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UK Weekly Chart Week Ending 01/18/2014

PS4 20,657 (-20%) 609,461
XOne 10,644 (-19%) 417,230
3DS 8,486 (-14%) 2,317,126
X360 5,548 (-23%) 8,766,012
PS3 3,772 (-23%) 5,810,507
PSV 2,311 (-17%) 462,066
WiiU 2,146 (-10%) 233,581
Wii 521 (-24%) 8,634,979
PSP 190 (-20%) 4,404,106

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Concertoine3732d ago

once all the fanboys and collectors went out and bought the xbone it lost a lot of momentum. MS needs more games coming to entice consumers.

Sayai jin3732d ago

More games, really?

On topic, overall sales are impressive for the "big 3".

TomShoe3732d ago

And Sony increases their lead, ever so slightly.

mmc-0073732d ago

been saying this for 2 months, once the hardcore xbox fans got their system. The sales will drop, they don't have the one year lead like previous gen.

truefan13732d ago (Edited 3732d ago )

You should just stick to talking positively about the ps4, because when you brought up the games point it kind of invalidates your whole argument. MSFT has invested heavily into games this generation and it is showing, I think they have the strongest 2014 lineup. PS are we already saying battle over after 2.5 months. I for one never expected XB1 to outsell ps4, I just want to see the XB1 sell well. I don't even think MSFT cares enough about selling the most, because if they did they would have just undercut the price and put the strangle on Sony. They just want to be profitable and competitive and I am comfortable with that. The Playstation brand is too strong to lose its spot. The only way someone takes over is if Sony messes up.

@mmc-007 the 360 was about shooters, lets be honest. I only played shooters and sports games, did have enough time to invest in others. I don't think that was 100% fair to other gamers though, who like other genres. Those gamers belonged on ps3 because they have always had a wide variety of games.

@Hicken so now its about how MSFT brings the games to their console, my goodness what is it going to be next. Also microsoft is trying to expand its internal development, why is that a problem. Lastly, how are we suffering, in all honestly have many XB1 gamers been upset with their purchase. I think it has been ps4 players upset with our purchase, constantly trying to tell us we overpaid and kinect sucks. Ask any XB1 user about the Xb1 without Kinect, it is easily the second most used feature next to games. We literally talk to our console.

mmc-0073732d ago

where was this heavy investment on the 360? so basically you're happy that MSFT held back those games and released it on the XB1?

Hicken3732d ago

Most of their "heavy investing" has been buying up third party games and securing exclusive content, as they did on the 360. Hell, the majority of the exclusives available on the XB1 are holdovers from the 360.

Granted, there are some promising titles on the horizon, like Quantum Break, but those are few and far between, in all honesty. Microsoft isn't really showing any REAL dedication to gaming, but rather offering lip service to keep people THINKING they're dedicated.

It's a shame, because Xbox fans are the ones suffering the most, but around here at least, they're so busy defending Microsoft from attacks that they don't even notice.

from the beach3732d ago (Edited 3732d ago )

Sony used to buy up all the exclusives, of course, until Microsoft came along and ended that. Bigger fish in the pond.

Lineup for Xbox One this year is utterly supreme and it's hard to see what Sony is going to do to combat it, probably port over some PS3 games.

On topic - 'VG Chartz', lol.

Death3732d ago

@Hicken,

How is it Sony sells more PS4's, but Microsoft has sold almost 1 million more games on the Xbox One?Granted this is according to fakechartz...

Be real, Microsoft was holding back in your world. Reality shows Microsoft started reinvesting into their first party studios in 2010. I know you think games are developed in weeks, but it usually takes years. We had a pretty significant recession in 2008 that caused many companies to cut jobs. Microsoft lost quite a few developers due to needed cuts.

Apply your "lip service" arguement to Sony. They are all about games and launched with Knack and Killzone. What has come out since? What was the last triple A PS3 game that hit shelves? We haven't seen anything since Last of Us.

What is a shame is the suffering Xbox fans are buying more games than PS fans. Here's another question you can answer, why is it Xbox fans constantly need to defend attacks from PS fans such as yourself anyway? Maybe you should give the attacks a rest and go buy some games.

maniacmayhem3732d ago

"Microsoft isn't really showing any REAL dedication to gaming,"

What has Sony done but also offer lip service as they continue to say we have great things in the pipeline and yet have shown nothing new.

The shameful part is Hicken actually believes the bile he spits on this site.

Dedicated servers, every Xbox One a dev kit, over a billion spent in games and MS hasn't shown any dedication to gaming?? A new KI, D4, Crimsons Dragon, Ryse, Sunset Overdrive, they BOUGHT the Gears IP, Project Spark, Fable Legends, Quantum Break and others...and no dedication to gaming...???

And this absolute backwards thinking from him and the sony fanboys that 3d party exclusives don't count as real exclusives is just absolute, complete backwards thinking, it's beyond stupid.

MS is securing more titles from different companies for their Xbox user base, instead of waiting for their 1st party devs to turn out games, they have games readily available now. How in the hell are xbox fans suffering?

What kind of insane logic are you trying to pass off here Hicken?

It's a shame that Sony isn't providing great games for you Sony fanboys to keep busy. It's the only reason I see as to why you are so concerned with what the Xbox crowd is doing constantly.

MysticStrummer3732d ago

"How is it Sony sells more PS4's, but Microsoft has sold almost 1 million more games on the Xbox One? Granted this is according to fakechartz…"

Not according to these numbers, fake or not. Are you referring to some other site as "fakechartz"?

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G20WLY3732d ago (Edited 3732d ago )

Death, you've lost it mate and veered off topic. What does USA have to do with this?

It's a UK chart article, so use UK figures, or if you must, worldwide.

UK Software (Retail):
PS4 55,452 (-19%) 1,506,598
XBOne 34,212 (-21%) 1,194,683

Global Software (Retail):
PS4 331,814 (-16%) 10,117,698
XBOne 229,401 (-21%) 8,288,472

Quite impressive, given all the free games (and PS Plus) PS4 offers on top of your standard retail/digital sales.

badaxx3732d ago

Death them numbers look like about 600k not almost a million!!! lol

Ju3732d ago

I guess PS4 users buy quite some software online...vgchartz doesn't track those (see KZ:SF tracked at 1.2M while it sold 2.1 for example, BF stat tracker shows more people playing BF4 on PS4 - do Xboxers play campaign only all of a sudden?).

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Knushwood Butt3732d ago

Replace, 'xbone', with, 'Wii U', and I'd give you an Agree.

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MysticStrummer3732d ago (Edited 3732d ago )

PS4 is still outselling the more readily available competition in a territory that the competition won handily last generation. MS should be troubled by this but they'll get a boost from Titanfall, though it's hard to say how much of a system seller a three platform game will be.

Edit - Oops. Just saw it's a UK chart so disregard the US talk. Doh!

cooperdnizzle3732d ago (Edited 3732d ago )

@Death. I don't think ps owners need to go out buy more games. Being as almost everyone of their first party Ips sell very well. And as far as them bleeding money, nope they are no longer bleeding money all of their top execs just got huge bonuses at the first of the year. Santa Monica studios just built a new studio twice the size and are taking on new talent. Sony is getting ready to open up 4 new studios in Europe and for the first time in 6 years Sony is now profitable across the board.

I also believe that M$ have nothing to worry about. There not doing the best they have done but they are not doing bad either. As for games i think both consoles have some good games coming out. And i feel the Sony and M$ are both in a good position to make things happen, and have good promise for 3rd party games and new investors. With sales for both consoles doing as well as they have you will see an abundance of new ip's and new game studios. For the simple fact that the money is there.

Sony though will have the stronger console and better sales this time around. Multi plat games will struggle on the xbox one. Quote me bookmark this comment whatever. The xbox will struggle to hit 1080p. They put a good up scale in there for a reason. The console does not have the right type of ram, strong enough Cpu or strong enough Gpu to out put native 1080p. For last gen games yep they could have hit 1080p. But as there are new AA techniques HBAO and a long laundry list of new improvements they will have to cut corners somewhere. Not to mention three operating systems on the console with a hard infrastructure. Gives devs less time to work out the games core assets and figure out the hard to code xbox one, all at the same time being weaker.

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Minecraft Meets Bloodborne With The Help Of A Stunning Mod

YouTuber Potomy has revealed new details about the new Bloodborne mod and that it is now in a playable state for Minecraft.

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All the Essential Video Games Everyone Needs To Play At Least Once

Given the medium's wild diversity, this primer of the essential video games everyone should try is a good place to start.

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thorstein37d ago

.... from the 2000s (mostly).

shinoff218337d ago

I can't fk with this list. They missed on alot of games probably before the writers times. Also I know people loved some portal but I was never a fan.

Cacabunga37d ago

Tomb Raider 1
Driver 1
Abe’s Odyssey
FF6
King of Fighters 94
Mortal Kombat OG
LINK 2 the past
Street Fighter 2
Resident Evil 1

Inverno37d ago

Infinite but not the first two games? Witcher 3 but not the first two games?? GTA V but not literally any of the games before it??? Portal 2 but not the first? Also if you're going to play Shadow of The Colossus play the remaster and not the remake. Can't say I disagree with the list but my man it's all over the place.

Name Last Name37d ago

I mean some sequels are objectively better and you don’t need to play the whole series.

Inverno37d ago

But most of these games have a story to follow, sure you can catch up with a YouTube vid but where's the fun in that?

LucasRuinedChildhood37d ago (Edited 37d ago )

A list like this isn't telling you not to play the previous games if you want to. It's just giving you legendary games to play.

But tbh, you don't always have to force yourself to play every entry in a franchise to get to the better ones.

- The vast majority of Witcher 3 players never played the first 2 and had a great time. The first 2 games aren't in the same league.
- The GTA games are self-contained with the odd fun reference. You can easily jump into any of them.
- The Shadow Of The Colossus remake looks and controls better than the original (plus it has a 60fps option while the remaster is just 30fps). New players will enjoy it more.
- Portal 2 is a lot better than Portal 1 and takes the concept much further gameplay-wise. Storywise, Portal 1 is fairly light too. Not that you shouldn't play it but realistically ... you'd love Portal 2 whether you play it or not (at lot of Portal 2 players have never played 1).

Bioshock 1 is the only one I agree with you on simply because it's one the best games of all time and arguably better than Infinite. No other setting like Rapture.

Looking at the list, I'd recommend playing Uncharted 1 before 2 but no doubt, 2 is the legendary one you have to play.

Inverno37d ago

I get it, but that's just my opinion on his opinion. I just think that before you play a sequel you should still play what came before it. Maybe it's just me but i find it fascinating playing through the first game in a series and seeing how it has evolved through its sequels. Like I said I don't disagree with the list, other than SoTC which I strongly believe the remaster of the original should be played above the remake.

AuraAbjure37d ago

Awesome list! Hot take on Fear (and it's hard af expansion Persaus Mandate!) Bioshock Infinite is stellar, so is the Witcher 3 and you nailed it by having Ocarina of Time. So many fantastic games! Gotta play 'em all! Next one on my list is Prey after I beat Dead Space 2 and Splinter Cell Conviction.

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Minecraft Bedrock Introduces Official Add-Ons To Marketplace

Minecraft Bedrock is introducing add-ons to the marketplace. The add-ons can now be added to many existing and new worlds.

Jin_Sakai58d ago (Edited 58d ago )

Nice! Next up, shaders on consoles.

“A new update is improving how mods work for Minecraft Bedrock. Mojang has introduced add-ons to the marketplace.”

“These add-ons can now easily be added to new and existing worlds instead of being tied to a single world.
There are plenty of free and paid add-ons that will let you customize just about anything in your world.”

OtterX56d ago

So RayTracing is no longer locked to the NVIDIA maps? I know there was a workaround, but it will be nice to have easier access to all worlds.