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PS4 took half of all UK physical game sales in 2017
- Thread starter Loudninja
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Crazy how the PS4 just keeps going from strength to strength. 2018 is going to be really interesting.
When people want a reason to call those "have you been injured..." advertisements on TV.
Meh. If you can't make a Pac Man pie chart out of the stats, then the stats just aren't worth reporting.
By all accounts PS has nowadays just as high digital sales as Xbox so not really.
When is PS4 going to stop. Many thought it would be 2017 but it looks to have increased yoy. 2018 is looking strong as well in terms of software.
Because people don't buy digitally on the PS4? I would argue that the difference would be larger especially since games like COD, SWBF2, Destiney 2 marketed on he PS4 and more first party released on PS4.
Yup, pretty impressive. Although I think that speaks more to its share in console sales than that it sells many more units per system: ps4 was at 4.5 million while XB1 was at 3.3 million and Switch at 300k (maybe 400k by now?). When taking out 10% sales share for legacy platforms, PS4 sold 50% of a total 90% on a hardware install base of 4.5 vs 3.7 million, which approximately evens out.
Of course, don't take anything away from PS4: being able to sell >50% is a massive feat, and should be lauded!
It seems that we will also get more detailed information later this week in their "2017 in review" graphics. Hopefully we can see the share of Switch and legacy systems there!
Of course, don't take anything away from PS4: being able to sell >50% is a massive feat, and should be lauded!
It seems that we will also get more detailed information later this week in their "2017 in review" graphics. Hopefully we can see the share of Switch and legacy systems there!
We've had lots of hints dropped by insiders that Xbox is skewing much higher on average for digital spend this gen in its strongest markets.
i doubt Sony exclusives will get more No 1 spots then 15. Crash in summer was just a perfect launch. Very hard to align stars like that.
It could be that those Xbox numbers are artificially inflated because it also includes PC owners buying a Play Anywhere title on the Wndows store.
BTW Is there more recent data on PS4 vs Xbox sales in countries like Germany, Spain, France, Italy? A couple of years ago the PS4:Xbox sales ratios were 4:1 or even 5:1. Is that still the case?
MS's own fault for giving up on timed exclusives (DLC or game) in favour of TV TV TV.
Even though Xbox is my system of choice as I prefer achievements over trophies, i also own a Pro because lets face it... PS4 has the most and best exclusives along with the best multi-plats.
Even though Xbox is my system of choice as I prefer achievements over trophies, i also own a Pro because lets face it... PS4 has the most and best exclusives along with the best multi-plats.
How many years ago was that plus i can't remember if that was for USA or EU.
Also PS4 base much bigger so that going to bring average down .
Whilst it doesn't appeal to me, if Spider-Man turns out anything better than half-decent, then it's going to be absolutely massive.
But the biggest sellers will be the third party titles as always, and RDR2 is going to move PS4s even though it's not exclusive.
Because xbone is a more digital/service platform in general, sharing for instance works a bit better on xbone, specially for gold/Ps+ benefits. And you have platform incentives to go digital like Play Anywhere.
Xbone also has 3 subscriptions that gives discounts on digital purchases, one of them (EA access) gives discounts and early access on launch games, even for the biggest games like Fifa.
Plus, I'm pretty sure it's been reported since the beginning of the gen that xbone is always a bit ahead in digital percentage. To be honest, I would be surprised if it didn't, all that benefits for going digital do add up.
That's indeed amazing especially if we consider that UK is probably the only Xbox friendly EU country. On the other hand, UK doesn't seem as excited about Nintendo products as other EU countries. Of course, Switch is big but not as huge as in other countries.
Wasn't there a thread Nirolak (or was it Zughe) did about PS4 and XB1 digital marketplaces? I thought we came away with the conclusion that PS4 had steeper discounts and more frequent sales this year and thus had a better digital share? I could be misremembering though.
Well I got a PS4 this year, and haven't bought an XB1 game since. I honestly don't like turning my XB1 on because of the UI haha.
Interested to know how many other original UK XB1'ers have since gotten a PS4 too.
I wonder what impact Crash Bandicoot had too, as it was huge in the UK this year.
Interested to know how many other original UK XB1'ers have since gotten a PS4 too.
I wonder what impact Crash Bandicoot had too, as it was huge in the UK this year.
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It's not artificially inflated, it's like the whole point of the initiative XD
PS2 was alive when handheld gaming was alive. So that was a result of more competition.
Not per user. But overall? Sure.
As a UK era member I want to show you how Sony created this small slice of history.
I PROMISE you, once Fifa shifted to PS4 for marketing it was a complete and utter wrap for this generation in the EU. FIFA is what kept XBOX's somewhat relevant in the EU. But today, with the help of FIFA and it's importance here, Sony's PS4 has had a surge in momentum. And when I say "SURGE" I'm not saying PS4's momentum was in any way lacking here, quite the opposite actually. But FIFA solidified them as the go-to for consoles.
It's a marketing deal Microsoft should have NEVER let go of.
I PROMISE you, once Fifa shifted to PS4 for marketing it was a complete and utter wrap for this generation in the EU. FIFA is what kept XBOX's somewhat relevant in the EU. But today, with the help of FIFA and it's importance here, Sony's PS4 has had a surge in momentum. And when I say "SURGE" I'm not saying PS4's momentum was in any way lacking here, quite the opposite actually. But FIFA solidified them as the go-to for consoles.
It's a marketing deal Microsoft should have NEVER let go of.
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The number of console sold isn't a good indicator of active player because it doesn't take into account those who upgrade to a newer model with various promotion (and we know that there are player doing PS4 to Pro and for xbox even worse the jump one->one s->one X). That's why MAU is a better indicator nowadays.
How big of a difference on a per user basis are we talking about?
Does that stat get effected by user base numbers ?
For eg PS4 can have just as many maybe more but sales numbers bigger which carry down the average .
