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Forums - Sales Discussion - September 2016 NPD Thread! XBO #1; PS4 Slim flops

NobleTeam360 on 13 October 2016

*chuckles* this gonna be good.

Anyway, good job MS/Xbox.



thismeintiel on 13 October 2016
jlmurph2 said:
Not surprising. There's nothing really enticing about the PS4 Slim that would warrant a buy over the normal PS4 or Pro. I'm expecting the same/bigger in October with the Gears 4 and Battlefield 1 console releases.

The Slim isn't about enticing people away from the OG or having them upgrade.  It's about getting costs down and selling the PS4 for the cheapest price.  The Pro is what current owners will be upgrading to and those that don't want to pay $399 for a new console, but still want a PS4, will get the Slim. 

Also, if Amazon is anything to go by, I doubt XBO will win Oct.  Even if it does, it'll be close like Sept was.  The Gears bundle will do well, but I have not seen any indication that the BF1 bundle is doing well anywhere online. 



 

Kerotan on 13 October 2016

The ps4 pro hype is real!



GribbleGrunger on 13 October 2016
RolStoppable said:
GribbleGrunger said:

This whole 'slim is a flop' thing is asinine. The slim simply replaces the OG PS4 and isn't intended to do anything but offer those with less money an option. The Pro is an option for people who want an better alternative to original PS4 specs. Both are PS4s and that's all that matters. The only reason the PS4 lost Sep is clearly people are opting to wait for the better specs, it's not because the Slim 'flopped'. I repeat, because some people either don't get it or want to differentiate in order to create a 'flop/success' situation in order to inject negativity where there is none:

OGPS4+PS4s+PS4pro = PS4 sales

Stop thinking like forum users and start thinking like Sony.

You are insinuating that Boutros is a simpleton, idiot or troll. Which of the three is it?

None. The 'concept' is asinine. It's a broad statement aimed at everything I'm reading on forums and in articles. It's a 'concept' born out of the need for 'friction' and has no place in reasonable debate. If he's not being ironic, I'd call him a victim of forum rhetoric.



 

The PS5 Exists. 


Jranation on 13 October 2016

LMAO!!!!

XBOX AND MS CONTINUES TO DOMINATE!!!!!!



Pocky Lover Boy! 

Jranation on 13 October 2016
Radek said:

It boggles my mind that Americans see 4K Blu-Ray as something revolutionary and more important than performance and resolution. I mean if they buy Xbox One S for exclusives, that's fair! If you love Forza and Gears do it, but just for 4K Blu-Ray? Such a shame Battlefield 1 runs at 720p, that's gonna upset some players unaware of that like it did with Battlefront last year.

People love and hate different things to mine and yours. What's your problem? Do you want everyone to like and hate the same thing? 



Pocky Lover Boy! 

GribbleGrunger on 13 October 2016

And can we also put the nonsensical idea the XB1s sold more because it's got a 4K Blu-ray. It had two rather good games in the offing and I'm sure that's more likely to be one of the reason for the win. Get a grip people. Be real.



 

The PS5 Exists. 


raulbalarezo on 13 October 2016
Jranation said:
LMAO!!!!

XBOX AND MS CONTINUES TO DOMINATE!!!!!!

Lol, what?



Jranation on 13 October 2016
raulbalarezo said:
Jranation said:
LMAO!!!!

XBOX AND MS CONTINUES TO DOMINATE!!!!!!

Lol, what?

 

3 months in a row! 



Pocky Lover Boy! 

Slarvax on 13 October 2016
poklane said:

Just a question for all North Americans (and people who watch North American TV a lot): has Sony marketed the new PS4 model and price cut a lot? Here in The Netherlands I haven't seen shit on TV or other places you could expect ads. The last time I've seen a PS4 ad must have been in May around Uncharted 4's release.

I live in Canada and dont watch TV, but I see a lot of Xbox ads on Youtube and Twitch. I barely, if ever, see PS4 ads on Youtube, and a little on Twitch.

From what I've seen on TV when I visit family, it's mostly NHL games (oh Canada!) or just multiplat games, I cant recall any XBO or PS4 centric ads.



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