| binary solo said: Amazon can't really be proven wrong in October because of the fact that the Halo bundle has been on pre-order since before October. Any month where a super-massive exclusive game is being released and there is a LE console in the mix for that game that has been available for pre-order since before the start of the month of release all bets are off. It's pretty much the exception to the Amazon rule. Xb one was always likely to win NPD for October, but with the gift card deals at various retailers and a likely official price cut happening before the month ends a little bit of uncertainty has crept in about whether Xb one will win NPD for October. The only real thing of interest for Amazon rankings this month is how high or low the current Xb one offerings are in the charts, but really Amazon gives us nor real guide as to how NPD will turn out. If by some miracle PS4 does win NPD for October then Xb one is really in deep shit. The Halo LE bundle ships on 20 October which means Xb one gets 2 NPD weeks of hardware boost from Halo, not just one. So there is no way anyone can legitimately claim that PS4 would only win Oct NPD because Halo 5 releases so late in the month. 2 NPD weeks of Halo 5 hardware shipments is plenty enough for Xb one to win NPD if Halo still has the pulling power it did last gen. |
Destiny was on preorder too and judging by it's position now ahead of the Halo bundle, it would be easy to assume it got better preorder numbers than Halo. It was constantly in the top 20 when it was on preorder while the Halo bundle hasn't been anywhere near that high. And now, on the eve of Halo laumching, the Destiny bundle is topping the charts. I think Destiny is stealing the Halo crowd and so Sony could take October.
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