Xbox One smashes sales records in Australia

Microsoft’s Xbox One has been crowned the fastest-selling video game console to date in Australia, as its key rival, Sony, struggled to fulfil pre-orders for the PlayStation 4

[Excalibur]

In Australia...

[Gazondaily]

Which is surprising really because the Australian market is very pro-Sony.

[Jubez187]

Well then they're sure in for a treat..

[GrizzliS1987]

how many lies will we have to hear until the ps4 finally restocks everywhere.

its getting pathetic how much their capitalizing on the sold out ps4.

disagrees? read the article lol sony couldnt ship enough to them to fullfil all preorders, the guy even says he hasnt seen such demand for a ps4 since ps1 days

[Blachek]

Being that they are a hardware manufacturer, with a supply chain and tons of experience in the market, you would think they could handle a new product launch.

[Gazondaily]

@Grizzli

"its getting pathetic how much their capitalizing on the sold out ps4."

WHAT??

I have to say congratulations to you. I think you just posted the most idiotic post I've read on N4G all year. I just...don't even...

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4...

[LOGICWINS]

@GrizzliS- I hear what your saying, I just don't understand why your so bothered about it.

[JokesOnYou]

Yeah X1 is selling very well despite the nonsense it's sitting on store shelves.

Recently overtaken ps4 on the world's largest online retailer Amazon:
#2 on Amazon best seller after selling out yet a couple days ago.
http://www.amazon.com/best-...

#12 on the Best sellers list of 2013
http://www.amazon.com/gp/be...

Now back at #1 on the most wished for list due to being sold out.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/mo...

-Now doing very well and surpassing ps4 in Australia. All this at that higher price is pretty amazing.

[Sitdown]

@GrizzliS1976
So it's Microsoft's fault that Sony didn't scale back their amount of countries in order to try and met demand?

[Godmars290]

@GrizzliS1987:
More like how much will these "lies" be worth in a month or three. Tomorrow.

If there's any truth or worth to the story the XB1 will become a viable product in Australia. Contribute to its overall world success. Or just be an empty PR/fanboy point.

[GrizzliS1987]

i dont argue with nerds.

no i am not bothered by it.

i bought a xbone first, ps4 second.

If you cannot see what i see with the comment i made, youre too stupid to continue talking with.

[slimeybrainboy]

@Jokesonyou

Worlds most unreliable source. The Amazon list. you're not looking at the evidence.

Go to page 2 of your list, you'll see that the Dualshock 4 is well above the PS4. So either by these numbers there have been more DS4's sold than PS4's? Does that really seem likely to you?

I'm not saying that Amazon havent sold more DS4's than PS4's, that's possible. But this would only indicate that the Amazon charts are not representative of the entire market, and/or the buying habbits of consumers (where they buy what). Or the list is pretty much advertising and not an offical chart.

[Gazondaily]

"If you cannot see what i see with the comment i made, youre too stupid to continue talking with."

Please spoon feed me, what are you saying? How is it pathetic that MS are capitalising on the supply issues of the PS4? Maybe I am too stupid...I can't see the truth:

http://stream1.gifsoup.com/...

There is no spoon?

[theBAWSE]

@jokes funny you seem to miss out the part that xbone is readily available to buy whilst ps4 is complete and utter gold dust

let's hope your around to comment when Sony fulfils all their backlog as you strangely seem to go missing when it's pro Sony news against xbone

[pyramidshead]

@jokersonyou

Love the little grasps at victory in between PS4 stock replenishments, must be the only thing that's helping it sell by buying on the shelves constantly :/.

I think you should be happy people are that thirsty for next gen systems that they're buying the X1. Must be a massive kick in the teeth to hope to get the PS4 and come out with a X1 lol.

[Utalkin2me]

@Septic

Which is why it is surprising you didn't read the article.

"as its key rival, Sony, struggled to fulfil pre-orders for the PlayStation 4."

"The Australian Financial Review Australian sales of Sony’s device fell short of Microsoft’s across the same period a week earlier, primarily due to the company being unable to ship enough ­consoles to meet the number of pre-orders at bricks-and-mortar retailers."

"“It’s been overwhelming,” he said. “I’ve been around since PlayStation One and we still haven’t seen the kind of demand we’re seeing now for PS4."

"He pointed to research from firms Roy Morgan and Telsyte that suggested more than 600,000 PlayStation 4 units could be sold over the next six months, ahead of the Xbox One."

That says it all right there....

[dedicatedtogamers]

Back and forth, back and forth.

Sony breaks sales records: "let's wait and see".

PS4 outsells the Xbox One: "early sales don't matter"

Xbox One breaks records in Australia because PS4 is sold out everywhere: "ERMAGERD! Xbox One domination!!!"

[Gazondaily]

Utalkin2me

I'm not talking about PS4 sales. I'm just surprised MS did that well in Australia. Like I said, it is very pro-Sony there and I didn't think the X1 would smash records in Australia.

[christocolus]

Wow...i must say congrats ms...doing this good even with the higher price tag and all...but this doesnt mean you should stop working on a cheaper and smaller version of the xbx one..that will be the one i buy for my nephew.

[nukeitall]

I think this proves that Xbox One is selling like hotcakes, even at a $100 more. I think gamers get the console in their hand that the buzz is working.

I think however though, that the real test will be next year and it starts with Titanfall and onwards. The early years of the Xbox 360 wasn't that great, but as it gained momentum and PS3 fizzled. Likewise, the Wii U had a huge momentum, but sadly quickly fizzled as well.

Point being, it is too early to tell, but what has been consistent is software sells hardware, not the other way around.

[JasonKCK]

@slimeybrainboy

"Go to page 2 of your list, you'll see that the Dualshock 4 is well above the PS4. So either by these numbers there have been more DS4's sold than PS4's? Does that really seem likely to you?"

That ^^^ is just people buying multiple controllers. Hate to break it to you, but most people who buy consoles have families and friends, or they buy backups. There are more controllers than there are consoles out there. A little logic goes a long way.

[theBAWSE]

@nukeitall you are the dumbest troll on n4g bar none

the ps3 fizzled? so it didn't outsell the 360 yearly to make up a 10million deficit?

like jokesonyou I hope to see you around on this site in a couple months when the ps4 is readily available

[alexkoepp]

It was pretty clear to me once I had the ps4 and the Xbox one and spent time playing with both, that people would much prefer the Xbox over the PlayStation.... the ps4 is nothing new, its just a ps3 with a different feature set (some new stuff but took out stuff also). The Xbox is a new way of experiencing your entertainment, and when people got to see this stuff first hand most would prefer the better experience over a slightly more powerful GPU. Most console sales go to people who don't know/care about specs, it was clear for me Xbox is way cooler. I played through killzone and haven't turned my ps4 since. My xb1 comes on every day.

[mikeslemonade]

HAHA nice spin.. Australia population 22.68 million

https://www.google.com/sear...

California population 38.4 million.

X1 fanatics can only seem to spin the numbers in their favor haha.. Look at Worldwide.

Miami Heat Won the finals last 2 years. Does it matter that they lost the few games during the season and in the playoffs??

[mikeslemonade]

Hey X1 fanatics.. read the article.

"Sony, struggled to fulfil pre-orders for the PlayStation 4."

"The company would not break out local sales, but industry sources told The Australian Financial Review Australian sales of Sony’s device fell short of Microsoft’s across the same period a week earlier, primarily due to the company being unable to ship enough ­consoles to meet the number of pre-orders at bricks-and-mortar retailers.

Michael Ephraim, the managing director of Sony Computer Entertainment Australia, said the company was planning to fulfil pre-orders before Christmas but expected ongoing ­shortages."

Nope.. Sony has Australia too turns out. Nice trying to "spin" your way out of Sony Domination. Just because Sony fell short of supplying preorders. Still more demand for PS4 confirmed!

[DragonKnight]

Wow, the two biggest Xbox supporters copying and pasting the same comments as usual.

@everyone: Smashing sales records in Australia for the Xbox One would have been hard to not accomplish given that Australia is more pro-Sony. So the 360 selling fewer consoles meant it was easy for the Xbox One to "smash" those records, especially considering PS4 is in so much demand it's bought up immediately and others have to suffer through either waiting, or buying an X1.

@Jokes: Go ahead and just ignore that the PS4's pre-orders will put it ahead of the Xbox One when the stock is replenished. I'm sure you'll remain reticent during those days.

@nukeitall: The PS3 fizzled? The PS3 outsold the 360 yearly/globally every year since release, has surpassed the 360 in total units sold, and has had better games and lasting support than the 360 for years now. In what world is does that qualify as "fizzled?"

Oh I know, in the world where NDP's American numbers equals the true numbers and Kinect titles equate to real games right? Put down the Microsoft corporate pamphlet and get out some more. You don't even have an Xbox One yet and you're still singing its praises.

[frostypants]

Not surprising at all...see "struggled to fulfill pre-orders"...which means this isn't a result of Australian consumer sentiment, but a result of supply chain problems for Sony.

Glad the One sold well but let's not create false conclusions.

[JokesOnYou]

Wow the butthurt is strong in some of the above comments:

#1 I have never, ever badmouthed the ps4 sales (check my history) in FACT many of my past posts either praised ps4 initial high sales or acknowledged it's sold out for the most part, with limited restock here and there.

#2 The SAME folks critical of my comments here where I just lay out facts are the SAME ones on every thread of X1 sales talking as if X1 was not selling well NO FACTS just assumptions....making early predictions of ps4 dominance, saying X1 would not do well because of price, needed a cheaper sku than ps4 to compete, micro is in trouble, ps2 days are back etc, etc...at most like now all I said is its too early and micro will do fine.

#3 How is Amazon now "unreliable" it's just a very good indicator as it's the biggest online retailer, quite often games and products at the top of the bestsellers usually end up as best sellers on NPD or other sources.

#4 My comment does not in anyway suggest ps4 is not sold out but folks are not buying a X1 just because ps4 is sold out as if they won't be able to find a ps4 until 2015= NO, if they really want a ps4 search or wait a short time for new stock. I think the butthurt comments are just reality/karma slapping those who can't face the fact that X1 IS SELLING VERY WELL, and unlike me these SAME folks don't want to see BOTH CONSOLES DO WELL.

The latest news correlates to those reports back in July that said X1 was predicted to outship ps4, which at the time I stated could be a factor in sales http://www.gamesindustry.bi... but then everyone called it crazy and were more than happy to believe the production problem rumors from any old blogger, cinemablend, cboat, lol, my,my, my how things have changed, with folks acting like micro having MORE stock is a bad thing....not surprising on this site from the SAME folks who swore for ever that ps3 outsold 360 worldwide along time ago with NO reliable source linked, then later sony themselves announce 80mil sold worldwide AFTER micro did.
http://m.ign.com/articles/2...

Talk is talk, the links speak for themselves.

[gaffyh]

According to the article, it seems that PS4 has sold out, and Sony didn't ship enough to the area. From the sounds of it, if they had shipped more, they would have sold more than the Xbone, and would have had the fastest selling console in Australia title. Kudos to MS for shipping a decent amount of consoles, Sony were focused on US and Western Europe, and they forgot to ship enough to Australia.

[TRGMatt]

Read the full article...Sony couldn't fulfill preorder demands and supply didn't generally meet demand.

"“It’s been overwhelming,” he said. “I’ve been around since PlayStation One and we still haven’t seen the kind of demand we’re seeing now for PS4."

and

"He pointed to research from firms Roy Morgan and Telsyte that suggested more than 600,000 PlayStation 4 units could be sold over the next six months, ahead of the Xbox One."

[wolokowoh]

It's not that surprising when you consider Forza 5 is at launch. The series has been very popular when proportionally compared to other markets. Much more popular than any other exclusive at launch on either platform.

[cheetah]

Not really. Despite the fact that any retailer you walk into will tell you that you won't see a ps4 until February and that they have enough Xbox,s to build a stadium, Australia is very similar to the US as consumers here believe the BS.

Store employees are pretty bad here too and are major fanboys. Probably because MS give better gifts.

[mikeslemonade]

^Jokes

Never said X1 wouldn't sell well. 3 weeks after launch every system sells well. However I was right and PS4 is even ahead of my predictions. PS4 reported to outsell X1 5:3 in estimates in U.S. alone.

As for which source is reliable that's just up to debate. With the number of sources that say a certain thing it's pretty conclusive that PS3 is beating 360 and PS4 is beating X1 5:3.

And who is the "butthurt" person..? The person who calmy refutes someone's argument or the person that uses personal attacks such as the word "butthuirt". That would be you Jokes trying to defend and spin X1 sales.

[Sono421]

I realise that Grizzli said it in a bit of an outlandish way... but that's no reason to disagree... it says right in the beginning that Sony couldn't fulfill all the pre orders there..

Now I think I see where the confusion is coming from.. it says fulfill... not fill... as in there were people who pre orderred who didn't get their console.. now it doesn't say any specific numbers... but Grizzli could be right.. just saying... the closest way we could actually compare the two sales in australia would be to compare the PS4's pre order numbers to the Xbox One sales but that's obviously still not entirely accurate due to the fact that not everyone pre orders...

[Animal Mutha 76]

Congrats to MS. It's a good result no need to spin it Sony fans.

Both consoles are going to sell very well overall. Some people need to accept that and just enjoy the good stuff to come.

I'm a very happy X1 owner but never say never on a PS4 a year or two down the line if the exclusives are too good to miss.

Game on.

[Prime157]

Wow, so many of you are writing books to each other.

None of you are wrong, chill.

There are too many unknown variables for these arguments.

How many units total world wide? Maybe Sony only sent 100k and ms sent 200 to that market? Maybe MS sends a lot of their consoles to Amazon?

This easily has to be the dumbest fight I've seen on n4g as there is much information missing.

[FITgamer]

@JOY You are using the daily Best Sellers not yearly. The only Xbox one SKU that has made it on the yearly list is the day one edition, while every PS4 SKU has made it on that list. Nice try though.

[BitbyDeath]

How can it be the fastest selling when it hasn't sold out?

Did this come from MisterX?

[kewlkat007]

Isn't sony a hardware guru manufacturer...

Why would they have supply issues..

Microsoft a software company. Good for them...

This generation just started and they are doing better than xbox 360 numbers all around. .can't complain about that with prior gaffs, and much more expensive console...

Revenue should be good with xbl subscriptions and software down the pipeline..

[IaussieGamer]

The only reason for this is the short supply Australia have for the PS4. If you took in account all the pre orders still to be filled the PS4 has smashed the XB1 in sales. The only reason the XB1 has done better is due to supply.

[Underworld]

It's because of the low supply here. PS4 preorders here have been filled for months and you can't get one anywhere. You can still preorder but you won't get it till early 2014. The X1 is available pretty much everywhere.

It is definitely because of supply.

[JokesOnYou]

Mike again you are on some bogus "unsourced predictions" compared to real sales. Sony is going to sell every ps4 they can make for awhile and Microsoft is going to sell every X1 they can make for awhile....but it's only ps fans like you who swear X1 isn't selling well or ps4 will dominate. The only two questions are how many consoles both can produce early= early sales lead and MOST IMPORTANT if you actually care which sells more is which one will be more desirable AFTER loyal fans/early adopters have bought one after about 6 months when demand is less, stores are stocked and the actual games do more talking. lol you talk of predictions STILL, I however link you FACTS.

What I find funny is that there rightfully alot of recognition now that ps4 is sold out but when sony made sales record news by dedicating ALL their initial stock to the US thus having more to sell vs micro splitting their initial stock in 13 regions and thus having less impressive 1 region totals nobody recognizes that 1 mil sold out worldwide in 24 hrs vs sony 1mil sold out in US in 24hrs makes the end result the same BOTH sold through their initial stock but sonys headlines were better for US and UK because they had more initial stock to those regions, now micro seems to be winning re-supply at least as far as the US goes IF Amazon is reflective of other US retailers and Australia sales. Sony last reported 2mil, again great news but that is again counting more time and it's later Euro shipments. Surely I when micro accounts for similar time on the market and similar subsequent shipments they will be at minimum in the neighborhood of that. Again notice I'm not saying X1 is outselling ps4 worldwide only that it's at least comparable when ALL factors are considered= which is quite different then what n4g, bloggs, cinemablend, Pachter, cboat fans continue to predict.

Again you can talk about predictions but the predictions keep changing, hell go back to July and there were vastly different doom n gloom predictions for X1, today however ironicly you are having to talk about WHY X1 SOLD MORE THAN PS4 in Australia...not a conversation you thought we'd be having then 'eh? Who knows what the conversation will be like in 6 more but either way I won't hide even if ps4 does significantly better (I doubt it) I will still enjoy my X1 and the fact that it's not even close to the failure all the foolish haters predicted, credit where credit is due, that's all.

[ChristopherJack]

No we're not. Microsoft dominated last gen here for quite a while. Sony did eventually come back on top & maybe if they were more prepared would have stayed on top during current gen launch.

[Skip_Bayless]

^Jokey
Fine you say AMAZON, I say COSTCO. Clearly two different things are happening. Also why is the gap getting wider. Just give the benefit of the doubt to sources. I gave you the benefit of the doubt to Amazon despite it not having numbers to back it up.

At the end of the day PS4 sales gap is widening. Meaning Sony is supplying more PS4s. Never said X1 will fail right now. I said Sony will gain major market share. I said 3:2 early on and then 2:1 by the end of the generation. And it's reported that my ratio is actually smaller than reports.

And once again you bring Australia. So just listen to yourself.. You talk about Australia and Amazon? Two places that don't give us the entire picture. If you can provide actual real numbers from Amazon then you might have an argument there.

[Profchaos]

It still is myself along with many other Australian are still waiting for our pre orders to come in and the list has expanded to march for some people.

So it looks like some people have cancelled to get a console before xmas.

[PS4FEVER]

not really. Every eb game store i walk into , it's always xbox dominant. I always wondered if microsoft pays them for that extra bit of coverage.

[jebabcock]

Those Amazon rankings appear to only include consoles that are available for sale either by Amazon or a third party... that makes them meaningless for console comparison

[calis]

"disagrees? read the article lol sony couldnt ship enough to them to fullfil all preorders, the guy even says he hasnt seen such demand for a ps4 since ps1 days"

How long or easy do you think it is to mass produce consoles on the scale they were pre-ordered at?

[AndrewLB]

Jokesonyou- The PS4 is now 75th on Amazon's best sellers in 2013 (so far) list. Xbone is destroying it @ #12.

[4Sh0w]

Skip, Jokes gives links proving that X1 has overtaken ps4 on Amazon as bestseller currently and as the Bestseller of 2013 so far. Sure its just 1 retailer but the largest retailer which indicates X1 is gaining especially when everybody is claiming you can't find a ps4 anywhere. All you do is say the gap is growing with no proof whatsoever. Las t sony said was 2.1 mil but we don't know what that is compared to X1 now and which way the gap is going, surely if sony has no stock and micro does logic says the gap is closing because the links prove in Australia and the US the X1 is selling, I doubt it's sitting on shelves by the tons everywhere else either.

[Concertoine]

Man, there's just no winning with you guys is there?
Congrats to MS.

[mcstorm]

I agree. The xbox One is selling very well and a lot better than people on here said it would. Well done MS. Also Well done Sony and come on Nintendo lets get your sales up too.

[Bolts-N-Rays1109]

What's wrong with Australia?

[frostypants]

Electronics are always jacked up over there. Everything is expensive and they have weird supply issues. Dunno if it's due to tariffs or what.

[cesuf]

@Bolts

Off topic point here, but u gotta ask whats right with Australia. Not for this article but they lead the world in the highest female to male ratio. 4-to-1. Im so moving there.

http://today.ninemsn.com.au...

[wolokowoh]

They simply like Forza. Nothing wrong with that. Xbone's momentum will decline and level off after launch.

[Profchaos]

Currently our waiting list is back up to march for a ps4 in every retailer across the country so allot of poeple are cancelling for xb1's so they can make sure the kids have a new game console under the xmas tree i guess.

[calis]

More XB1s available than PS4s. That's all there is to it.

People are still waiting on second and third batches of PS4s to arrive so they can get them and these people were people who originally pre-ordered not long after it was announced.

PS4 will sell more here than the XB1. There is no doubt about it.

[christian hour]

It's funny, there's mass emigration going on over here at the moment, sure what else are the Irish good for?

Anywho, most my friends are currently working/living over in Australia, all of them have ps4's pre-ordered, but most of them have bought Xbone's to tie themselves over until they get the call from their chosen electronics store that their ps4's are in. Must be nice to have that much disposable income... Guess it's time I emigrated too :)

None of these peoples had ps3's last gen either, they were all very much 360 people, borrowing my ps3 the odd time to play the likes of mgs4 or naughty dog games, true gamers :) I was fortunate enough to get a 360 and a ps3 before the jobs went to shit over here.

[Blachek]

Why would they buy a $500 console to tie themselves over until a $400 console was available?

There isn't a heck of a lot out yet on XB1 that would make it worth the money. Next year maybe, but picking up a game for a 360 or PS3 would make a lot more sense.

[mediate-this]

@ christian hour cool story bro!!!

[Neonridr]

@Blachek - I am sure the same could be said about the PS4 lacking any real games at the moment too...

Apples and Oranges my friend.

[JohnnyBadfinger]

Lol because there is only a $50 difference in the 2 consoles here. Sony being the console with the highest mark up. PS4 should be priced around the $450 mark here but those gremlins bumped it up too $550. X1 should be $550 but was bumped up too $600. And X1 accessories are cheaper than their competitions counter part.

I know of nobody who has jumped ship from Xbox to playstation for the new gen. Why swap when you have invested so much time in the brand and it's exclusives to swap because of a not yet great difference on specs?
Plus you play where your friends play. Only 3 people from my friends list said they are getting a ps4 first. But said the will almost definitely get a x1 aswell.

Anyway the Xbox is selling better because ms managed their supply better than Sony . I haven't bought a x1 yet. Not even vaguely interested in a swap to playstation especially since it's only saving me $50

[malokevi]

"In Australia... "

yes.... do continue...

I imagine you were getting ready to condescend to AN ENTIRE CONTINENT! One populated with, oh, you know, human beings?

Anyways, this is good news for Microsoft. Not WOO HOO MICROSOFT WINS SO I'LL TAKE THIS AS A PERSONAL VICTORY IM THE BEST YAYYYY! It's good news. Both consoles will undoubtedly sell well down under.

[HighResHero]

I would say it has more to do with the PS4 being sold out then their geographic location....

One way or another the video games industry is healthy and dedicated consoles aren't going anywhere.

I wonder how many doom and gloom propagandists are eating their words right now. :]

[Volkama]

Bit early to declare victory for consoles. The hardcore demographic were never the concern, it's the ~80million other people that might be susceptible other 'smart' devices.

[wolokowoh]

In the past 360s have seen a sudden rise in Australian sales everytime a Forza game releases, I'd attribute it to the regional popularity of Forza 5. When the dust settles, PlayStation will likely be on top.

[aviator189]

Yes, we can read the title.

[shutUpAndTakeMyMoney]

So let me get this right.. xbox is #1 becuz ps4 is sold out? is that right?

[3-4-5]

I'm surprised they even allow Australians to know what games even are.

They seem so strict with their gaming laws down there.

Hopefully they are getting to enjoy the XB1/PS4/WiiU

[cesuf]

Their brilliant politicians ban violent games ya, but that has nothing at all to do with if they "know what video games even are". I gotta call ignorant troll here bro.

[Fz6soldier]

Amazon best Eller list changes as items become available, as you can see, even though the PS4 is the hottest item this year, it is now sitting at 42 on the Amazon best seller list because stock has been out for sometime, but they had plenty of Xbox ones instock just the other day.

[Pogmathoin]

Well, this will not go down well... now Austrailia is a 3rd country I guess, were it does not matter.

[Games_R_Us]

Australia is a very healthy market and one thats been dominated by Sony for many years. This is big news for Aussies and Xbox gamers as the Xbox moves to top spot.

Well done Australia.

[Profchaos]

I live in Australia and almost every single retailer has them in stock and hasn't sold out while the PS4 pre order list has grown to March.

[Death]

Kind of odd that a country that is seeing so much demand is being treated in a way that is less than they deserve. To see Playstation fans talk about Australia like they are a third world country is sad at best. At least Microsoft is keeping the country well supplied if they are in stock at every single retailer. Probably not the best allocation of available units since there are other regions seeing higher demand and a problem keeping them supplied.

[dale_denton]

yeah smashes records by not selling.

[zerocrossing]

Congratulations to MS, but it does beg the question as to just how many sales Sony would have made in comparison had they had enough PS4s to go around.

[ThePope]

Neither company has many to go around. Why do you think Microsoft scaled back its launch?

[zerocrossing]

Well they do need to make sure that the sales cover manufacturing costs.

Also, it's a pretty typical business practice for companies to hold back their products so that they can tell everyone they're sold out, this allows companies to evaluate demand for their product and it also generates hype which often leads to an increase in potential sales.

[TheDarpaChief]

Yeah the overstock in stores all around rhode island beg to differ

[cesuf]

@zero

An equally relevant question I have would be: how much wood could a woodchuck chuck, if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

[zerocrossing]

Well that is a hot topic ;)

[ape007]

wow the unthinkable happened, the all one approach worked there

[cyhm3112]

nah, as the author said, it is because not enough ps4 are over here.

[raresteak]

I have relatives and a few Aussie friends.

They don't care for quality as much as they do for brand. Wouldn't surprise me of Xbone sells more than the PS4 there.

[Bennibop]

PS4 is out selling the x1 in Oz its the lack of PS4 stock that has caused the issue.

[B-radical]

Please never ever speak on my behalf again. Aussie gamers care for quality as much as the next country

[raresteak]

You're neither one of my Oz relatives nor friends.

When did I speak on your behalf? Don't be dense.

[JackVagina]

PS4 has been sold out at EB games since August

[ThePope]

Sold out before it released! Wild!!!

[snp]

My local Dick Smith had 59 ps4 orders up till launch day. They got in 9 consoles.

Congrats to MS that they're doing well, but let's face it the Ps4's unfilled sales column dwarfs it's delivered consoles column. If the two columns were added together the PS4 number would be huge - and the second column will become the first before too long. By contrast the Xbox1 is readily available.

[Blachek]

I feel like I could go out today and within 2 hours find and buy a PS4 if I actually wanted one. I think everybody has their panties in a bunch over pre-orders.

Pre-Orders don't mean a thing if you don't fulfill your commitments. Build the units and get them into customer's hands, that's the name of the game.

[snp]

Preorders are sales. Some may get cancelled, but most won't. Of course they have to fill these orders and before the climate that created them changes, but ignoring them is ridiculous and willfully misleading.

As for going out today and finding one within two hours.. if you're refering to Australia, the place and context being discussed, good luck. Lol. There's a reason Australian Ps4's on gumtree/ebay etc are selling for hundreds more than their street price. I can assure you, as someone who actually lives in the country, that claim is preposterous.

(ed: and first comment should read 'first column will become the second before too long'.)

[JackISbacK]

few days back i read an article which stated more people in australia want ps4 ,but after release things changed ,now people are enjoying both and having great time with that this is the power of the gaming ,fanboys says shit but gamers choose games ,yeah both will having amazing games in future and xb1 willl never see drought of games ,now m$ is also having many 1st party big studios ,and now gamers must look out for what they liked more halo on xb or uncharted on ps4,order1886 on ps4 or titanfall on xb1 ,infamous ss on ps4 or fables leggends on xb1,exclusioves from santa monica on ps4 or exclusioves from 343,black tusk,rare on xb1 ,have a great time gamers ,i'am having botha and liking features on both consoles from knect to twitch.

[pyramidshead]

Sony would have snagged that easily if the whole world wasn't so damn thirsty for PS4s. Factories must be on overdrive by now.

But yes MS congrats on this somewhat hollow victory in aus land! :)

[Nujabes_]

Love the excuses. Keep 'em coming.

[pyramidshead]

Love your inability to follow recent game news ;).

Keep it salty.

[frostypants]

@Nujabes_: Read the f*cking article.

[Hicken]

Every report of the XB1 outselling the PS4- all two of them, at this point- has come with the additional knowledge that the PS4 was extremely out of stock at the time. It doesn't take a genius, then, to deduce that even if the PS4 had had only as much stock on hand as the XB1- which hasn't actually sold out as Microsoft has repeatedly claimed- it would have moved more units.

Simply put, demand for the console far outstrips its supply. And that demand is obviously higher than the demand for the competition's product.

Nah, let's not use our heads. Let's just fanboy it out and chalk it all up to "excuses."

[mmj]

Long term sales will show popularity, PS4 would likely have smashed all of these records Microsoft are setting if there weren't worldwide shortages.

[Whiskeyjacked87]

PlayStation just has to boost supply and its over. And over. And over.

[Eonjay]

Well it makes sense. If you don't have the stock to meet demand... someone else does.

[WeAreLegion]

From the article:

“It’s been overwhelming,” he said. “I’ve been around since PlayStation One and we still haven’t seen the kind of demand we’re seeing now for PS4.

“The first weekend sales figures is just the beginning because we haven’t fulfilled all the pre-orders yet. We haven’t been able to completely fulfil the demand as yet but we will. ­Hopefully consumers can buy one.”

He pointed to research from firms Roy Morgan and Telsyte that suggested more than 600,000 PlayStation 4 units could be sold over the next six months, ahead of the Xbox One.

[snp]

They sold out of first shipments prior to release - and some stores as far back as July - as well as second shipments (due mid December), and intermediary shipments (bundle shipments) which are just filtering into preoder customers of over a month ago now. The Ps4 hasn't seen a store shelf since it's release here, and nor will it till at least late January by the sound of it (third shipment sales are also through the roof).

[AilonTrusk]

lol went to pick up knack yesterday, saw some guy buy an Xbox one day one edition.

[Volkama]

Works both ways. He saw you buying Knack.

[AilonTrusk]

lol im kinda of surprised, knack is actually fun, well for me it is.

[Volkama]

Uh huh, fair play. Reviews are not a great way to gauge a game at all.

In recent years I have enjoyed plenty of games that didn't review well. Similarly there are games scoring 9s and 10s that just don't resonate with me at all.

Play what you want to play :)

[kaozgamer]

afaik here in western australia, ps4 is sold out till jan. dammit i should have pre-ordered :(

[Belking]

Now you fanboys see what i meant when I said selling out and not being able to keep up with demand can be a bad thing.

[WeAreLegion]

Wait. So, you're admitting demand for the PS4 is greater than demand for the XBO?

[pyramidshead]

shhhhh, let him dream.

[MorePowerOfGreen]

You're funny to watch squirm. You can't stand XB1 doing well.

You do know some countries are sheltered from the pro PS4 and anti XB1 smear campaign that has been in effect for months. People will see the XB1 for what it is, with the Aussies being among the first, collectively. The rest of the world will realize just how next gen XB1 is, as they already are at a slightly slower pace.

Once Some of MSFT's features and services launch and the cloud compute servers are widely used for more advanced gaming, XB1 will take off.

[JeffGUNZ]

In America, both consoles are selling extremely well. I've been in 20+ stories that carry both consoles and each are not expected to restock till the new year (target, walmart, best buy, gamestop, and Toys'R'US, etc). I've looked everywhere andI got one email from amazon saying they had some in stock and five minutes later when i got back to my apartment to check they were all sold out. Inside source tells me my girlfriend secured an xbox one day one edition for Christmas (she's a saint, obviously).

[WeAreLegion]

I'm not squirming though. I'm glad Microsoft is doing well now. This industry needs all three major console makers to stick around. Is it so hard to think someone isn't hoping and praying that at least one company fails?

[FighterJoe]

You seriously cannot get a PS4 in Australia, they were all pre booked and still are into next year. It's all about supply.

Xbox Ones are available everywhere over here (AU) there is no shortage at all so it stands to reason.

[B-radical]

Good on MS for supplying enough.Although a few could of went to more then 13 countries

[XiSasukeUchiha]

Let the flame wars begin, LOL

[spektical]

of course you're going to outsell your opponent when they (sony) are sold out already. Its like saying the team that scores more points in a basketball game will win 100% of the time.

Demand is so high worldwide they can churn them out fast enough.

[NatureOfLogic]

We all know PS4 is better, cheaper and will sell more. Why is everyone still talking sales? MS sold Xbox One where PS4 supply is limited. *slow clap*

[buynit]

And the trollphy award goes to you...

To be honest i would of given it to a few up top but it was a long way for a reply button..

[mafiahajeri]

Lol Australia's a continent and a huge country and everything but there population is 22 mil which can hardly be considered a huge market...

[getmad]

lol @ sony fanboys. once again, if this was about ps4, people would be "OH MAH GAAWWD!!! PS4 IS HUUUUUGGGEE!!". and no, i don't own xbox one or ps4. I just don't care about these big corporations enough to defend them.

[Dewitt]

So all the rumors about yield issues for the XB1 turned out to be the opposite, it's Sony's fault for not filling the demand. Glad to see MS doing well after all the hate and lies going around from insiders.

[snp]

Think they've probably churned out similar numbers. Sony's obviously, right or wrong, comfortable enough with it's position and momentum in Australia to send a larger % of it's consoles to other areas and let Australians wait. The US and UK - places Xbox brand is strongest - are likely the main culprits for snatching up ps4 stock.

Bit annoying if you're an Australian customer trying to get a hold of one, but can understand it from a business standpoint. As long as it doesn't go on too long; if it does/did Sony would risk it's strong brand name and demand in this country. Resentment could fester. (but that's a ways off)

[SlavisH2]

Why are you people mad, smh. You guys don't work for Sony. Its great for us as consumers for there to be competition for our money. I hope ps4 x1 and wii-u sell well its good for gaming.

p.s. I hope sells are close because the companies will really have to fight for our money due tough competition indirectly resulting in higher services. Thats more bang for our buck!

[Nerdmaster]

When I read the title, I thought they'd sold 500k or something like that. When I saw "a total of 65,917 Xbox One consoles were sold", I was disappointed.

[TristanPR77]

Next gen console launch on UK, both consoles on stock:
PS4 fastest selling console on UK history
UK population:63.23 millions

Australia launch, PS4 was not on stock:
Xbone fastest selling console
Australia population: 22.68

Do the math, the only reason the xbone sold more was because the PS4 wasn't on stock. Even with that the PS4 is ahead of the xbone on the US and Europe.

[DestinyHeroDoomlord]

I seriously doubt that the whole population is gonna buy a console or even both consoles

[MxRBrobaFett]

Oh ya? Well ps4 smashed sales records on Mars. With one.. One ps4 sold

[khyu7777]

"...as its key rival, Sony, struggled to fulfil pre-orders for the PlayStation 4."

let's not kid ourselves. PS3 outsold x360 in Australia despite 16 months headstart and 200$ difference. imagine what will PS34 do this gen

[vinniects]

when will people learn, in business sales are sales and it doesn't matter the reasons why. If Microsoft can take advantage of sony's lack of production than good for Microsoft. Sony is not the same company it was ten/twenty years ago. Sony is making to many business mistakes.

[urwifeminder]

Glad its doing well here hope you are all enjoying it as much as me.

[BX81]

Wow that sucks for those who were expecting to pick up their pre ordered ps4's. It bothers me when any company asks for your money in exchange for a product then does not produce. Piss poor planing. If you can't do it number wise then don't. Also good job to MS for turning things around after e3. I'm sure both consoles will end up doing well.

[Mister_G]

Only because Sony struggled to fulfil pre-orders, don't get too excited :)

[Clarence]

@jokes
Once Sony replenishes the PS4 stock all will change. The PS4 always out of stock. Yes the the xbone is selling, but lest not pretend that it's outselling the PS4.

http://www.videogamer.com/n...

The PS4 is a beast.

[TristanPR77]

ext gen console launch on UK, both consoles on stock:
PS4 fastest selling console on UK history
UK population:63.23 millions

Australia launch, PS4 was not on stock:
Xbone fastest selling console
Australia population: 22.68

Do the math, the only reason the xbone sold more was because the PS4 wasn't on stock. Even with that the PS4 is ahead of the xbone on the US and Europe.

[AnotherGamer117]

Here is what the article says:

Market research firm NPD Group said a total of 65,917 Xbox One consoles were sold in its first three days on sale in Australia

and

The company(i.e. Sony) would not break out local sales, but industry sources told The Australian Financial Review Australian sales of Sony’s device fell short of Microsoft’s across the same period a week earlier, primarily due to the company being unable to ship enough ­consoles to meet the number of pre-orders at bricks-and-mortar retailers.

This is a very misleading article. Hard to say one smashed the other without real numbers from Sony and Microsoft.

[GodGinrai]

hell yeah..these are my kinds of comments. Lets have a fanboy brawl! I dont care about sales.Im just here for the action! Im here to defend the PC engine turbo grafx, btw.

[FrigidDARKNESS]

True don't know why folks argue over which companies sells the most plastic it does nothing for them.

[DoesUs]

http://n4g.com/user/comment...

Folks like you perhaps? 3rd comment?

Best Wishes
Stalker.

[Hakoom]

2.1 > australia lol

[AceBlazer13]

I guess the xbots are gonna tout Australia as the important market now.

[BX81]

Every market is important, but I'm not gonna defend either company. I gave them money and they took it. Not the other way around, lol.

[FrigidDARKNESS]

Awesome news for Xbox One.

[Neonridr]

I'm a little confused here. So most of the users are saying that the only reason the Xbox One sold more is because the PS4 isn't readily available? You are saying that all these people that bought Xbox One's only bought them because they couldn't get a PS4? That makes completely no sense whatsoever. Unless you are a gamer who is getting both consoles, and $1000+ is a lot to invest for the average gamer.

If you were really wanting a PS4, but they were sold out, why would you buy an Xbox One? I know I wouldn't buy another console because I couldn't get my hands on the one I truly wanted. I scratch my head at that logic there.

How about the Xbox One isn't as bad as everyone likes to pretend it is? How about it plays games just like the PS4 does. Sure, it might not be as powerful, but that doesn't mean you can't enjoy the games it offers.

Congrats to MS for doing so well down in Australia. I have a feeling both consoles will sell very well over their lifespans. I own a PS4 and a Wii U, so in the end I could care less if the Xbox One sells more than the PS4 or Wii U, as long as the games I want to play are available on my two consoles, I will be a happy gamer.

I never understand why everyone feels the need to constantly put something down, or to be so damned negative all the time. Relax, play the games, enjoy.

[Flames76]

Keep it up Xbox One they also slaughtered the PS4 during black friday 2 to 1.Which they passed the PS4 in america even though the PS4 launched a week earlier.You Xbox is gonna dominate again this gen

[Gamer666]

Worldwide there are probably about 15 million gamers willing to buy next-gen consoles on day 1. Between MS and Sony they have released about 3.7 million consoles to the end of november... That leaves 11.3 million gamers without a next-gen console...

If both manufacturers make 1 million consoles a month it will still be a half year or more before demand is met by supply.

Both manufacturers will continue to sell all they produce until at least June. Then, E3 will set off a new buying frenzy targeting a broader market for the 2014 holiday lineup. Good luck finding either console for the next year and a half... Glad I have both already!

[NeloAnjelo]

Supply Sony, Supply. Pple are hungry for next gen.

[Izzy408]

Give it a rest Sony fanboys. They're just numbers. Just enjoy your console and don't mind the competition.

[Max-Zorin]

The hate is strong within these comments. My generation is awful.

[Hekticboss44]

Stop talking shit about my country " surprised we are allowed games " fuck you atleast we can aford games sony couldn't meet demand so people are buying what's in front of them and before anyone talks smack Check out the stats Australia is one of the best places to live in the world you yanks really think your shit don't stink lol u live in a broke heartless poor society with a extreme prison population and homelessness to go with it so fuck you

[SpinalRemains138]

You do realize that Australia was colonized as a prison right?

Just sayin' ;-)

[BX81]

Oh no he didn't! Chillax small fry. No one is hating on aus.

[Gamerita]

don't believe everything you read.

[kingPoS]

Microsoft’s Xbox One has been crowned the fastest-selling video game console to date in Australia, as its key rival, Sony, struggled to fulfil pre-orders for the PlayStation 4

The Australian Financial Review Australian sales of Sony’s device fell short of Microsoft’s across the same period a week earlier, primarily due to the company being unable to ship enough consoles to meet the number of pre-orders at bricks-and-mortar retailers.

UNPRECEDENTED DEMAND
“It’s been overwhelming,” he said. “I’ve been around since PlayStation One and we still haven’t seen the kind of demand we’re seeing now for PS4.

What's in more demand here? the Xbox or PS4.
Hit seekers and there misleading headlines. ~Che~

Gateway MT6706 2008

[parentsbasement]

they are both selling good, so.....not sure why all the back and forth.....sometime I think people here just cant get off unless they can dog somebody about their crappy console of choice......

[Hekticboss44]

Lol Australia has a fraction of the prison population of the United States of despair even when adjust for population difference I would bet most people commenting on this site live in a nicer country canada is a nicer country the information is out there I love Australia I would never live anywhere else !! Enjoy your gun crime ;) it's all you got lol

[kewlkat007]

I remember talking launch strategies..allocating how much where..and it made sense to ramp up hardware for where demand is super high...Instead of selling 3 consoles in one area to say you had a worldwide launch...and make 3 people happy.

[R1V3N]

This is lies, people are waiting for ps4s back ordered till mid january and xbox still has day ones available, world square jb hifi sydney city. if they have counted units ordered and accounted for it would be a great deal higher.

[Underworld]

Shame on my country, lol. Well the PS4 was severely restricted in supply here. It's been sold out for months and you can not get one anywhere, and if you preorder now you won't get it till early 2014. The X1 is available pretty much everywhere.

[ufo8mycat]

I think some people need to put things in perspective.

XBONE outsold PS4 in Australia ONLY because Sony did not meet demand and have enough consoles.

We all know the PS4 will outsell the XBONE in Australia ,just like the PS3 outsold the 360.

To be honest though, I am kind of pissed at Sony for not delivering enough PS4s to Australia, maybe I have myself to blame as I should of pre-ordered earlier, but now I will have to wait until early January.

Thankfully the XBONE has keep me occupied until then.

[Killzoner99]

This doesn't mean anything. The PS4 is so popular it CAN NOT be found anywhere. The Xbots can PRETEND to have some kind of victory here but when Sony restocks supply it will be GAME OVER. Australia doesn't even matter in the grand scheme of sales. Wait until the PS4 releases in Asia lol. That will be whenSony puts the nail in Micro$ofts coffin.

[stinkytofus]

what a misleading article lols, smash records? i dont think so, not with 67,000 units sold

[Underworld]

I love all the Xbots downvoting people who are saying its because PS4 supplies are low, lol. I live here and I can tell you it's true. PS4 supplies here are low. The first PS4 shipment sold out very, very quick. The second shipment which will arrive this month is also sold out. If you want a PS4 here you have to preorder for the third shipment which won't arrive till early 2014. This is not "spinning" anything, it's a fact! It's not like PS4s are sitting on the shelf here as X1s are flying off. You can't find any PS4s here! Even the article says so.

If Sony was able to fulfill all the preorders here it would have easily beat the X1.

Now go on downvote like you will.

[parentsbasement]

"If Sony was able to fulfill all the preorders here it would have easily beat the X1."

But , they couldn't.......and, they didn't......

[LKHGFDSA]

It just means that the sales don't reflect which console is the most desirable for end users.

[Rhythmattic]

@Underworld

I too , know this to be true..

At my local EB Games I asked about PS4, "you won't get one until next year"

Only then they recommend I get an Xbox one, because "Its Better" .... and yes, they had stock available......

This is 3 weeks ago.....

BTW, no PS4 posters anywhere, only One Paraphernalia.

Fact is, with christmas looming, a company can't sell what they don't have....

This really isn't hard to understand, is it?

[Neonridr]

yes but that doesn't mean that people who wanted a PS4 are buying an Xbox One instead. If you really wanted a PS4, you would wait for it to be available. So that means that the majority of the people buying the console are ones who genuinely want the Xbox One.

Stop acting like the PS4 is the be-all-end-all of things. I have one and I enjoy it, but there are several things I like about the Xbox One so I can understand the appeal there too.

[first1NFANTRY]

I'm ashamed to live amongst Australians lol. The only reason their singing this tune is because the ps4 is out of stock.

[LKHGFDSA]

They don't actually have the numbers for the PS4's sales, so there's almost no point to compare at this point.

[franknichols1]

xbox sold well because ppl like the system . im not going to buy a ps4 becuase xbox is out of stock. plase webmaster clean this site up

[larrysdirtydrawss]

JokesOnYou

Yeah X1 is selling very well despite the nonsense it's sitting on store shelves.

Recently overtaken ps4 on the world's largest online retailer Amazon:
#2 on Amazon best seller after selling out yet a couple days ago.
http://www.amazon.com/best-...

#12 on the Best sellers list of 2013
http://www.amazon.com/gp/be...

Now back at #1 on the most wished for list due to being sold out.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/mo...

-Now doing very well and surpassing ps4 in Australia. All this at that higher price is pretty amazing.

didn't tell a complete story,the only reason the one will ever pass the ps4 ANYWHERE is due to supply and supply only..it even mentions that,though you didn't...hhhmmmm

[mechlord]

lol you guys clearly dont have the new console (whatever that is for you), have you?

Go play something and enjoy greatness instead of wasting time here e-arguing with people that just dont give a fuck and think their e-penises are bigger than yours.
(i dont have one yet, thats why i linger around here)

[wiz7191]

I'm mad how people really be on here arguing over which game console is better. They both are great consoles and both are gonna sell very well.

[razrye]

Not trolling but it will be interesting to see what Sony's numbers are since they haven't been released yet.

[Silver_Faux]

I live in Australia and yes the ps4 is sold out. I went into an eb games (gamestop) and the guy told me that they're sold out until april. I call bullshit on that but im sure they are booked out till January at least.

on the other hand x1s are everywhere. i went in on launch day and there were still plenty sitting on the shelf ready to be taken.

I personally only know 2 people that are getting x1s. Most people i know even the ones that had x360s are converting to ps4.

I think the long term sales will show a shitload more ps4s than x1s.

[MadLad]

It's funny. Seems a large number on my ignored list happen to be commenting a lot in this article.'
I wonder why that would be.

[alti]

Lol. Microsoft and its little victories. So cute.

[noctis_lumia]

dont be so happy xbox fans...wait till sony restocks some ps4's then lets talk again

[Mr_Luke]

So Sony couldn't ship enough consoles to Australia... it means that, if there were more PS4 available, PS4 would break the record in Australia too?

"Microsoft’s Xbox One has been crowned the fastest-selling video game console to date in Australia, as its key rival, Sony, struggled to fulfil pre-orders for the PlayStation 4."

"UNPRECEDENTED DEMAND
“It’s been overwhelming,” he said. “I’ve been around since PlayStation One and we still haven’t seen the kind of demand we’re seeing now for PS4. The first weekend sales figures is just the beginning because we haven’t fulfilled all the pre-orders yet. We haven’t been able to completely fulfil the demand as yet but we will. ­Hopefully consumers can buy one.”

It really seems the PS4 is the most wanted console. So it's going to dominate the market like the PS3 did, even more probably.

[nastynapkin]

said by stupid xbox supporter
"my favorite console sold more."

replied by foolish ps4 supporter
"no my favorite console sold more."

where's The Rock when you need him #it doesn't matter

[Gamerita]

65k is nothing to brag about,i thought the sold a million in australia or something. lol