Video Game Sales Thread

[Xevross]

Booooommmmmm.


No. They just locked the thread saying they opened this exception for me and if I'm not good with it I need to ask permaban myself lol

Oh dear. Good job MS

[Mmm_fish_tacos]

How does he know that for sure?

[DerNebel]

Booooommmmmm.


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No. They just locked the thread saying they opened this exception for me and if I'm not good with it I need to ask permaban myself lol

Gaf grasping at straws at a really high level here.

[Dr. Pezus]

Booooommmmmm.

Nah that is impossible

[ethomaz]

How does he know that for sure?

He don't... he is just speculating.

To be fair 21-27 Nov 2015 vs 22-28 Nov 2014 looks more accurate for a 22% increase posted by MS.

[the-pi-guy]

How does he know that for sure?

Xbox One Console Deals Return for a Limited Time: $50 off All Bundles, Starting at $299 - Xbox Wire

Thanks to the support of our fans, Xbox One saw record-setting U.S. sales* and record global engagement** during the week of Black Friday. Due to this amazing response from gamers, we're bringing the discounts back for a limited time: starting today, Dec. 9 through Saturday, Dec. 26 in the U.S., all Xbox One console bundles will be available for $50 off, starting at $299.


*Sales period of Nov. 21 – Nov. 27 in the U.S., based on internal Microsoft data
**Period of Nov. 21 – Nov. 27 globally, based on internal Microsoft data

Those are literally the asterisks at the bottom of the Xbox article.  
Last year Black Friday was the 28th, which was not included in the comparison.  

[Xevross]

Nah, grasping at straws. They wouldn't do that.

[the-pi-guy]

Xbox Breaks Black Friday Records; Windows 10 Gaming Continues to Rise - Xbox Wire

A winning combination of the most critically acclaimed holiday lineup of exclusives in Xbox history,* the New Xbox One Experience complete with Backward Compatibility, and an extensive line-up of console bundles, drove record Xbox One sales in the U.S.** and Xbox Store sales worldwide, with record engagement from Xbox fans around the world*** over Black Friday week.

**Sales period of Nov. 21 – Nov. 27 in the U.S., based on internal Microsoft data

*** Period of Nov. 21 – Nov. 27 globally, based on internal Microsoft data

It's the same with the other article.  

[Mmm_fish_tacos]

Nah, grasping at straws. They wouldn't do that.

I think they did. And even told everyone they did it. Lol.

[Xevross]

Xbox Breaks Black Friday Records; Windows 10 Gaming Continues to Rise - Xbox Wire


It's the same with the other article.  

They said best BF week though, which makes it seem like they're comparing weeks not dates. Also those dates are for 2015 only, they don't say 2014 dates they used.

[Aura7541]

Xbox One Console Deals Return for a Limited Time: $50 off All Bundles, Starting at $299 - Xbox Wire

Those are literally the asterisks at the bottom of the Xbox article.  
Last year Black Friday was the 28th, which was not included in the comparison.  

Yeah, I just noticed. Man, MS PR is doing some serious work. Maybe they will clarify that they are comparing Nov. 21-27, 2015 to Nov. 22-28, 2014, but they would have already mentioned that in the PR.

[the-pi-guy]

They said best BF week though, which makes it seem like they're comparing weeks not dates. Also those dates are for 2015 only, they don't say 2014 dates they used.

Certainly.  
They are slightly grasping at straws.  

[Xevross]

Well, maybe they have been sneaky.

NPD will reveal all

[BananaKing]

They couldnt be doing that? Would they? They didnt specify

Npd is tomorrow, all will be clear

[ethomaz]

They said best BF week though, which makes it seem like they're comparing weeks not dates. Also those dates are for 2015 only, they don't say 2014 dates they used.

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Problem is, as I explained to B&L, there's no such thing as a "saturday-friday period."  In the US, where the claim was based, reporting periods run Sunday through Saturday, and they run Monday through Sunday in Asia.  So if MS invented a Sat-Fri Period to measure, they should've said so.  Instead, they said they were examining November 21st through the 27th.  That's pretty specific, so I don't know what makes a Sat-Fri period so "obvious" to you.

MS kinda left 28th out on purpose lol