It's our first pool of data for the Playstation classic. It's 55% lower than the supply constrained NES classic launch and 65% lower than SNES Classic launch.
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Playstation Classic sold 120k in first week in Japan: Media Create reports
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It's our first pool of data for the Playstation classic. It's 55% lower than the supply constrained NES classic launch and 65% lower than SNES Classic launch.
I wasn't sure how this would shake up. On the one hand, Sony botched this. On the other hand, nostalgia's one hell of a drug, and I reckon for some -- maybe around 120,000 -- the novelty alone is worth the price.
Personally, I won't be picking one up. It lacks most of my favorite games, it lacks DualShock for MGS1, the old-style controllers just feel awkwardly light anyway, the games mostly fun at 50hz... it's just a mess.
Personally, I won't be picking one up. It lacks most of my favorite games, it lacks DualShock for MGS1, the old-style controllers just feel awkwardly light anyway, the games mostly fun at 50hz... it's just a mess.
I didn't think all the issues reported here would impact the mainstream too.
In the end that's a good thing that cynism and cheap opportunism didn't catch the consumer's interest for once.
In the end that's a good thing that cynism and cheap opportunism didn't catch the consumer's interest for once.
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The main issue will be that it's likely close to LTD sales since unlike NES & SNES Classic, this thing will have 0 legs with the terrible WoM.
55 and 65 % lower than your competitions similar product. I wouldn't call that no impact.
Or interest is just smaller, which could also be the case.
Aye, that's my thought here too. Will be surprised if it doesn't crumble after initially fair sales.
120k is still a lot.
It's more than Xbox One LTD in Japan :)
Really pretty bad numbers imo. They really bodged this thing. It just goes to show that nintendo really do have something special with how thet approach most of their products and launches. Sure they have hiccups but it must take some serious talent to sync all those cogs up to work together.
Do you really just compare Xbox One vs PS Classic? Really here?
Anyway, like i mention on MC thread. This sounds decent enough for how much bad WoM PS classic got hit. It may not have any legs but i dont think Sony will care any bit considering how much botch they do
When the comparison is XB1, then you know PS1 classic really didn't do well.
The legs for this will likely be terrible as well due to bad word of mouth.
Figures might look pretty decent overall but it seems hype after day one completely faded and therefore the platform won't go much further than that.
NES and SNES Mini were really something else.
NES and SNES Mini were really something else.
120k would be a decent start if it was either supply-constrained (like the Famicom Mini) or had good WOM. Neither applies, so I wouldn't be surprised to see it drop like a stone next week and slowly chug through whatever the initial shipment was and then vanish.
It's a real shame, as there is nothing inherent in the concept of a PlayStation Mini that I don't like - the PlayStation was the first console I bought myself and it remains one of my favourite systems, and the idea of a mini version loaded with a selection of good games is hugely appealing - but the execution from Sony's end has been so slapdash.
It's a real shame, as there is nothing inherent in the concept of a PlayStation Mini that I don't like - the PlayStation was the first console I bought myself and it remains one of my favourite systems, and the idea of a mini version loaded with a selection of good games is hugely appealing - but the execution from Sony's end has been so slapdash.
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The PlayStation Classic in Japan doesn't have the 50Hz controversy, all included games are the Japan original 60Hz versions. And the selection oft games is also superior to the US/EU version of the device.
Something to point out is the launch date, PlayStation Classic with its December release is the closest to its respective holiday season.
These numbers also ridicule the silly accusation of artificial shortages for Nintendos Classic systems.
Something to point out is the launch date, PlayStation Classic with its December release is the closest to its respective holiday season.
These numbers also ridicule the silly accusation of artificial shortages for Nintendos Classic systems.
I don't mean to call you out because like 99 percent of this forum does it so I know it's a losing battle to even bring it up, but I'm bored waiting to get on my airplane and I just read the "how do you say goat and gory" thread so it pronunciation is on my mind and my switch battery just died so... "LTD" means "lifetime to date" and I know it is used as shorthand here on era for everything from current sales to its future final sales at the end of its life and everybody understands what it means both in this post and in any pretty much other post that mentions "LTD" but since whenever I read LTD I actually hear in my head "lifetime to date" then posts that read like yours bug me ever so slightly. Again I know it'll never change because it doesn't really matter and everybody does it, but still, right now it's sales are it's LTD sales and whatever it ends up at in the future should be called something else, for example, its "lifetime sales" or "final sales total" or something similar.
NES and SNES Classics has most of the games you'd want to play on the respective systems.
PS Classic has a fraction. It deserves to do worse than it did tbh but there we go.
PS Classic has a fraction. It deserves to do worse than it did tbh but there we go.
I'm surprised it even sold that much honestly, but then I don't suppose most casual game enthusiasts spend much time reading on emulation quality or the region with which the ROM's belond to. Such a lackluster effort for something that could have been incredible. Maybe I'll pick it up one day out of curiosity.
If I find it in a bargain bin.
For less than twenty bucks.
If I find it in a bargain bin.
For less than twenty bucks.
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Lol I don't mind and it's true that I'm often misusing the word. Lifetime sales it is.
Well like I said, it's not just you. And it's not a big deal. Just ever so slightly bothers me (and me alone it seems).
This is a lot more than I thought it would be. I ended up returning mine, due to the emulation issues.
For those talking about "supply," etc, afaik this was a Sony store online exclusive that required you to win a lottery to purchase. Maybe only 120k were produced.
Edit: I am wrong and it's on yodobashi. I wonder what the lottery was even about.
For those talking about "supply," etc, afaik this was a Sony store online exclusive that required you to win a lottery to purchase. Maybe only 120k were produced.
Edit: I am wrong and it's on yodobashi. I wonder what the lottery was even about.
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My question: How strong of an association is there between the steeper price curve and the dip in initial sales?
People voted with their wallets, result is that 20+1 SNES games and even 30 NES games have been considered worthwile by considerably more people than 20 of the best PSX games. Japan even had a better selection. The backlash mostly was a US and Europe situation, in Japan it simply wasn't that appealing in general and not a result of any backlash and mirrors the actual current position oft the PS and Nintendo brand in general in Japan.
in japan that aint bombing. and 120k in a week is like 8x more than PS4 does. it should have done 12k
They aren't 20 of the best PS1 games though, not even in Japan. There's a very odd mix of games and to say that it's only because of the brand, is crazy. Quite simply the PS Classic doesn't represent how good the PS1 was. So clearly it wasn't going to sell that well.
It says a lot that the SNES Classic went for the better (available) Final Fantasy over the more iconic one, while the PS1 Classic went for the more iconic one over the better one.
It did a third of the numbers of the SFC classic, and the PSX outsold the SFC back in the day by over 2M. So it's done far worse on what should be a bigger userbase. And the SFC classic was supply constrained, so the true difference would have likely been higher. It's a bomb considering the market that nintendo created for these things.
......guess that paid off huh? Lol. I havent even check the post and he got banned?0_0