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GribbleGrunger on 30 January 2014

Sony: UK PS4 to Xbox One sales ratio is 1.5:1

Reverse of PS3 and Xbox 360.

By Robert Purchese Published Thursday, 30 January 2014

 

The ratio of PlayStation 4 sales to Xbox One sales here in the UK is 1.5:1, PlayStation UK boss Fergal Gara said at an event this morning, attended by Eurogamer.

Sony, presumably.

PS3 to Xbox 360 sales, on the other hand, are the reverse - 1:1.51, Gara said, using sales data accurate as of last year.

PlayStation 4 is the fastest-selling console in UK history, so its lead is not unexpected. By the end of 2013, PS4 had amassed 4.2 million sales worldwide.

Xbox One's launch was twice as strong as Xbox 360's in the UK, but Microsoft's new machine has only managed to ship 3.9 million consoles worldwide so far.

Mind you, Xbox One is available in fewer countries than PS4 - a statistic that will even out over the course of the year.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-01-30-sony-uk-ps4-to-xbox-one-sales-ratio-is-1-5-1

 



 

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Gnac on 30 January 2014

This reminds me of the time when week-on-week percentage increases were the new big thing.

So nostalgic!



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bananaking21 on 30 January 2014

i thought UK was "Xbox Land"?

just to show that what happens in previous gens doesnt really effect what happens in the next one. no market is already decided for a console maker, and PS4 dominating UK is just proof of this.



daredevil.shark on 30 January 2014

Kazification.

 



think-man on 30 January 2014
bananaking21 said:
i thought UK was "Xbox Land"?

just to show that what happens in previous gens doesnt really effect what happens in the next one. no market is already decided for a console maker, and PS4 dominating UK is just proof of this.


Times be changing my friend.



 

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Seece on 30 January 2014
bananaking21 said:
i thought UK was "Xbox Land"?

just to show that what happens in previous gens doesnt really effect what happens in the next one. no market is already decided for a console maker, and PS4 dominating UK is just proof of this.

That's not strictly true. The reason this happens is because the previous winner gets arrogant and puts out a product inferior (in different ways).

Which do you think would have won out of PS3 and 360 in the UK if PS3 launched at the same price and the same time as 360?

The market chooses the best option.



 

kirby007 on 30 January 2014
Gnac said:

This reminds me of the time when week-on-week percentage increases were the new big thing.

So nostalgic!


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bananaking21 on 30 January 2014
Seece said:
bananaking21 said:
i thought UK was "Xbox Land"?

just to show that what happens in previous gens doesnt really effect what happens in the next one. no market is already decided for a console maker, and PS4 dominating UK is just proof of this.

That's not strictly true. The reason this happens is because the previous winner gets arrogant and puts out a product inferior (in different ways).

Which do you think would have won out of PS3 and 360 in the UK if PS3 launched at the same price and the same time as 360?

The market chooses the best option.


exactly, the market choses depending on the product released right now, not the products that were released last gen. 



Seece on 30 January 2014
bananaking21 said:
Seece said:
bananaking21 said:
i thought UK was "Xbox Land"?

just to show that what happens in previous gens doesnt really effect what happens in the next one. no market is already decided for a console maker, and PS4 dominating UK is just proof of this.

That's not strictly true. The reason this happens is because the previous winner gets arrogant and puts out a product inferior (in different ways).

Which do you think would have won out of PS3 and 360 in the UK if PS3 launched at the same price and the same time as 360?

The market chooses the best option.


exactly, the market choses depending on the product released right now, not the products that were released last gen. 

You're missing my point. If XB1 and PS4 launched at the same price (with the same good press admitidly) the Xbox One would be winning.

Thus last gen would have an impact if any of them played their cards right.



 

bananaking21 on 30 January 2014
Seece said:
bananaking21 said:
Seece said:
bananaking21 said:
i thought UK was "Xbox Land"?

just to show that what happens in previous gens doesnt really effect what happens in the next one. no market is already decided for a console maker, and PS4 dominating UK is just proof of this.

That's not strictly true. The reason this happens is because the previous winner gets arrogant and puts out a product inferior (in different ways).

Which do you think would have won out of PS3 and 360 in the UK if PS3 launched at the same price and the same time as 360?

The market chooses the best option.


exactly, the market choses depending on the product released right now, not the products that were released last gen. 

You're missing my point. If XB1 and PS4 launched at the same price (with the same good press admitidly) the Xbox One would be winning.

Thus last gen would have an impact if any of them played their cards right.


thats just an assumption. 

and basically what you are saying if the xbox one was a different product it would be winning.