XBox is no slouch either.
For how down this forum is on XBox, the sales figures is actually competitive.
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December 2018 NPD (U.S. Hardware) Predictions - Closes Tuesday, January 15th
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XBox is no slouch either.
For how down this forum is on XBox, the sales figures is actually competitive.
Microsoft & the Xbox One have done damn well in the US. It's been a competitor each year.
Yep. Nintendo starting the fiscal year off slow and not having some bigger IP's.
Remember Switch had the best December this generation without a single price drop.
We expected over 2M but also remember a traditional December week in Cyber Monday was in November's tracking because this was a 53 week year. The 5th December week this month was basically January week 1 any other year.
We expected over 2M but also remember a traditional December week in Cyber Monday was in November's tracking because this was a 53 week year. The 5th December week this month was basically January week 1 any other year.
Thankfully this year looks much much better on that front
It's actually the sixth december considering launch year was 2013.
The sixth december of Xbox 360 was in 2010 and was huge due to Kinect, sold more than 1.8m. PS3 in december 2011 sold more than Xbox One now, but less than 1 million too.
Also let's not forget that the PS4 is about to reach 100 millions.
It's not going to keep selling forever...
i wonder if nintendo does a drop 1st because they didn't hit the 20 million?
Thanks. The consoles being a year apart threw me a bit; didn't know quite how to phrase that.
Also, wow at the Xbox number. I forget Kinect sold fairly well.
But it wasn't as bad as Xbox given its msrp.
Yeah Xbox being so low at its price is pretty bad. I doubt PS4 would be under 1.5M if it was $199 all month.
Depends what you mean by close, but they will probably be closer to 18 than 20.
The Switch just had the best selling sales month of the generation. Why on God's earth would they drop the price? Lol
Yeah this is important
The overall year of 2018 was outstanding (thanks Fortnite)
How do you feel the current H1 lineup is going to affect their sales?
Anthem, Sekiro, Kingdom Hearts 3, RE2R, DMCV, Crackdown 3, Metro, Days Gone
They all serve an audience that already has existed on those platforms for years. I don't believe they will have that much of an impact these days
Not really surprised by the number other than switch being that strong. Going into the holiday season added a bunch of coal to the Nintendo engine.
Microsoft usually does well during the holidays since their deals go from black Friday to January where as Sony blows its wad with one super deal during black Friday. Other than Spiderman the bundles were mediocre anyway. With game pass Microsoft is in a hard spot to create appetizing bundles. They've also done a poor job advertising the service to the general public. It's a good deal and should be a big selling point but most people have no idea what it is.
Microsoft usually does well during the holidays since their deals go from black Friday to January where as Sony blows its wad with one super deal during black Friday. Other than Spiderman the bundles were mediocre anyway. With game pass Microsoft is in a hard spot to create appetizing bundles. They've also done a poor job advertising the service to the general public. It's a good deal and should be a big selling point but most people have no idea what it is.
I don't see any of those pushing hardware. We are too late in the generation
We have no "Fortnite effect" for 2019. People still dont get how much hardware that pushed this year.
Without permanent price drops I think double digit % drops are gonna happen for PS4 and Xbox One nearly every month of the year
Why would they? Please explain other than the 20 Million nonsense Era is hanging onto so hard.
Only release I can see having some impact on hardware (in a minor way) will be Kingdom Hearts 3. The rest caters to the existing base.
I wonder if it's too hopeful for a $100 price drop on the PS4. I can see Sony doing a $50 drop to get interest up without breaking the bank, but the PS4 is nowhere near impulse buy price atm. With the PS5 so close you would think it would be a good idea to keep momentum up until release.
As always thanks to Magicpork and Benji for their insight on this thread. It's always appreciated.
I am personally super curious to see Sony strategy for this year. The PS4 is finally reaching it's twilight years, so I dunno what Sony is gonna do about it. Obviously, a price drop this year seems imminent, but if the PS5 is 2020, would that be enough to keep the PS4 competitive for another whole year? and the Switch is probably about to hit it's best year.
Or do they go ahead and launch the PS5 this year?
I am personally super curious to see Sony strategy for this year. The PS4 is finally reaching it's twilight years, so I dunno what Sony is gonna do about it. Obviously, a price drop this year seems imminent, but if the PS5 is 2020, would that be enough to keep the PS4 competitive for another whole year? and the Switch is probably about to hit it's best year.
Or do they go ahead and launch the PS5 this year?
I'm confused why people seem so doom and gloom about Switch. Isn't that one of the highest months of the generation?
Also, we have have any idea yet of Smash numbers?
Also, we have have any idea yet of Smash numbers?