MisterR
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Why exactly? You think people haven't been buying Xbox Ones because they are too big?
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NPD Sales Results for May 2016
- Thread starter Nirolak
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Why exactly? You think people haven't been buying Xbox Ones because they are too big?
It's below 85K so far.
Before the holidays here, this gap is gonna increase heavly. Just next month, we will most likely see a +100K gap, or at very best 70K gap. ( June 2015 for XBO was insane ).
And i can't see holidays be much better.
I don't think so. Slim will change this trend.
June likely will have a big YoY drop (unless MS repeat 2010 and launch model S this month), but will be recovered later.
A new model normally causes an effect in sales. Either are people looking as a new reason to jump in or people trading their old model for the new one.
Welfare
Member
PS2 slim kept the $149 price the PS2 got back in May 2004
PS3 slim got a new HDD size (120GB) for $299. PS3 did get a price cut of $100 the month before the slim launch (40GB $299 160GB $399)
360 slim had 3 SKU's with new prices (Arcade model $149, 120GB $249, and 250GB $299), when before there was only the Arcade model at $199 and the 120GB model at $249.
Xbox One is sorta in different situation as just two months ago, it was $299, but now it's officially $299, so how price will affect the system will have to be seen.
What? If June has the slim launch, it'll sky rocket over June 2015. June 2015 was so high because of the 1TB model launch at $399. A slim at $299 will do way better than the 297k in 2015.
Well, I didn't say a serious one. Seems they stopped trying to sell "premium access" to their numbers? You'd have to be really ignorant to pay for that anyway.
Michael F. Assbender
Banned
Do we not know which console was top seller for the month? Don't see it in OP.
Beautiful Ninja
Member
PS4 by nearly 2:1, it was 207k to 107k over XB1 IIRC.
Michael F. Assbender
Banned
slavesnyder
Member
Could someone tell me if I won or lost my bet?
Anyone who wants to judge?
XboxOne slim was shown, but I am not sure about hardware revision with comparable specs to vanilla.
Anyone who wants to judge?
I thought the Slim has the same specs as the original, it just has an internal power brick.
Boombloxer
Member
And all outdated about a year later. *sigh*
mejin
Member
At least, Microsoft is being honest about it.
BlackBuzzard
Banned
How much will the Scorpio announcement affect Xbox One sales from now on?
CosmicQueso
Member
Very little. Probably not at all.
HDR and UHD Bluray seem like different specs to me.
No one left behind!
Boombloxer
Member
They have to be.
For affecting sales, maybe slightly less to no effect.
But really, moving 89k vs 107k isn't inspiring either way.
slavesnyder
Member
That's what I thought. No problem with losing a bet (especially when I'm so stupid to make the rules in my disadvantage).
So xbox will win a month this year!
michaelius
Banned
And this isn't normally - because why spent money in 2016 on slim when you can keep money and your old console for one year more and get Scorpio/Neo ?
I think Microsoft just killed their sales for next 18 months, we will see if PS4 suffers from it too
Because people that are looking for enter this generation now, aren't the same people that bought a Xbox One in 2013-14 and want a more powerful console in next year.
Maybe some current owners will not buy the Slim because of the Scorpio, but they aren't the only target of model S.
CosmicQueso
Member
Using that rationale, nothing would ever sell, ever, except for goods designed purely for day to day survival.
slavesnyder
Member
August is also No Man's Sky. It will be a great month.
To clean stock of the current model maybe.
Come on, Ring, we overlook your typos because we love you. Surely, you can extend the same courtesy? :BWho is this Rung you are talking about, never heard about him.
slavesnyder
Member
Once he can correct someone and you spoil the fun, Rymuth.
CosmicQueso
Member
He only referred to "the end of generations" about two dozen times. So, guessing not.
XB1S launches with the $399 model only in August.
That's a risk they're taking, thinking the form factor, 2Tb HDD and UHDBR player will make people forgive a price increase of $100 for no additional power.
slavesnyder
Member
Expect Microsoft not to say too loudly that 4k only is about the movies, not about the games.
ThoughtsOfSpeaking
Banned
Coolio. I lost. Specs dont matter, I bet against a slim. But can we wait after Sony pls?
LordRaptor
Member
Or if they're expecting big demand to ensure they can meet it I guess
slavesnyder
Member
No worries. I'm not out for scalps.
XB1S - enjoy all your games,and movies in 4k.
Welfare
Member
Auto correct is a bitch.Who is this Rung you are talking about, never heard about him.
There is the $299 500GB and $349 1TB releasing in August as well, just a bit after the 2TB one.
The timing of the announcement is terrible. June and July Xbox One sales are going to be abysmal. August may be the last NPD win for Xbox One until holiday 2017.
LordRaptor
Member
You think the Xbox One is going to sell well in the same period that when it's successor arrives? Or you think what is clearly a different console should still be considered an Xbox One?
CosmicQueso
Member
They were already going to be terrible. Now they can run a couple deals to clear out reaming stock over the next 10 weeks and see what the S can get them. This is a perfectly acceptable plan.
slavesnyder
Member
It's just nice that they want to stay in the race and don't abandon console gaming. I would not have thought they are really interested in consoles any more.
The Slim will sell fine and we will see if they might be the only one with fresh console hardware this year.
The Slim will sell fine and we will see if they might be the only one with fresh console hardware this year.
spatenfloot
Member
Yes, they are effectively starting over, but will not say that outright. As to compatibility, that is really only going one way.
Also, I doubt Holiday 2017 applies outside of US and UK.
Chobel
Member
Any idea if the announcement of Scorpio is gonna affect the sales of XB1 And XB1 S?
Any other day and I would have said XB1 sales will suffer significantly, but now seeing MS talking about it like it's no big deal had me questioning my first thought. I mean MS must have done some market research before announcing it to see if XB1 sales would get affected negatively, right?
Any other day and I would have said XB1 sales will suffer significantly, but now seeing MS talking about it like it's no big deal had me questioning my first thought. I mean MS must have done some market research before announcing it to see if XB1 sales would get affected negatively, right?
spatenfloot
Member
They will have old stock clearance sales to boost sales until the S comes out. Then they will have a month or two of upgrades. After that, who knows?
Welfare
Member
Console sales don't crater because a new system gets announced. That has never happened.
With MS dropping generations, XB1S can live on past 2017 as a low cost 4K media with gaming device.
I guess I was thinking that Xbox One Scorpio would still be an Xbox One. I was also thinking that PlayStation 4 Neo would still be a PlayStation 4.
I take it that is not the general consensus.