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Dr.Henry_Killinger on 29 November 2014
Nate4Drake said:
Madword said:
I think we are definitely getting mixed messages, but it does seem MS have brought the fight to Sony for November no doubt. It may be a few weeks before we find out if Sony's decision to not price cut will help them win the month or make it close or not. (I consider a small gap in favour of MS a win for Sony)


You know that Sony are in the position to look at sales and PROFIT most of all, Sony do not need aggressive price cuts. Winning also Nov is food for zealots, Sony don't care if zealots feel better if PS4 win every NPD every year.  They do care about great sales, and they are having great sales, and profit. Why Sony should beat MS at any cost in any NPD ? I'm not saying this to you, it's just general thinking.  In the Global PS4 is setting apart, and in NA is still ahead of XOne in the user base.  Never rush things, just do the right move at the right moment, what Sony are doing. 

Srsly, zealots? That's a really strong word.



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Aura7541 on 29 November 2014
Dr.Henry_Killinger said:
bananaking21 said:
When do sony and ms usually announce numbers?

The longer MS doesn't say anything, the better the outcome of BF looks for them. If MS says some BS about shipping or competitivity, there is a 95% chance that they lost it.

Yesterday, Greenburg was bragging about how MS has been over delivering value this holiday season and that they had huge plans for next year. Awfully early for a PR statement, especially for one without any implications about sales or even shipments.



DexInDaJungle on 29 November 2014
mornelithe said:
DexInDaJungle said:
bananaking21 said:
When do sony and ms usually announce numbers?


I remember last year we got it right around December 1st from Microsoft I believe.

People have been saying Amazon numbers will be out in the next day or so but isn't there still Cyber Monday?


Because cyber monday will occur outside November's NPD I wonder if they'll make separate announcements.

For some dumb reason I thought November had 31 days xD Thanks for pointing that out to me, makes much more sense now.

Is Cyber Monday a thing outside North America? I assume it would be?



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fireblazerx17 on 29 November 2014

So, tl;dr Sony is dominating? No big surprise.

People should just stop worrying so much and accept it for what it is, we're still getting decent games regardless.

PS4 will sell the most
Xbox One will lag behind but still be a viable console and such
Wii U will sell decently like the GameCube but still have a great selection of games/have plenty of support from Nintendo

like, none of the companies are going to go under just because they aren't selling more than the other consoles or whatever. As long as they sell well in GENERAL, it'll probably be fine.

(However, if I were Microsoft, I might be concerned about their NEXT console release, lol. PS is obviously better at this whole gaming industry thing than MS. And IMO they both lose to Nintendo's gimmicks, accessibility (in terms of cost, portability, power-usage, free online, etc.) and first-party support, but win over Nintendo in most everything else.)



bananaking21 on 29 November 2014
Dr.Henry_Killinger said:
bananaking21 said:
When do sony and ms usually announce numbers?

The longer MS doesn't say anything, the better the outcome of BF looks for them. If MS says some BS about shipping or competitivity, there is a 95% chance that they lost it.


im hoping for actual numbers from both companies. 



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mornelithe on 29 November 2014
DexInDaJungle said:
mornelithe said:

Because cyber monday will occur outside November's NPD I wonder if they'll make separate announcements.

For some dumb reason I thought November had 31 days xD Thanks for pointing that out to me, makes much more sense now.

Is Cyber Monday a thing outside North America? I assume it would be?

Not sure, In live in the US and the last time I was in Europe, well the internet wasn't exactly huge at that point heh :)



Kerotan on 29 November 2014

main PS4 bundle sold out on Amazon



Nate4Drake on 29 November 2014
Kerotan said:
main PS4 bundle sold out on Amazon

You mean the GTAV/TLOU and Family Bundle ?



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poklane on 29 November 2014
Nate4Drake said:
Kerotan said:
main PS4 bundle sold out on Amazon

You mean the GTAV/TLOU and Family Bundle ?

GTA V/TloU is sold out, back in stock on December 2nd. LBP3/LB3 still in stock.



Kerotan on 29 November 2014

So what does this mean. If Sony really did ship a massive shipment and it's selling out in a number of places already that could mean big things. If not they're fucked lol