Sony Dominates 2016 Console Market With 57% Share of World Market Value

Console market suffers in 2016 but on course for rebound in 2017

The latest games market research from IHS Markit shows that the console market amounted to $34.7 billion in 2016, down 2.5% on the 2015 total of $35.6 billion. The drop was a result of decreased sales volume for console hardware and a reduction in prices for consoles, including Sony’s PlayStation 4 and Microsoft’s Xbox One. World console hardware spending in 2016 fell to $10.5 billion from $12.8 billion in 2015.

[GtR35olution]

Well the ps4 is the best console available for gaming and the playstation console has dominated every console generation since the ps1. The ps3 faltered but still was very successful even at a higher retail price. Every generation playstation garners the most exclusive games, highest rated exclusive games and offers the widest variety of games but even though this has been ongoing for over 20 years people expect things to easily change.

[Abash]

You said it. They are producing magnificent new games like Horizon: Zero Dawn that really exceed expectations while delivering a bunch of third party exclusives. The line-ups with the PS4 only get better each and every year so they deserve to be dominating

[chrisx]

The xbone is not up to standards of a competitor, Playstation is the master of games

[bouzebbal]

It's all about that consistent flow of high quality exclusives.

[Letthewookiewin]

Xbox is crap. Been saying it since it launched.

[Major_Glitch]

This gen belongs to Sony.

[Neonridr]

so you said that the playstation console has dominated every console generation since the ps1 and then said the PS3 faltered. So are you saying the PS3 dominated last gen? Because sales definitely don't paint it that way.

Also I would like to think that Nintendo produces some of the highest rated exclusives. But most people like to forget they even exist..

[stuna1]

The PS3 definitely dominated exclusive wise last generation. As far as new Ip's and variety Sony has remained untouchable generation after generation. That fact alone will insure Sony's success for generations to come no matter what obstacles may come from competitors.

It's not about power! It's not about features! It's not even about sales! It's about offering variety in experiences that cater to the various variety of gamers that continuously grows and adapts to gamers tastes. Nothing is wrong with sequels, but you also need new Ip's that offer alternatives and freshness to keep gamers engaged.

[ForeverTheGoat]

I would argue Nintendo had just as many quality exclusives. And won sales wise.

[Thatgrammar]

Neonridr, the PS3 sold more than the xbox 360, but less than the wii. So it didn't dominate. It did, however, dominate exclusivity wise.

[Dark_Knightmare2]

Nintendo does produce high rated exclusives but going by metacritic Sony has released the most critically acclaimed games in the last twenty years so what he said wasn't false

[Jaqen_Hghar]

ForeverTheGoat

since Sony entered console gaming they have outsold Nintendo by about 215 million consoles. Nintendo has not won sales wise. Add in handhelds since Sony entered and it gets closer but still about a 70 million lead for Sony. So yeah Nintendo hasn't done just as well. A man questions your math

[Angel911]

360 sold more than ps3 last gen..But difference is not huge..Only 0.5-1m...

[Babadook7]

"Because sales definitely don't paint it that way."

Unless you look at software sales which are arguably what it's all about. PlayStation always sells the most units of software. They always sell the most hardware as well other than last gen with the Wii. But since the Wii was a fad it did not manage to outsell Ps3 in software.

[XanderZane]

The PS3 really didn't dominate anything last gen. It played catch up on just about everything. The Wii had just as many exclusives as the PS3, but had a lot more in hardware and software sales throughout the whole generation. Both the Wii and XBox 360 stayed ahead of the PS3 until almost the end of the generation. Microsoft pulled the plug on the XBox 360 allowing the PS3 to eventually take 2nd place. They dominated with the PS1, PS2 and now the PS4. As for exclusives, the first 18 months of PS3 exclusives were pretty lacklustered, it really wasn't until after the PS3 Slim was release is when the PS3 started giving us some great exclusives like Puppeteer, Dragon Crown, Uncharted 3, Demon's Souls, Resistance 3, Little Big Planet 2, Ni No Kuni, Motorstorm: Apocalypse, etc.... They started out of the gates slow, but finished strong in the end.

[nicsaysdie]

Actually, at the end of the life of the 360 and ps3, Ps3 was on top. Also, funny thing is, Sony still supports ps3. And to date, the ps3 (that's right, last gets powerhouse) is outselling the Xone (Microsoft's current gen machine) by almost 6 million. Consequently, the sales gap between ps3 and 360 is still widening because people still buy the ps3. The same can not be said for Microsoft's last gen or current gen (sarcasm intended toward current gen). Maybe you should check your facts. Also, no one forgets Nintendo. They just aren't the dominating force they were back in the days of snes.

[IGiveHugs2NakedWomen]

@stuna1

*Clapping*

Nothing more needs to be said.

[kreate]

@xander

"As for exclusives, the first 18 months of PS3 exclusives were pretty lacklustered"

that's pretty much the same w most consoles. the 360 didn't have much the first 18 months. only gears.

[1Victor]

Sony don't go fishing in the sea with 3 colanders they go fishing with a net, that's the reason they've dominated every generation when it comes to game quality new and old.

[QUIMICOMORTAL]

Precisely! save for the first 3 years of last gen , Playstation has dominated the last 20 years of gaming!

Indeed, Nintendo produces some of the highest rated exclusives, but lacks most of the highest rated exclusives (Exclusives for PS or xbox or 3rd party).

[_-EDMIX-_]

Absolutely agreed

Sony has been able to dominate The Home console Gaming landscape because they've been able to properly adapt.

In a market as fast as technology you must diversify or die.

They're not afraid to take risk in always create something new every single generation this keeps their Gamers always happy and always looking for something brand new but it also removes any stigma our preconceived notion about owning a PlayStation.

You can basically say if you don't like Mario or Zelda don't buy a Nintendo platform , you can to a degree say if you don't like Halo or Forza you won't like an Xbox system, but you could never use those same criticisms towards a PlayStation

Not even PlayStation fans know what is going to be their favorite property that generation and in my honest opinion that is absolutely one of the greatest feelings when purchasing a console , that is not just about expectations from series that you love and know, it's the fact that you could be wrong and you could have a new favorite come right out of the blue.

I bought a PlayStation 3 clearly to play specific properties that I already knew but I never believed I would be ending the system with a game like The Last of Us.

But that's no different than when I purchased a Playstation 2 for games like Metal Gear Solid 2 in Final Fantasy 10 along with other pre-existing series but ended that generation with God of War.

Just like we're currently with the PlayStation 4 generation and Horizon zero Dawn is easily my favorite property release by Sony currently but when this generation started I never believed that would be the case.

This is one of those instances where it's kind of fun to be wrong.

I don't know what will be my favorite property when the PlayStation 5 comes out but what I do know is that I cannot afford to not own a PlayStation 5 at launch

For me in gaming right now this is the only company that has that very solid guarantee every generation.

You don't need to know anything about the previous PlayStations to enjoy a new PlayStation console that releases simply because you could be within the generation were your favorite property releases.

You didn't need to know anything about Jak and Daxter to enjoy the last of us just like you didn't need to know anything about Killzone to enjoy a horizon.

No alienating, you don't need to know anything about their previous series to enjoy their new platforms it is a system truly for everyone.

[Hardiman]

You are so right in that you never know what great games are coming. I too got a PS3 thinking it would have Ratchet and Clank(which it did) or maybe Jak and Daxter or maybe a new God of War(again we did) but I never imagined the Uncharted series or The Last of Us, Demon Souls(which led to great things) Heavy Rain, Beyond Two Souls or the Infamous series or Little Big Planet. So when the PS4 came around I was expecting some new things and we've had a few, The Order, Bloodborne, Until Dawn, The Last Guardian, Gravity Rush 2, Nioh and just recently Horizon and I would have never thought Guerrilla Games would develop such a game but that's what you get with PlayStation. We still have so many great games coming and some still to even be announced.

[IAmLoki]

I am a proud owner of 3 ps4 consoles, one of them being a Pro. I bought almost every exclusive game minus the remasters and MLB the show games. Pretty soon I will upgrade my HDTV to a beautiful humongous 4k from LG and take advantage of PS4 Pro's groundbreaking checkerboard up scaling technology.

[MRMagoo123]

I bought a ps4 pro then a 55 inch 4k hdr tv a week later and have been blown away by the quality , I bought the pro because I didn't have a ps4 and wanted horizon zero dawn to look at it's best and I have to say I'm very happy with my purchase. Probably the best game I've played in years at the very least this gen. Usually I'm on pc playing civilization or city skylines but lately it's been all ps4 pro.

you are in for a treat when you get that 4k tv 😊

[yeahright2]

Just out of curiosity, why buy 3? separate rooms? different houses/apartments?
I thought about buying a second for the bedroom, but the PSTV worked out just fine.

Oh and by the way, If you're looking to upgrade your TV, I highly suggest this site for reviews:
http://www.rtings.com/tv/re...

I linked to the TV I ended up getting as I felt it offered the most bang for my buck and has all the bells and whistles to maximize the Pro, hdr 10, 4K, wide color gamut, etc. It does have a strong focus on gaming though, so while it's more than above average for TV and movie watching, games is where you'll get the most out of it.

[Nu]

Sony always wins https://www.youtube.com/wat...

[TheKingKratos]

Yeah, no doubt ps4+pc is the best combo ever

Got my ps4 early last year
Playing Horizon on base ps4+HDR put all games on my gaming pc to shame

I was a little scared that Sony would try to make ps4 look lame to sell the pro
But they did amazing job at making it clear that pro is just there to offer higher res for 4k owners and sometimes better AF while the graphics remain the same between base ps4 and pro
Sony is making it clear that base ps4 is their main system while pro is just "slightly" better system not offering huge gap that would piss off the main base for ps4. it is there as an option for 4k owners
So they don't split the ps4 fanbase
not sure how microsoft will deal with the scorpio and xb1 looking at there will be huge gap because the much faster/stronger gpu/ram/cpu in scorpio and no doubt base xb1 will feel left out once they see the very big gap
Microsoft in really tough spot this gen

Horizon zero dawn is the most amazing looking game along with uncharted 4 this gen

HDR is the real game changer here this gen and i'm glad my ps4 support it
Can't wait for TLOU2 and Death stranding and god of war 4:)

[MRMagoo123]

God of war will be amazing with hdr, the amount of detail in colour we will be able to see will be crazy. Another must buy like horizon

[GNCFLYER]

Yep yep. I own both and happily game on both. Games look amazing either system.

[yeahright2]

I'm actually surprised how blown away I am with some titles this gen. Horizon takes the cake as of right now, but there's uncharted 4, ryse, the order, killzone, all look incredibly good.

[Maddens Raiders]

Just like it was is Just like it is.
Live in your world. Play in ours.

▲ ☻ x ◙

[Nyxus]

http://static.giantbomb.com...

[UCForce]

Drop the mic !

[HotMoltenLava]

Man you sound so foolish. You do know that a console is a piece of plastic?

[Kaneki-Ken]

@HotMoltenLava the saltiness flow through you

[IGiveHugs2NakedWomen]

@HotMoltenLava
There is nothing wrong with being excited about PlayStation being where it is. That success guarantees that we as gamers will continue to get games like TLOU2, GOW4, Days Gone, Death Stranding, Detroit Become Human, Spider-man, and many more. If PlayStation wasn't as successful as it is right now do you truly believe that Sony would be developing and funding high quality exclusive games or do you think we would be inundated with mediocrity, endless piles of sequels, and shovelware?

Think before you post.

[COMMENT-OF-THE-YEAR]

And from that moment on.. PlayStation would kick so much ass.. The competition wouldn't even post sales numbers.

[threefootwang]

"But IHS noted that the overall console game market shrank in 2016"

Hopefully that changes this year

[WelkinCole]

2015 was a crazy year for games. 2017 is just freaking nuts.

[chrisx]

Its all about the games. Xbone can't even come close to the Playstations shadow

[freshslicepizza]

Does that mean Nintendo is in the dark? Funny how the Sony diehards focus all their efforts on Microsoft. This proves they are still very much competitive because if they weren't you guys wouldn't be wasting your time talking about them so much.

[BlackTar187]

nintendo hasn't been a competitor for about 15yrs with Playstation. Maybe that changes now with switch but we'll see. They target a very different demographic

I feel for you Moldy

[ShadowKnight]

If you say so 😂😅. It means reality has struck and the Xbox is irrelevant at the moment rather you like it or not. But that can change at E3 all eyes will be on Microsoft press conference.

[bluefox755]

It must be hard on you coming here every day, seeing people say bad things about your beloved Xbox. If only they could see what you see!

[freshslicepizza]

@ShadowKnight
"If you say so 😂😅. It means reality has struck and the Xbox is irrelevant at the moment rather you like it or not. But that can change at E3 all eyes will be on Microsoft press conference."

so irrelevant yet you guys cant stop talking about them. there is also a very noticeable pattern, you guys keep talking about how you will get xbox games on the pc given the choice yet games that come to the pc and ps4 all of the sudden it goes silent like all your pc's all of the sudden stop working.

and yes, sony fans do want nintendo to retutn to its glory because for some odd reason its like to be loyal to sony you must go after microsoft.

[Elda]

Talk about the Pot calling the kettle black.

[BlackTar187]

i find your comments moldy very relaxing.

[KwietStorm_BLM]

Funny how you're in EVERY PlayStation article downplaying EVERYTHING PlayStation related lol Jesus Christ

[Dark_Knightmare2]

If you weren't such a fanboy and Sony hater you wouldn't be wasting your time talking so much

[trooper_]

Funny how all of a sudden, you're jumping to Nintendo's aid.

[Dragonscale]

@moldy, aah that old chestnut e3, seems all you xbox fans have got at the moment is that and scorpio. Anyhow if you think ms's e3 is gonna be good just wait till you see sony's. There's is gonna blow your socks off.

[IGiveHugs2NakedWomen]

Moldy, Nintendo can't compete with Sony in terms of IP's and New IP's. There are only a few first party games from Nintendo that have any notoriety and most of them have Mario or Zelda in the title.

[yeahright2]

Is it competitive, or just the closest thing to a competitor?

@shadowknight. I see that phrase "xbox is irrelevant" being thrown around quite a bit, But I disagree, I feel it's more redundant now for anyone looking to get into current gen gaming or considering adding an xbox 1 to their gaming set up. Apart from sunset overdrive, I can't really see any reason to pass on a decent gaming PC and get an X1 instead. And one game, in my eyes, will never be enough to buy a whole console for.

[freshslicepizza]

I fully support anyone investing in a decent Windows 10 PC. Just as long as they talk the talk and are not bringing it up to show why the PS4 is better because Sony doesn't put its exclusives on the PC.

[Angel911]

We will see for how long ony will support you with cheap consoles and games if there is no competition.. Idiot

[Yohshida]

Has the first AAA exclusive in 12 months, pretends to outplay everyone. Where were you in 2013-2015?

[Dark_Knightmare2]

Might want to do some research so you don't look so foolish next time oh and while you're at it get your blood pressure checked all that salt cant be good for you

[Yohshida]

School me my Master

[Nyxus]

What alternate reality do you live in?

[Yohshida]

Name me those AAA exclusives please, I want to know!

[nowitzki2004]

No one should name anything for you.. Someone as foolish as you needs to start researching sooner or later in life.

[Yohshida]

Its funny, because im right.

Now you come at me with some random stuff like last guardian is AAA, which it isn't, just to make you look better.

[Chevalier]

I find it hilarious that you what you suggest is NOT AAA , but, somehow Sea of Thieves and State of Decay are.

AAA so far this year on PS4

Nioh
Gravity Rush 2
Horizon Zero Dawn
Yakuza 0
Kingdom Hearts 2.8
Tales of Berseria

Soon:
MLB 17
Persona 5
Kingdom Hearts Collection
Dragonquest Heroes 2

[Yohshida]

Sadly people like you don't understand what AAA means.

Sea of Thieves is a title hundreds of people work on for several years. This game has tens of millions of budget and will get a huge marketing campaign.

Nioh
Gravity Rush 2
Yakuza 0
Kingdom Hearts 2.8
Tales of Berseria

none of these is AAA. Have you seen any commercial of one of these games? Have you seen those at E3? Maybe one or two. Tales is a series that comes out every year, the animations etc. still look like ps2. How is this a freaking AAA????
You compare those games to Uncharted, Last of us, God of War, Gran Turismo in terms of quality, budget and marketing. You REALLY need to think about that.

Dragon Quest Heroes 2 is already out on Switch by the way. Also funny is how you say a collection is a AAA game. How many Kingdom Hearts games can they make in one year?

As stated several times by Phil Spencer and Larry Hryb, State of Decay 2 has the budget and quality of a AAA game. The first one wasn't one. They saw the potential and gave the team a chance to make a AAA game out of it.

Games made by 20 people with a 2 million $ budget are not anywhere near AAA games. The marketing campaign for Uncharted 4 had a higher budget as these games you posted here. Im not saying those games are bad, they are just not what you think.

Here you go:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wi...

[Chevalier]

See this is how we can tell your an idiot. Your suggesting a Kingdom Hearts with almost every major Disney licensed characters isn't going to cost $10+ million to develop? Wow.

So why don't you let us know how many people worked on Sea of Thieves, Yazuza, Dragonquest Heroes (also by Square Enix) and Tales from Bandai Namco. Would love to know how you qualify your statement with some facts. Sea of Thieves looks pretty poor in comparison. How did you conclude how many people worked on and the budget of these games?

[Yohshida]

@Chevalier

Not sure if troll or....

Sea of Thieves is the only announced Game by Rare atm. They have around 200 employees working on the game since 2014. Now you call Dragon Quest, a franchise with multiple games per year. Do you think 1000 people work on those games for several years? Not really. In terms of overall Quality, Graphical fidelity, Sound, Voiceover, Mechanics, Physics etc. those games show how they are not AAA.

Kingdom Hearts 3 is a AAA game.
The countless collections and half games are not in those category, how else can they make a new Kingdom Hearts while smashing out smaller ones every year?

Meanwhile bandai namco is releasing 7 games in 2017 and 11 in 2016 with around 900 employees. Don't you think something aint right in your thinking?

Smaller Teams with a lower budget are making more games in a shorter period of time. Have you ever seen any TV Spot for Yakuza? Now look at Horizon Zero Dawn.

Why shouldn't Sony market a HUGE AAA exclusive? They even buy rights to other AAA games like GTA and COD just to market them and they don't market Yakuza, Kingdom Hearts or Tales?? THINK ABOUT IT PLEASE!

[Chevalier]

Why would Sony have to pay for advertising for Square Enix? They haven't paid for exclusivity and Square as a company is worth a billion + dollars and can afford to do their own marketing.

As for Bandai Namco you clearly have no idea what you're talking about. They have a number of smaller projects and games like Tekken, Naruto and Dragon Ball have been released over the years and reuse a lot of assets and don't need the large teams you suggest.

Your suggesting to me that an RPG on the scale and cel shaded such as Tales of Berseria or Ni No Kuni 2 isn't a AAA budget? They take hundreds of people to make such massive games.

Also if we're going to use studio size as a goalpost then you're suggesting a 200 person studio like Rare can make a AAA. game and often bring up indie games like State of Decay 2, Ori and the blind Forest are AAA with their tiny studios your suggesting Bandai Namco need more though.

Okay so let's debunk your garbage.

Rare 200 employees
CD Project 400 employees
Bioware 800 employees
From Software 290 employees
Cyberproject 2 170+ employees
Dimps 218 employees
Level 5 280 employees

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/... (Owned by Bandai, Sony and Sega fyi)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/...

So let's look at Bandai Namco and how your an idiot. You suggest Bandai Namco at 900 staff is not making AAA games, but, lets look at Dark Souls which is a AAA studio that has done Bloodborne, Dark Souls and Demon Souls for example. A lot of projects are PUBLISHED by Bandai, but, the work is outsourced and done completely by From Software (Which is owned by another huge company called Kadokawa Shoten). So huge projects completely outsourced and ONLY published and owned by Bandai Namco, how many of the 900 principal people do you need to publish games? Not many.

CyberConnect2 which is currently working on FF VII and is the developer on Naruto Ninja Storm games also is 170+ person studio, but, guess what they aren't owned by Bandai Namco either. Neither are Dimps or Level 5.

In fact that's ONLY 4 of the major studios that Bandai Namco outsource and produce the properties they own and publish. That's 1000+ people NOT part of Bandai Namco making 5-6 major franchises.

Unless your suggesting that a studio like Cyberconnect who made Naruto is 'tiny', they're ONLY working on FF VII remake, not a big deal right? It's ONLY FF VII. Level 5 makes Ni No Kuni for Bandai Namco and ONLY does EVERY Dragonquest game for Square Enix might I add and which sell more than FINAL FANTASY. From Software has ONLY done Bloodborne and Demons Souls for Sony and Dark Souls for Bandai Namco. Yeah NONE of these studios are capable of making AAA, but, a 200 man studio like Rare is? Lol.

So yeah a lot of outsourcing. There are literally more than 2000+ workers working for Bandai Namco at any given time. According to you a 200 person studio is capable of making AAA, do you think 2000+ people could make 10 games in a year? Uh yeah they could. Even Activision is only 4000 people. Bandai Namco also does anime, toys, manga as well. Multiple companies work for them.

So again get that wrapped around your tiny brain.

[Chevalier]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/...

One more piece of info for you. Bandai Namco makes over $1/2 billion a year in revenue. They are owned by Japan Bank which ONLY manages $1+ trillion of assets and Mastertrust bank is only worth $50 Billion dollars. $50 Billion isn't that much right? S/

So yeah Bandai Namco is 'tiny'. What do I know. So these 'small' companies are more like umbrella corporations that outsource work.

[Yohshida]

Whoa, you really don't get it.

Lets just pretend Sony only has AAA games oke.
All games AAA budget blockbuster games that get marketed big time. What a blockbuster machine it is, such AAA, much Budget, wow

[Chevalier]

Clearly your clueless. Budget of game can make it AAA, not the advertising. Your the one who suggest small indie projects like Ori and the Blind Forest, Cuphead and garbage State of the Decay and Killer Instinct are AAA.

Wtf does advertising have to do with that? By your retarded reasoning the Wii 3rd party garbage games that were highly advertised, Just Dance and garbage like Kinect Sport and Kinect are some AAA games and accessories based on the $1/2 billion advertising campaign makes them great. Lol. Your counter argument was literally NOTHING. Thanks for proving how much of an idiot you are. You actually thought that Bandai Namco was a tiny company. Guess now that I debunked all your garbage you got nothing.

[KingKionic]

Good Success for Ps4 but in the article it seems digital sales are definitely on the rise for both Microsoft and Sony

Big boosts all around.

[Razzer]

more for some than others....it seems.

[Relientk77]

With all the games coming out one can easily see why. Putting out games faster than I can play them

[FallenAngel1984]

What do you know, VGChartz was right on the mark

[Automatic79]

Congratulations to team Xbox, less territories, less market share, and still brings in a sizable amount of revenue.

[LexHazard79]

Glad you noticed.

[Bathyj]

Yeah, its kind of a shame actually. As long as they are still making money, they will be happy to do less when they could be doing more. They tried harder when Xbox still hadnt made a profit.

[Automatic79]

@Bathyj

According to your logic 9 billion is less and not more. Lol. I would like to see you make 9 billion.

[Bathyj]

I wasnt talking about how much money they make. I was talking about how much they do for gamers. They are doing way way less than they could be given their resources. Why is it a broke company like Sony can launch world wide and provide a plethora of games and MS can only manage way less territories and less games? That was my point that you completely missed.

The only thing you said I agreed with is yes, I would like to see me make 9 Billion as well.

[Automatic79]

@Bathyj

"I wasnt talking about how much money they make. I was talking about how much they do for gamers. They are doing way way less than they could be given their resources. Why is it a broke company like Sony can launch world wide and provide a plethora of games and MS can only manage way less territories and less games? That was my point that you completely missed. "

You give Sony way to much credit. The games that you are seeing right now on Sony's system are predominantly third party Japanese developed games. It is not Microsoft fault that Japanese developers do not want to put there titles on Xbox One. When you say that Xbox One is doing a lot less I don't understand your logic, Xbox One has been pro consumer with way more playing options and games EA Access, Backward Compatability, Xbox Game Pass, Game Preview, Mods, ID@Xbox (over 1000 developers), Xbox One open platform for all game developers and Some of the Best Exclusives of this generation Killer Instinct, Forza Horizon, Halo 5, Gears of War, Titanfall, Sunset Overdrive, RYSE, D4, Rare Replay, Quantum Break, Elite Dangerous etc., more variety and more cooperative experiences than the competition. Better iteration of consoles, Xbox One S and Xbox Scorpio vs PS4 Slim and PS4 Pro. I understand your love for PS4 and it obvious from your history that you dislike Xbox. But don't go down the path of being a fanboy because your console is having a great quarter. You are aware of the last 3 years for Sony have been weak with games and third party has carried the console. In my opinion, I don't mind a slow start to the year in terms of exclusives, due to the great third party titles I am getting like Resident Evil, For Honor, Mass Effect and we still get variety with Halo Wars and Voodoo Vince. I love the steady pace of good solid titles that Xbox One has given me since the beginning of this generation and I do not see that stop anytime soon. Enjoy the best Quarter in PS4 history. You deserve it.

[XanderZane]

Sony gets a lot of help from Japanese 3rd party developers who make a lot of exclusives for their systems while ignoring PC, Microsoft and Nintendo systems. If Microsoft had 7-8 US developers do the same thing for the XBox systems, they probably would have a hell of a lot more exclusives. There are literally more 3rd party exclusives on the PS4 then 1st party exclusives. Especially if you include the Indie games as well. Most of these 3rd party Japanese companies (Temco, Bandai, Koei, SquareEnix, Atlus, Konami, Capcom, etc...) don't ask for Sony to do much of anything. They just bang off games like Nioh, Ni No Kuni, Toukiden, Nier, Kingdom Hearts 1.5-2.5, Persona 5, etc..exclusively for PS4. Now if EA, Activision, Bethesda, Take-Two, WB Games, Epic Games, etc.. did the same thing for the XBox One/Scorpio things might be a bit different. Like I said, Sony is getting a lot of help. Microsoft isn't getting any help like that. Neither did Nintendo with the Wii U.

[Bathyj]

Well first of all thank you for a very well written reply without attacks or insults. Im fine with people that disagree with me and my opinion when they are respectful and logical. You just showed some class mate.

Ok, I admit its not MS fault Japanese devs will never flock to it. That cant be helped. And the current crop of exclusives rolling out on PS4 are Japanese so you do have a point. But I also think Sony has nurtured a platform environment that shows they are about bringing games to gamers, so we shouldnt be surprised when devs Japanese or otherwise want to bring their games to it. I mean who wants to make games on a platform when it seems like the platform holder isnt that interested in making them themselves. Thats why Sony is reaping the benifits of all these great 3rd party exclusives.

Xbox 1st party output is a big gaping hole. And if youre honest it has been since Kinect 1 was announced. Its fanbase is trying to convince everyone that exclusives dont matter, even though Xbox was built on Halo, but devs take notice. Gamers take notice. The install base is reflective of that, and gamers and devs want to be where the fun is. At the moment its like Xbox is sitting in their dark house watching a jumping party go off across the street they werent invited to. Party Playstation, in case my metaphor wasnt clear enough.

MS need to lift their game and lift it quick. Exclusives matter, third parties matter and a console needs both of them to succeed. Just so you know, I dont hate Xbox, I hate MS's treatment of it and their direction and their treatment of gamers. When they cant win on an even playing field they always try to change the game. Bend everyone else to their rules. I hate that. Always trying to reinvent the wheel. They never ask what you want, they tell you.

But Im glad you are enjoying what they give you but. Thats all that should matter to you, so I will never tell you you picked the wrong side. Its right for you. I think they are lacking severely and I used to love Xbox OG. I liked MS when they were hungry and strangely, non profitable. Now they make big money and they dont seem to care as much. Its about subscriptions and services now, not making great games that you would buy a console for. And thats why I havent. But enjoy your gaming mate. You deserve it too.

[Yohshida]

@Bathyj

MS is outsourcing alot of projects at the moment, while building new studios at the same time we dont know about yet (Listen to the last Podcast unlocked). They will announce alot more at E3 and the scorpio event.
If we actually compare first Party IPs this year, Sony is behind ms.

State of decay 2
Forza Motorsport 7
Crackdown 3
Halo Wars 2
Sea of Thieves

Mlb the show
Gt Sport
Horizon Zero dawn
Gravity Rush 2

Of course more games could release on both sides this year we dont know about yet.

Last year it was

Forza Horizon 3
Recore
Gears of War 4
Quantum Break

Uncharted 4
The last guardian
Mlb the show
Ratchet and clank

As you can see, it is pretty close (sorry if I missed anything, im talking about ips Sony and ms actually own)

[r2oB]

@ videogamelab

Ummm, State of Decay and Crackdown are developed by third party developers. So that leaves Forza and Halo (go figure), and Sea of Thieves (new IP).

And whose fault is it that Japanese developers don't make games for Xbox One? There was a time when Xbox got a lot of Japanese games in the past, they didn't sell well, so they stopped.

[Yohshida]

@r2oB

Please read again, thanks.

[IGiveHugs2NakedWomen]

@VideoGameLab
Your list is interesting. Neither State of Decay 2 or Quantum Break were made by a Microsoft owned studio. And you left out a first party exclusive slated for release this year, Dreams, along with

MLB The Show 17
Horizon Zero Dawn
Gravity Rush 2
Gran Turismo Sport
Knack 2
and of course Dreams which I've already mentioned.

I know you think that Microsoft is being given the short end of the stick by people on this site, but if you're truly honest about the situation you would agree that the complaints about Microsoft's lack of involvement in creating games are worth discussing and not just some fantasy conjured up by those who are heavily vested in console wars. Games are what sells consoles not anything else no matter what the Windows conglomerate tells you.

[Sparta07]

You want to congratulate a console for being in less territories, having less market share and making less in revenue!? 😳
Ok.......🤗

[Dark_Knightmare2]

Wow you fanboys will reach for anything won't you lol

[trooper_]

Funny how most people play games instead of revenue.

Sorry, you can't bring in revenue if you're getting hammered by your competitor.

[PhoenixUp]

With Wii U practically dead, PS4 is only going to gain that much more market share of the 8th gen.

Switch presents a peculiar case. Wouldn't it be considered having 100% of the 9th gen market so far? Or is it being considered an 8th gen console, which if that were the case then wouldn't Wii U have to be considered 7th gen and Wii 6th gen?

[Bathyj]

Switch is 9th and yes it has 100% of the 9th gen market. But 9 and 8 are competing because they exists at the same time so it really doesnt mean anything. Yeah they could brag about that if they wanted but the fact remains Nintendo consoles are struggling to have 20% market share.

[ninsigma]

For myself I put it in gen 8 as well as the wii u. With such small increments in machine power, I struggle to see how it's gen 9. For me gen 8 is ps4, xbox one, wii u and switch.

[Bathyj]

Well Wii was Gamecube 1.5. WiiU was Wii 1.5 and Switch is WiiU 1.5.

By your definition Switch is really Gamecube 1.7 and a 6th gen machine.

In all reality its 9th gen by definition since it is their new generation machine, significant power upgrade or not. I called this of Nintendo leapfrogging generations way back in the very early days of Wii when it became apparent that they would be the first to bow out of 7th gen and start 8th gen early, and so on and so on. The way they are going if Switch fails they will be starting 10th gen before Sony and MS start 9th.

[XanderZane]

Yes, the Switch is 9th generation, but you'll have fanboys on here trying to tell you differently. Sony is dominating 8th generation and the Switch is dominating the 9th generation. A bit strange having generation run side by side with just on system in it.

[PhoenixUp]

@ Bath

Yeah you could call Wii a GameCube 1.5 since it wasn't that much more powerful, but it's absurd to say the Wii U is Wii 1.5 for any reason. The hardware jump from Wii to Wii U is on a similar leap with PS2 to PS3 or XB to 360

[S2Killinit]

Each generation they bring a slurry of the best experiences to be had in that generation. I hope they continue to do well, because i hope that gamers reward the company that sticks behind gaming.

[freshslicepizza]

Oh I probably will on my PC once they start putting some PS4 games on their steaming service soon.

[BlackTar187]

Poor guy, heartbroken and showing.

[Elda]

Old PS4 games.

[NatFanBoyRestricted]

I wouldn't bother with single player games that are only good for one play through. A pc is well worth it though for a game like Sea of Thieves for example.

[S2Killinit]

@moldybread
There are some real good games should you venture to Playstation. I would think PSNow will have older PS4 games so if you really want to play the games coming for PS4, I would recommend the PS4Pro. It really is a great investment so im almost certain you will not regret buying one.

[Razzer]

If you want to play the worst version of Knack possible.....have at it. Guess we can ignore all the talk about "native 4k" on Scorpio if folks are just fine playing laggy streaming 720p.

[SpaceRanger]

Ahh good ol' moldy...waiting for games as usual (:

[ThatGuyDart]

You gettin robbed subbing to that horrible service lol

[Sparta07]

" Oh I probably will on my PC once they start putting some PS4 games on their steaming service soon. "
😂 Never going to happen.
Old PS4 games maybe.

Saltybread, just get yourself a PS4 so you can play F@&king games already.
Kind of sad seeing you cry all day🤣

[DARKKENT]

Lol the hurt from moldy makes these articles worthwhile

Love it

[Bathyj]

Do you even game bro?

[trooper_]

They're not going to put the newest games on PC, and once again, you are streaming, not downloading.

Just admit defeat Moldy.

[MasterCornholio]

You need to buy yourself a PS4 instead of begging for certain games to appear on PSNow.

[Liqu1d]

720p 30fps input lag master race, right?

[Nyxus]

Why would you wait to play inferior versions, not to mention we don't know what games will be added in the first place, or when.

[audiocafe]

Until Sony puts the games on PC natively so that the games can actually take advantage of my PC hardware like it can with Microsoft games I'll stick to playing them natively on console

[StormLegend]

Sony is on fire!

[_-EDMIX-_]

🐸☕

[Pancit_Canton]

Sony domination continue.....

I guess they don't 6TF to achieved that.

[Legatus]

Playstation (domi)nation

[Muzikguy]

That's it? Nah, I kid. Great job Sony for focusing on games and being committed

[Elda]

Playstation reigns supreme!!

[Bathyj]

I cant believe X360 is making more revenue than the PS3. I mean I know people will take this the wrong way and call me a jerk (you dont know how right you are) so Im sorry about that, but Microsoft has the most easily sated fans.

A console that got dropped of any decent support with very few notable games halfway through its life cycle in an attempt to force an upgrade and people are still spending money on it? It beggars belief that it would do better today than the PS3 that had great support right up til the end..

Im guessing that subscriptions might play a big part of that. Thats the main reason Xbox as a division finally turned a profit (during Mattricks time which no one ever thanks him for). MS is putting a lot of eggs in digital and selling/renting old games and it must be working for them.

Also the fact that the upgrade didnt go as planned for MS so not counting the ones that jumped ship to PS4, there would be a lot of X360 fans out there still not buying into XBOne, so I guess they are still playing in the last gen maybe waiting for Scorpio? PS3 owners were a lot quicker to get into next gen so it stands to reason that PS3 revenue would drop quicker.

Again, just trying to make sense of it, dont take it the wrong way.

[Yohshida]

Cant blame them, Xbox 360 is the best last gen console. Games, Network, Controller, Ui, Features and Apps are above anyone else.

[Gamist2dot0]

So Nioh ranked 9th without counting digital sales. Wonder where it will stand with digital?.

[MetroidFREAK21]

Impressive, simply impressive. While I prefer Xbox, to see such great games and great hardware consistently come out for the PS brand, it truly is a force to be recognized. Congratulations to Sony for creating and maintaining this brand for over 20 years. Wish you more success in the future!

[joab777]

Now Sony needs a new mobile device. With all lessons learned there is room. And the business is huge. They have shown that with our phones etc that console gaming is possible on mobile devices. Add to that the ability to stream PS4 games this year and Sony is primed for this.

I know ppl think I am nuts, but why not either have devs make apps for PS store or throw Google Play on the device too. It becomes the only mobioe device gamers need along with their phone.

If they can, add a simple clip so we can attach the DS4 to it, along with something else I guess and it could be amazing.

[Kaneki-Ken]

Well PlayStation does have ForwardWork which a mobile studio that is going to used PlayStation old and new franchise to make Mobile games. Plus they could used PlayStation like switch portable design from 2015 and make a new PlayStation Portable, name it PSP2

[opinionated]

That's pretty crazy. It wasn't even close in the first half of this gen. Still, its not that making 9 billion is sucky. It's just sucky comparatively lol.

[opinionated]

There is a lot of interesting stuff on that site, I like it. It's too bad most of it is locked behind a paywall I assume. Here is a free one breaking down the costs to manufacture a Xbox one s lol.

https://technology.ihs.com/...

[jorellpogi]

Impressive console market share of SONY. PS4 is the king of this generation. The game library of PS4 is even bigger than the rest of the competition combined.

[bumbleforce]

you guys think nintendo wants to be last? They want to win every generation. The problem is there ways of doing it are so bad that they get looked at as just a company that does its own thing. It knows they cant compete with xbox and playstation so they make cheap hardware that only the dumb hateful nintendo fans eat up. doesn't matter if it doesn't work right or have no games like switch bcause they will still profit and at the end of the day thats all that matters. sony makes money though its games and thats all that is keeping sony as a whole afloat. microsoft is somewhere in the middle as a company they are perfectly fine money wise but they spend just enough money to still have some great games and services and still make a profit. nintendo well they just overcharge for everything like the pro controller. they will always find ways to make money. overall they are all doing good.

[bumbleforce]

also I own an x1 and ps4 so I have no complaints. great games are great games.I just feel x1 and ps give so much more than any nintendo console.

[originaljohn]

Console market down 2.5% from 2015. This is bad news for the games industry. Well done Sony, the PS4 has dominated the year and generation but it's failed to grow the market which paints a negative picture for the console industry.
They need to branch out and get people who don't normally buy these systems to do so to help create a positive future for the market. Releasing small incremental hardware updates only targets existing customers. MS, Sony and Nintendo need to get the industry out of this declining rut.

[MasterCornholio]

"but it's failed to grow the market"

Um the PS4 is doing much better than the PS3 so it did grow for Sony. It's Microsoft and Nintendo that you have to point your finger at.

Sony is doing much better with the PS4 than the PS3. It's up to Microsoft and Nintendo to do much better than before.

[butchertroll]

As expected. I said numerous times that Xbone is not outpacing X360 for more than a year because of this reasons :

Well, last time when MS said that Xbone outpacing X360 was a year ago ( January 2016 ). In same time-frame X360 was at 17.7 mil. shipped.

http://news.xbox.com/2016/0...

Now, this time when you comparing Xbone sales with x360 in same-time frame, X360 console sold 28 mil. consoles by end of the 2008. Logic sense it is below X360 WW. So, according to this article, Xbone consoles sold around 27 mil. by end of the 2016.

[BLKxSEPTEMBER]

This is what happens when you deliver content that your customers want. I'm not saying MS hasn't brought some incredible games it's just that MS doesn't bring them often enough. MS needs new fresh IP that it's player base will support. Sony may not be my favorite console maker but they sure as hell know how to bring the games. Scorpio had better have new fresh games to go with all that power or it will be DOA.

[saimcheeda]

The PS4 is pretty much the only console selling at the moment!

[NickodemusX]

Complete Domination. Just like in the PS2 days.

[Father__Merrin]

Ps3 owners were the happiest gamers last gen. It's laughable that wii owners claim fame by saying wii sold most but... Software support was cut very early on whilst ps3 and lesser extent 360 was still getting games.

PS4 is now on another level and there's nothing anyone can do about it.