Sony Reacts to April NPD "Victory" for PS4; inFAMOUS: Second Son Best Selling Next-Gen Game

Sony Computer Entertainment commented on the latest North American NPD figures that saw the PS4 beat its rival, the Xbox One, for the fourth month in a row, saying that it "won" NPD and that infamous was the best selling next gen game of the month.

[MightyNoX]

Outselling the competition almost 2:1
Infamous outselling Titanfall.

I said, goddamn...that's brutal.

Congrats to Sucker Punch. Brilliant game and you deserve these sales.

[imt558]

Where did you get PS4 outsold Xbone 2 : 1?

Well, i know that on GAF are some news about.

Anyway, InFamous outsold Titanfall on Xbone is quite surprising.

[JoGam]

He never said PS4 outsold Xbone 2 : 1. Reread slowly.

[mikeslemonade]

Worldwide it's almost 2:1. Since vgchartz updates the sales to more accurate numbers and then they deflate PS4 by around 100,000 units the PS4 should approaching 8 mil while the X1 is still at 4.6 mil and that's possiibly just shipped numbers.

Right now on vgcharts it's 7.6 mil and 4.6 mil. Don't give the BS about their not being not reliable. It's close and ball park. But you just have to consider they deflate the PS4 sales by about 100k and then you can forcast for PS4 today. So they should be at 7.9 mil today currently.

7.9 mil divided by 4.6 is 1.71:1 ratio. So essentially it's about to 2:1 eventually. Regardless the it's same story. PS4 is outselling and widening the gap of the X1, and the X1 will not even be competitive this generation in terms of sales. I don't care if you say PS4 has X amount of countries. That will matter very little because once PS4 launches in China they will buy the PS4 since they indentify with Sony more.

[xHeavYx]

Not really that surprising. Most people got it for the 360, that's why the Xbox One's numbers haven't gone up

[Gazondaily]

A single player game like Infamous outselling Titanfall is truly surprising. But the meagre sales of the X1, a mere 115k put things in perspective.

[Why o why]

Can we please banish vg chartz from this site please. Real gamers and worthier gaming sites have been ban for less. Vg have been fudging numbers for yeeeeeears now. What do they have over n4g....id love to know

[Triella]

Well it's almost 2:1 NPD numbers PS4=215K XBO=115K

[GribbleGrunger]

So ... can we now please stop calling Sony fans delusional when they question the American numbers on VGC. I'll repeat, for the '6TH' month running, they've been right. I do not expect anyone to question the validity of their doubt this month, which, by the way, is once again being overtracked for the XB1 and undertracked for the PS4.

The difference is almost 2:1 with the XB1 being 112k and the PS4 being 'almost double' so my guess would be 210k - 220k

[GameNameFame]

Stop it guys. You guys gonna make georgenoob cry.

[morganfell]

Damn Triella, I was off by more than 10K in my prediction. Still a great deal more accurate than vgchartz.

@Why o why,

When you you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth So it has to be money. That's the only reason that fits. Payoff.

[GameNameFame]

@imt558

PS4 7 million sold to consumers
Xbox One 5 million sold to retailers. Count the fact that 1 million is sitting on shelves. This is number given off by MS themselves in Dec.

that is 7 vs 4 million.

Also, desperate fanboys need to drop the attach rate. Lol. they are near identical. PS4 gives out free games to every months and have F2P games.

[NewMonday]

Axios2 has disappeared as predicted

@Why o why

mods told me they will not

[Boody-Bandit]

I have a feeling Sony will announce they are at or closing in on 9 million sold at E3. Sold to consumer and not sitting on retail shelves. Meanwhile MS will keep spinning their numbers as they did this month with software sales while combining the 360 with the X1. Funny how MS aren't talking about their worst April hardware figures in a decade. I wonder why they dropped Kinect and lowered the price to $399.99. /s

All the while not a word of how they are doing this generation vs Sony in both hardware and software sales. Spin away MS, spin away.

I am a gamer but even I am shocked Infamous (an SP game) has outsold TitanFall (a multiplayer game geared for the xbox crowd) on the X1 for the month of April. Boy I bet EA is dying for a mulligan. It's odd we are not seeing articles talking about how poorly EA miscalculated backing the wrong horse entering this generation.

Than again is it odd or telling?

[DragonKnight]

I'm waiting for MS to post the following types of numbers.

"In the month of April, Xbox One gamers shot down 300 million Titans and parkoured their way atop building 587 million times."

You know, because that's pertinent information we all need to know.

[morganfell]

New Monday - vgchartz is mobbed up. Its the only upside of protection money.

[Charybdis]

Microsoft seems to be happy with their software sales but are trying to put spin on xb 1 sales comparing it only the x360 sales in same period of time. With Sony selling twice as many consoles it however is surprising to see the xb1 doing so well. Sony should be selling twice as many games as xb1 if they have same game attachment rate.

http://news.xbox.com/2014/0...

[Triella]

Actually PS4 did not sell 215K which was an estimate from a GAF insider, calculated from the revenue figures published by NPD, but 199K.

[Darkstares]

Many of you seem to forget how Sony used to spin the numbers last generation or refused to comment at all. So it's not an uncommon practice. Nintendo does the same thing regarding Wii U sales. I wish Sony would give exact figures for PS4 sales but the good news is it's becoming quite easy to find them for sale.

[Whiskeyjacked87]

@Georgeenoob you are all bass ackwards! Sony alwayd releases milestone figures. Last I can recall from MS was 3.9 million shipped.

[Farmassy]

I don't think infamous outsold titanfall. It outsold titanfall that month.

Titanfall was released March 11th and infamous was released at the end of march. No wonder it won april

[medman]

The excuses roll right off the tongues of these Microslop bozos, don't they? LOLOLOLOLOL!!! Arses kicked, yet again!!!! Beaten soundly in hardware and software, yet again!!! This is getting embarrassing for dat der bone...game over son, game over!!!!

[Chevalier]

A multiplayer game that is heavily advertised should not drop of within a month and lose to a single player game. Titanfall should have expected groups of people buying it continually for at least 3-4 months.

[kenshiro100]

Oh c'mon...that's not a very good argument.

[Eonjay]

But Titanfall on Xbox was supposed to have legs.
Where is you know who...
VgChartz failure is complete.

[Ck1x]

Titanfall is currently outselling Infamous SS each week. The sales for that game have dropped way off, even Pokemon X/Y Are Tracking Higher Than Infamous at the moment.

[LackTrue4K]

@ corvusmd & GREENSHIT/georgeenoob

"F BOTH YOU"

TitanFall got its a55 handed to you/them....

i agree 100% with Lukas_Japonicus

coming here with there crap...

[Chevalier]

Corvusmd has the gall to claim he has a PS4, but, won't list a PSN name. What a joke.

[jessupj]

TITANFALL DOMINA.... o wait...

[insomnium2]

TITANFALL DO'H!!

[dale_denton]

Where's all the bots at? Crying somewhere i guess.

[Haki1112]

Maybe playing games? Also before anyone spout some Fanboy shit Look me up Hakirshiro PSN name I have a PS4 and Xbox one Goku Ruk XBL

[Ashlen]

@GribbleGrunger

It's so true.

I really hope people start calling this type of stuff out for what it is.

You can add Metacritic to the list of questionable sites as well. They are cherry picking reviews to give almost every single Xbox One multiplat a 1 to 2 point higher meta score even when the the game has higher frame rates and resolution on PS4.

[GribbleGrunger]

Don't get me started on Metacritic. I've been keeping a close eye on how they distribute reviews between the consoles and it's starting to look a little suspicious. It's gotten a lot worse since Amazon announced they'd be including Metacritic scores with their game sales. Make of that what you will.

[Not-A-Cat]

I only come here for georgenoob comments

http://www.myfacewhen.net/u...

Where is truefan1?

[adorie]

Oh----.... Lol.

[dantesparda]

Or Axios with his constant spamming of "Titanfall still selling" crap.

[ovnipc]

Im guilty for one of does ps4 and infamous ss. Infamous ss great mage finished it in 3 days as an infamous. Being the good guy in that game kind of boring being an infamous way funner.

[Flames76]

PS4 numbers wasnt even posted by the npd.This is the second month in a row they havnt showed the PS4 numbers.The reason is the X1 outsold the PS4 in march and april.As far as second son it sold 1.1 million and titanfall sold 1.7 million.So not sure how infamous is the number 1 selling next gen game?

[strickers]

You really don't know how any of this works, do you?

[aceitman]

@flames sony sold 375,000 in march and ms sold 311,000 and as far as sales wise titanfall didn't sell a million on its own yet that 1.6 million is sold total with bundles and retail copies ms has not stated it has passed a million and has yet to mention what the ratio of the 2 are how many sold with bundles how many sold separate it is rumored that only 900,000 has sold to retail copies infamous has sold on its own not free 1.6 million copies 1.2 to retail and 4 mill on digital. and as far as april it looks like the numbers are out and sony sold a little over 200,000 in us compared to 115,000 x1

[KinjoTakemura]

@The reason is the X1 outsold the PS4 in march and April.

You made that up didn't you?

@As far as second son it sold 1.1 million and titanfall sold 1.7 million.So not sure how infamous is the number 1 selling next gen game?

Titanfall is on 3 platforms. Infamous is on one. Titanfall's 1.7 million number is for all platforms.

[No_Limit]

Man, those are terrible numbers for XB1. No wonder MS announced the Stand alone bundle 2 days before NPD. I think initially they were going to save that announcement for E3 but with number like 115k, I think they have to announce it ASAP to gain some some excitement for the console. I expect the PS4 to continue to lead in sales every month this year unless Halo 5 make it in November this year.

[jnemesh]

They just announced Halo 5 for "Fall 2015". Why didn't they wait until E3 to announce this? Desperation. They want to give people SOME reason to buy an underpowered console...even if they have to wait 1 1/2 years for it's release!

[xer0]

I'm not shouting for a medal or cookie but i bought 3 copies of this game. The other 2 were for some really close friends.

Well deserved!

[dantesparda]

Can I be your friend? Btw, my birthday is coming up buddy. Lol

[MasterCornholio]

Infamous outselling Titanfall is what surprised me the most. The PS4 outselling the Xbox One didn't really surprise me because the Xbox One didn't outsell the PS4 in the month that Titanfall came out. So what game in April would boost Xbox One sales?

Anyways after reading several articles I just realized that VG charts bias towards the Xbox One is a lot worse than I thought.

[WilDRangeRrfc]

Well it shouldn't X1 user base 4 million PS4 nearly 8 Titanfall on X1 has over a million sales on X1 alone so I don't know where you PSN4G fanboys get your logic from,TF over 75 awards and counting highest metacritic next gen game so far,attach rate on X1 is 1 in 3 Infamous 1 in 7 so please enlighten me fanboys how TF flopped and ISS is a success,oh I have both consoles and both games nearly completed ISS on both Karmas then it will be traded,just bought season pass on TF the greatest MP game I have ever played,I will play it til TF2 so which game is better and has most value and replayability??? Jealousy me thinks Titanfall is a gem dealwitit

[cfir]

@wildrangers
There are at least 6 games on ps4 with the same or better metacritic score than Titanfall.

Glad you like Titanfall. Personally I got tired of it after a couple of weeks. Never was a big fan of the twitch shooter.

[Gamer1982]

But VGchartz said Xbox One has been clearly winning all month!

[Kidmyst]

Sucker Punch deserves it, great game Infamous SS was. Hopefully they walk away with some awards this year.

[XiSasukeUchiha]

@MightyNoX

Agreed and Congrats Sucker Punch for outselling Titanfall!

[nowitzki2004]

Georgenoob really must not have any games to play on his x1 considering he only has 1 bubble but still manages to post more than anyone on n4gs ps4 section.

[nosferatuzodd]

corvusmd
lol I don't usually do this but you sir or an idiot

[denawayne]

Yay! We win...

[majiebeast]

Titanfell, so much hype but no legs. Yet people wonder why EA doesn't want to give any numbers, here is your answer.

[DVS-Zev]

EA must hate themselves right now lol.They decided to back xbox as it turns into a sinking ship and Sony/ubi/acti are all best friends lol

[majiebeast]

Yeah funny to see it backfire.

[Bonkerz]

Umm, Ubi, and activision are multiplat devs so it doesnt matter whose friends with who lol. In the end Titanfall was exclusive to MS and Sony lost an amazing MP title.

[iamnsuperman]

I think EA really needs to take more risks. EA has effectively given Titanfall a false start. They clearly didn't want to pump too much money into it and so looked for exclusivity dealings (Microsoft stepped up and funded a good portion of that game) and by doing this limited the impact Titanfall could have had.

[OrangePowerz]

@DVS

I'm sure they expected originally that the Xbox would be the leading console. Many expected that MS have a much better start, until they revealed the console. I don't think that MS paid them enough money for the exclusivity of TF and PvZ to cover the lost sales.

@Bonkerz

Ubi does have a better track record with Sony given that games are mostly shown at the Sony conference and the extra DLC. Activision is currently playing both sides with CoD stuff for the Xbox and Destiny stuff for the PS.

I played Titanfall, it's extremely overrated. It's a decent and ok MP shooter that got a lot of hype because of who developed it.

[Farmassy]

I honestly don't think its because it was on xbox that it hasn't done as well as expected. I think it is because it wasn't the game everyone thought it would be. I really enjoyed it but it got old fairly quickly. There just wasn't enough content to make me play it more than a couple of weeks.

Insanely fun but gets old fast

[hellzsupernova]

I am enjoying it to be honest. EA have done some very bad things for us the consumer and I refuse to buy there games now.

[BG11579]

It's well served for EA. They made really a bad choice with that one.

[TheNotoriousNiceGuy]

Is you still playing infamous ?

[Bruce_Wayne]

Yeah, got to get past evil story and platinum it. School keeps me busy, you know?

[Silly Mammo]

Yes I is!

[JoGam]

Is you? WOW.

[Clunkyd]

Fuuny how I put in more hours on infamous than TitanFall which is Multiplayer only.
TitanFall was just plain Overrated.

[ape007]

don't celebrate yet, titanfall will boost sales after the system became 399$

they should diskinect before titanfall launch though

[Bruce_Wayne]

That's a harsh statement. Have to wait until E3, because if Sony announces more attractive games, people might hold off on Xbone.

Halo only sells within people who already have an Xbox One. And you can't speculate based off of sales from last gen. So your sales argument is dismissed. How many Xbox supporters said "When has Infamous sold a lot?" And look at it now. First week sales were greaer than the combined sales of Infamous 1 and 2, during their first week, let alone the fact that PS3 had a way larger fanbase. And I think GT is a better-selling franchise than Halo. GT7 probably won't release this year, for you brought up the sales argument, and you brought me to it.

[ape007]

^^^^^^ everyone wants halo, more than any other sony game can do

i hate the fanboy war but u brought me to it , there u go

come on people disagree with facts :)

[GrandpaSnake]

@ape what if they announce metal gear solid phantom pain as a ps4 exclusive? you never know how well destiny will be, or even how much halo wont really help if its being outsold by a great margin.

[fenome]

@ape

I don't want Halo. Why don't you try speaking for yourself instead of 'everyone'?

I'm way more interested in Destiny, that's just me though.

[ape007]

^^^

we were talking about sales bud

[AceBlazer13]

WTF are you talkin about ape? Gran Turismo is a better selling franchise than Halo. A quick google search can do wonders. You played the fanboy game and lost.

OT. inFamous is Outselling XB1 version of Titanfall. Funny thing is VgChartz had XB1 version top of the charts entire month.

Sony Nation Domination.

[S2Killinit]

They already had xbone for 449.99 including kinect and titanfall i think. That didnt help them outsell PS4. Now they will have no kinect, and 399.99 plus 69.99 for titanfall, that's 469.98(without kinect)

[HappyWithOneBubble]

@ape007 "everyone wants halo, more than any other sony game can do"

That's a lie buddy. I never wanted Halo. Don't care for it at all.

[Inception]

"everyone wants halo, more than any other sony game can do"

Speak for yourself. I finished Halo: Combat Evolved on PC. It's a good game but it's not a system seller for me. I prefer Wild Arms, Gravity Rush, or Freedom Wars. Heck, i even much prefer nintendo games like Metroid, Zelda, or X over Halo.

[DragonKnight]

@ape007: Gran Turismo says hi.

[aceitman]

don't think to big on halo , remember the original halo guys bungie will take a piece of that pie some people feel that they are making a true halo continuation with destiny(without masterchief and stuff from halo)but it will have that halo feel. they are the original halo makers and will have there followers. so it will be another dumb move if ms launches halo 5 this fall.

[TOTSUKO]

Can Halo do this

http://naughtydogworld.com/...

[jnemesh]

"The ESRAM will save the XB1, oh wait, I mean DX12...no, the power of the cloud will save it! Oh, I mean Titanfall. Oh wait, I mean a price drop. No, I mean a price drop with a system sold without the Kinect! Oh just wait until Halo 5 comes out, THEN the XB1 will ROCK!"

Do you guys even know how foolish you sound? Admit it already! XB1 is a failure!

[kenshiro100]

So Halo will save the XB1? What happened to Titanfall?

Oh...wait.

[shammgod]

Well said my friend. Ron Swanson's voice reasonated in my head when I read that quote

[memots]

i don't understand all this obsession over TF ,

Its a multi plat game that is playable on PC and Ms console. There is so many Multi plat on PS/Pc only and no one mention those and surely don't count and are being treated as exclusive somehow.

[DynDasE]

But, TF is a flagship title for Xbox 180 right from the start. Multiplat PS4/PC are not Sony exclusive. Sony can differentiate that real "exclusive" will be only on console. Unfortunately, the fact that Xbox One allows multiplats in the beginning means that MS already lose faith on Titalfall.

[VforVideogames]

don't worry about TITANFELL , INFAMOUSE will sink faster than the titanic.

[5eriously]

But SS wont sink as fast as Titanfail (wink)

[MysticStrummer]

So, you think a game on three platforms will sell more than a game on one platform…

Look out Pachter, there's a new sheriff in town!

[ape007]

so glad seeing SP games sell well

[Kayant]

Damn was not expecting that since it dropped out of the top 10 but against all the multiplats and X360 install base that would be a difficult fate.

Well deserved and quite surprising. In UK it's the opposite because TF bundles are counted in the charts.

[Brazz]

We need numbers sony!!!

[kneon]

It's too close to e3, I expect they want to stay quiet until then so that they have a new big number to announce.

[Brazz]

hey! This realy make sense!

[Anon1974]

They just gave us numbers. They announced they surpassed 7 million sold through as of April 6th. Usually we get updates every quarter. That's how it's been for years with Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo (although there have been quarters where MS skipped 360 updates in the past).

[GamersHeaven]

Congratulations Sony best selling next gen console and game keep up the greatness.

[WilDRangeRrfc]

Yeah keep up the greatness Sony and you'll be bankrupt within 5 years!!! Oh well you Sony fans can always get a WIIU ;)

[T2]

"ohhhh your teaars they are delicious" cartman.

came to this thread for the usual crying, wasn't dissapointed. MS should pray that the kinectless xboxone sells well, because 115k a month leading into a looonnggg summer with no games is going to get ugly. August could be 80k easily at this rate.

[kenshiro100]

You fanboy and your sad 'bankrupt' arguments. No clue on how businesses work huh?

[iamnsuperman]

But how much did it sell? I am generally interested since I want Sony to make another one (big infamous fan) so I want it to sell well but not too well that Sucker Punch become complacent because Infamous: Second Son had areas that really needed to have been better than they were

[Abriael]

They didn't say, and NPD doesn't provide numbers to press, only to interested parties, and Sony didn't share.

[Boody-Bandit]

Think Sony is saving it for E3? So they can say we are the fastest selling console in gaming history with x amount sold.

That's the only thing that makes sense to me.

[Sevir]

Well it sold a million copies world wide in 9 days... So that's a pretty good indication... For it to have outsold MS's TF on XBO in the US is crazy.

[McScroggz]

The inFamous games have never sold exceptionally well (respectable though), and while inFamous: Second Son sold very well early on I don't think it is going to sell a whole lot more going forward. If I had to guess it will end up selling 4 million - completely a guestimate though.

[Boody-Bandit]

Both Sucker Punch and Sony would be elated it Infamous:SS sells 4 million units.
Anything over 1 million is excellent.

[incendy35]

Congrats Sony! You are like the Justin Beiber of next gen consoles!! The hype and sales cannot be stopped.

[MRMagoo123]

except Sony has talent......so kinda nothing like justin beiber.

[incendy35]

Sales say otherwise man... The sales say it all :D

[Spotie]

I haven't actually listened to his music, but I doubt Bieber can claim the quality and market longevity that Sony can.

...in fact, Microsoft seems to be the one that rode a wave of hype to prominence.

Hmm...

[pwnsause_returns]

More Like the PS4 is like the NAS of game consoles.... Yes, NAS to me is like the best rapper alive...

[dale_denton]

HAHHAHAHA you mad bro? have fun playing kinnect crap rivals.

[Clunkyd]

Funny how M$ spent so much paid hype into TitanFail and bundle it with every Xbone that it still couldn't beat a Playstation Exclusive.

FYI: TitanFall had more hype than Infamous SS. Sony hardly even marketed the game, It sold itself.

Get owned!

[Codey47]

Completely agree on the hypemetre/meter
Even after all that 75 awards piffle....and all the devotees could go on about, prior to the Kinectless Xbox One,of course........................ .......and still will.

Was Direct SauceX.

[True_Samurai]

Where the numbers Though? Bold claim

[Ninver]

where your bubbles tho? oh that's right just another troll account lol

[HappyWithOneBubble]

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-o...

[MRMagoo123]

Its not a "bold" claim lol they wouldnt lie about it you douche, its a fact. I am sure MS can make you feel better by bringing up numbers about how many kinect voice commands happened this month or how many more zombies where killed in deadrising or maybe how many turns of a steering wheel have been made in forza.

[Clunkyd]

@MRMagoo123
LOL that was hilarious, XD

[WilDRangeRrfc]

🐎🐎🐎
28014;🐎

[Ashlen]

I laughed =)

[Kayant]

"Bold claim" - It's a fact from NPD not a claim expect you want to disclaim MS's boast of X360+XB1 selling the most software.

[MasterCornholio]

Just to quote Greg Kasavan,

"If the numbers bother you just imagine them higher"

[RandomDude655]

GAF has ps4 estimated at 190 to 225k Edit: close to 2 to 1 like January

[Aussiebeachbabe]

I couldn't care which games outsell which. Alway's happy when a game sells well as it's great for the developer. More games please.

[S2Killinit]

Aaahhh so refreshing ^___^

[Gamer777]

Do the people that complain about Vgchartz overtracking Xbox One in US, not realize that Vgchartz tracks for North America?

[Spotie]

What does that have to do with NPD's reported numbers?

[jebabcock]

It is funny that people want to nitpick the minor flaws in a game like infamous SS but are quick to justify any downfall of titanfall. I'm sure the game is good but just like ryse and all the other amazing exclusives for x1, no one wants to buy them! Why? Please explain because I am struggling țo make sense of that... All i can come up with is that the games just aren't really that great... These games had about every possible advantage going for them. From a massive marketing campaign, high initial review scores, shoot ms even paid people to only say nice things about these games.. A good game sells itself yet worldwide knack has higher sales than any AAA exclusives ms has to offer except for titanfall...

[-Foxtrot]

I'm not saying this isn't a good thing...it is but I kind of wished inFAMOUS 2 sold as much as that was a much better, bigger and longer game in every way compared to Second Son.

[windblowsagain]

I actually think Titanfall is the most advertised game ever made. I've seen it everywhere. Every site. Pops up all over the place,lol.

[Father__Merrin]

you sir are correct, in fact I'm sick of titanfall adds it ruins your internet experience pop up all over

in fact the game made me install add block on chrome,

[zeuanimals]

Excessive advertising can actually make me not want to buy what they're advertising.

[Speak_da_Truth]

I went to Gamestop yesterday to buy my brother's Ps4 and the lady kept asking me are you sure you don't want the 399 xb1?? its funny and ppl tell Gamestop is neutral. Neutral my A$$. yet the ps4 continues to outsell the xb1

[Ninver]

nothing beats the wisdom of a well informed gamer/consumer. thank goodness for the internet and the immediacy of information.

oh and free adult films lol jks

[DefenderOfDoom2]

I was at GAMESTOP the other day and the store manager told he moved the XBOX1 KIOSK (display model that you can play)right next to the checkout registers to help sell more XBOX1's . But 3 employees from that same store bought a PS4 and 2 of 3 of those employees first bought a XBOX1 and then traded it back for a PS4! But good news overall for the PS4 in USA!! INFAMOUS SS will be first game i buy when i get my PS4!

[clonerz]

@Speak ive seen it countless times over the years at my local gamestops there are 2 within a quarter mile both the same pushing xbox. I think it might have had to do with all the extra things you need to buy when you purchase 360. a recharge kit , live gold, ms proprietary hard drive this made gamestop more money no doubt

[DragonKnight]

They're doing that because no one wants an Xbox One and they lose money if the XB1s they have don't sell. It's not a bias towards MS, it's a bias towards money.

[Chevalier]

Sorry man some stores are just shitty. I work at EB Games and mine is the top out of 9 in my city and we aren't like that at all. We were pretty high in North America for PS4 preorders ranking.

You know the funniest thing our head office company email was about Sunset Overdrive. The end says "...... that's right Xbone exclusive! Maybe this will convince people to buy Xbones"

What a joke they think Sunset Overdrive to sell consoles?! Wtf. After the reveal of big games we get excited people in preordering. Sunset Overdrive has had no people even mentioning it to us and it's quieter than crickets chirping. They somehow forgot how shitty Fuse and the last Ratchet game were.

[josephayal]

supreme sucker punch victory

[MultiConsoleGamer]

Good news!

Maybe we'll get some actual solid numbers to back their claims.

Oh wait...

[zeuanimals]

If these claims are false, Sony can get sued by stockholders. So I don't think Sony would lie about this, but I do want some numbers too.

[MultiConsoleGamer]

Sued? No my friend. Just no.

But you're right, we do need to return to the days of solid numbers. We used to get these numbers all the time during the glory days of the PS2. That was a fun time. Even the smallest games would have data.

Well, on a positive note, I'm very happy about the success of Infamous SS. It's a reason to own the PS4. I've been crowing about it ever since I saw it at E3. Sucker Punch deserves all the success.

[zeuanimals]

http://www.investopedia.com...

Yes, Sony can be sued as long as these claims are from Sony themselves and if it is indeed a lie.

[Gamer-40]

"inFAMOUS: Second Son Best Selling Next-Gen Game"

Ok. But where is he?

April 2014 NPD.
Software, the best-sellers list.

1. Titanfall (Xbox 360, Xbox One, PC)
2. Call of Duty: Ghosts (Xbox 360, PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Wii U, PC)
3. NBA 2K14 (Xbox 360, PS4, PS3, Xbox One, PC)
4. Minecraft (Xbox 360)
5. Lego: The Hobbit (Xbox 360, PS3, Xbox One, PS4, 3DS, Wii U, Vita)
6. The Lego Movie Videogame (Xbox 360, 3DS, PS3, Wii U, Xbox One, PS4, Vita)
7. Lego Marvel Super Heroes (Xbox 360, PS3, DS, 3DS, PS4, Wii U, Xbox One, Vita, PC)
8. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (PS4, Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U, 3DS)
9. Grand Theft Auto V (360, PS3)
10. Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag (Xbox 360, PS3, PS4, Xbox One, Wii U, PC

[pwnsause_returns]

""inFAMOUS: Second Son Best Selling Next-Gen Game"

Ok. But where is he? "

they Meant PS4 vs. X1 software sales...where Infamous:SS has outsold the x1 copy of Titanfall....

sometimes, you need to read it at the deeper meaning...

[Gamer-40]

Ok. Once again.
This list the best-sellers list. Top ten. April 2014 NPD official.

Where is inFAMOUS: Second Son?
Where is the number?

Somebody lies.

[Magaman]

I was just about to post this also, how come every NON-Sony and every general interest news site that has posted the numbers make NO MENTION of Second Son. So how exactly is it a top selling anything if it doesn't even make a top 10 list?

[mkis007]

Notice how the titles in the list that are on next gen are all on multiple consoles?

This means that if you take the next gen versions of this game Second son outsold all other games. NPD is a combination of every version of that game...

This is why no one has mentioned it...because they understand how the npd includes all consoles.

[JohnRKlein]

Simple Logic

Titanfall (Xbox 360, Xbox One, PC) > inFAMOUS: Second Son (PS4)

Titanfall (Xbox One) < inFAMOUS: Second Son (PS4)

[Gamer-40]

Yes, I know, and I understand. Not too complex. But this is not correct. Why?

Best selling next-gen game say Sony PR, but the game is not in the first top ten sells.

This is not correct. Simple PR lies.

Best selling Sony game. That's the correct.

[DragonKnight]

@Gamer-40: What you're not understanding is that Sony said that Infamous: SS is the best selling next gen game. This means that, removing PC and last gen consoles, Infamous SS has outsold all other next gen titles on next gen consoles.

Your list is a blanket list of the best selling titles across all platforms for April, Sony isn't talking about ALL platforms. They are talking about PS4, Wii U, and Xbox One ONLY.

So that means that I:SS outsold Titanfall on Xbox One, it outsold CoD on Wii U, Xbox One, and it's own console PS4, and so on and so on.

Do you get it now?

[ftrain]

@Gamer-40 This guy says "Yes, I know" but he clearly doesn't understand. Don't nod your head and say you know when you clearly don't.

[mkis007]

Single sku dude... the other ones on the list there are all 3+ skus...

[CBaoth]

Ya know sometimes when I come to N4G it feels like I'm in a goddamn episode of the Twilight Zone.

This is one of those times.

[fluxmulder]

Wow Infamous didn't even make the top 10.

[Flutterby]

That's because this is the top ten list of combined platforms it's not that hard to see.

[nix]

you make idiots look better.

[jnemesh]

Gamer-40, don't be ignorant. The top 10 games are all multiplatform. EVERY...SINGLE...ONE. Infamous: Second Son is only on ONE platform, the PS4. It was the best selling game for "Next Generation" consoles...yes, it outsold Titanfall ON THE XBOX ONE alone! Titanfall still outsold Infamous, as did the other 9 titles, because they are available on multiple platforms with a larger user base (Minecraft for the 360 being the lone exception..but the install base of the 360 dwarfs that of any of the next gen consoles).

Do you get it now?

[mochachino]

http://abload.de/img/0314_d...

[HacSawJimThugin]

The 5 ppl I play Titanfall with daily all bought it digitally except for me...does NPD track those too?

[SpinalRemains138]

Yes, I believe they count digital sales nowadays.

[holdmyown83]

Such a shame since Titianfall is the better game. Infamous was cool but not nearly as good as the other two. IMO

[strickers]

When was the last time you played the other 2?(3? Festival of Blood ). They don't stand up to SS controls. Especially 1. Cole was also a pretty 2D character but I have a feeling nuance may be lost on swathes of N4G members. ;-).
I love the Infamous games , and SS is a bit light on content, but what do you expect on early new gen?
So many people on here seem to comment with zero knowledge of the subjects of games, NPD, development. Like children.

[SpinalRemains138]

inFamous games are just pure F U N.

[S2Killinit]

I have to disagree with you. Infamous is the funner game of the two. Not that it was perfect, it felt like something was missing from an otherwise great game. But it sure was more fun than titanfall while it lasted.

[SoulSercher620]

No surprise. Infamous is the best next-gen exclusive out there hands-down.

[HappyWithOneBubble]

Flawless Victory

[MerRoids]

Hmm, I am impressed. However, for a single player game, on a larger install base, who is surprised? The thing is; TitanFxxx ( you fill in the clever wording )is a lot like COD which will continue to sell games long after the release date, obviously for the online gameplay.

Even with Infamous in the lead over TitanFxxx on Xbox One, it is EA and Microsoft who still take the crown.. TitanFxxx on three platforms is a win for both companies, even if the flagship console is on the bottom of the totem pole in terms of actual sales. I am not hating, or trolling, but these are valid points.

[shinrock]

Where is it on the list?

[trywizardo]

TF sold 1.6 on X1 alone , and SS sold less than 1.5 , sony lies
but selling 2:1 (ps4:X1) is true ....

[Flamingweazel]

Proof to back up your garbage?

[JohnRKlein]

Just Wow.

Sony is only repeating what NPD reported.

MS and every single other major player in the gaming market sees the exact same NPD numbers as Sony.

Don't you think MS (Or any other company not in bed with Sony) would quickly refute Sony's "Lie"?

Please take the tin foil hat off.

Edit: LOL, I mistakenly Agreed his post.

[ftrain]

You're the one that's a liar. It happened, get over it.

[kenshiro100]

Need tissues?

[gamejediben]

I can't understand what all the hooplah is about Titanfall. The user reviews on MetaCritic are saying it's very average whether you buy it on PC, 360 or XBone. Do you guys know how many Mechwarrior clones are out there? What's so special about Titanfall? Graphically, it doesn't even compare to Hawken and that game is free to play!

Why would anyone spend $60 on Titanfall much less try to use it as a measuring stick for other games?

Am I missing something?

[Bhai]

Hey, its just a straw MS and xbots are hanging at from drowning...
It was the biggest part of the billion dollar investment which MS and EA are seeing drowning...
If xbone can't fight with PS4 technically and visually... why not try something with fake hype?

[HacSawJimThugin]

Unless you have played the game...silence. Graphics have nothing to do with gameplay in this regard. Your making assumptions based off of other peoples opinions so that in turn invalidates your opinion.

[T2]

and yet your opinion of how great tf is couldn't boost xboxone sales .. funny how opinions work.

[HacSawJimThugin]

@joe

TF is the top selling game according to NPD for the last two months...funny how facts work huh? I make just as much money off of console sales as you...nothing. Carry on troll. Nothing to see here.

[memots]

Exactly , I've been saying he exact same thing for a couple months , I do not understand how overhype this game as been, it seems very artificial and bought, just look at ign it was plastered everywhere over there. Getting 10/10 or 5/5 at a lot of site.

Everyone says the same thing it's very fun but for a few hours, has frame rate problem, is not even a next gen game ( was started as a 360 game) and yet here we are all talking like it's some big revolution in gaming.

Whatev me and my friend decided we will pick it up when it's about 25/30$ on origin since that should have been the right way to price this game.

[Kingoftherodeo]

idk about you guys but didn't sony say they sold 7mil around april? and well we know ms shipped 5 mill no idea how many units they actually sold but lets throw a number out there just for the sake of it. lets say they sold 4mill around april. now I'm no genius but sony finally putting out a game that was finally worthy of buying and playing to an install base of 7mill. to xbox selling a hype game to an install base of 4mill. makes sense that sony would come out and say we have the top selling game this gen. since they mention this gen I'm sure 360 and pc copies of the game don't count. so it makes a whole lot of sense that having a bigger client number means you cant sell more copies of a product. so lets put it this way sony(7mill x sold copies of infamous) = best selling next ten game

xbox ( 4mill x sold copies of titanfall on xbox one)= not best selling.

sucker punch made one heck of a game but don't get cocky sony sounds like spinning some microsoft pr.

[player002]

Everybody ignoring the obvious lie this is.Where is iy on the top 10 ndp list?single sku my a$* if it was top seller it would be on list regardless.It is fine to like your console but dont make excuses it's not kool for sony to lie which the do quite a bit.1080p 60fps .I have both sytems ad want good games not just shiny but good games if you are a true gamer you know that sony is not bringin it right now .Yes 1080p but boring and where are the exclusives the AAA not indies.They do this every genearation deep down cgi was in game mmmkay

Infamous SS was ok it looked quite beautiful @ times then u notice some pop in then you notice the repetitive nature of it still a good game but got boring and has no replay value well maybe second play through as bad delson but i had no desire after i cleared it replay value hurt it overall sales it died down after a few weeks yet titanfall keeps going so how is Infamous best selling next gen game?where is the proof?Not on this NDP list.Don't be lied to finree to love ur brand but use logic dont be lied to!!!

I understand that MS pissed off Errryone last E3 but those suits are gone same with their vision Phil is a true gamer now running the show.XB1 is gaming Xbox is gaming mistakes where made but i have no doubt that E3 will bring the games for MS#game on

[JMyers]

Thats not how the numbers work on NPD. Two things... Sony are commenting on NPD numbers... 7 million is sold through worldwide. So infamous is related to the NA.

The TitanFall numbers, as you can see the list of platforms, shows it selling more on 360. The console list is always in order of where most copies were sold.

[TFJWM]

Why would any company lie about NDP numbers.... You do know that companies that pay them get much detailed info. Microsoft and the big game publishers have the same info you think EA or Microsoft would keep quiet if this was a lie....

[Ares90]

Not too much into the sales but...

Vgchartz claimed the Xbox One outsold the PS4. They just pull numbers out of their ass.

BAN VGCHARTZ!!

[dddooozzz9]

Well down, SONY!!!

[JMyers]

Great Job Sony. A lot of people don't know this, but the consoles list after the games in the chart represent where it sold most on. So TitanFall sold most on 360. Infamous is on one platform only.

In other news... Expect to see Axios, Georgeenoob and Truefan1 crying in the back somewhere, and trying to workout a way to twist this.

Let's see how VG Chartz adjust their numbers now. Remember they had the XBONE leading in April week on week.

[Gamerbynight]

This has has to be a mistake by Sony. Npd has already said ms moved the most software for the month and that Titanfall was number one again. Infamous is not even ranked in the top 10 for the month. It is still fine as it seems like another good article to bash MS and its fans some more. It really does not matter who won or who sold more its just an excuse to troll your fellow gamers. I do not understand nor do I want to.

[Majin-vegeta]

MS combined both X1&360 software sales.Thats why they say they moved most software sales.

[SpinalRemains138]

Next Gen means PS4 and Xbox One.

Of those 2 machines and their respective games, inFamous SS has sold more.

[SpinalRemains138]

Navajo call you

"Did Not Read Article"

[Illusive_Man]

Those digital sales... Infamous isn't even in the top 10 of NDP which only counts physical sales.

[Flames76]

Infamus second son 1.1 million and titanfall 1.7 million on the Xbox One alone.Hell second son isnt eben i nthe top 10 for the month of april.Yup sony you have lost your mind you dont even know how to do math.Im guessing thats why sony loast 1.2 billion ending march 31 and why they are going bankrupt?Pathetic sony you guys are sad

[Majin-vegeta]

Who da bark is talking about financial status??We're talking about NPD kid *facepalm*

[stuna1]

People's souls are crying out in pain over the news that the PS4 is dominating sales wise! Especially considering that many here had pinned such high hope on the competitor, so much so that they're watching the competitor being crushed under the weight of that very hope right before their eyes.

It's really quite entertaining and pathetic at the same time! The fact most doing the moaning here are the same ones who without a doubt be in battle gear and defense mode if the focus of this article was speaking of another benefactor.

[KinjoTakemura]

@Infamus second son 1.1 million and titanfall 1.7 million on the Xbox One alone.

Again, those Titanfall numbers are for all software units sold, not for Xbox one alone.

"The April NPD report confirmed that PlayStation 4 was the top selling next generation console and remains the cumulative leader. in addition, inFAMOUS: Second Son was the top selling NEXT GEN software title in April."

[T2]

you sir, are drunk. Or an alternative which is much more insulting.

infamous sold the most next-gen! it's not too hard to figure out.

[WickedLester]

Damn! May is going to be even uglier with the anticipation of the cheaper X1 sku. I predict that Wii U will outsells Xbox One for May!

[strickers]

I've got to the point where I come on N4G and read comments imagining some Cletus type commenting.
NPD track sales, I:SS may not be in the top 10 because it was best selling next gen game and install base is low, Sony can't spin this , it's just a mathematical fact.
I:SS is smaller than previous Infamous games because new consoles mean higher fidelity and more man hours/ cost.SP would need to build a PS4 game engine too. Next game will likely be larger. This is how all of this works and always has.

[Darkfist]

i never believed vgchartz, but im surprised that Infamous is outselling Titanfall when its on pc,360,and xbone(bundle)

[KinjoTakemura]

Pay attention Xbox jockeys.

Titanfall sold 1.7 million units on 3(THREE/TRES/SAN/III)
platforms, Infamous Second Son sold 1.1 million units on ONE(1/Uno/I/Ichi) platform.

Since there aren't any actual numbers from Sony on the number of PS4's sold in April, one can only come to a conclusion by using current trends as a guide. If Xbox One sold 115,000 units, going buy current trends, the playstation 4 should be outselling Xbox one by approximately 60,000 to 100,000 units.

[Illusive_Man]

You have the actual numbers for TF on Xbox One. Please show us.

[DJMarty]

No surprise, PS4 is trouncing X1 sales everywhere worldwide:)

[Adolph Fitler]

All I care about is that Sony is doing awesome, & I get to play games such as Infamous:SS.....and I revel in knowing that Infamous is a success on PS4, & will almost certainly get an even better sequel...Unless they go an new IP, or back to Sly........Whichever way, we as gamers should all be happy, as we as gamers have won collectively...XBoner is doing great, despite Sony fanboys saying otherwise, & Sony is doing even better again, (hey, somebody has to get 1st & someone comes next & then next again(hi Wii-U).....XB360 got the jump & had the run of positive press & a cheaper system to boot last gen, so they, with over 1yrs head start, had a sales advantage & were in the lead for most of the gen.....But now the shoe is on the other foot & all but the 1yr+ headstart is to Sony's advantage...It's basically politics that is all you fanboys are arguing about....it's like fighting for one man/woman/cross gender person to become President/Prime Minister.....they sell there policies to us & put on there shows, like E3....& we find out later down the track that they may have spun & lied to us in there candidacy speeches (killzone a-a-a-chooo2).....Too late, you've invested in there new machine or you've voted in all 3 are living the dream (probably playing your last gen console more, trying to mop up ALL those games you've have yet to finish)....The fact is, & I'm no tree hugging, bunny rabbit fondling, long haired, smelly, unkept, headband wearing, potsmoking hippie queer (well, the potsmoking part may be true), but everyone should just calm down & get along.....I own all 3 last gen consoles, as well as a PS4 & Wii-U, but fact are facts, & there is more range, depth, & overall fun to be had on PS3, 360 & even Wii, than there is on our next gen machines...Now, I am by no means saying I regret buying either my PS4, or my Wii-U (well, I will say I am worried about Wii-U & the state it's heading)...but I will say, be honest people....tell us about Titanfall & all it's positives & also be really honest about it's shortcomings, same with Mario 3D World, & Infamous, it would be more useful to hear honest opinions from gamers, rather than fanboyish negativity about what you either haven't got, or have a unwarranted, misconstrued, twisted hatred for....

[rivencleft]

Congrats to Sucker Punch, Infamous SS was a great game, definitely if you played through as hero and evil, it was great seeing both outcomes and changes in the dialogue.

[TFJWM]

Yes I really liked the difference but I did feel crappy after the evil ending. Very interesting that it was top for next gen games as well

[marc 1975]

sony has sold more consoles though!! so its expected to sell more games.. but sony is so amazing I wanna lick there asses geeks

[marc 1975]

who really cares they all want our hard earned cash

[kingPoS]

The PS4 is on fire. It's like the Bulls winning every basketball game in the Lakers home court. It's almost demoralizing. So what does MS do... well, this past week, they're recent decisions have been very telling.

Gateway MT6706 2008

[PS3and4_HAS_GAMES]

Loving every minute of this.