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PS4's Nov. 15th launch vs Xbox One's Nov. 22nd launch: Who has the advantage?

Gimme Gimme Games debates whether the Xbox One releasing one week earlier than the PS4 in Europe will give it any advantages or whether the PS4 will benefit from releasing a week earlier than Xbox One in America.

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xHeavYx3887d ago

The one (no, not that One) launching in 32 countries

us_army3887d ago (Edited 3887d ago )

The fact is not that the extra week will change day 1 sales, as all launch consoles are locked up by filling pre-orders.

Sony is clearly allocated more consoles for launch, so even if they were a week back, they would be leading.

Where Sony having a week advantage plays key is the fact that they have 2 weeks to restock stores for black friday, not to mention having that cheaper price tag. Microsoft only has 5 days to get stores stocked for black friday shoppers, which is near to impossible to fill. (5 days because Thursday is Thanksgiving, therefore stores would need to receive shipment on Wednesday to have it stocked for BF).

Sony has the advantage in the initial sales outlook for sure.

FATAL1TY3887d ago

PS4 wins, fatality

Pre orders (EU) + November 15 (US)

titletownrelo3887d ago

@FATAL1TY

FLAWLESS VICTORY!

Godoftheweek3887d ago

Not all of the launch sales will be pre-orders for Sony. I cannot speak for MS because I do not have the information but IMO they will have some "shelf" systems available as well. Sony has specifically stated that they will have systems available to those that do not pre-order. This is where the chaos will most likely originate from in the form of long lines and some altercations.

I agree with you on the advantage Sony will have as far as the restock of systems before Black Friday. It will be more difficult for MS to do the same unless they purposely hold back systems for BF. I will assume that Sony will hold back some systems as well, and it is possible that they will have more to sell aside from those that are going to be most likely held back.

IMO, the worst case scenario for MS would be for Sony to sell 1-2 million systems in that 1st week. Though even that will not be that big of a deal.

Death3887d ago

Game consoles release in 3 week intervals. Neither will have restock available before Black Friday. The only units that will be available are launch units. Most retailers will allocate some for Black Friday, but the goal is to sell through, not store systems. With less pre-orders, Microsoft should have more units available throughout the first 3 weeks.

The only way Sony could have more available is if they were storing them now. That would be extremely unconventional though since warehousing units cuts into the already slim profit margin.

Sarick3887d ago (Edited 3887d ago )

@titletownrelo

"FLAWLESS VICTORY!"

In Mortal Kombat isn't a flawless victory when one player beats another player or CPU to a pulp without taking a single hit of damage?

If I'm not mistaken a flawless victory would meant Xbox One has no pre-orders or sells at all.

For the record I did get your pun the person you was commenting on was named Fatality. LOL good one.

@xHeavYx
Anyway, I strongly agree with this:
"Launching in 32 countries" << EXTREME market advantage if the supply and demand is there.

mewhy323886d ago

I think that it's a good idea to go first. The reason that Nintendo didn't do better when going first was because they didn't, and still don't, have a very good library of games for the Wii-U. Hopefully that'll change this holiday. But back to Sony and micro$oft, I think they're both going hard after the other guy's turf. I mean Sony is releasing first in the US and micro$oft is releasing first in Europe. It's comical really. I still see Sony winning this battle.

mcstorm3886d ago

You know its not The PS4 wins or the Xbox one wins or even the WiiU wins. Its us gamers win as we will be able to get our hands on the console and games we want as we will have the choice of buying a 360, PS3, PSP, PSV, 3DS, 2DS, Xbox One and PS4 as well as the 1000s of games at are out for all the consoles.

Great time to be a gamer cant wait to get my next gen console and games.

Shang-Long3886d ago

I dunno, who has the advantage but I tell you one thing, if there are Black Friday deals on ps4 that I can do. I'm getting one that's for sure!

Anarki3886d ago

The US is Microsofts biggest market, so Sony winning them over with an earlier launch will put them in a definite lead.

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dark-hollow3887d ago

People who are willing to buy on day one already made their minds, a week difference won't affect both consoles that much.

B1663r3887d ago

Sony's business model requires that they dominate to make money. The X1 is good enough that they won't dominate... At best they will do slightly better.

Thus, even with a slight victory, Sony faces bankruptcy.

Winner: X1 and Microsoft.

Harmonizer3887d ago

The Playstation division has and continues to make shitloads of money. It's the electronics division that isn't doing well, which is why some investors seek a split of the two divisions.

MysticStrummer3887d ago

You make Pachter look like a genius.

Cuders3887d ago

You must be under the age of 15, because its hard to believe someone could be this foolish as an adult.

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assdan3887d ago

Based on the release dates, I really hope no one. If anyone was like, "I don't know the PS4 DOES launch a whole week earlier!" Then this world is doomed.
But yes, I'd say the one launching in 32 markets probably has the advantage lol.

Mounce3887d ago

That and, even if X1 is releasing 1 week earlier in EU...

EU is loyal mostly to Sony, I'm sure they'll easily be able to wait a week longer for PS4, if they don't already have a Pre-order done that is. I'm glad I set my pre-order in June still. JUST incase, so I know I can grab it Day One.

Regis3887d ago

I believe the gamers will win I see no downfall of both consoles they will all be great.

Xsilver3887d ago

PS4 will win.
Because day one are all of the hardcore gamers the ones that buy a new console day one the ones that also own PS+/Xbla, and with the PS4 releasing first in the US then later in all the 32 country's. now not only will the PS4 have a bigger user base because of that but then the casual gamer who likes to wait will pick the cheaper console and the one that allot of people will have mainly their friends.
Now that's how it works now, and who ever can support their console the best will keep people buying it.

H0RSE3886d ago (Edited 3886d ago )

"PS4 will win.
Because day one are all of the hardcore gamers the ones that buy a new console day one the ones that also own PS+/Xbla, and with the PS4 releasing first in the US then later in all the 32 country's."

- It won't matter for the "hardcore" gamers, because these are the ones whose minds were already made up. PS4 could release a month later, and the "hardcores" would still wait for it.

"now not only will the PS4 have a bigger user base because of that but then the casual gamer who likes to wait will pick the cheaper console and the one that allot of people will have mainly their friends."

- Many "casuals" are likely not going to spend $400 - $500 on a console. Many of them are perfectly fine playing games on their phones and tablets. It's the undecided yet dedicated gamers that are the ones tat will essentially "fill in the gaps" for each consoles playerbase.

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avengers19783886d ago

No 12-18 month head start this time, and price advantage goes to Sony. It's as head to head a console launch as can be and I believe PS4 will out do XB1 in sales by about 3:1

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finbars753887d ago

Its not that its just a week it really comes down to where its being launched which Sony has alot more of the advantage in that department.I mean MS announces fifa14 for the xboxone in europe but its only in parts of europe which is a big deal and will still affect the outcome.PS4 has alot going for it and doesnt talk out of its ass unlike MS who constantly has no PR experience at all from everything I have read or watched.Its killing them.

black0o3887d ago

ps3 was a lagging by a year .. and look how things turned out, right now all we need to do is set back and wait for DEC charts

Majin-vegeta3887d ago (Edited 3887d ago )

PS4 cuz then word will get around and friends will be able to see it.

It's Like when the GBC was coming out no one had one and then someone would get it and everyone would be amazed by it and run out to get one.

iamnsuperman3887d ago (Edited 3887d ago )

In the battling regions (the ones Microsoft and Sony are both releasing) Neither. A week either way is nothing (pre-irders selling out and limited stock in stores anyway. Most consoles sell out at launch because there is enough die hard fans). The regions where one console is releasing way before the other, yes the PS4 does have the advantage there (i.e just those regions).

Godmars2903887d ago

Sony gets a week head start in the US, MS gets one in the UK and other parts of Europe.

One week...

sashimi3887d ago (Edited 3887d ago )

except that One week in barely any EU countries lol...compared to Sony

dale_denton3887d ago

europe is loyal to sony, they'll wait and wont fall into the BS with that free fifa game.. still cheaper on ps4.

Mr1Y3887d ago

What are you taking about the bundle is already sold out xD

mxrider21993887d ago (Edited 3887d ago )

at Mr1Y ya but how many did they give out for free i mean its a DD should be unlimited amount...

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mkis0072h ago

Such a good game to me. Crazy how different peoples opinions can get.

Crows902h ago(Edited 2h ago)

For me it wasn't that surprising. There was some bad press before. There's also the matter and element of a person's disposition when trying out a certain game. Sometimes you're just not really into the type of game that you're playing so you put it down because you don't like it. Not necessarily because it's a bad game but because you're just not up for something like this. Reviewers have a tough because no matter what they feel like playing they've got to play what's releasing.

I have many times gone back to games that I put down only to thoroughly enjoy them the second time around because either there wasn't another exciting game coming out around the same time or I just had no other games to play and haven't played that type of game in a while. I'm not the type of person that can just play a souls game through all this iterations one after the other without getting burnt out on the formula.

In my opinion this game was great from the start. Some bugs here and there but nothing worse than the most AAA releases during the same time after and before. All I did was wait one week and I had a phenomenal time with the game. No other zombie survival game comes close to how I thoroughly enjoyed this one

-Foxtrot44m ago(Edited 42m ago)

Yeah I thought it was pretty decent, it had its flaws but for their first big console single player open world game it's a solid 8/10.

I have never seen an AAA "zombie" game feature as many enemies as the horde sections did, you really had to think about your surroundings and plan carefully.

I feel journalists had an issue with this game from the moment it was announced, they really didn't like the Biker characters and the overall Biker gang theme. If they were anything else I feel it would have had a better chance or at least they'd overlook some of the flaws like they do for certain other open world games. They don't mind waiting weeks or months for a patch knowing its coming but a game that has it Day 1 it's suddenly a big no no? Yeah this was one of those moments that showed you how they cherry pick who to suddenly decide to go harsh on when they want to.

mkis00736m ago

Ill never forget the reviewer who tried to claim the "ride me like you ride your bike" line was anything but a joke...they (sarah and deacon) explicitly call it a joke and the reviewer still misinformed the reader about it as if it was a literal thing.

Michiel198919m ago

the score on metacritic is 71 from journos, its 9 points lower than your review so stop making stuff up. They didn't hate it from the start, they on average just liked it slightly less than you.

-Foxtrot16m ago(Edited 15m ago)

@Michiel1989

I'm not making anything up, they held a grudge against it and made stuff up themselves like mkis007 has just pointed out. That 71 on Metacritic is why it didn't get a sequel.

Anyway how can I make anything up when I didn't even mention metacritic in my original post?

Leeroyw2h ago

Second act of that game far surpassed the first. Which is why people felt it didn't live up to the hype of the trailers. Personally I loved it. But it was a slog to get your bike and weapons up to skill.

Inverno1h ago

Was gonna post a brick wall of text but I'll keep it short. Pardon my French but f**k the media for the hate they gave this game. If you have a PC to play it on you can get it as low as 10 bucks, and if you have a PS then it's a no brainer. Totally worth a play.

phatak1h ago(Edited 1h ago)

I don't even comment here often but had to for this game, I still stand by my opinion that this was one of the top 10 games of the ps4 generation, I preferred days gone over god of war, horizon and last of us 2, the launch version was definitely piss poor and that messed up the reviews for this game, honestly some games deserve a re-review or post patch review as the metacritic score stays forever but the reality is its not even the same game anymore, the ps5 patch is amazing and the pc version which I play on nowadays is one of the best looking games ever, complete shame that we wont get a sequel, god of war got one, horizon got one, last of us got one, spider man got one,ghosts of tshushima about to get one but this game wont get one, sucks to be honest.

Ps3/360 era had some hidden underated games for me it was shadows of the damned, alice madness returns that deserved more sales and a sequel/ higher scores, and similarly for the ps4 era it was days gone, and dying light 1 that deserved much more love, dying light atleast got a sequel, everyone needs to play this game once and judge for themselves, for me its officially the most underrated game of the ps4 era, go play it if you haven't.

andy8557m ago

Awesome game. Just bought it for my laptop last week

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