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[horuhe]

As always Xbox One did a good job! The price drop was needed to compete against PlayStation 4.

Good to see Smash Bros. charting out there. It is in the annual chart too, that's really amazing! How is presented January for Xbox One?

 

[Mikey Jr.]

Said it once and I'll say it again, Sony doesn't need to win America. Thats why they don't seem to be really going out of their way to win it like MS is.

Sony, besides maybe UK, has every other country in the world on lock. Fighting MS in their own home turf is a losing proposal.

At the end of the generation, MS will most likely have the most consoles sold in NA. But what is different this time versus previous generations is that the Playstation is in a MUCH better position than it was in previous generations.

Anyways, congrats to MS.

 

[Insane Metal]

Sony lost a good opportunity to sell well in the holidays. The XBone is murdering it (or at least did so in the most important time of the year).

 

[Nightengale]

If the difference was only 100K I guess Sony was really smart in doing... nothing.

Sony didn't 'do nothing', there was that 4 game pick 1 bundle.

And while they weren't as good as XB1's, there were peaks and occasional days where PS4 had almost equivalent deals. (329 Wallmart standard SKU, Target card, etc)

 

[RdN]

Microsoft is hitting all the right notes.

Took the holiday season, games are selling better on it's platforms and now the $350 price point is permanent.

2015 will be VERY interesting.

 

[Throwaway123456789]

Call of Duty Ghosts sold better on Wii U than PC?

 

[Aquamarine]

Thought Aqua said in the other thread it did alright in the Fall? It just couldn't compete with the typical Fall-Winter leaders.

it did fine in november.

people incorrectly equate "not being in the top 10 for the holiday season" with "a sales bomb"

Call of Duty Ghosts sold better on Wii U than PC?

pc retail is dead.

 

[shinra-bansho]

Sarcasm? Just Dance has collapsed since last year.

I don't think that really disproves his statement. Just Dance has been a tremendously successful franchise for Ubisoft that was built on Nintendo's platform.

 

[loaf of bread]

In the US?

Barely. ps4 lead has to be less then 500k in the US now I think.

If math is correct PS4 is still 600k in the lead and assuming MS wins every month after this it'll take them probably almost until next fall to close the gap. But I highly doubt MS stays winning.

 

[LiveFromKyoto]

If the difference was only 100K I guess Sony was really smart in doing... nothing.

I'm not so sure - losing out on GTA V sales has gotta sting, and is a bad sign. They put a lot of eggs in that basket. Sony's obviously got to play it safe, but MS was almost in a bad spot and now they're in a position of being able to dictate parity going forward again.

 

[FinalStageBoss]

Congrats to MS.

Lol@ ppl saying sony needs to act when they damn near sold 20 million. Yall would make some great businessmen.

 

[Pankratous]

Why does the abomination of a game, Minecraft, continue to sell?

 

[OléGunner]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guG9cVs3ms4


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yQsPE7pzNo

GTAV will never die.

lol reading this thread listening to "Real American" is simply glorious.

Not surprised to see Xbone come out on top for Dec. Crazy promotions in place that clearly all of the USA lapped up. Now, I await leaked numbers.

 

[cakely]

ish



Without digital, says less than one might initially think.

That would be ... much less of a difference than I would have thought.

 

[jbug617]

Sony was aggressive in December also. They had a free game promotion at most of the big retailers for most of December.

 

[test_account]

Man PS4 got destroyed in Dec in everything! I blame the FF7 troll

http://s2.n4g.com/media/11/news/1635000/1635731_0.jpg

Good job MS. Better get your shit together Sony

Not Far Cry 4

 

[justsomeguy]

Props to Xbone for another good month but I would be VERY curious to see what the Digital sales are combined with these. I feel like every month the software numbers become less relevant without Digital sales being reflected.

100% agree

 

[Talax]

How are people arriving at 100k difference????

 

[Kagari]

If the difference was only 100K I guess Sony was really smart in doing... nothing.

Nothing? They had plenty of bundles/sales/giftcard bonuses in December.

 

[Gator86]

ish



Without digital, says less than one might initially think.

After last month, I'm hesitant to trust any early sales numbers. But if the difference is just 100k, Sony is still cruising with no reason to even consider a price cut.

 

[J-Skee]

Would love to see how different or not different the software sales would be if bundles were also accounted for.

 

[lighthouse777]

What? So the difference is only 100k?

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=147642530&postcount=956

 

[Mpl90]

x2ish

Huge gap my ass, then. November was a month with a huge gap.

 

[frizby]

Embarrassing posts already. Agressive price cuts lead to sales. Always have, always will...provided the product is remotely appealing compared to competitors.

Holy shit @ XBO dominating almost all multiplatform games with the exception of Far Cry 4.

Sony needs to act fast.

Sony have 18.5 million reasons to think they're doing just fine, and they still haven't needed a price cut to compete in any region.

 

[Foshy]

I'm not so sure - losing out on GTA V sales has gotta sting, and is a bad sign. They put a lot of eggs in that basket. Sony's obviously got to play it safe, but MS was almost in a bad spot and now they're in a position of being able to dictate parity going forward again.

They have a GTA V bundle though. Bundle sales of sotware aren't being counted.

 

[Korten]

So is the XBO doing this well both November and December meaning the gap between the two is very small now?

 

[Zophar]

Sony lost a good opportunity to sell well in the holidays. The XBone is murdering it (or at least did so in the most important time of the year).

Haha what is this BS, it still sold fantastically well in the holidays and enjoys a comfortable LTD lead in the US.

Anyway, glad MS' firesale got them the results they wanted. Let's see how they navigate the 2015.

 

[Derpyduck]

Are people mistaking the 100,000 jpeg as a reference to the difference between PS4 and Xbox One? I took it to be a reference to the Wii U sales numbers.

 

[SodiumBenzoate]

...hold on.



Hold.

On.




What about all the digital console sales that NPD isn't counting?

Spoiler

/s

 

[DNAbro]

There's no surprise. Can't remember the numbers, but Sony stated that their digital sales are really thriving. PS4 introduced digital sales and the sales are really strong.

actually i wonder about that too. I just realized the last box game i bought for PS4 was infamous, i've been all digital since then.

 

[Conduit]

In the US?

Barely. ps4 lead has to be less then 500k in the US now I think.

Em.... i think it is a well above 500k.

 

[The Last One]

Sony didn't 'do nothing', there was that 4 game pick 1 bundle.

And while they weren't as good as XB1's, there were peaks and occasional days where PS4 had almost equivalent deals. (329 Wallmart standard SKU, Target card, etc)

I remember Amazon offering 70$ gift card back with a Xbox One Unity bundle purchase. That's much more agressive.

 

[small44]

Seeing how strong these sales are, why did Microsoft put the price back up to $399? It makes no sense.

More expensive = more profit

 

[TheSeks]

Call of Duty Ghosts sold better on Wii U than PC?

NPD doesn't count digital which is where Steam/etc. come in for PC.

 

[Officerrob]

Yeah, I'm going to go ahead and wait on those calling it a 100k difference until I see some pie charts

 

[loaf of bread]

Sony lost a good opportunity to sell well in the holidays. The XBone is murdering it (or at least did so in the most important time of the year).

100k difference is murdering it?

 

[PhatSaqs]

Congrats to MS.

Lol@ ppl saying sony needs to act when they damn near sold 20 million. Yall would make some great businessmen.

Here at Sales Age, if youre not winning you gotta be in deep shit.

 

[RespectThySole]

Sony didn't really have to do anything in December themselves. There were many great deals on the console at retailers.

 

[Zabuza]

I'm not so sure - losing out on GTA V sales has gotta sting, and is a bad sign. They put a lot of eggs in that basket. Sony's obviously got to play it safe, but MS was almost in a bad spot and now they're in a position of being able to dictate parity going forward again.

Sting? Really? They didn't do much other than bundle it, and bundles aren't included I NPD.

And lol at dictating parity.

 

[JCatNY]

RIP Bioware

A shame because it was a damn good game (I never played a DA before either.)

XBO demographic fueling an RPG to the top 5 would be kind of shocking I guess.

 

[1st Course]

FIFA in annual top 10 wow

 

[AdanVC]

The most surprising thing is the Wii version of Just Dance outselling all consoles in 2015 ommgg.

 

[Mpl90]

it did fine in november.

people incorrectly equate "not being in the top 10 for the holiday season" with "a sales bomb"




pc retail is dead.

Indeed.

Spoiler

It's also true that COD is quite dying on PC as well, though

 

[Jomjom]

If math is correct PS4 is still 600k in the lead and assuming MS wins every month after this it'll take them probably almost until next fall to close the gap. But I highly doubt MS stays winning.

Considering they just price dropped permanently (pretty sure it's going to be permanent) I think they'll stay winning.

 

[SDCowboy]

Congrats to MS.

Lol@ ppl saying sony needs to act when they damn near sold 20 million. Yall would make some great businessmen.

The PS4 dominating globally doesn't mean they can't lower the price in the US where it hasn't won in two months.

 

[dmr87]

They did!

Except it's not permanent.

 

[Angelus Errare]

I predict XBO will stay on top from this point forward.

 

[Ty4on]

Definitely sarcasm Ty4on

I'm always uncertain with the WiiU...

"Don't worry, it'll have its 3DS moment any time now!"

 

[nobodyshero]

Let's not get too comfortable with 100K just yet. Could be more, could be less.

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

Why do people think Sony will drop the price? They're still way ahead worldwide and playstation is their second best business behind Insurance so I imagine they want to milk $400 for as long as possible.