May’s NPD numbers are out, and Sony Computer Eentertainment sent in a press release commenting on just another month in which the PS4 left behind its rival Microsoft in unit sales for the United States.
Senior Vice President of PlayStation Brand Marketing Guy Longworth shared the company’s victorious statement.
Guy Longworth, SVP PlayStation Marketing, is leaving Playstation after four years.
Well, Microsoft executives and Sony executives do have reason to leave for better future. It just the way of life.
I don't know. But just like Jack Tretton left Sony, Shaun take his role. Same goes with other people, i won't give you the name. You will understand eventually.
Exactly.
@edmix: "I wonder what this spells for Sony. "
Ummmm.... Nothing??
It's a marketing position. Those positions come and go all the time. There are companies that hire entire marketing teams for product campaigns and once the initial push for the product is over, they dissolve the team and go on to the next project.
Not everything is doom and gloom like you're implying with that "I wonder what this spells for Sony" nonsense.
Let's see. For the most part, 95.498% of PS's best advertising / marketing in the past eight years came as soon as, and around the time of, the PS4 release. Before then, marketing for The Last Of Us was pretty good, especially when they made the obvious move of launching the first legitimate? trailer for TLOU during a "The Walking Dead" commercial break. I can't remember if "The Talking Dead" hyped it, but most likely they did. I remember Chandler Riggs tweeting he was excited to finally play it when it was about to release too.
Even though Left 4 Dead was more of a OMG ZOMBIES! game, same thing for Dead Rising and all those other over-hyped games were more suited for teenagers and people under 30, I was happy to see TWD be apart of TLOU marketing. I remember that first trailer being shown during a commercial break at the time of a TWD episode. It only got better with how awesome PS4 commercials became, but I am 100% sure that this guy "Longworth" wasn't the genius behind the genius ideas of those SIMPLY EFFING AMAZING PS4 commercials. Maybe he gave the green light for such ideas. But after all of the thinking about, where's the advertising for anything hardcore PS gamer, and then seeing what they did with TLOU followed by PS4 marketing. There's no damn excuse PS couldn't have been as good at marketing as Xbox was during their first and final years as the reigning "place to play" years.
Let's just hope this keeps PS keeping up with the likes of commercials that Bloodborne, Infamous, The Order, always sorta Uncharted since #2. But, the point is, let's hope PS's marketing team has learned to advertise instead of only letting word of mouth do the job for them. It was disappointing in the early years of the PS3 unlike PS1 or PS2's advertising years.
Edit -
COME ON, RIDGE RACERRR!!!!
Posted by Guy Longworth on Sep 17, 2015 // Senior Vice President, PlayStation Brand Marketing, SCEA:
Hello, PlayStation Nation! I’ve got some big news — together with our friends at Taco Bell we’ve put together something special for gamers in the United States. Only at Taco Bell and only during the promotional period, fans will have the chance to win a Limited Edition Gold PlayStation 4 Bundle every 10 minutes! This promotion begins on September 24th and ends on November 4th. If you do the math, this comes out to approximately 6,000 Limited Edition Gold PS4 Bundles.
Whether you like the look or not, gold is quite the fitting color for what the PS4 has done for Sony in less than two years
Now why can't Sony sell a sexy console like that?
Instead we get a cheap looking Darth Vader stickered PS4.
If you only knew how lucky you are lol.. closest fast food to me is 63 miles away = (
First thing I do when I hit town is hit up the Bell or Filibertos, that said the gold ps4 does not look that great. The ones they showed at TGS look better.
The food definitely!, I tried taco bell in the US the last time I was working there. It felt like I was eating stationary!!
Gold PS4, while a little blingy for my tastes, would definitely stick out like a turd in a punch bowl when you slipped it into your entertainment centre. Black is classic, always looks in place, unless its in a affluent area at night in the US... different story then!
haha nothing says classy like faux gold paint and fast food... especially when the idea is to cram that food down your throat as fast as possible to win said fake gold item. this has america written all over it.
If I won it I wouldn't even open it. I'd sell it for big money many years from now.
I spent over $100 on Taco Bell trying to win a PS4. I'm not going through that again lol. Learnt my lesson. I end up buying a PS4 anyway.
LOL!
You should have known better. The chances of you winning is pretty slim. Taco Bell/Sony gotta make money somehow.
I worked at an Asian restaurant that was next to Taco Bell, I made good friends with the people there and when sony did something similar for the white destiny bundle the guys at Taco bell would steal the codes that came in the boxes and use them. And I know for sure that one of the "cooks" there won a White PS4. Don't do it guys, I know this looks amazing but it's better than wasting your money on false hopes. The workers are just going to steal them most likely.
I wouldn't say no to the PS4, but I'm not really a fan of the food. Good luck to the entrants.
You don't have to buy anything from Taco Bell. You can just send in postcards for codes.
It should be a guacamole green/puke green console (color name depending on how you feel about Taco Bell ;) )
I think someone already has that colour on lockdown. I quite like the gold one though...but I don't eat there, so ebay is my friend! ;^)
Looks pretty spiffy. lucky for those in the market for a PS4. I already have two or else I would get this.
Article: "there is a winner every 10 minutes" damn. taco bell it is then. just don't eat there too many time.
Where's that crazyChris guy at or whatever his name is. He's going to like this bundle.
I haven't eaten at Taco Bell in about 15 years, but I might have to go back one last time for this.
Now this ps4 would be even more awesome as a Star Wars battlefront console so suit c3po on the console. Either way a beautiful machine
Me looking at my stomach like "You better man up son we're eating those diarrhea munchies
I would like a Taco Bell here in my country, lol.
And the console looks beautiful.
I generally don't like gold. A gold watch looks cheap and tacky to me, even if it is a wonderfully crafted mechanical wonder.
However I like this black and gold PS4. Reminds me of an old Toyota Corolla Twin Cam or something that also came in black and gold.
Im not reallying liking the Gold. Sony needs to come with better special edition designs. Although I like the Batman One, Metal Gear...and the Destiny one is ok. Nothing spectacular tho...youd be better off getting decals for it!
Vleerrgh! Something gourdy people with no taste would like....or justin beiber or jay fucking z.
Ugh... I wish they would pick a better promo spot than Taco Bell..
I haven't had Taco Bell in probably 6+ years..
I'm more partial to burgers myself. MERICA' (sarcastic patriotic pun)
If you eat from Taco Bell *beware* it was just reported on the radio Taco Bell and several other fast food chains put the most antibiotics in their foods. The report said, that people who eat from them and other places, bodies were becoming immune to antibiotics in general because of places like Taco Bell putting large amounts of antibiotics into there foods. So eat at your own risk.
But, that is one dope ass console I gotta say myself.
Nice! Gonna have to try for one. I bought a white Destiny bundle last year, then less than 2 months later won another Destiny bundle in the last contest Taco Bell had. My 10 yr old son got that one for Christmas. Now my daughter says she wants to try to win one for her room too.
Sony Computer Entertainment just sent its own comment on the latest North American NPD figures that saw the PS4 beat its rival, the Xbox One, for a margin that was probably narrower than its previous months due to a strong June for Microsoft’s console.
Sony confirms victory for this month too after Kinectless XB1 came out too damn!
I bloody knew it. Anyway, rumor said that Wii U sales results are close to Xbone sales results in June. And that's not good!
I told something similar in thread about Xbone double sales jump and i get trolling bubble.
@bicfitness
Quote :
Everyone that wasn't Truefan knew it
Truefan put his pride on the line. That's what he said.
http://n4g.com/news/1550338...
"Wait for the DRM reversals"
"Wait for Titanfall"
"Wait for E3"
"Wait for Kinectless Xbone"
Wonder what's next. lol
Microsoft is in for a serious beat down when the Destiny and The Last Of Us bundle hits.
EDIT: Watch Dogs selling more on the 360 than the Bone??? lol http://d24w6bsrhbeh9d.cloud...
Everyone that wasn't Truefan knew it. All the price-cut did was staunch the bleeding. Next month X1 will be dropping its weekly average once more.
@skips:
"Wait for Sunset Overdrive"
"Wait for Master Cheif collection"
"Wait for Halo 5"
*plays Benny hill music*
I figured as much since Microsoft came out early to say sales doubled (for XB1) and didn't mention being number one in the U.S.
Well ... I think we can say with reasonable certainty that the XB1 will never catch the PS4 in the US. Europe/Japan? Let's not even go there. Congratulations Sony on winning another generation.
And then there's this to add insult to injury:
http://i.imgur.com/SnIv0PQ....
And ... They say games ... why not consoles?
https://twitter.com/iansher...
Oh dear.
Well well what a surprise /s
I told Axios2 there will be a shell shock for some. http://n4g.com/comments/red...
Especially with XB1 only beating X360 with Wolf:TNO in multiplats.
XB1 will have a chance to win around holidays maybe before then not so much.
Let this be the shaming of truefan1
http://i.imgur.com/FOZcvds....
Save it and pass it on. This user has officially been owned.
Also keep this picture handy for when the other months come around ;)
@imt558
I don't think Wii U is close to XBO in NPD numbers, but I pretty sure it outsold the XBO worldwide for June.
I called this though. The PS4 is just HYPE TRAIN EXTREME. June was it's worse selling month so far, and it comfortably outsold the Wii U and XBO both of which should have had their best selling month in a long time.
My calculations for global numbers are:
PS4: 440k
Wii U: 304k
XBO: 254k
And if true the summer belongs to Sony.
The good news for MS is that they have a strong line-up this holiday as well as their global launch which should get their worldwide numbers averaging around 300k per month once the launch hype settles.
Nintendo obviously just needs to keep dropping at least 1 huge franchise per season. MK8 for the summer, something for the fall, Smash for the holiday, something for Spring 2015, something Summer 2015, something for Fall 2015, and Zelda for holiday 2015.
While the PS4 is dominating the good news is that the Wii U and XBO are still healthy.
"Truefan put his pride on the line."
The equivalent of playing a penny slot machine once.
Congrats to Sony.
Now if only vgchartz would report XB1 as having won my day would be complete.
Here's some of the NPD figures that were posted on NeoGAF:
NPD Sales Results for June 2014
Software:
1. Watch Dogs (PS4, 360, Xbox One, PS3, PC)
2. Mario Kart 8 (Wii U)
3. Minecraft (360, PS3)
4. UFC (PS4, Xbox One)
5. FIFA 14 (PS4, 360, Xbox One, PS3, Vita)
6. NBA 2K14 (360, PS3, PS4, Xbox One, PC)
7. Wolfenstein: The New Order (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3, PC)
8. Call of Duty: Ghosts (360, PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Wii U, PC)
9. Tomodachi Life (3DS)
10. Grand Theft Auto V (360, PS3)
Hardware:
PS4: #1 best selling
3DS: 150K (up 55% over May, was 225K last June)
Wii U: ~140K (up 233% over last June)
PS4 is number 1 selling in USA.
What is shocking is journalists with NPD figures claiming of-the-record that the Wii U OUTSOLD the XBOX ONE IN JUNE.
EDIT: Microsoft's news yesterday that the Xbox One doubled May sales in not based on NPD numbers but on Microsoft's own internal figures. This likely means that ACCORDING TO NPD THE XBOX ONE DID NOT DOUBLE MAY'S SALES.
https://twitter.com/iansher...
@MightyNoX
"Wait for Sunset Overdrive"
"Wait for Master Cheif collection"
"Wait for Halo 5"
*plays Benny hill music*
Let's stop Sugar Coating things TitanFall was the most hyped game of this generation and even with that game The Xone couldn't beat The PS4, so unless you guys think that Sunset Overdrive or MCC has the same Hype as Titanfall then I don't think those will help Win a month because what people fail to realize is exclusive games aren't the only thing selling PS4's but multiplatform helps the PS4 allot just look at watch dogs the same will also happen with Destiny but I do think that Halo 5 could stop Sony's winning streak but it all depends what games Sony releases around the time of Halo 5's release.
@GTgamer
UC4 will give Halo 5 a run for its money, you can bet your arse on that! This is the gen where proverbial Kings will fall, just look at Titan-fall (yes its rhymes).
@Skips
Forgot about DX12.
I just hope with this lead Sony doesn't get too arrogant. We still need stuff like DLNA and mp3 support. I'm hoping for an awesome gen and a comeback for good games we've been missing. RPGs too! I hope this leads to more of that
What is "not good"? Nintendo competing with Microsoft?
I hope Nintendo does well. They have a stellar quality record for exclusives that, while outshined graphically, are known to be great fun.
The Return of The King.
http://i.imgur.com/amn36.gi...
This is embarrassing for Microsoft. Like I said many times, the Xbox One is competing with the Wii U, not the PS4. This should be a serious reality check for some people on here.
Because they announced the price drop 3 weeks early, and couldn't outsell their competitor with the pent up demand from the previous month. Xbox is in trouble, but I think the Master Chief collection will sell some consoles.
Not even doubling their sales on a 5 week month could beat the PS4.
Sony's got July, August, September and October in the bag.
I'll keep my educated guess about November for now.
Technically the gap is still widening... X1 has to actually outsell the ps4 before any gap can close...
Even with Sunset Overdrive coming out in October? Also all the multiplatform games coming out October that the XB1 has exclusive content for?
The PS4 might win, but I wouldn't say they got it "in a bag."
Evolve
Sunset Overdrive
Assassin’s Creed Unity
@Xstation: Sunset Overdrive is from Insomniac, they never light up the chart and their last game bombed. Assassin's Creed is STILL on the PS4 and Ubisoft EXPLICITLY said their games chart better on the PS4.
November is going to be tricky, what with the Halo 1-4 dropping.
" Sunset Overdrive is from Insomniac, they never light up the chart and their last game bombed."
They may not light up the chart, but it's still a +1 for the Xbox One, since it's a exclusive coming out that month only for that console. Also, i don't think the PS4 has a exclusive game coming out that month, correct me if I'm wrong. In addition, Insomniac may have a bad last game, but does that mean they will continue? This game is way different than the last and it's different types of things that can go wrong. Also, they may advertise Evolve as an Xbox One game like the PS4 does with Destiny. November is going to be a interesting month for sure though.
MightyNoX said "Sony's got July, August, September and October in the bag. I'll keep my educated guess about November for now."
@MightyNoX Please don't keep your educated guess about what you think will be the best selling console in November a secret. Tell us!
I wouldn't count out Little Big Planet 3 to move consoles before Christmas. A family friendly game like that will entice parents during the biggest time when they purchase consoles.
"i don't think the PS4 has a exclusive game coming out that month, correct me if I'm wrong."
Driveclub.
Not sure about any others that month, but LBP3 will move a few systems during the holidays. All those LBP1 and 2 user levels will be playable with updated graphics. That's a lot of content, and a lot of people are really into creating levels so fans of that will want to get going with the new stuff.
I also think Planetside 2 can move some PS4s if it gets the right commercials. I don't know how long the average console FPS fan will stick with that game, but the big battles do look cool and seeing "Free Download" at the end won't hurt.
Seriously people like you'll the time jumping around trying to make ps4 look good and Xbox one look bad I'm happy Sony doing good this generation but I've got a question for you do u get a penny from Sony by Sony selling lots of ps4 no u don't . People like you ruining gaming industry why don't you enjoy a console u own instead of bashing Xbox one all the time
@spid3r6 technically the gap widened by about 75,000 units in America according to NPD numbers, and widened by around 200,000 world wide... See as long as PS4 out sells XB1 the gap gets bigger.
For example let's say PS4 is at 3 million in America, and XB1 is at 2 million, and July numbers are 100,000 for PS4 and 90,000 for XB1, the gap has grown from 1 million to 1milllion 10,000 units, it didn't not shrink.
You see if XB1 continues to sell less than PS4 than it can never close the gap.
See ubisoft are on record saying their games chart better on playstation as are ea yet theyve both alllwed a fair bit of timed exclusive content this year on xb1... thats not the stuff people usually buy consoles over only reason destinynwill sell ps4s is the bundle with white ps4 and advertising..
Look guys i called it. He reported my story because the source was from Neogaf but then his uses neogaf in his article and it apparently has more legitimacy.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum...
Check the time stamps
You can't use forums on N4G, never could... abrieal writes it up on the site he's with and that's acceptable... it's why yours got failed and his passed
The issue is the link was pointing to a single neogaf thread post not to geoff keighley's tweet. If it linked to the tweet then it will be fine as the rules have changed to allow journalist accounts iirc.
Sony dominates both hardware and software sales (PS4+PS3). Most likely it will continue like this from now on.
Its time for Playstation to reclaim USA and no X-force will stop that.
P.S. Waiting for juicy comments from X1 fans (if they dare to show up here :D)
Amen to that.
Looks like PS4 could help Sony get back to the golden age of PS2 days, that's the way it should be.
My God, the PS4 is murdering the XB1. Those price cuts and bundles aren't working.
@skips if watch dog selling better on 360 it's not bad thing people still enjoy playing game on Xbox 360 and soon most of them gonna buy Xbox one
Just no stopping it! Good times! Poor Xbone. They need to drop the price to 299$ and maybe Ill bite.
You cant have weaker hardware the same price as stronger hardware. The proof is now here.
Yeah b!tches we won! We f'ed yall up big! Just wait till June you'll see...We came and we conquered! Kings of the Hill!!! See how it feels XB guys, its plain stupid! This is what XB fans did all last gen! Fist Bump Bro!
Glad to see that we all grew as a community. Two wrongs definitely make a right. High roads be damned.
But three left do make a right! You want me to feel sorry for people who back MS's anti-gaming shenanigans? This is Punishment!
@04STIBluByU I don't want you to feel sorry for anybody. I just want our community to be looked at as less of a joke.
N4g doesn't make a billion dollar industry that's getting more and more high profile games, and even Hollywood actors/actresses, look like a joke. Vids that have brats being knobs at Gaming competitions make it look like a joke.
But it's definitely true. I've been reading this site since the 360 started up and it was a Sony troll/bash fest for years. It's just Sony's fans turn to enjoy positive news about their console for gaming.
Before Sony fans keep celebrating do it what 36 months straight then talk, that being said I love both my one and ps4. I think they will but at the same time I know how deep microsoft's pockets can get.
BTW I love all gaming and gaming systems.
Even the Xbox One price drop and unbundled Kinect didn't stop the momentum of the PS4 for June!
Calm down you guys the new sku came out on June 9th...So that means PS4 was ahead a week this month due to week month.
The SKU didn't sell out, those who waited those 9 days could have easily gotten one or more when it released.
No excuse.
I disagree.
The whole month of May was an excuse for low numbers; "people were waiting for the new sku to come june 9th".
It was said 360 owners were waiting for the kinect to get unbundled and/or a price drop... The people waiting SHOULD HAVE gotten one regardless of it being June 9th or June 15th..
Sales should have spiked in June for Xbox, at least enough to pass the Ps4 in NA since it's the home territory.. it wasn't able to accomplish that.
What is it going to take? Hell.. MS offered $75 for 360 owners to switch. over. they're trying everything and the outcome is abysmal.
Will be interesting to see next month if that was a spike for those waiting on the cheaper model, as the next spike likely won't occur until Halo releases in November.
The SKU was first announced in May... That's enough time for people to know about it, wait till June 9th, and buy the Kinectless Xbox One. Most of the people that wanted to buy an Xbox One in May should of gathered in with the June buyers, but that wasn't the case. Why? Seems like Sony has a brighter vision for the future with the PS4 and selling a weaker console at the same price as it's competition was pretty...dumb for MS. We live in the age of the internet being used to gather information now, so people wised up, they're not falling for MS's BS.
Week 1 June
42,001 PS4
22,000 XBO
After new SKU
Week 2
39,009 PS4
38,210 XB0
Week 3
37,958 PS4
43,426 XBO
Week 4
40,801 PS4
40,104 XBO
Week 5
38,044 PS4
39,025 XBO
So by these number I am seeing now a good competition. Plus you cant forget that the Xbox 360 still outselling the PS3 by double the numbers.
@Spid3r6
"Week 1 June
42,001 PS4
22,000 XBO
After new SKU
Week 2
39,009 PS4
38,210 XB0
Week 3
37,958 PS4
43,426 XBO
Week 4
40,801 PS4
40,104 XBO
Week 5
38,044 PS4
39,025 XBO
So by these number I am seeing now a good competition. Plus you cant forget that the Xbox 360 still outselling the PS3 by double the numbers." -What you posted (before you actually take my advice and delete it)
LOL Where you get your numbers from? I just added up all of the PS4's June numbers you gave and they don't add up to the official NPD's 269k, but 197k.
http://gamingeverything.com...
It's time to edit your comment and either delete it or get some other made up numbers.
By the way, this has nothing to do with PS3 vs Xbox 360 sale numbers so I don't know why you brought that up.
I got that Pharrell Williams song in my head...HAPPY! It's because of you Sony!
Lol I was drunk when I posted this, I can't even remember doing it :P
Totally disregard my comment.
Pride? does he has any?
OT: Good numbers for sony, i was sure about this with only looking at the sales online.
6 months in a row as nr1 selling console in the US. I bet there are some big heads over at Sony HQ that are smiling from ear to ear.
That said. It's so deserved. Sony has done right by us gamers since E3 2013 and gamers around the world show their thanks by buying the best and most powerful gaming console to this day.
Thanks Sony! And a big high five to all your gamers out there!
DAAAAAMINATION.
And that's just the beginning. TLoUR arrives soon to counter that #399 XB1.
Now Sony start making those games that made you great. And PS2 era part 2 can be underway.
I love it that sony is doing it's thing with the ps4(fanboy )but now i was hoping the xbox 1 would pull it out this time.
MS is too rich to pull a dreamcast but seeing tv division get axe was sad, the fanboy in me was like sony keep up the ground£ but i know thiat is not good for the industry as a whole.
I just want great games,don't care who makes it wiiu,pc,x1,ps4.
Remember, it took an @ss whooping of this magnitude to wake Sony up last gen. This might just be the impetus for exactly what you want...healthy competition. If MS TRULY learns from its mistakes, then it will begin to shift in ideology (which we have started to see). I wouldn't be excited or upset to see MS leave the industry. There will ALWAYS be someone with the pockets to step up to the challenge. That being said, Sony or Nintendo can't be left unchecked. Competition is good for the industry.
I make no bones about not liking Microsoft. I think theyre scum for reasons I wont go into now. But I've also said many times I WANT them to be humbled so they come back BETTER, just like Sony was.
I want the MS who I loved with the XB OG, right up til the time they dropped it so would have to buy a 360. And then I supported 360 for a long time too. Probably even a little bit longer than they did. (zing)
MS definitely need to be taken down a peg or two and if it means they get their crap together and start putting gamers first again and give me a reason to need another one of their consoles then I'm all for it. They need to remind me why I loved them in the first place.
PS
If they dont, well I lose out a bit. The handful of games a year that I would buy that I cant get anywhere else. But they will lose more.
Healthy competition is a nice concept, but its overrated in many peoples minds. Playstation dominated with PSOne and PS2 like no one ever did before or since, except for Nintendo with handhelds, which was an industry they basically had to themselves for 20 years.
Sony dominated, and I dont recall anyone complaining that those generations were worse for it.
PS2 era was perfectly alright when Sony didnt much competition. I prefer that way.
@BathyJ and funkybudda...
I fully agree with what you are BOTH saying. I was just saying that for DEEBO, he might just get his wish for competition. Competition just for the sake of competition is nothing. But, when a company poses a REAL threat (like last gen with MS), it causes companies to make drastic decisions to stay in the game. Look at all of the shifting that has gone on with the Xbox One. Most of that wouldn't have happened had they had an outright lead straight from the jump. Though the PSONE and PS2 were beasts in sales, they still had companies breathing down their backs. Sega and Nintendo, and to a much lesser extent Xbox (OG) kept Sony on their toes. Sure, I believe that Sony would innovate and strive on their own. Any company worth its salt would. But, the threat of losing potential money to another company that is doing something arguably better is is always there. That's why, IMO, Sony changed their messaging. Their strategy has always been gamer-centric. But, now they are using this as a marketing strategy to remind people of why they bought a PS2.
Every title on a next-generation Platform sold higher on PS4 than Xbox One. Every-Single-One. Including COD.
PS4 is outselling X1 in spite of TitanFall AND price parity. The most
disgusting news? Data MS released yesterday is not official NPD.
Really games too? I def would have thought that would belong to Wii U with Mario Kart 8. Guess nobody cares about Mario anymore. :(
Mario kart 8 is great but Nintendo needs more than that to compete with the big boys. X1 should have no problem from here on out on taking second place ;)
That's impressive, I think perceives value of the PS4 is keeping it a head. Consumer mindshare and announcing first and last year's bombshell announcements have long term rippling effects. The PS brand is a powerful brand that simply cannot be usurped. Though I'll wait till the end of the year to review the sales performance to see if this is the trend continues and if this'll be the story all generation long.
I fully agree. Much like it was with the 360, it's the consumer mindshare that is pushing Sony forward with the PS4. Things have shifted and it's palpable. GameStop no longer assumes that you want the Xbox version of games. Sales associates at retailers actually HAVE the system and are singing its praises. Sony has come down a notch and is simply selling to the core gamer and not bombastic about it. (though the bombastic thing seemed to work for MS last gen.) This is the PRIME example of how each generation is a new battle for these console makers. They can never get too high or too low. They might be sitting on the next Wii (who could have predicted THAT!?!?)
Ok now I guess the next excuse is "ppl are waitin for the master chief collection" Lmaooooo!!!! #ps4Domination and btw dat destiny beta is freaking awesome been playing it since 2pm.
ND should be working on the UC 1-3 remaster to keep the fight strong. I cant wait to see Xbox as brand fall.
Boast?
It aint bragging M*%^&#R F@(%$R if you back it up - Kid Rock
Its done its over with PS4 is gamers choice of this generation another console war victory for Sony and very well deserved one at that.Microsoft tarnished what popularity the Xbox brand had,lets be serious them ditching the Kinect was not good enough! 350$ would have been more reasonable price considering the specs between the two.Microsoft has a huge mountain to climb this generation relying on the same old franchises just aint gonna cut it time for them to start investing in more studios and new IP's to compete against Sony they lost the mutiplatform war now there pretty much neck to neck in terms of online services,whats else does Microsoft have?
Truefan1 nowhere to be found. I know he's too embarrassed to come on here.
PS4 still on top as it should be. Congrats Sony. You deserve to be winning.
Good job SONY!!! 6th month in a row and 7 out of 8 NPD's won. july, august and september almost sure PS4 win.
Playstation Nation dominates everything! I mean everything!!! Everyone else just nod your head and bow your head
This is what happens when your company releases a travesty of a console which implemented the most anti consumer policies in history.
MS actually treated this Gen as if they were a monopoly and there would be no backlash.
I'm glad they're not doing as well as they'd like.
I'm still incredibly confused from the fact that MS thought they could get away with their draconian DRM. That had to be a special blend of arrogance with stupidity to actually believe gamer would accept their anti-consumer policies.
I see MS trying to turn around, but I honestly don't think they're capable of genuinely learning from their mistakes. All I see is them looking at the sales data, seeing Sony's 'for the gamers' strategy working, and copying them in a desperate attempt to garner back some good will.
Lets not be so fast yet guys.....
Just wait till.....
Sunset OD...
Horizon 2....
September launch in other territories (It will help them some)......
Halo MC collection....
and next year the magical secret sauce that is DX12....
Point is no matter the PS4 outsold it even after the price cut and the fact that is it killing it worldwide, some people will never realize that MS is really fighting an uphill battle here and good luck to them because they need it big time.
As if releasing in China will help Xbox:
http://kotaku.com/survey-sa...
"Of the 6488 people surveyed so far, a whopping 57.3 percent voted that they would purchase a PS4. About 19 percent chose to continue buying consoles on the gray market, and only about 10 percent said they were willing to invest in an Xbox One."
Good job Sony. Now let's make sure we continue with great gaming experiences. Can't wait for uncharted.
MS's vision for Xbox One as an all in one multi-media entertainment hub for the consumers' living room was ill-conceived and thus a failure. This is why they have disconnected the Kinect and cut back on their TV programming aspirations so soon after X1's launch. I'm not saying it's doomed, I'm just saying that MS totally botched the vision thing and the X1's sales are suffering because of it.
The only thing that could really make units move ahead of the PS4 for the longer term is Halo 5, and that might come too late. Sunset Overdrive could get 10/10 reviews and I don't think that would be enough to vault One sales longer term over the PS4. My guess is the first month the Halo collection comes out, the Xbox One will sell slightly more that month than the PS4. beyond that, I just don't see it happening. And that's if Sony does nothing exciting. Just imagine when new games are released and teased.
Looks like it will be Wii U vs Xbone this generation
Ha I asked that question on gaf was wondering the same thing. So this really is the first time they haven't given PR early since the launch of XB1. Damn must not have enough stats for PR spinning :p. The way PS4 dominated this month in multiplats and X360 outselling the XB1 TF SKU and PS4 being second best selling SKU for Ghosts really paints the picture as to how bad it was for XB1 this month. Will be interesting to see how the kinectless SKU helps next month.
"On the other hand, Microsoft did not post any comment on the official Xbox Wire site for the first time since the release of the Xbox One."
Nice.
Also, where are the official numbers, all I saw was a generalized statement, would be interesting to see actual numbers.
price cut being announced hurt ms this month..
June should be MS best month
As expected, due to the early announcement of the new SKU.
Edit: According to the disagrees, I guess not?