue and profit.
unit sales contribute to potential MAUs, not revenue (from hardware).
it's awfully telling that you knew that post was about you
yes yes anyone who has ever been in an Xbox thread on Era knows all about how you feel about spin and about Xbox today
Do you expect Phil Spencer to report division profit on a blog post about E3? The guy is cheering that Xbox has done well this quarter, to hype a bit people for the E3, that's it.
Teh potential says nothing else matters than profit, so everything else is irrelevant whenever we try to discuss numbers. So, why bother if no one is reporting actual profits?
The user you were answering said that where is revenue and profit coming is irrelevant, not that anything but profit is irrelevant. Anyway the Spencer post is what it is, he's not dissecting financial data of Gaming Division, he's cheering some positive data. It seems like Microsoft can't give any positive data because Sony is selling more, this is exhausting.
I think the recovery is positive, and that they are focusing reinforcing in their homeground although that has lead to less WW sales (sans US).
They're 15% up in a period where they've had the worst first party lineup since Xbox first became a thing in 2001, and during that same period we've seen Switch launching and PS4 receiving high profile exclusives, stealing significant mindshare from Xbox. Really, it's not bad at all when you look at the bigger picture. At least they're going up, and not down. I expect they'll see bigger growth this year between a likely X price drop, Game Pass maturing and more investment following their recent structural changes
