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[Donos]

How exactly is that the least bit surprising?

BF bundles are not counted in npd. and it seems that Sony sold a lot of them. so more bf units for ps4 is a surprise.

 

[Ōkami]

“November 2015 marked the best month ever in total unit sales when you combine Xbox One, PS4, and Wii U, surpassing sales of December 2014 and November 2014,”

November 2014 ~2.3m
December 2014 ~2.9m

More than those can mean many things, but if it's say, 3.1m and Zhuge is right then half of the 8th gen consoles sold in November were PS4s, more or less.

 

[rokkerkory]

1.5 million vs 1.25 million?

 

[frizby]

Didn't expect those replies when I opened the thread lol wow guess TR doing bad is good?

For the franchise, SE and MS, no.

For consumers, yeah, maybe.

 

[RiccochetJ]

Sad Tomb Raider didn't chart. That is a fantastic game. Hopefully it'll get the sales it deserves when it releases on PC and PS4.

Didn't expect those replies when I opened the thread lol wow guess TR doing bad is good?

The console wars are still alive and well if that's what you're wondering.

 

[Conduit]

 

[Raylan]

We need some hardware beans spilled.

Gap between PS4 and XBO seems to be around 300k.

 

[wig]

Holy shit at Sony's rumored hardware sales.

L O L at ROTR's rumored chart position. Everyone go and nominate it for the biggest fail of the year now.

 

[alr1ght]

+1 PS4

Turns out people like $300 bundletons.

 

[Ryng_tolu]

Well, all considering isn't that bad my new avatar

Oh, bth, Battlefront < 2 million

https://twitter.com/ZhugeEX/status/675097336809410560

 

[NOLA_Gaffer]

What was Nintendo's 3 million year? Was it 2008 or 2010? I can't remember.

Should be interesting to see if Sony can ever catch that.

 

[backbreaker65]

Sony was smart, release their games Jan thru Sept. Let the 3rd parties have the Holidays. No pressure just get a good partner and bundle. So the "BEST" games don't mean shit to the people who want to buy them, they chose mulitplats.

Sony play this shit right.

 

[Tivor Tontomo]

If Zhuge is to be believed, the gap ain't going nowhere.

Uh the gap will be contested until Sony puts in the finishing blow. Whcih for some reason they aren't doing.

This is assuming Zhuge's gap is correct which i guess we will find out from Sugarcream

 

[Audioboxer]

I see you posting this multiple times, do you want to get banned? what is this?

Poor mans shit posting.

 

[wachie]

1.5 million vs 1.25 million?

1.54M vs ?.??M

 

[DR2K]

I'm.sure they are fine swimming in their MS money.

I sure hope it's more than a marketing deal.

 

[Obliterator]

Over 1.5 million PS4s sold infuckingsane.

Sony's best November in history

 

[Kagari]

Rise of Tomb Raider probably sold bad, but not being in top 10 is not what defines that.

:V

 

[DarthWalden]

Need for Speed outdid Halo, too - remember, it was only out for like 3 days in last month's. Microsoft's first party lineup is in major trouble.

Halo is fine... second month launching on one console in one of the biggest months for gaming....

Tomb raider on the other hand...

 

[Kyoufu]

Do we know how much The Order 1886 debuted at in NPD? Asking to compare with Tomb Raider.

 

[Welfare]

Black Ops 3 was the biggest launch since 2013

http://charlieintel.com/2015/12/10/...le-in-the-us-at-retail-for-month-of-november/

 

[Rollo Tomasi]

Some dude on twitter said releasing TR on the same day as F4 was fine.

Yeah, Aaron Greenberg. He's the salt of the Earth. Except maybe more salty.

 

[SlipperyFishes]

Wow, looks like Playstation is not the home of Call of Duty.

 

[Ooccoo]

Soo, are exclusives dead yet?

Only on XB1

Spoiler

not really

 

[Percy]

Pretty huge numbers for hardware if accurate. Not bad. Wonder how big the drop off come new year will be though.

Software wise, Halo holding on to the charts by it's fingertips it seems and Tomb Raider was a massive flop. Greatest lineup ever.

 

[mreddie]

.

WHAT?

 

[lukeskymac]

Shocked at NFS being that high (seriously, wtf?) and not too surprised to see Halo 5 charting. The game will have good legs.

Is no TR really surprising? I mean I understand it didn't sell well but were people expecting it to chart or something?

It was supposed to be a big deal for Xbox One, and NPD covers only its biggest market, so not seeing it chart at all is pretty bad, yes.

 

[velvet_nitemare]

Seems last gen is finally dead in NA.

Good.

 

[Tivor Tontomo]

I see you posting this multiple times, do you want to get banned? what is this?

I posted it twice in two different threads, dishonesty isn't the best policy.

 

[GRaider81]

That TR deal has to be one of the worst decisions ever for everyone involved ( except Xbone users)

 

[Obliterator]

Black Ops 3 was the biggest launch since 2013

http://charlieintel.com/2015/12/10/...le-in-the-us-at-retail-for-month-of-november/

Daym

 

[ElBoxyBrown]

damn son. where's lara?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79rvSJTVMPI

Unreal sales.

Shame about Tomb Raider, maybe it will end up being a good thing if it discourages those kinds of deals in the future.

Phil has already said that their not gonna do this type of exclusive deals anymore.

 

[NinjaCoachZ]

Wow, looks like Playstation is not the home of Call of Duty.

I wouldn't be surprised if it got a bunch of sales from its PS4 bundle. GTAV was the same way last year if I remember right. Performed best on XB1 individually but made bank with the PS4 bundle (which isn't counted by NPD).

 

[Giriath_89]

Sony was smart, release their games Jan thru Sept. Let the 3rd parties have the Holidays. No pressure just get a good partner and bundle. So the "BEST" games don't mean shit to the people who want to buy them, they chose mulitplats.

Sony play this shit right.

Especially because their main bundle was the Nathan Drake Collection, which will directly lead to more sales for Uncharted 4 in March.

 

[Concept17]

Sony was smart, release their games Jan thru Sept. Let the 3rd parties have the Holidays. No pressure just get a good partner and bundle. So the "BEST" games don't mean shit to the people who want to buy them, they chose mulitplats.

Sony play this shit right.

I think this will primarily be their strategy going forward, and part of the reason for the UC4 delay. (part)

 

[NOLA_Gaffer]

I feel super sorry for crystal dynamics.

A great game screwed over by a console maker needed to tick a box to compete against a game that didn't even come out this year.

Wait, what game was that? I lose track of these things.

 

[Sarobi]

 

[Tallshortman]

Yes, Halo 5 charted.

I mean if it didn't they may as well stop making them.

 

[Frozenprince]

And now we wait for software numbers.

 

[GravityInsanity]

 

[Disaster Nebraska]

PS4 best selling NPD console in a Halo month...

Welp, there it is.

 

[udivision]

WHAT?

Don't worry, someone videotaped it and uploaded it unto the internet and made a gif of it.

 

[awesomegamername]

Soo, are exclusives dead yet?

For bringing in sales it looks that way. I'm pretty sure exclusives are primarily fan service.

Sony was smart, release their games Jan thru Sept. Let the 3rd parties have the Holidays. No pressure just get a good partner and bundle. So the "BEST" games don't mean shit to the people who want to buy them, they chose mulitplats.

Sony play this shit right.

I haven't thought of that. Absolutely brilliant.

 

[reKon]

Amazing month for PS4.
They are dominating not only in hardware sales but also in software sales.
All the biggest games are selling more on PS4 (except for COD but that can be explained with bundled copies not included in the chart and COD historically being a strong Xbox franchise).
Tomb Raider is a total bomba.
Halo 5 outsold by a mediocre Need for Speed....ouch.
Fallout 4 was a wasted partnership for Microsoft, they could have done much more with that game but similarly to what happened with other RPGs like Dragon's Age and Witcher where they had the marketing deals the games ended up selling more on PS4.

Btw this holiday season is proving that people buy consoles to play the biggest multiplatform games on the console with the best value and that's pretty much it.

Chillout... Both console sold a lot and offer a strong value now with a good library of games. I think Xbox One did well for the position that it's currently in. When you start off behind, it's hard to catch up because people will tend to buy based on the combination of price and what their friends have. It's safe to see that Xbox One had the better value in terms of the insane bundles, but it didn't matter as they still lost in sales due to what I just mentioned.

 

[Occam]

+1 PS4

Turns out people like $300 bundletons.

Why would Santa do this?

 

[mreddie]

Wow, looks like Playstation is not the home of Call of Duty.

As said before, the audience isn't gonna flip overnight.

 

[FinalStageBoss]

But PS4 has no gaems????

 

[Silent Chief]

What a boring top ten

COD + 5 EA games.

I did get Fallout 4 and will probably pick the new Ass Creed off clearance in a year or so.

 

[Raist]

Phil has already said that their not gonna do this type of exclusive deals anymore.

Well I guess 3rd parties got the message.

 

[Officerrob]

This is a huge win for Sony. And that is without the big guns like Gran Turismo... holy shit.

Is Gran Turismo still a big gun in NA?