Video Game Sales Thread

Xevross · Dec 21, 2015, 12:46 PM

Quote from: ZhugeEX on Dec 21, 2015, 12:43 PMBattlefront seems to be tracking similarly to how Battlefield 3 did and that game sold 17 million copies.

I don't think Battlefront will do the same sort of numbers but to me at least it shows that the 13 million target should be achievable.

You'd think it will have better legs than BF3 over the next few weeks due to the movie but I do agree it won't reach BF3 numbers. I was expecting it to jump more than 20% this week tbh

Rorono · Dec 21, 2015, 01:11 PM

The ps4 version was #1 though
X1 version isn't taking off as much

Xevross · Dec 21, 2015, 01:19 PM

Quote from: Rorono on Dec 21, 2015, 01:11 PMThe ps4 version was #1 though
X1 version isn't taking off as much

PS4 version was #1 last week too, Xb1 version fell 4 places. I guess the PS4 advertising gave the PS4 version a good boost but didn't help the xb1 version. Top 3 being PS4 suggests PS4 had a good week comparatively too

Rorono · Dec 21, 2015, 01:58 PM

MCV has been so quiet about HW since the last milestone (PS4 at 2M over half a year ago)
We did get some BF specific info but that's it

ethomaz · Dec 21, 2015, 02:49 PM

PS4 started to catch PS2 in US... it is ahead WW.

Xevross · Dec 21, 2015, 03:47 PM

Quote from: ethomaz on Dec 21, 2015, 02:49 PMPS4 started to catch PS2 in US... it is ahead WW.

PS2 will pull away over the next couple of months though

the-pi-guy · Dec 21, 2015, 03:55 PM

Quote from: Xevross on Dec 21, 2015, 03:47 PMPS2 will pull away over the next couple of months though

Uncharted 4 though!!!!

Xevross · Dec 21, 2015, 04:00 PM

Quote from: the-Pi-guy on Dec 21, 2015, 03:55 PMUncharted 4 though!!!!

....then PS4 will start to catch up again.

The last month in that chart for PS2 is October, the next two months (mainly December) were crazy for it. PS4 won't keep up with that.

ethomaz · Dec 21, 2015, 04:01 PM

Quote from: Xevross on Dec 21, 2015, 03:47 PMPS2 will pull away over the next couple of months though

I guess your are right...

PS2 btw.

Dec 1,971,318
Jan 360,745
Feb 416,636
Mar 362,408

Quote from: Xevross on Dec 21, 2015, 04:00 PM....then PS4 will start to catch up again.

The last month in that chart for PS2 is October, the next two months (mainly December) were crazy for it. PS4 won't keep up with that.

November is low for PS2... ~900k.

BTW PS2 had a $100 price cut... PS4 only $50.

Xevross · Dec 21, 2015, 04:24 PM

Quote from: ethomaz on Dec 21, 2015, 04:01 PMI guess your are right...

PS2 btw.

Dec 1,971,318
Jan 360,745
Feb 416,636
Mar 362,408

November is low for PS2... ~900k.

BTW PS2 had a $100 price cut... PS4 only $50.

Yeah, next two months for PS2 total 2.8m. The next two months for PS4 will definitely be less than 2m.

I didn't realise PS2 did so well after the holidays too, looks like PS4 is going to start slipping away unless Uncharted provides a huge boost. Perhaps it could catch up again with the slim but I don't think it'll be able to overtake PS2 numbers at any point.

ethomaz · Dec 21, 2015, 04:42 PM

Quote from: Xevross on Dec 21, 2015, 04:24 PMYeah, next two months for PS2 total 2.8m. The next two months for PS4 will definitely be less than 2m.

I didn't realise PS2 did so well after the holidays too, looks like PS4 is going to start slipping away unless Uncharted provides a huge boost. Perhaps it could catch up again with the slim but I don't think it'll be able to overtake PS2 numbers at any point.

Sorry I used PS2 2001 numbers dang nabbit.

Let's do again.

Nov: 1,318,000 (vs PS4 Dec)
Dec: 2,733,000 (vs PS4 Jan)
Jan: 448,000 (vs PS4 Feb)
Feb: 488,934 (vs PS4 Mar)
Mar: 410,704 (vs PS4 Apr)

Xevross · Dec 21, 2015, 04:48 PM

Quote from: ethomaz on Dec 21, 2015, 04:42 PMSorry I used PS2 2001 numbers dang nabbit.

Let's do again.

Nov: 1,318,000 (vs PS4 Dec)
Dec: 2,733,000 (vs PS4 Jan)
Jan: 448,000 (vs PS4 Feb)
Feb: 488,934 (vs PS4 Mar)
Mar: 410,704 (vs PS4 Apr)

Oh.

Yeah PS4 has no chance

the-pi-guy · Dec 21, 2015, 04:49 PM

Quote from: Xevross on Dec 21, 2015, 04:48 PMOh.

Yeah PS4 has no chance

Dooooooom!!!!!!

ZhugeEX · Dec 21, 2015, 05:26 PM

Quote from: ethomaz on Dec 21, 2015, 02:49 PMPS4 started to catch PS2 in US... it is ahead WW.

Just keep in mind that the PS2 was originally released in October in the U.S. so the end of that graph (Month 25) is October. For the PS4 the huge spike is attributed to November being month 25.

Please see below for a representation of the PS2 holiday sales -

In order for the PS4 to track ahead of the PS2 over the next year it'd need a minimum of 5 million units sold this December.

Raven · Dec 21, 2015, 05:32 PM

It's important to note that PS2 had no real competition anywhere. Even the US. That makes it more difficult for PS4, which is actually competing against another console in the US this time. Console sale engagement outside of the US and Japan seems larger than it has been in the past. That may help push WW sales ahead of PS2 since PS4 is largely THE console in most other countries. Also expecting a significant increase in Japanese sales this year thanks to a flood of incoming JRPGs.