August 2014 NPD Thread! PS4 - 190k, XBO - 160k, Wii U < 60k, PSV < 6k

[johnsobas]

CosmicSex said:

Soundwave said:

CGI-Quality said:

Again, I need you to provide me the ireffutable info that says the PS2 hit 10 million by Aug 17, 2001, or you're just wasting everyone's time.

LOL, stick to that belief if you want, but if you actually look at the factors behind the launches, PS2 is pulling ahead in North America beating the PS4 soundly for several months in a row and absolutely trouncing its Japanese numbers. 

The PS4 is just hiding behind the fact that it had a less staggered launch, so its total to date looks more impressive than it actually is. It's definitely not selling like the PS2, it's horrible in Japan and faltering in North America. 

190k for a first August for a market leader is nothing to write home about, it's quite weak. 

I'm pretty sure if I dig around I can find more specific numbers but PS2 was at 30 million+ by May 2002:

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/14/technology/14GAME.html

So I'd say it's safe to say they were at 10+ million by August 2001. 

So much blatenly wrongness.  The PS2 is not pulling ahead of the PS4.  You are violently wrong lol

http://www.gamepur.com/news/13730-ps4-sales-outpacing-ps1-ps2-and-ps3-massive-margin-full-breakdown-revealed.html

PS2 took 13 months to reach 9 milion

PS4 took 9 months.  

 

It took an additional 6 months (19 months total in Sept 30, 2001) to for the PS2 to reach 20 million. From there it took an addition 8 months to get to 30 million (27 months total in May 2002).

There is no way you can extrapolate that far in the future and say the PS2 is pulling ahead.  You only know that the PS4 is trending ahead at this point. 

Lets at least try to be right.  

the PS2 was only out in Japan for 9 months...