Media Create/Famitsu/Dengeki - 27th July 2015 - 2nd August 2015

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Ka-pi96 said:

binary solo said:
Once again Famitsu or Media Create PS4/Wii U bias* in their sample base confirmed. That's a big discrepancy between the two.

But what is really surprising is that there are 3 Wii U games ahead of the first PS4 game in both charts. Makes me think the Famitsu numbers are more likely to be correct this week. Of course there's always the issue of the degree to which PS4 owners have gone heavily digital, so the software charts for PS4 sales may greatly under-represent game sales on that platform.



*No, this is not the same as fanboy bias, this is the term used in a proper statistical context.

Don't forget that Sony are bundling a digital copy of Bloodborne with every PS4 sold in Japan at the moment. They won't show on the charts but it still is something the new PS4 owners will be playing, lessening the need to buy other games.

Ahh, yes, that will certainly make the software numbers look low, and it will probably slow down the pace of buying retail games a bit. With a 1TB HDD and fast internet there's a lot to be said about buying digital. And of course if you sign up for PSN+ (even the one month free trial) you get a decent (quantity-wise at least) game library from day 1 without buying a single on-disc game.

Software charts that do not estimate digital sales are going to become very redundant the deeper into this generation we get.