PS4/XBO/NS - 2019 vs 2020; WEEK FIFTY-THREE!! GAME! SET! MATCH!

[PAOerfulone]

Aaaaaaand DONE!

Phew, that took longer than I thought it would. But I think the end result was worth it.

I came up with this idea a few days ago after skimming through the Famitsu threads (thanks Rol), and reading the thread about the Switch's potential in Europe. I thought, "hmmmm, we know how the systems are doing overall, but what about all the pieces that make up the puzzle?"

So, after looking through the past data from the "Hardware-by-Date" section and A LOT of math, I finally put together my latest addition to the thread:

REGIONAL BREAKDOWNS!!!

Now, in addition to the worldwide numbers, we can now see how all three systems are performing in all 3 major regions: The United States, Europe, and Japan, as well as the numbers made up from other regions (Rest of the World).

This way, we get a better understanding of the bigger picture and see just where the spikes or drops in sales week over week are taking place, as well as year over year.
For example: with the PlayStation 4, we can see that it's currently up YoY in the United States and Europe, the system's two strongest regions. However, it is down YoY in Japan and the Rest of the World, and the deficit between these two regions is greater than the lead in the U.S. and Europe, which is why the PS4 is slighty down overall worldwide.

Another thing I feel this addition highlights is just how much the other regions throughout the rest of the world make up sales in comparison to the three major regions. Like how the combined sales of the smaller regions account for a considerable percentage of PS4 sales; Or how sales in the small regions are actually not too far behind sales in Japan for the Switch; Or how the holiday season can effect sales from these regions compared to the main three.

(We also, get to see just how truly pathetic the situation for Microsoft is in Japan... Seriously, why do they even bother?)

So, moving forward, in addition to updating the thread with the new worldwide numbers that come in like I have been doing, I will also be adding the new numbers for each region individually as well.

Let me know what you guys think.

Last edited by PAOerfulone - on 14 July 2020