June 2014 NPD Thread! PS4: 269k, XBO: 197k, Wii U: 140k

[binary solo]

Ka-pi96 said:

binary solo said:

Ka-pi96 said:

eh maybe it isn't doing so good and maybe it is. Sales aren't the most important factor. We will find out properly in about 4 days when Microsoft release their latest financials

Without sales there's no revenue and without revenue there's no profit and without profit there's no company. So sales are the most important factor. But the most important factor in sales is profit margin. And the financials in 4 days will tell us what we already know. Xbox is a very small piece of MS revenue and profits, and given Xbox 360 remains the driver of software revenue for now, and probably has better profit margins on the hardware the extent to which Xb one is contributing to Xbox division's profits is going to be small.

Yeah that's true and all. Was just making the point sales don't have to be spectacular as long as they can hold up in the profits department. Most Xbox related profit for the time being will be due to the 360 but the Xbox One will start to contribute much more in the longer term.

But only if the hardware sales create the install base. Sure, sales don't have to be spectacular, but they have to be significantly better than they were for the first 5 months of 2014. June NPD is not a basis for concluding a significant improvement in sales long term.

@ the baseball analogy. I would say MS has got one man on base with Sony having hit 2 homers, so if Sony strikes out then MS has a chance of hitting a home run and drawing level. The game ain't over and we're not even in the middle innings. But for now there's nothing to indicate that MS can take a lead in the immediate future.

Anyway a cricket analogy would work better, but fewer people understand that than baseball so I won't bother.