New Batman Pre-Orders PS4 vs Xbox One Are 4 to 1; Titanfall Helped Sell a Million Xbox Ones –Insider

Looks like the Batman fans are leaning more towards the PS4 version of the new Batman: Arkham Knight than towards the Xbox One version, as mentioned today by insider Pete "FamousMortimer" Dodd, that has a very good track record with the information provided by his sources. On the other hand, Titanfall seems to be definitely helping the sales of the Xbox One.

[AceBlazer13]

Game doing better on ps4. No surprise .

[GTgamer]

4:1
Damn PS4 is really the majority for Next Gen.

[PSN-JeRzYzFyNeSt]

and this is just the USA I'm sure

[Blacksand1]

I would go for the dark night console to if I was Batman.

[thereapersson]

Farmassy, those sound like some bitter words you have there. The posters above were just stating facts - PS4 has a higher sales and attach rate already this early in the gen, therefore it's no surprise to hear this news. Infamous: Second Son comes out soon too, so there's no short supply of PS4 games on the horizon.

Get over it, son.

[GTgamer]

@Farmassy
Is that why they are 6 million and Counting PS4's sold :/.

[millerj2740]

@Farmassy

I have more games than I actually have time for on my ps4. I don't know what ms provided rock you live under, but there's also at least a half dozen exclusives coming out that I'm excited for. You on the other hand, are justifying your $500 universal remote with a single game. If I have to wait a little longer than you, so be it. Have fun playing the same game for the next 9 months. Don't get me wrong, I'm sure it'll be fun, but if that's all I had to look forward to I'd be mad too. And maybe the pre-order numbers are higher for ps4 because it has a larger install base. Both consoles have great looking games on the way, the difference is I'm excited about more than just a single release.

[Eonjay]

Every game is selling better on the PS4. Check out Amazon. The thing I tried to explain a while ago was that its Multiplatforms that win the console war because they outnumber exclusive 10 to 1. Even if Titanfall sells a lot (and it will), PS4 still wins if everyone goes to it for their multiplatform needs. '

Edit: Thats why the power perception and price point are so important.

[curtis92]

@farmassy, batman games have typically sold better on playstation anyway. Given the ps4's install base it makes sense.

[AngelicIceDiamond]

This is great news. Batman movies are made by Sony. So its only logical to play Batman on PS4 lol.

With that being said, I guess we're gonna ignore Titanfall's supposed good news?

For months now people here were saying "Titanfall's not a system seller."

People were saying "consumers will never buy a console for 1 game for that price."

So now that it potentially is, we're just gonna ignore what every fanboy was saying here?

Fanboy keyboard warriors were wrong. And they were dreadfully, laughably wrong at that.

Sad, very sad. If true then congrats to Respawn and MS the game should be loads of fun.

[miDnIghtEr20C_SfF]

Attach rate is low.

[Kingthrash360]

as a reply angel...we are happy for tf awsome that they saw a boost in sales when a major annoucment was made...but what does it mean when they say the tf bundle didnt sell as well as projected? why not buy th x1 with tf free bundle if its a system seller?
im not downing tf at all but when the play with word lik this to hype the game, not to mention not a single word or screen shot for the 360 its weird ya know. tf is looking to be a forced system sellr because of the free bundle...what sad is thats isnt selling as projected.

[Kribwalker]

@thereaaperson the attach rate on Xbox one is greater then the attach rate on ps4. Been confirmed by multiple news outlets. 2.6-2.1 http://m.digitalspy.ca/gami...
And when a game was announce like 4 days ago, the preorder numbers don't even matter yet. It could be preordered 1000-250. That means nothing right now.
These insiders just want their name in the news by making crap up

[GTgamer]

@kribwalker
So your gonna judge the attach rate of a Console that sold 6 millions+ against a console that sold 3million+ you do know that's not logical right-_- clearly your overlooking that margin of error.

[USMC43]

@angelice

Do your damn research. Batman films are NOT made/distributed by SONY. AT ALL.

They are produced by Legendary, distributed by Warner Bros.

[geddesmond]

@Farmassy

Lol no games. You don't know anything about the PS4. Oh but wait after Titanfall how many games has the X1 got releasing this year lol exactly.

[Kribwalker]

I'm not the one that stated the PS4 attach rate was better then the xbox one attach rate, I was just proving him wrong on that. It's a proven fact through the last generation and this one that Xbox gamers tend to buy more games per console then playstation gamers. And the attach rate is just that, it's the amount of games sold per console. There is not illogical to what I'm stating. Wikipedia that if you'd like, it will explain that it doesn't matter how many consoles were sold, but how many games per console. We compare the Wii to PS3 to Xbox 360 numbers. The wii sold way more consoles. Their attach rate is also terrible. That came down to too much shovelware and crap games. Look at japan, without the pack in Knack, the ps4 attach rate is barely under 1. That isn't even figured into the attach rate that I posted. You can disagree all you want, but facts are facts. And the facts are that Xbox owners buy more games for their consoles. There may be less consoles sold, so software totals are less, but the averages are higher

[Shane Kim]

Kirb you cant talk about attach rates in Japan allready. It got released 2 weeks ago, come on. In that case, I can bring up Xone attach rate in Japan wich is non existant.

In all other territories, PS4 has better attach rates and better overall sales. However, as I have stated before, I'm in this for the games, I frankly dont give a damn about who sells what.

[White-Knight]

PS4 has like almost double console sold, it's only natural.

[Xsilver]

"And the facts are that Xbox owners buy more games for their consoles."

IS that why all Multiplaform games are selling better on PS4 :/ and at least PSOwners are buying their Console, SO take that so called thing you call a Fact and put it in Corner and don't Bring Up Japan PS4 just released their.

[Xsilver]

@KribWalker
"And the facts are that Xbox owners buy more games for their consoles."

IS that why all Multiplaform games are selling better on PS4 :/ and at least PSOwners are buying their Console, SO take that so called thing you call a Fact and put it in Corner and don't Bring Up Japan PS4 just released their.

[mewhy32]

Wow. This isn't really a surprise. I talked with a gamestop employee Saturday and he informed me that the PS4 as outselling the xbone 4:1. He told me that they didn't have any PS4's in stock and didn't expect any until April. He also told me that he had tons of xbone's in stock. The PS4 is selling out as soon as retailers get stock and the xbone is just setting on shelves. Apparently people are beginning to realize that paying 100.00 more for a less capable machine isn't very smart.

[Derajcan2]

honestly though, this is ps4's first big game coming to the system, so of course ps4 guys are excited for batman, as are xbox one guys, but at the moment titanfall is our biggest game, while batman is just our secondary game...

[nicksetzer1]

The game is literally an unknown at this point ... only an idiot would preorder a game with 0 information .... guess those stats do make sense then.

[ThePope]

Ha so funny.

Plus it's a game with no release date, and somehow people think pre order numbers matter!

[curtis92]

it's a pretty safe bet given the critical acclaim of the past Rocksteady Batman games. It's not like it's some shot in the dark.

[saint_seya]

Nick so you got more than one preorder on the game alredy?

I really hope this new batman game is good, i got the other ones on pc and they were really fun, and decent graphics.

[DanielGearSolid]

Unknown?

You really think NONE of the previous games in a series are a valid refrerence point to a sequel?

[Eonjay]

Its about Batman fighting crime in Gotham and riding his Batmobile. There now go preorder it.

[Unspoken]

Not only that, we don't even have the actual numbers of pre-orders. For all we know it could be 100:25, 40:10, or h@ll 4:1.

Knee jerk fanboys, here we go again.

[KwietStorm_BLM]

I have every game in the series. Rocksteady, specifically, can be trusted with the Batman franchise. Pre-ordering is not an iron clad contract. It actually costs nothing on Amazon. So if that makes me an idiot for knowing what I want, then what does that make you?

[Kavorklestein]

I guess that's proof that sony guys buy and commit to video games, consoles, before they really know the whole story of , well anything. They throw money at stuff that looks cool then bash other's for having their own opinions of what looks cool.... Even tho THEY have a track record of being swayed by hype much harder and more often than xbox fans, and often their loyalty looks more unsubstantiated than anyone else's... No wonder they think Titanfall will fail, no wonder they are Assuming that the Order:1886 will dominate everything. I have a brother who worked at gamestop when ps2 and 3 came out, and he said preorders are typically higher for playstations... so for as long as gamestop has existed, more sony fans pre-order more copies of ______________ what ever it may be, in the first place, and this atricle is supposed to be news?

[millerj2740]

@ Kavork

Your entire comment it's backwards. PlayStation has always had more preorders because people know exactly what to expect from Sony. Ps2 had a better library of games than xbox and ps3 had a larger and better OVERALL library than the 360, with more variety. The Kinect and the cloud are both "cool" concepts that you bought into, but what are they doing for you now? Let's also look at the console support over the last 3-4 years... Sony has supported the ps3 all the way through its lifecycle, but where was Microsoft?

Of course Sony it's a moneymaking business just as much as Microsoft, but respect and loyalty go both ways... stronger hardware, lower cost, optional peripherals, and better online subscription value... I'd say my decision was more than substantiated. Can you really say the same AT THIS POINT IN TIME? Honestly?

[jollygoodchap8]

Oh please.

"but but but track record" didn't matter for Order 1886...You guys praised it to high heaven over a trailer and some screenshots.

Finally has some gameplay footage now...but still that was dumb as hell.

[Kidmyst]

Pre-ordering a game doesn't mean you have to buy. I put in pre-orders to help track and remember what games are on my watch list. I lose track sometimes with all the games coming out when and on what system so checking my Amazon orders helps me keep track. Plus prioritize if multiple titles come out around the same time, which to cancel and buy later.

[Kavorklestein]

@miller,
dude, I didn't buy into the cloud, I just saw it as an option, whether or not it pans out, time will tell. I like the MS exclusives, Plain and simple. You are silly tho, ps1, 2, and 3, were all over-priced.
You can feel good about having a cheaper and more powerful system for the first time in four console releases, don't act like you've had it all along. MS fans are finally getting value shafted by a small margin, and you act like we should be upset. MS fans have a better system in the 360 even when there weren't many exclusives during 2010/2012 You guys weren't really even bragging about your consoles UNTIL The last of Us Came out. WOW.. so glad you FINALLY got a good exclusive after the console's lifespan is basically over... Now you guys feel like it was all worth it don't you? And on Multiplats, even still, no matter how minuscule the graphiccal benefit, 360 almost always wins, even tho you guys claim the 360 is less powerful.. Lowest common denominator my ass.. You so keep saying you know what to expect, but how is that true when you haven't even been paying attention to inferior graphics for three console lifespans.
NOW you guys get to be all proud and think highly of yourselves for the first time in ever? HA. Be glad MS fumbled their console, so you guys can finally know what it feels like to have the best console.

PS3 has it's perks, 360 has it's perks, PS4 has it's perks, and Xb1 has it's perks, and just because more ps4's have sold, doesn't really mean anybody is struggling, (well, besides nintendo)

Just stop think pre-orders mean anything... SALES do... but not PRE- Sales.
And sales, don't really mean anything in the long run, because look at Nintendo who wiped the floor in sales with the Wii. Just to flop with the Wii U. Sony HAD to be the best this time around, or else, by now, they probably would have gone bankrupt.

[SG1_dapunisherX]

batman is more popular on sony then on the xbox... plus right now xbox fans are thinking about tf more then batman

[avengers1978]

I'm laughing at the million XB1's sold... I mean it's not impossible but until there are some numbers, no one can say what it's helped the XB1 sell

[mkis007]

The quote is referencing the estimated total of the 3 million+ xbox 1 consoles sold because of titanfall...therefore remove titanfall from xbox one next gen exclusivity and they would say a million less xbox ones would have been sold up to this point (2 million +)

[ITPython]

The 4:1 ratio for Batman preorders makes sense, although how they came up with the "Titanfall helped sell 1 million XB1's" is stretching the imagination a bit. As they literally just counted sales after major TF announcements and assumed those sales were due to that game specifically.

And I quote:

"This is based off of things like upticks in sales after every major Titanfall announcements."

Which obviously is extremely weak data. Now if they counted XB1 sales that included a TF pre-order in the same order, or TF bundles, then yeah that would be solid data. But the method they chose, well... that is pretty much the definition of reaching for straws.

Using that same method Sony could probably say that Infamous SS helped sell 4 million PS4's. And while that is probably true, it isn't a good way to go about it.

[ramiuk1]

The ps4 looks like something from the batmans kit too

[FanboyKilla]

lmfao maybe xone owners are busy buying titanfall, instead of preordering a game with no release date. lmfao someone doesn't have anything to play ha? does batman have more preorders than infamous? that would be hilarious. multiplat better than the exclusives eh? i guess the grass isnt greener.

[ajkula]

Have some decency, do what your nickname says and be merciful to yourself!
Batman is gonna be awesome 80% sure,,,

[Retroman]

dose it REALLY matter what system its on??? they both good.
none of these companies paying anyone for better sales.

illuminati mind control at its best in video games.
why not use the Frog from Futurama (looking in the frog eyes) buy BATMAN, buy BATMAN, buy BATMAN

make your own choice what to buy.
dont be Brainwashed.

[system22]

you have to realize something. yes the ps4 is selling more. but... xb1 people are buying titanfall. there aren't any must have on the ps4 right now. believe me I have both systems. this will be the first or second must have title for ps4 so naturally tons of people are going to buy it - even if its from the lack of anything else.

[Dudebro90]

More insider junk? Doesnt anyone find it weird that suddenly all these insiders are just reporting information every day?

They make educated guesses, that's it. Stop listening to these clowns.

[Ninver]

U mad tho?

[DigitalRaptor]

You think it's their fault they get quoted by obsessive news outlets every day?

These people are allowed to have conversations on NeoGaf and Twitter without being judged or worried that their conversation will be quoted in or out of context.

[ajkula]

I kinda agree since forums like neogaf shits probably gets devs sweating to do more than they could, since nowadays their mouthful craps make NEWS on supposedly "journalists sites",,,
Since when journalists repport crappy mass shitalks as NEWS???
What a scary brainwash age...

[Akuma07]

Guys like you must be pretty angry when these insiders information is correct.

I don't understand why people think these insiders are fakes. I mean, do we REALLY think that the entire gaming industry is one big locked vault with NO ONE leaking anything?

If the NSA can't keep their shit under wraps, then I highly doubt a gaming company can.

[Ninver]

Get used to it folks, it's gonna be like this for pretty much the whole gen.

[ajkula]

Exactly!! Quality matters when customers look for products,,,

[MidnytRain]

Nope.

[Pinkdolphinyfg]

A million xbox ones?!?!?? Thought Titanfall wasn't a system seller because it was on pc and 360 LOL.

EDIT: Haha disagrees YOU MAD? Proven wrong.

[classic19]

lol they mean TF help sell a mill x1's sense the x1 launched in ppl saw gameplay of it. they are not saying that TF help sell a million x1's in the month of march...... yup. beside i think the infamous SS package deal is selling more, ms last uptake was i believe 2 months ago in it was 3.9 million, so 1 mill in 2 months not bad at all..

[Ju]

The typical MS number games...wait a little and it'll become common sense 1008p doesn't matter - we are already on that route. Numbers, numbers, obscuring the context and there we go. MS marketing at it's finest.

[Majin-vegeta]

Last we heard x1 was at 3.something million and PS4 was at 6 Mil.

I doubt the X1 has sold a million usually when a company hits a milestone they announce it.But like i said belowe we'll know the truth come NPD.

[BitbyDeath]

True but it is likely also counting preorders which we won't know about til March NPD arrives.

[Unspoken]

Last you heard? It was 3.9 million on January's third week. PS4 passed 6 million less than a week ago.

2 mil difference and over a month is unaccountable for the Xbox. Looks like they are much closer than perceived.

[kingdom18]

And yet, the infamous SS bundle is still ahead of Titanfall and the Titanfall bundle. So the question we should be asking now is how many PS4s are going to be sold.

[HappyWithOneBubble]

EA got to be feeling stupid for not putting Titanfall on PS4 now.

[mkis007]

if you read the article...the million xbox ones is from announce until now...not 1 million have been bought this month... (technically possible but that isnt what the quote is getting at)

All they are doing is saying that their total xbox consoles sold is 1 million higher today due to having titanfall.

So instead of 3 million plus it would be 2 million plus without titanfall.(read the article)

[aerisbueller]

I guess that going by xbox fan pronouncements that ps4 has no games, ps4 is still outselling xbox 2 to 1 without system sellers, unless you count octodad and resogun, which admittedly look and play better than titanfall.

[BX81]

That is a good point. Xb1 isn't in as many countries. If they sold in the same countries the gap might be closer. Also its not like there are no ps4's sitting on shelfs. Not nearly as many xb1's but you can still find them on shelfs and ebay and craigs list. I stated b4 they had some in my brother in laws gamestop in ky sitting on the shelf and I got some disagrees. I got my ps4 killzone bundle on the 26th of feb and guess where it shipped from? A gamestop in ky. Lol. I'm not saying the xb1 would be in the lead for sales just slightly closer. They shot them selves in the foot at e3 so that helped sony as well. The next two years we will see more of a balance I think.

[Mac420]

Highly doubt it, way the Ps4 is selling now an people that want to step into next gen already are actually waiting to get a Ps4 or have already pre-ordered one an are waiting on a list. An it seems in most "Urban areas" the Ps4 is no where to be found an One's are just sitting on the shelf collecting dust.

http://www.gamestop.com/bro...

Out of all the Gamestops in my area, Two of them actually have Ps4's in stock an both clerks stated there only a few, An most said One's are in stock, even a couple of Day One editions floating around in Tampa,FL.

I say this because out of all the big midnight launches this past gen, Majority of the lines I stood with fellow 360 owners waiting for our new game. I live 5 minutes from USF, majority of the Gamestops in this area, biggest consumer is college kids.

Just don't get how anybody can still justify $500 for that. I will never pick a side I will just buy a Ps4 first, a buy a One, Once MS realizes millions of others including myself have no interest in a Kinect bundled with our console.

Just another broken promise to get you to buy into it, Blah Blah Blah we heard so much hype about the Kinect. The biggest One game this year, Titanfall doesn't use it in any way. Respawn even stated they had no use for it, thought about good/fun ways to implement it an found none.

Realize companies are all out to make money, that's the point of a business that is a given. Just don't get how you can stand beside a company that is like the modern day Hitler of the Game Industry. They tell you what you want, what you like, an how much its going to cost. Most consumers need to be spoon feed, guess that's why MS is still around.

[BX81]

@ Mac
I hear ya. I live in Palm Bay fl and they would get 3 or 4 in at a time and be sold out. I don't think the xb1 would catch up but the gap could've been smaller. I also agree a kinect less bundle would help. Not everyone wants kinect and even though I have no complaints about mine I completely understand. If you're not going to use it and you know that already why pay for one. I don't see it till e3 if this year at all.

[BigErn]

Why would anyone be mad? Competition is great for gaming. I'm not mad. Are you?

[Akuma07]

Considering the PS4 is selling 3:1 against the XB1 right now......

People never said that TF wouldn't be a system seller. People said that TF would not be enough for the XB1 to catch up to the PS4.

[Outside_ofthe_Box]

That means Titanfall should sell a million copies on XB1 alone.

[GusBricker]

You can pre-order it already? It won't be out for what, 7-8 months?

[kingdom18]

You can preorder KH3, and that might not even be out until 2016.

[Lawboy2]

im lost how many systems was titanfall suppose to sell...1 million is a lot of systems...if that was true that would put xbox one somewhere south of 5 mill. units in 13 territories...correct me if im wrong but I don't think Microsoft would be upset with that

[DanteVFenris666]

Some of you guys should read the article. It hasn't just had a 1 million spike. It says that during each Titanfall announcement spikes have occurred. So from the time dram sense it was announced it has moved 1 million. Meaning that if Titan fall didn't exist there would be 1 million less people buying xone. You guys should read the article

[Lawboy2]

I read the article it said that titanfall has moved 1 million units read it again....also it talks about the bundle...how would they know before the bundle how many units it moved...

[DanteVFenris666]

Okay then try to understand the article. It talks about how they haven't met expectations for the bundle. It clearly says that previous announcements of Titan fall have caused spikes. It's those spikes that they have included in that 1 million. Not just bam all of a sudden xone is at 5 million. That's not what it is saying. Your right in asking "how would they know" because guess what they don't. It's an estimation based on spikes from previous Titan fall and current news. I'm also quite curious why we haven't seem reviews for the game when it's launch is a few days away.

[aceitman]

@DanteVFenris666, it is nice to see someone read and understand the article , other people think it sold or is selling a million units cause of its launch. x1 is at 3.6 million with the titanfall announcements to date , meaning the million is in there . there will not be a million more at titan launch or at the end of march. the titanfall x1 preorder bundles are not at ms expectations . and are being beat by ps4 system only , and by infamous ps4 bundles . people plz stop jumping the gun and read plz.

[Nero1314]

I just not excited for arkham knight
Like I was for arkham city and arkham asylum

[PrinceOfAllSaiyans]

I can't wait to play Arkham Knight. One of my most anticipated games this year. PS4 version for me.

[Majin-vegeta]

Guess we'll find out come NPD day.When is the day NPD is released??

[BitbyDeath]

13th I think

[polow got sol]

Titanfall will sell more then 1 million xboxes don't be dumb

[aerisbueller]

well at least you spelled dumb right

[GW212]

Something tells me he only knows how to spell it because of the number of times it has been directed towards him.

[Sharingan_no_Kakashi]

Asylum was great. City was okay, origins was garbage. Let's not follow the trend.

[Radentangr]

The PS4 resonates with core gamers and the "early adopter" mindset. More power equals better games allegedly? E3 will showcase who Sony and MSFT are targeting and it will upset a LOT of Xbox One early adopters sadly.

The Xbox One is not made primarily targeting core gaming audiences, its focus is on average Joe consumer and that will be further showcased by their second wave of games. They will be great games but family, female, children and casual friendly.

So while Sony showcase Uncharted, Microsoft show Kinectimals Match 3 that is a shared experience between smart glass, the TV and online via Xbox Live. And this is not a negative because the core gamer is a tiny portion of the potential audience playing games right now.

[Kiwi66]

How do you know that early xb1 owners will be upset haven't there been hints of great things coming from microsoft at this years e3 but i guess you have inside info huh or just blindly making assumptions cleary because you prefer playstation

[Radentangr]

I have a PS4 and truly wished I got an Xbox One at this point. Second Son is not interesting me and Titanfall, Plants Vs Zombies and Ryse do.

I think what Xbox is showing equals great things but I do not consider myself a core gamer anymore.

[Unspoken]

So going after Nintendo's demographic while still trying to cater to the hardcore gamer and multimedia enthusiasts?

We'll see if it pays off in the long run.

[Radentangr]

They want the living room. Core gamers are in the man cave or bedroom mostly. So expect family and couch centric games.

[XabiDaChosenOne]

Highly doubt it sold a million X1s maybe 500,000. Deff not one one million.

[XabiDaChosenOne]

Nevermind, read it wrong, It says titanfall has helped sell one million consoles so far as in the announcements for the game. Okay, that sounds more believable.

[No_Limit]

So people believe that batman preorder is 4 to 1 in favor of Ps4 and think that the 1 millions generated sales of Xb1 is fake even though both of these rumors were spread by the same dude!? Lol, so which way is it, people?

[christocolus]

Lmao....was thinking the exact same thing. OMG...lmao. sometimes i come here just to read some crazy comments and get a good laff.

[Major_Glitch]

@No_Limit & christocolus *facepalm* Learn to read and comprehend please. Read the article, then read the above posts, then read what you two posted. Do you see it yet?

[Imalwaysright]

Unless this guy made a survey and asked everyone who has bought the X1, it is IMPOSSIBLE to know how many of them were sold because of Titanfall. As for the Batman rumour, it is much more believable because there are numerous reports of game "x" having "y" pre-orders. Mind you, I'm not saying that is real, just more believable but I can't help to think that the Titanfall rumour destroys this guy's credibility.

[cyclonus007]

People are disputing what others are using this article to say, which is that Titanfall is giving the X1 an instant one million unit boost. The article is saying that one million happened over time with each new announcement. That's a few boosts totalling one million over time. They are using this information to jump up the X1 totals when the boost has already occurred.

[DanielGearSolid]

Can you read?

They're not disputing the boost Titanfall has given the x1...

They're disputing the incorrect thought process, likely from ppl who haven't read the article.

The insider says the Titanfall announcements and reveals so far, have helped sell 1mil of the 3-4 mil that have already been sold

Ppl who didn't read are assuming, there will be a 1mil unit sales spike on launch day

[Mikefizzled]

Batman always sold more on Playstation and with a current install base of the PS4 nearly 1.6 times that of the One this news should of shocked no one.

Titanfall will sell a million copies but not a million consoles.

[Geekman]

After that Watch Dogs downgrade I expect PS4 versions to sell the best for that game as well.

[urwifeminder]

No surprise a game with no online doing better on the single player console wow , great stuff Titanfall got a feeling it will move a lot more.

[DigitalRaptor]

"the single player console"

Oh right, you mean the console that actually has more online multiplayer games?

Sure, dude. Sure... Keep rocking that ignorance we know and love.
----

Edit:

1) Do you never use punctuation?

2) Dude, where's my car? So you like terrible films, to boot?

[urwifeminder]

No problem, have not heard dude in years thanks for the 90s flash backs dude my ignorance is pure bliss ,have you seen my car ?.

[urwifeminder]

1 no 2 never seen it but on previews but at least seems you got the name right.

[SoulSercher620]

It seems you're really bitter towards this game you know nothing about. That makes a lot of sense. /s

[urwifeminder]

Not bitter at all own the others on pc got so cheap will do the same for this maybe $5 steam sale , since when does posting on this site need to make sense I love you.

[bobtheimpaler]

If I didn't have one already, I'd get a PS4 for Arkham Knight. Don't usually do that for third parties.

It's funny how people are downplaying the preorder distribution among the PS4 and xbone. Why wouldn't people be excited. Arkham Asylum and Arkham City are stellar games that have critical and commercial acclaim.

I'll be picking it up over watch dogs.

[Tedakin]

If it's true that Titanfall has already single handedly moved 1 million xbones, then that's just sick.

[Major_Glitch]

That's not what the article said. I highly suggest you read the article before posting.

[parentsbasement]

Just like last gen , if its single player, ill get it for PS , if its online , I go with xbox...

[Tedakin]

That's how I was. I don't think I ever played a single game on PSN. But Sony was my MGS, Devil May Cry, Silent Hill box.

[parentsbasement]

Uncharted and Kratos for me , only online on PSN was LBP (1st one , lost interest on the second one) and no matter how hard I try , I just cant like killzone....it works out good here, the Xbox's (one and 360) are down in the rec room so if the boy has some friends over , I keep them down there and I have the PS4 in the living room for me to play.....

[GenericNameHere]

Ohh!! 1M eh? If at least 500K is from the US, then I'll have another correct prediction! KHIII at E3 2013, No The Last Guardian at TGS 2013 (and even at E3 2014).

Maybe I'll create my own Pach-Attack videos! Can't wait until E3 gets closer and I'll get another chance at predicting stuff.

Edit: Forgot to say congrats, MS!! (still can't wait until Titanfall hype dies down though)

[Ra3030]

So there saying about the X1. At launch they sold 2 million to the hardcore Xbots. Then on top of that Titanfall has moved 1 million. That leaves 1 more million to make the 4 million sold. Wow the X1 needs some good news. In 4 weeks the Titanfall boost will have past. What does Microsoft have that can sell the X1 then?

[Tedakin]

Wait... the Xbox is nearing 4 million before Titanfall. It sold 3 million as of Dec 31. If Titanfall moved, or does move, a million in March, they're up to 4.5-5.0 or so I think.

[Ra3030]

This is what some guys that may or may not work in marketing says as reported in The article......

"Marketing guys project that Titanfall has already helped sell around 1 million Xbox Ones. This is based off of things like upticks in sales after every major Titanfall announcements. They don’t know if it will move 200k more at this point. The titanfall bundle is selling less than Microsoft projected (but they are still hopeful for a big swing come tuesday)".

It's reported that the X1 has sold around 4 million but that could also be the numbers of shipped units to retailers and not units sold. So who knows.
I doubt that 1 million people have purchased the X1 because of Titanfall at least not yet. Maybe at the end of the year they can look back and say that the game moved a million. If of the 4 million reported sold 1 million is due to Titanlfall and 2 million at launch week then that's just a bad sign for Microsoft. IMO this is why I don't think TF has moved many consoles to this point. The Titanfall bundles and deals keep getting sweeter as each week passes and that's a sign their having trouble selling the X1. If the X1 was hot and selling well their would be no deals at all. The next 2 weeks will be fun to watch.

[N8]

Well you assume the ps4 version will be the better one.

[DJ]

This year is going to go down as one of the craziest years in gaming history.

[s1xt6en]

Can't wait for batman. ill pre-order sometime around Aug.

[TristanPR77]

Im crazy for april when march numbers are revealed and people see that Titanfall didn't change the xbone position against the PS4. Titanfall will be a good game but is not the savior that many are hoping for.

Also, Infamous SS will also sell like crazy so any bump in sales Microsoft get will be neutralized by Infamous.

[DJ]

Check this out, the hardware sales for PS4 vs XBO are nearly 2:1.

http://www.vgchartz.com/

By the time E3 rolls around, we may be looking at 8 or 9 million PS4s sold vs 4 or 5 million XBOs.

[hobbitooo]

dont give a sh!t about titanfall... its all xbox has...after a few months... its back to normal for ps4

[AutoCad]

Back to PS4 playing what?

[GW212]

Um, Infamous? All of the superior multiplat titles?

And you'll have what? Titanfall and a bunch of last-gen looking multiplats? Cool story.

[jmac53]

There are going to be a lot of pissed off gamers buying a $500 console for Titanfall when they find out the 360 version will be very similar.

[JohnS1313]

Not to mention the game most likely won't be that good anyway. A lot of hype.

[AutoCad]

Most likely it wont be that good lol?

i played it everyday when the beta was out.
Its that good.

[GW212]

I played the beta. It's cool I guess but it's not that great.

MS kids are trying to hype this so bad because, let's face it, they have nothing left.

[Maml07]

I pre ordered x1 edition after reading this article

[Platinum_k]

Games like batman could be the next fad or popular thing going on this gen.

They stimulate the brain and actually very entertaining, unlike call of duty type games. This could be the mark of a whole new different type of POPULAR GAMING... this generation!!!

Good to see Gamers are getting smarter =)

[UsUcK]

So many Sony fankids upset. No new games to play with huh so let's play with our rattles.

[BlakHavoc]

Can't wait to get my hands on Arkham Knight for PS4! Hopefully it'll truly be a next gen experience, while current gen games are more impressive than previous gen, I still haven't been blown away and fully introduced to a real next gen game. Bring it hard RockSteady!

[pornflakes]

Ration 4:1... the game is still TBA, ridiculous new :)

[DaGR8JIBRALTAR]

@angelicicediamond batman movies are made by warner bros....smh.

[TheMapleNerd]

I don't get what the fuss is all about, i pre-ordered titanfall on my PC, why can't sony boys do that?
Every person with the money for ps4, got a pc that can run Titanfall, and i'm a really high sony fanboy..?

[creid2352]

Being a fanboy only benefits the company you are giving your money to. If you like playing single player games and love talking about it online to fans, then get PS4. If you like online games with a great online service, I say go with Xbox. All my friends, real people I know and see on the normal, have Xbox.

[Callum_Alexander]

Sony should get on the Batman game and create a custom Arkham Knight console, it would look awesome and it would fit well as the PlayStation 4 aesthetic imitates Batman's technology very well.

[TomahawkX]

Next-Gen Only Batman game is going to be amazing.

[bobacdigital]

I think once a few people realize that Titanfall is being released on the 360 it is going to slow the sales of the X1 version.

I for one have a gaming PC and wont be gettin an x1 to play Titanfall...

[Red]

Protip: Write an article saying whatever you want to say, then add the word "Insider".

[sarshelyam]

Not that content seals the deal, but the PlayStation versions of every Batman game always seem to get more and better exclusive content, so it comes as no surprise. I know where my money is going.

[mcarsehat]

wouldn't that be obvious though if the consoles are almost 6-1. THE CONSOLE WITH THE MOST USERS GETS GAMES BOUGHT BY THE MOST USERS!!! NO WAAAAAAAAAY!!!(!)

[corvusmd]

....so....the headline of this article isn't that a game helped sell 1 mil consoles...it's that a game that doesn't come out for another 7 months approx has 2 times the pre-orders on one console than another...if anything that just looks desperate. It looks more like there is such a drought of games between now and Oct PS4 gamers are rushing out to pre-order that game...

[palaeomerus]

I'm going to get Batman Arkham Knight on the PC.

[lemoncake]

This game is still so far off and we dont know a whole lot about it, i wont be preordering until we are closer and know more.

[bleedsoe9mm]

hilarious! it was just announced last week and we don't even have a release date what are the preorders actually 4 ps4 copies and 1 xb1 copy

[DualWielding]

SIngle player games always do better on playstation

[SENHome]

Technically, we're less than four months into the next generation (not counting the wiiu, for obvious reasons) but it does seem rather safe to say that PS4 has secured the lead for the next few years. Short of something insanely crazy happening, which somehow propels the Xbone into the lead - short of THAT, it looks like PS4 is going to be the winner for the next few years, which will probably indicate that they will win the overall 'war.'

I'm interested in seeing the 'titanfall effect.' But I doubt it'll actually propel the Xbone ahead of PS4 for any longer than one to two weeks. Although, titanfall could absolutely secure March for microsoft, in terms of hardware sales for the North America. But, inFamous:Second Son is also releasing, so I have no idea how that will play into the equation. Considering this time around the PS4 hype seems to be benefiting every game released on that console, as opposed to the PS3.

Let's remember the dog-days of the PS3, around 2007-2009. Killzone, Metal Gear Solid, etc etc.. none of them 'saved' the PS3. It was the overall software catalog that did that. In Microsoft's case, they simply don't have that stellar 1st party line-up, nor are they able to lean on the third-party software lineup, as their console is no longer the 'go-to' hardware for third-party titles.

We don't need to examine the sheep entrails, nor arrange them in any order to predict the future. We're seeing in real-time.

[Atariz]

hope they announce the numbers soon