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Switch Best-Selling Console in the US in December, PS5 Outsells Xbox Series X|S

The Nintendo Switch was the best-selling console in the US in December 2022 in terms of units sold, according to figures from The NPD Group. NPD includes the dates for the five week period of November 27, 2022 to December 31, 2022.

The PlayStation 5 was the second best-selling console in December in terms of units sold, while the Xbox Series X|S came in third place. In terms of revenue. the PlayStation 5 was number one, followed by the Nintendo Switch in second and the Xbox Series X|S in third.

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SullysCigar653d ago

Definitely not a surprise in terms of revenue - Microsoft were practically giving away the series S this past couple of months.

crazyCoconuts653d ago

Must not have paid off that well since Sony also won on number of units sold.

Bathyj652d ago

Xbox should be free since the only reason to own it is to enter a subscription.

Glad it's not but. Don't think you should give more power to the weakest link.

S2Killinit653d ago

Some were saying xbox is catching up. Not sure what that was all about.

rlow1653d ago (Edited 653d ago )

It is what it is

Hofstaderman653d ago

Shortage officially over, let the domination resume.

babadivad653d ago

My favorite plastic box is winning so that must mean I'M a winner right?!?!😀

Nyxus653d ago

Yes it does. It means it will be supported by publishers.

Hofstaderman653d ago

More sales, more games. Know you guys are not used to this concept. Oh and more games, more sales.

randomvoice653d ago

Yes it means developers will use it as their primary development console and I wouldn't have to be subjected to unoptimized ports.

babadivad652d ago (Edited 652d ago )

@Nyxus @Hof @Random

I know I give fanboys the business a bit on this site but surely you at least understand that it's a bad thing if Microsoft decides to leave the market.

What's best for you guys is Microsoft being competitive. I know it's a strange concept but it's true. In every industry ever, when companies compete the consumer wins.

When AMD launched the Bulldozer architecture, Intel didn't even have to try anymore. They were able to skate by giving the consumer the barebone minimum. 10+ years of single digit performance upgrades with 4c8t cpus.

Towards the end, reviewers weren't even bothering to really do indepth reviews anymore. What's was the point? AMD has a shit architecture, chose Intel. They're really the only choice.

Every industry stagnates without competition.

Once AMD launched Zen, it breathed life back into the space. The consumer has been getting double digit performance increases every generation.

Same for Madden and 2k. When these games had competition, there was great improvement year after year.

I remember when NFL 2k was a thing and they were competing with Madden, the improvements were so great year over year, it was hard to go back to previous titles.

Same could be said for NBA 2k. No longer.

I can play Madden from three years ago and the only difference between the newest title and the old one is the roster and cover athlete.

Competition is GOOD for the consumer. That means you.

BehindTheRows652d ago (Edited 652d ago )

"What's best for you guys is Microsoft being competitive"

They need to start doing that.

"I know I give fanboys the business"

If you have a strong enough argument, let it speak for itself.

Yes, competition is good. Nintendo and Sony understand this. Microsoft remains in 3rd place playing catch up on all fronts. So, it is them who needs to learn to compete, not opposing fans.

Knushwood Butt652d ago

In order to compete MS need to release good games.

Neonridr652d ago

@randomvoice - you realize that both consoles use x86 architecture and thus would have extremely similar development processes, right?

senorfartcushion652d ago (Edited 652d ago )

Haha I know right? Children with their plastic box competitions.

Crows90652d ago (Edited 652d ago )

No. It makes the other box a loser

The thing is Microsoft has never been competitive. It really wouldn't be missed. Just look at what they're doing to compete...they're just buying up popular IP....that's not good for gaming. That is the worst thing in gaming right now.

babadivad652d ago (Edited 652d ago )

@Crows

Microsoft won the largest gaming market in the 360 era. Gave Sony the kick they needed for the PS4 generation.

Sony was faster and cheaper than the X1. They were responding to market pressure. They couldn't afford to lose the largest gaming market again.

When Microsoft launched at 500, Sony launched at 400. Same thing they did to Sega.

Sega launched the Saturn at 400, Sony launched Playstation ONE at 300.

When there was no competition in the PS2 era, Sony was so cocky and confident to launch a $600 system(PS3) with basically no games.

Look what they just did in recent history. They raised the price of the PS5 in every market across the world except the United States (the largest gaming market). Do you know why? Because Microsoft is competitive this year in the United States.

Back to the Intel example. When AMD launched the flawed Bulldozer architecture(that was initially weaker than the architecture it was supposed to replace) they basically gave the CPU market to Intel.

Without competition in the market, Intel gave the consumer the bare minimum.

We (the consumer) were stuck on 4 cores for 10 years. Marginal IPC gains year over year(most improvements coming from frequency increases). You had to pay top dollar for Intel to not artificially lock their chips multi-threading feature. They also had the most advanced fabrication on the planet by far. Not so anymore. They've lost that edge to TSMC. They lost their edge there as well. Still haven't gotten their feet back under them in that department.

With a competitive AMD in the Market. Intel went from offering 4 cores at the top end to 24 cores. They are scrambling to hold off competition. I can't remember the last time Intel had to work this hard for profits.

If Microsoft leaves the market, we're fucked. Can't be any simpler than that.

Sony isn't "for the players" no matter what their marketing says. They are "For their shareholders." Just like every other multi-billion dollar mega corporation.

It would be best if we not find that out the hard way.

BehindTheRows652d ago (Edited 652d ago )

There can be competition without Xbox. Regardless of their luck with the 360 (yes, luck - Sony had to screw up for them to even have a chance and they still lost the WW numbers), they’ve had their butts handed to them every other time. To compete, you need to be in the race.

Instead, they cough up the dust they have to consume from being far being PlayStation time-and-time again. No matter how much you try to spin this, it will never change the truth.

Nyxus652d ago

"If Microsoft leaves the market, we're fucked. Can't be any simpler than that."

Nah, we'd be fine.

Crows90651d ago (Edited 651d ago )

If Microsoft had not joined the market...we wouldn't have to pay for online console gaming. We'd also have ps plus as a free membership like in the PS3 era.

And no. Xbox only gained in US. The rest of the world was enjoying PS3 lots more...especially as it went to outsell the 360 by quite a bit even with the inflated red rings numbers.

As it is right now...gamers are fucked because Microsoft is on a buying IP spree. That's a big middle finger to the majority of gamers. And if the record proves anything it is that Microsoft doesn't make blockbuster titles...that's also sucky for gaming.

There's no world where we want Microsoft to win anything.

babadivad651d ago

It's impossible for you guys to be this obtuse about market dynamics.

Nothing I said was spin. I just laid out the facts as they are.

You don't have to want Microsoft to "win" you want them to be competitive.

There's so many examples I can and HAVE given that empirically proves that when companies have to compete for your dollars the consumers (THAT MEANS YOU) wins.

It doesn't matter if you are buying and Xbox or Playstation. If there's true competition, you are going to come out on top.

I can't make it any clearer than that. You do not want Microsoft gone from the gaming space.

The mindset here is so childish...

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autobotdan652d ago

Shortage officially over, let the price increases resume

autobotdan652d ago

No I mean like the price increases of Playstation consoles

CBaoth652d ago

well you figured MS would have to raise the price of series G at some point. They practically been giving them away to every trailer park in America n MS is still behind by 10 mil. I wonder if next gen they'll actually try to sell games to sell systems?

BehindTheRows652d ago

I know what you meant, but it’s not only irrelevant, it changes nothing. Price increases happen and all companies have done them. It didn’t hurt Sony’s bottom line either, so you are literally screaming at a brick wall.

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roadkillers653d ago

It’s funny that we use revenue as a terms to calculate these items. It’s just like movies. If revenue were not used, records would not be as widely broken.

If we calculated movies in terms of views like they did back in the day, Gone With The Wind would still be the most viewed movie. I have a feeling Tetris would still be the most played game (or PAC-man)

crazyCoconuts653d ago

They estimate units sold as well. But your point is interesting re: movies

NotoriousWhiz653d ago

Units sold really isn't the best metric for anyone other than investors. And even there, revenue is a better metric since that will affect profit much more than units sold. For developers looking to support a console, the number of users matters far more than units sold. If someone bought 3 switches (which I know some that have, gotta buy them all), they're not going to buy a particular game on the Switch 3 times. They'll buy it once or not at all, so in this case, units sold isn't that significant of a metric either.

darkrider653d ago

Selling more is always better then selling less. Console sold means more games sold, more acessories sold, more everything sold.

What isn't any kind of metric is talking about laps taken or number of gamers playing a new game on services...

NotoriousWhiz652d ago

Selling to more people means selling more games, accessories, etc. Selling more to the same person does not translate to more games, accessories, etc. And yes number of laps / bullets fired is irrelevant lol.

ChasterMies652d ago

Units sold means marketshare. Selling a few very expensive units will not garner as much profit from games sales as selling more inexpensive units. It’s why console makers want to hit that $250 price point for the mid cycle refresh. It’s why Microsoft is selling the underpowered Xbox Series S.

Stanjara653d ago

If you take YouTube channel... Channel that has 2mill subs but only 30k daily views is less successful than a channel that has 500k but 300k daily views.

500k channel makes more revenue.

It's a better channel.

NotoriousWhiz652d ago

Number of active users is more important than number of subscriptions. Spot on.

Neonridr652d ago

better is subjective, makes more revenue is correct though.

MrNinosan652d ago

I see what you did there, but no.
The amount of downloads on GamePass shall never be ranked higher than the units sold or revenue.

Some always try to move the goal post.

ChasterMies652d ago

Gone with the Wind is not the most viewed movie by any measure. Not even by number of showings. It made so much money because of the distribution strategy that sold it theater by theatre, building up hype as showings moved across the country. Many movies that are only released in China have more views. Take the US population, add a billion, and that’s the movie viewing audience in China.

Minecraft may have already beaten Tetris in units sold. Probably also in time okayed.

Anyway, agree that for consoles, marketshare matters more than revenue.

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Elda653d ago

Not surprising at the PS5.

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Latest God of War Ragnarok PC update claims to offer better performance on Steam Deck

The latest patch 6 update for God of War Ragnarok brings performance improvements for Steam Deck, but our tests show negligible difference.

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God of War Ragnarök Steam Deck OLED Performance Review I The Koalition

Adam Vale of The Koalition writes: In recent years, no publisher has pushed harder to get their games into the PC landscape than Sony. From Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves to Spider-Man and God of War (2018). For the most part, the overall performance for many of these ports has been great.

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God of War Ragnarok Will Be PS5 Pro Enhanced, Sony Confirms

God of War Ragnarok will be PS5 Pro enhanced when the new console launches on November 7, 2024, according to its store page.

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TheEroica22d ago

Who cares.... We played that game already and it's available on three platforms already. Make something new Sony... Make the pro worth something.

TOTSUKO22d ago

Hate to burst your argument but I regrettably waited for the pro to play this LMAO. Backlog is crazy bro

MDTunkown22d ago

You probably don’t represent the majority. PS5 pro would had sold like crazy if it removed fps cap on ps4 games

Luc2022d ago

Same. Just didn't have time to play! Good reason to play it now on the pro

HansyJ22d ago

Literally no reason to wait though the game on the flawlessly and looks incredible. I don’t even know how you’re gonna make it look better lol

Cacabunga22d ago

Already platinumed..
And what’s good in having a cross gen game enhanced on next gen hardware? Am i supposed to be excited?

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RaiderNation22d ago

"We"

Thanks for speaking for everyone, you narcissistic twat!

Aloymetal22d ago

Ikr, even tho I played Gow already Im planning to replay most of my game collection on the pro this November.

northpaws22d ago

@TheEroica So you prefer it doesn't enhance ANY existing games and no games take advantage of it until the next first party game release?

Luc2022d ago

Looking at your comment history gaming doesn't seem to be a hobby for you (although you like Xbox a lot eh?).

andy8522d ago

Amd? It's just an option for people who buy the new console. They should be doing it with all AAAs. It doesn't detract from making new games

jznrpg22d ago

I didn’t get the platinum yet so I’ll play it again on the Pro.

Tacoboto22d ago

Bro it's a free update.

What would be better, Sony not supporting their latest hardware so you can complain that even less software takes advantage of it?

*Eye roll*

Mr_cheese21d ago

Let's be real, you don't care either way. Just a quick check if your comment history and its all hate.

I don't know why people spend their time spilling hate fuelled bile onto articles.

What a sad person

ocelot0721d ago

Ahhh spoken like a true Karen. Sony supports it's new device Sony is bad. Sony doesn't support it's new hardware Sony is bad.

cbuc112521d ago

Well they didn't just stop making games I can assure you that.

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PRIMORDUS22d ago (Edited 22d ago )

And the PC was not enhanced enough? lol. Please don't make another so called enhanced version for PC, that's enough. If we want a better version we can enhance games ourselves: https://www.youtube.com/wat...

HansyJ22d ago

Not that I give a shit, but I mean, I would like to hope so lol. One of the greatest games made by Sony of all time on the platform. Of course it should be updated to reflect your new pro console. I don’t even know why this is a discussion.

jznrpg22d ago

It’s not really a discussion just a confirmation. More games will be listed over time as they are finished being patched and apparently they just finished this one.

CrimsonWing6922d ago (Edited 22d ago )

In an enhanced mode, yup. That goes for any other PS5 “enhanced mode” game. There is no way in the world I’m dropping damn near $800 to see PS5 games look 30% better when there’s a console not too far off that will do the same and play next-gen games.

Shane Kim21d ago

I'll do the same, and from now on, I'll just get the pro iterations.

CrimsonWing6921d ago

This is kind of where I’m leaning if it’ll be another cross-gen kind of generation like this one.

TheKingKratos21d ago

The pc Vs ps5 compression was more than enough to tell you there is little to no difference and the Pro being enhanced will not change that ... It's likely 60fps to near quality mode

343_Guilty_Spark21d ago

PS6:

Introducing God of War Ragnarok Remastered

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