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PS4 sells 80,000 in Spain since launch

Spain SONY Computer Entertainment has unveiled a MeriStation the sales data Playstation 4 in Spain since its launching him on 29 November. The machine, which is only about two weeks on sale, has placed 80,000 units.

James Armstrong, CEO of Playstation in Spain, said in an interview this morning that the ratio of units sold compared to machine competition, Microsoft Xbox One, is nearly four to one (3.5 to 1).

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mikeslemonade3787d ago (Edited 3787d ago )

"We're selling at a rate in comparison with competitors from 3.5 to 1. About twelve days of sales and them maybe 18 or 19 days of sales," adds Armstrong, remembering that new machines are being distributed each week."

No problem with supply and sold more while launching a week later in Spain. With a reported 3.5:1 that even surpasses my wildest views.

raytraceme3787d ago

Sony Dominates in Spain and pretty much everywhere else in europe at that.

BALLBAGS3787d ago

Even though nearly 4 to 1 against x box sales is crazy

Sony are hurting themselves not producing enough machines for the UK,Australia and America.

They haven't even launched in Japan yet..

ArmGunar3787d ago

Nice for Sony and the PS4 :)

Eonjay3787d ago

The world clearly wants its game consoles. I remember Sony saying that they were going to sell 3 million before the end of the year. That means that they have 900k to go... which means more stock is coming lol

maddskull3787d ago

dont forget that this Friday they will launch in even more countries so the must control their supp;ies

MWong3787d ago

@ ray
Yea the big test for Sony was in the US & UK. Those have typically been M$ dominated markets. I think the might get close to 3 million by January.

Salooh3787d ago (Edited 3787d ago )

2 more days and the ps4 will release in middle east. That's at least 300k if they put that amount of ps4's in middle east..

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assdan3787d ago

Wasn't sure if that was a little or a lot at first lol.

HaHa_Ostrich3786d ago

Exactly my thoughts. After all the "one million sold in 24hrs" articles, 80k did not sound like a lot.

Raccoon3786d ago (Edited 3786d ago )

80k sold at 400 dollars each is a huge amount! thats like selling 400 bwm 7 series sedan cars.

Baliw3785d ago

@Raccoon

Spain currency are euros, mate.

So 80k * $551

Visiblemarc3787d ago

@BALLBAGS it's just not possible to produce at that kind of rate, yet. They are currently producing at 100% capacity. The current rate of production is pretty good actually, just not enough to meet demand. It would seem they produce about half a million a month, there is definitely room for improvement there, especially if things continue to go all ps2 up in here...but if sales quiet down after the launch-rush then they'd regret dramatically expanding production. Tough call for them, though the Ps4 seems to have a big future, more units can only help, imo.

nukeitall3787d ago

Not just that, but once you ramp it up, you just don't ramp down either.

The demand right now is artificially high due to launch and then going into Christmas, so this is the highest demand part for a while, until the next holiday, so don't expect blockbuster sale for any console manufacturer after Christmas.

Ramping up can cost a lot if they are unable to shift those consoles next year, and that undoubtedly will happen.

BALLBAGS3786d ago

At mark,yes very true...I think Sony should have thought this through maybe even delayed the launch,it's not like launch games on either system are mind blowing at present

But once drive club, infamous and titan fall hit that's when these systems are going to be desirable in my opinion

ToyboxDX3786d ago (Edited 3786d ago )

@ nukeitall, how can demand be artificially high when Sony is still struggling to meet the pre-order quantity?

The PS4 will be launched in Asia this month, which will drive up further demand.

And the PS4 will also be launched in Japan in Feb which I would say to fully expect blockbuster sales as well.

Plus between now to Feb, Sony still need to produce enough units to fulfill pre-order, to put decent amount of units on retail shelves in US, Europe and Australia etc. So, yeah, I would expect Sony to ramp up production BECAUSE of demand.

MS, on the other hand, is struggling to push XBone units into the consumer's hands and as such I foresee them to scale back the production quantity, as obviously it wasn't selling as well as MS hoped.

MS is probably now rethinking their strategy on how best to remarket the XBone moving forward.

mikeslemonade3786d ago

I believe Sony always supplied the PS4 better overall because they chose come out one week earlier indicating they were more ready.

Clunkyd3786d ago

I found an xbox one at my local Walmart in Houston.
http://imgur.com/yNNwpgb

rocky0475863786d ago

Where at in Houston? Is that in the Galleria area? I'm in Houston too.

Pillsbury13786d ago

Global domination is imminent *puts pinkie to mouth*

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Enemy3787d ago

Nearly 4 to 1. DAMN, son.

kayoss3787d ago

Just imagine if Sony made more PS4, this number could be higher. Take in consideration that most of the people who buy the PS4 are gamers or "Hardcore" gamers. Unlike the situation with the Wii, where most consumers were just following the trend.

Majin-vegeta3787d ago

Go SONY

Give me an S give an O give me an N give me a Y.

What does that spell?Sony

Yay Sony.

OT:Man Sony must be working overtime over9000!!

ashcroft3787d ago

That was so lame, you should be embarassed!

The Killer3787d ago

i support ps4, but that comment was so childish.

i think after some years he will grow up, so give him time.

ThunderSpark3786d ago

I think his little sister stole his laptop again smh

KakashiHotake3787d ago

I'm digging the humor. Give me a P, give me S, give me a 4...What does that spell? Greatness Awaits!

Majin-vegeta3786d ago

Apparently the people above don;t have humor.I hate to be at a party with them.Seems like they're the party poopers -_-.

GirlOnFire3787d ago

Burn! Xbox how are you going to catch up now? ;)

KakashiHotake3787d ago

lol I'm with you man. I wanna see the Xbone burn too.

jjonez183786d ago (Edited 3786d ago )

Everyone knows that destruction is in the Uchiha blood ;)
Nah but seriously, xbox hasn't been the most consumer-friendly console maker. But each side has their own radicals, and each has something to gripe about.

DigitalRaptor3786d ago (Edited 3786d ago )

They aren't - it's that simple.

Sony started working on PS4 in 2008. Microsoft on Xbone, in 2010. Sony was going to release this year, and Microsoft wasn't. Xbox One had slip ups, and 180s that have caused the console to receive a number of pretty awful setbacks and I don't think they were even remotely prepared for the consumer reaction to their anti-consumer policies and their plans and the way in which Sony cleverly won the people over.

Remember all those awful negatives PS3 had on its side? Terrible marketing, high price point, a perception of no games, a problematic online network, slow installs, insane journalistic/media bias. It still managed to outsell the 360 year-on-year for the majority of its time on the market, and has outsold it in recent years. Sony consoles have always sold better.

And now that none of those negatives are really in Sony's side of the court, there should be no surprise that Sony will continue to stomp them year-after-year - especially after all the bad decisions MS has dragged along with them, as well as the negative publicity that goes along with that.

Sony has the dedicated gaming console on their side. They have the better policies for developers and for gamers by an English country mile. They have the best support from all facets of game development. AAA, indie, MMO, free-to-play, Japan etc. They have the most powerful and flexible console that will continue to grow each year with services, just as XBL grows and sorts out its part chat problems and adds features that were also selling points of the console. Microsoft is behind in so many respects that I find it strange they are meant to be the one touting "future-proof".

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How to recruit Lam in Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes

Lam is among the 120 characters available for recruitment in Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes. While she is one of the many straightforward recruits, a known bug may prevent players from recruiting her if certain conditions are met. Despite developers’ assurances of fixing the bug, some early access players still encounter issues with recruiting Lam despite attempting the standard method.

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Tomb Raider Remastered just quietly censored one in-game detail

Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered players are ticked off by the game’s most recent patch, which censors in-game pin-up posters of Lara Croft.

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rlow110h ago

This is why gaming is screwed. When people change things to fit someone’s agenda, it’s a slippery slope downhill.

Christopher10h ago(Edited 10h ago)

Even if that agenda is of the developer? Way to remove developer rights.

***One player called it a “huge problem with modern games,” saying they can now be “ruined AFTER people buy them”.***

The level of drama. Yes, I recall sitting there for more hours than I did anything else in the game. These two pinups are the core of the game, after all!

coolbeans8h ago(Edited 8h ago)

rlow1's cringe catastrophizing aside, I do think developers *ought* to strive to maintain an original work to the best of their ability. The language of a "remaster" tacitly implies that - for good or ill - what's being resold is what fans remember but better.

Profchaos8h ago

Games can be ruined after purchasing them yeah we know this not from this but from GTA IV which had half it's radio content patched out due to licensing expirations and to me that was a huge deal.

This pin up poster is a bit of nonsense but the whole argument of modern games can be ruined post launch is Absol true.

DedicatedDark7h ago(Edited 7h ago)

It's not their work to censor. They are incharge of restoration & remastering the work, not overwriting it.

Barlos6h ago

It's not the agenda of the developer though, they're pandering and trying to increase their ESG score.

Way to support censorship...

victorMaje6h ago

It’s not the end of the world for sure, but I understand the hate towards this kind of change. I believe it’s also a matter of principle.

Imagine a Picasso painting being restored & the restorer deciding there aren’t enough strokes, or some lines aren’t straight enough or curved enough…not sure it would/should sit well with people.

Have all original devs signed off on this change? Even if it’s the case, are we saying older gamers are better mentally equipped to process what was there than current gamers, hence the change?

Enough time ago the case was made that games are an art form. We’re supposed to have won that case.
So which is it? Are games art or not?

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Eidolon6h ago

Hasn't this been happened for over a decade since remasters? I can't see that it's any worse now. Maybe if Sweet Baby starts getting their hands on remasters we will definitely have a problem.

Rebel_Scum9h ago

tbh I dont see something like this as censorship. Does anyone else not find it strange for someone to stick pin ups of themsleves in a locker room?

Now of it was a pin up of some half naked firefighters it might make sense as Lara might like that, and if they removed that I would cry censorship. But removing pin ups of the main character, yeah I get it.

Barlos6h ago(Edited 6h ago)

It's a game, and they were placed there for the audience. It's not real life. If it was, she wouldn't have fought a T-Rex now would she?

Yes, it's censorship but it's a bit less in your face. If they were in the original game, then they should have been in the remasters. It's bad enough that they have that ridiculous unnecessary warning at the start, but then they start removing things post launch. I don't care how small the change, they shouldn't be doing it. It's nothing but ESG pandering but in a subtle way.

Rebel_Scum5h ago

Look bro, if you have pictures of yourself naked on a bear skin rug up in your house let me tell you, its not normal.

jambola4h ago

I wasn't aware censorship was based on what made sense to you

Rebel_Scum3h ago

Likewise, what a stupid comment.

jambola3h ago

I agree
Your comment was pretty stupid

Rebel_Scum3h ago

I never said censorship is based on what I say dumbass. Just because I dont see this as censorship doesnt mean I’m saying others cant.

How about you come at me with your opinion rather than snarky comments with no thought on the matter.

SimpleDad6h ago

By the year 2030, this remaster collection will totally be changed and censored. Probably will remove Lara as a playable character. It's ridiculous. Glad that my family didn't buy this.
I still have Tomb Raider 2 PS1 as a memory.

jambola4h ago

Those shorts are a little revealing
Should probably make them snow pants

Barlos3h ago

They'll probably make her trans

CobraKai5h ago

It’s mentioned in the article, and it’s a point i 100% agree with, it’s the fact that they can censor a game after you buy it. That’s total bullshit.

Killer2020UK5h ago

Whilst it's an overreaction to say this has "ruined" the game, it's still problematic that this has happened post launch and for many, post-purchase.

I don't want someone to change a product for the worse after I've bought it. The same goes for implementing micro transactions after reviews.

I wonder why they did this? Nobody was kicking up a fuss as far as I'm aware.

maykhausonninh5h ago

Nobody was kicking up a fuss as far as I'm aware.

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Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster Review – You Are Your Job, Apparently

Gary Green said: In a time where an enhanced, 3D remake of Final Fantasy III already exists, it’s hard to argue that Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster is the definitive version we were expecting. With Final Fantasy III already being the last in the series to be translated and make its way west, this is something of a slap in the face for the fans. Still, let’s not be disheartened. There may be many shortfalls in this edition of Final Fantasy III, however there’s no denying that this classic JRPG still holds some nostalgic value, even if it struggles to break away from its original hardware limitations.

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FACTUAL evidence10h ago(Edited 10h ago)

It’s funny I’m seeing these articles about pixel remaster, and I just platinumed 1-4 within 8 days lol. I’ve been on FF5 for about a week now. Let’s just say 5 was the start of FF having content like crazy. I should have the plat within 2-3 days.

MrBaskerville1h ago

The game being an accurate represantation of the original was not a slap in the face to the fans. The 3D remasters looked like ass (visually) tbh.