June NPD prediction thread (who will win this months NPD). PS4 Wins (leaked results in OP)

[Farsala]

Shadow1980 said:

Farsala said:

Thanks.

This really demostrates the unhealthiness of XB1 lately. It peaked in 2015 and I would also argue 2014 since that was a $500 XB1 with kinect, so much more revenue then 2016 and maybe even 2015. While lately it has been a solid drop and the PS4 is directly benefiting from it.

Combined first-half sales of the two are actually up just shy of 3% YoY, so the XBO's YoY losses have been offset by the PS4's gains. However, their best combined showing was the H1 2015, which was about 3% bigger than H1 2017. Oddly enough, that was the XBO's best first half and the PS4's worst (though the PS4 was down only abou 1.7% YoY in H1 2015, essentially flat, while the XBO was up nearly 6% thanks to the residual effects of its first proper price cut).

Yea I would say PS4 was essentially flat for those 3 years, since it could have been down due to post holiday adjustments that NPD probably does. When in actuality it might have sold more. We don't get the full details, and even people who pay for the NPD reports might not get full details either. And of course the deals change every year.

The trend is clear though for 2017, PS4 up yoy massively and XB1 struggling in the now 3 console market.