March 2016 NPD Thread! Hardware and software up!

[Aquamarine]

CartBlanche said:

So Ratchet and Clank has sold more in 2 weeks than Quantum Break did in 3 weeks.

Will Gears be the only console exclusive that actually sells well? Are X1 owners going to step up and buy games?

Also world wide hardware PS4 sales are now consistently 2:1 to Xbox One. While in Europe it is 3:1 or more.
In terms of software sales, world wide the PS4 is selling just under 3:1 to X1.

Is X1 going to be seen as a viable sales platform for game developers with that sort of difference in the future? If it grows to 4:1 or 5:1?

In the USA market more software has been sold per Xbox One consumer than per PlayStation 4 consumer relative to their installbases.

As of March 2016 NPD, Xbox One has a 5.3 physical-only tie ratio, while the PlayStation 4 has a 5.2 tie ratio.

The strength of the USA market alone is enough to compel game developers to continue support for the platform regardless of how it's performing outside of the USA.

And there are even some titles where US LTD sales are greater for the Xbox One SKU....for example, when you look at the standalone software market, Call of Duty: Black Ops III has sold +5% on Xbox One vs. the PS4 version.

Another example is Star Wars: Battlefront, where the Xbox One version has outsold the PS4 version by +12%.