PS4 Sales = “4.2 Million”, Xbox One = “3 Million”
- Categories: Games, News
- Date: Jan 8, 2014 14:02 JST
- Tags: Announcements, Comparison, Marketing, Microsoft, PS4, Sony, Xbox One
The first Christmas battle between PS4 and Xbox One already seems to have swung wildly in Sony’s favour, with year-end sales for the PS4 topping 4.2 million versus 3 million for the Xbox One.
Microsoft states that “over 3 million Xbox One consoles were sold to consumers in 13 countries before the end of 2013,” whilst Sony says it achieved 4.2 million “actual sales” of the PS4 in “over 30” countries by the 28th of December.
With the PS4 due in Japan soon whilst the Xbox One’s Japanese launch is still “some time in 2014,” a further substantial fillip in Sony favour also seems likely.
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I don't care how many they sell, I'm not getting either one for another year or two.....at least by then hopefully have a lot of games out for it (rather than a few measly launch titles), fixed any bugs/issues they're having, and HOPEFULLY reduced the price a bit. Cause right now neither console is worth the price
Dat ass.
What ass?
He is referring to the picture at the top obviously and that is a nice ass.
This is bad news for Vert and Leanbox.
Not really bad news for Lowie and the Wii U.
Microsoft has got the America market on strangle hold, they are selling more Xbox ones than PS4
Sony has the European market on stranglehold, the only thing they got is Japan..
It wont be long till Sony and Microsoft push Nintendo out of the market unless they both implode first.
PS4 and Xbox One are both 1st and 2nd in those markets and only 3 multiplat games are actually carrying them...
You might want to count again.
I did I checked the same source vgchartz, Xbox One is winning in sales in America not in Europe.
Actually according to VGCHARTZ PS4 has a .19million unit advantage in the States. A .77 million unit advantage in Europe. And a .24 million unit advantage in other territories. PS4 is ahead in all markets, according to them. Thou as of this moment, that advantage is not all that significant.
I'm sure you can't read that is for certain here I print them for you.
AT 28th of Decemeber
PS4 USA: 175k, Europe: 209k
Xbox one USA: 203k Europe: 70k
Seems you haven't mastered basic maths 203 is a bigger number than 175 what did they teach you at school 1+1 = window cause that's what im reading here from your stupid comment
I dont see the point in getting either console. Each one has what, 3 games on it?
The consoles will get games eventually, just the early buyer need to wait.
You still have to buy the consoles to play the games, buying now or buying later is no different except buying now, you'll get to own, see and put it on below/beside yer TV, right away.
Unless you want to wait two years for possible price drop, and don't play any next gen games for 730 days.. and I expect during this 2 years of waiting time, many games will be released, so you'll miss them and only play it when everyone move to the next new games.
Which only makes a difference if we happen to give a tumbling fuck about anyone else when it comes to games. We'll just catch up with the other great games already out and then get them later on, save some money, and enjoy them the same way everyone else does, just a year later. No difference, just time.
All the games are coming the PC at the moment, unless you like playing EA sports games, Dead Rising 3, a shitty halo clone or even the 2 best "real car" arcade simulator there is 0 reason to get one.
Everything else is on the PC and free to play with other people without adding another bill to your internet.
There are practically no real exclusives coming out that isn't released in the past generation or the current one and even the must sought after one.
19:09
I disagree, consoles, especially from Sony's side have tons of exclusive in past in which is not available on PC. To name a few.
Metal Gear Solid, Demon Souls, God of War, Uncharted, Last of Us, Ico, Shadow of the Colossus, Sly Cooper, Infamous, Tales Series, Heavy Rain, Killzone, Beyond: Two Souls and so on.
Most jRPG is not available on PC too.
And I expect the same type of pattern happen on PS4/X1, buying those two is the only way to play exclusive games.
Currently, yes. But in future, there will be real exclusive.
I don't think its stupid to buy it now, because it an investment for the future, which based on consoles track record, the exclusives will come out eventually. They own some of the best developers around, after all.
What next gen games, Dead Rising 3? Killzone? Knack? or Forza 5 the rest are on the past generation or on PC yea seems I'm missing out much.
I see you have a gaming PC. I thought you only have the last gen console.. so my wording of 'next gen' will make more sense in that aspect.
Anyway, the list your given is currently released consoles game, do you think that is it? Forget about the already announced Metal Gear Solid V, Final Fantasy 15, Kingdom Heart 3? Uncharted 4? Halo 5?
You see, this is just the beginning, and even more consoles exclusive games will come out in the PS4/X1 7 years life cycle, that you PC gamer will miss. Just like in PS3/Xbox360 era.
I am primarily PC gamer, and yet I know I'll need consoles if I don't want to miss all the console exclusive.
Metal Gear Solid V, Kingdom Heart 3, Final Fantasy 15 for starter. The console is not even one years old yet. Give it a time.
Final Fantasy 15, Kingdom Heart 3, and Metal Gear Solid V say hi.
WOW so when are they being released? FFXV not this year since they are focusing on FFXIV: the Realm Reborn. Kingdom Hearts 3? So you want me to buy the next gen console for games that probably coming out on PC now + they aren't even out yet so where are they?
MGSV is coming out on PC so what again?
When game developers and publishers see the numbers and which console has the bigger market share, that will factor into when they make future games.
Yeah, in terms of software this had to be one of the worst launches since the Sega Saturn. Hardware sales are strong only because it's been the longest gap between generations since the 8bit era.
Every game that is out on the ps4 is also out on the ps3 and looks almost exactly the same. There are no next gen games out yet.
Its like buying a brand new, super fast car. But only be able to drive it in your 20 foot driveway, while you wait for a road to be built.
i still refuse to believe it. its not like these numbers are that hard to believe or anything, its just that I'm having a hard time trusting numbers from a source which is neither neutral on the topic and is known for constantly lying about stuff like this in the past
You don't lie about sales figures at such a large company. You just don't. The shareholders will bring out the pitchforks at the AGM otherwise.
A lot are for orders vs shipped.
In the US a few retail giants completely screwed up the per orders so the data is not 100% accurate.
Yeah, I hate when the company try to disguise the shipped number as orders.
Make the demands look promising, while in reality, it is not the case.
Considering that both consoles were out of stock for most of 2013, you can safely assume that sold = shipped anyway.
You all get a D in reading comprehension. Sony clearly says "sold" although MS does say "sold to customers" which is kinda fuzzy.
Well, Since EVERYBODY and their grandmas CANT get to actually buy a PS4 in the USA, EU...demmand seens pretty high eh?
"You don't lie about sales figures at such a large company. You just don't. The shareholders will bring out the pitchforks at the AGM otherwise."
Actually Sony's PR firm lied at least 3 times last generation, claiming to have outsold the 360 in total hardware numbers. It was not til reticently they actually did.
In fact Sony's PR firm lies about a lot of things, and not just video game related. It's all part of being a large corporation. And the fact that you think a "large company" would never do that is the most idiotic thing I've read all day.
When the PS4 launches in Japan the console war will be over. The Japanese don't like Xbox, it sells what a few hundred a week? Sure the Xbox is more popular in America but Sony has the European and Japanese regions wrapped up and sells moderately well in America.
It's Xbox One vs Wii U for 2nd place.
Sony's seems to be winning America, too. Retailers are swamped with unsold XB1s, while PS4 is nigh-impossible to find in stores.
But yeah, M$ was never going to win Japan. THE iDOLM@STER was probably the biggest thing they had going over there, and now even that's moving to Sony.
Wii U isn't gonna take 2nd, though, not unless it starts selling right quick. It's been out for over a year, and XB1 is 70% of the way to catching it after just six weeks (PS4 is just about to pass it, despite supply shortages). Nintendo looks more likely to just cut bait and focus on handhelds this gen.
Not like it did well during last gen either. But at least nintendo focuses on its gameplay more than its graphics.
Nintendo in first place focuses on ignoring their customers and on churning out new (=marginally different) Mario games faster than anyone can say FIFA or COD.
Updates its franchises. Mario is better than it ever was, and once per console is much slower than once per year (COD, FIFA)
Impossible? Every Walmart I've been to has a couple on hand. And they're not fetching a large markup on ebay either. Keep telling yourself there's a 'shortage' & maybe the rest of these weaboos will believe you, but a quick trip to your local superstores say differently.
That is in your Walmart. What, 2 3 Walmart in your area? Its a real news that most of the time, PS4 was sold out.
http://www.inquisitr.com/1087464/ps4-in-stock-this-week-playstation-4-availability-should-pick-up-claims-sony/
"As previously reported by The Inquisitr, while PS4 availability picked up noticeably after Christmas, gamers were still forced to rely on PS4 in stock trackers to find any PS4 bundle deals, never mind the rare-as-gold standalone console."
"The bad news is that even the GameStop PS4 bundle deals are sold out now.."
"inquisitr"
That's your source?! Yellow journalism at it's best! HAHAHAHA~!!!
just wait for wii u for second place.
once mario kart 8 and smash bros wii u come out the wii u sales will rapidly pick up again.
In Australia over the last few months, you could trip over the amount of Xbones lying around in store, but PS4s were sold out right off the bat. If you didn't preorder, no chance.
Your lying now, since the stupid yuppies are finished paying top dollar for their system, the second wave are creeping in and guess what no one is really snapping them up cause they both have 2 GAMES WORTH PLAYING THATS NOT ON EITHER SYSTEMS
unlike you stupid sonyfags
what the hell you tow morons talking about , you make it seem like PlayStation doesn't do well in america lol. Quit trying to turn this goofy console war crap into nationalism.
People are forgetting the XB1 is in FEWER markets than the PS4 right now and is keeping up sales wise.
Sadly, it's cellphone vs Wii U
Handheld vs mobile in japan. Like some other guy said console don't sell very good in japan anymore
They also don't sell very WELL either, dumbkopf.
PS4 isn't going to sell either. Consoles are dead in Japan, which even Sony knows and this is why Japan gets the PS4 last.
japan is last because America and Europe are much bigger markets and Sony couldnt afford to release the PS4 later especially with the Xbone, releasing it in the US and EU first was the best thing they did for the PS brand
The previous commenter is right - consoles are pretty much dead in Japan. The 3DS rules Japan for now, with the Vita in a very distant second. Phones gaming of course, is also huge in Japan.
America & Europe are larger markets because Japan's console market has dried up.
PS2 23.1million units
Wii 12.7million units
GBA 16.9million units
NDS 33.0million units
3DS 14.7million units
NDS nearly outsold the PS2 & Wii's combined figure, the two best selling platforms for their generation. And 3DS is quickly catching up.
As for can see from total sales, the decline in total sales of the number one selling platform dropped by nearly half, while handheld sales nearly doubled. And as mentioned, the 3DS is quickly catching up to NDS sales.
Face it, consoles are, dead in Japan. This next generation whichever console comes out ahead will be lucky if it tells a mere 10million units. Which insistently is equal to the number of GameCubes & Dreamcasts sold, most of which were considered a failure. If not for the foreign market, PS4 & WiiU would be Siny & Nintendo's last consoles produced.
America & Europe are larger markets because Japan's console market has dried up.
PS2 23.1million units
Wii 12.7million units
GBA 16.9million units
NDS 33.0million units
3DS 14.7million units
NDS nearly outsold the PS2 & Wii's combined figure, the two best selling platforms for their generation. And 3DS is quickly catching up.
As for can see from total sales, the decline in total sales of the number one selling platform dropped by nearly half, while handheld sales nearly doubled. And as mentioned, the 3DS is quickly catching up to NDS sales.
Face it, consoles are, dead in Japan. This next generation whichever console comes out ahead will be lucky if it tells a mere 10million units. Which insistently is equal to the number of GameCubes & Dreamcasts sold, most of which were considered a failure. If not for the foreign market, PS4 & WiiU would be Sony & Nintendo's last consoles produced.
What war? They both have sufficiently large market to attract developers, especially with backstage deals involved.
sorry for the bad news wiiU outsells ps4. so it's wiiU for 1st place 2nd ps4 and 3rd xbone.
With an year read star and already about to be outsold by both...cry me a river......
On the other hand, if we include handhelds, the 3DS outsold the PS4 by a fair margin in December. :P
Really though, the new consoles are likely limited much more by production in the initial months of their release, so a console's sales alone in its first months are not a very accurate indication of which will sell better in the long term, so long as their units aren't stacking up unbought on shelves. The PS4 was released in over twice as many countries, so of course its sales should be expected to be somewhat higher, so long as they had enough units available for purchase in all those areas.
Now, the Wii U definitely seems to lack much momentum in its sales, at least for the time being. Even in the initial months, it became apparent that it wasn't selling quite as well as planned. Some more big game releases will definitely help, but it seems unlikely the console will come out anywhere near the top this generation. Not being in first place doesn't mean your product is a failure though, and I'm fairly sure all three of the major console manufacturers will profit from their devices in the long term, even if some sell more units than others.
Actually the PS4 has already outsold the WiiU in Europe and is less than 60K units behind, in North America. The only reason WiiU is currently ahead is because 1.52million units were already sold in Japan.
Here are the totals, EXCLUDING Japan.
PS4 4.13million
WiiU 3.73million
XB1 2.93million
Even with a full year head start, Nintendo has already lost. And soon even Microsoft will surpass their North American & European sales totals.
Nintendo should have become a 3rd party console developer and relied on their handheld to generate royalties. Or partnered with Microsoft. At least then they'd still stand a chance and draw even more exclusives to their handheld. They both would have mutually benefited from such an evil union between giants.
The Console war will be over once Steam Machines take up speed. -> PC wins hands down
Because Steam's current fans, which already owned PC, need another PC..
Consoles also have the exclusive games, which will be unavailable on Steam Machine.
What if I told you you can play all Steam Machine games on a PC too. The steam machine is only for console people who are too stupid to operate a full-fledged computer.
You can already download & use SteamOS. It's just a modified linux platform. The 'console' is just a preconfigured system for people dumb enough to think some shitty desktop from walmart & target is going to play graphic intense games.
Don;t count your chickens before it hatches, cause you just described the Console fanbase right there buddy.
Aren't you suppose to be attacking the Steam fanboys and defending the consolefaggots?