| Shadow1980 said: Here's how much every other 21st century system sold in in the U.S. their first July: Wii: 425k Putting those into my ever-growing graph of aligned U.S. hardware sales, and that gives us this:
There are some caveats. The PS3 had a quasi-price cut in July 2007, with the $500 20GB SKU being discontinued and the $600 60GB SKU being reduced to $500. The Xbox and GameCube also were coming off of the effects of price cuts earlier in 2002 (May for the Xbox, June for the GC). I can also estimate that the PS1 sold around 110-120k in July 1996 (it received a price cut to $200 in June), the Saturn sold maybe 25k tops in July 1996, the N64 sold no less than 200k in July 1997 (though keep in mind that it was only $150 at that time), and the Dreamcast sold around 35-40k in July 2000. So, the PS4 likely had the fourth-best first July while the XBO had the fourth-worst. Given that both cost $400, which when adjusted for inflation is still more than almost any other mainstream system at this point after launch except the 360 (which was the only seventh-gen system in July 2006) and PS3, I'd say they're doing pretty good. |
Awesome post. I say considering how closely the PS4 is selling to the (360's first year) this summer and considering it's huge launch it is doing pretty well historically. There are so many games coming this holiday I would not be surprised if it sells better than the 360 (360's first year) all fall.
