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MikeRox on 09 March 2014
fps_d0minat0r said:
I think pricing is becoming a problem for the PS4, which is because of the stock shortages. GAME for example dont even show the PS4 for sale by itself and the cheapest bundles are watch dogs and infamous SS which are both pre-orders. The cheapest in stock bundles they have are priced at £459.99.


They're inflating the prices of peripherals too. A second pad is £60 (£50-55 normally) and a charging dock £40 assuming you can find one in the first place (£25 normally)



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fps_d0minat0r on 09 March 2014
MikeRox said:
fps_d0minat0r said:
I think pricing is becoming a problem for the PS4, which is because of the stock shortages. GAME for example dont even show the PS4 for sale by itself and the cheapest bundles are watch dogs and infamous SS which are both pre-orders. The cheapest in stock bundles they have are priced at £459.99.


They're inflating the prices of peripherals too. A second pad is £60 (£50-55 normally) and a charging dock £40 assuming you can find one in the first place (£25 normally)


Seems to be happening with accessories in the US as well...

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/gamestop-raises-price-of-playstation-4-camera/1100-6418139/



WebMasterFlex on 09 March 2014

Xbox One "only" get outsold by a 2.5 ratio this week and some are believing it's a victory ?

Europe and Japan are lost. There was a price cut in UK already. And Titanfall is doing his hype. And it's still get outsold by 2.5 ratio WW. You must be desperate to be happy with that.



JakNBlak1993 on 09 March 2014

Infamous will patch that shit up in a minute baby.



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Max King of the Wild on 09 March 2014
binary solo said:

PS3 vs. 360 isn't even an example. The only reason 360 had a lead was because of the 1 year head start. PS3 outsold 360 nearly every year that both were on the market, which does not appear to be the case with PS4 vs Xb one. And finally that was a 2nd / 3rd competition, Wii still won the generation. So the situation is not comparable at all.

The only real examples are 360 vs Wii in USA and UK, and PS3 vs Wii in a handful of minor markets. And in the case of 360 vs. Wii it was because Wii sales died off rapidly. But on a global basis there are no examples of come from behind victories in the entire history of game consoles (i.e. taking #1 spot). At the 6 months after launch mark if one console has a clear lead then there is a high probability that console will win the generation. At least that's been the case over the last few generations.

People think Xb one can do a PS3. But 360 is only the 5th best selling console of all time, whereas PS2 was the best selling console of all time, by a huge margin. So the customer base for Xb one to work with is nothing like the customer base PS3 had to work with. OTOH Xb one may be headed for a PS3 like result in that it could be looking at about 50% of the sales of 360.


I dont think you hit that 1year head start hard enough so let me. The only reason MS got the market share it did in US and UK was because of cheaper price and year jead start. Even if XB1 wins those territories by the same amount after the ps3 released there will be a 3m console swing in the US alone. I dont think they will win by the same amount either. In Europe there will be a 2.64m unit swing and we all know Ps4 will increase their  market share there and Japan due to the headstart they are getting. Im not sure where MS is suppose to grab these lost consoles sales from to be able to pull ahead of the Ps4. 

Now, with Ps4 being cheaper and already beating Xb1 out in its own strongest territories I can see a closer to 50/50 split instead of the 60/40 split between 360/ps3. That would be a 20m console swing.



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cusman on 09 March 2014

I don't think inFamous will put a dent in the TitanFall momentum XBO is surely to generate. I don't see that momentum lapsing until some new major 3rd party game comes out. I am thinking Destiny and at that point if the PS4 is better and has the exclusive content, that might get some momentum back to Sony.



Gremdude on 09 March 2014
pezus said:

UK Hardware by Platform

PlatformWeekly (change)Total
XOne 7,981 (+32%) 456,265
PS4 7,756 (-27%) 693,937

 

USA Hardware by Platform

PlatformWeekly (change)Total
XOne 43,627 (+18%) 2,272,024
PS4 39,559 (-23%) 2,563,539

 

End of an era or just a fluke?

UK difference is 200 units! And as I understand it, the PS4 is still totally unavailable there! Plus only 4k difference in US? PS4 only available on Amazon right now and in first place for the last week. Meanwhile Xbone widely available. Too soon to make any predictions here!



Max King of the Wild on 09 March 2014
cusman said:
I don't think inFamous will put a dent in the TitanFall momentum XBO is surely to generate. I don't see that momentum lapsing until some new major 3rd party game comes out. I am thinking Destiny and at that point if the PS4 is better and has the exclusive content, that might get some momentum back to Sony.


Momentum back? lol it never lost momentum. Actually, it gained some from Japan. Ps4 is steam rolling right now. 6m confirmed in 3.5months



Gremdude on 09 March 2014
Lusche said:
it was fun while it lasted.
can the ps4 make a comeback ? we will see in the coming weeks.


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Fusioncode on 09 March 2014
DJEVOLVE said:
Fusioncode said:
Zappykins said:

It took me a second to realize that you were talking about the numbers on the left, not the right.

Maybe Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare was just THAT GOOD? (I kid, I kid, yet It does look like lots of fun to play.)

And yes, without TitanFall. The next few weeks should be really interesting as we will have time with TitanFall. I can see the numbers on the right side flipping too.

Hey, as expected the PS4 had a great launch. But when things turn out to be not as reported, it's not going to help you. It's like that guy's gift, never celebrate too soon.

I hope you take your own advice. 


You mean this one Below, Yes my gif shows exactly what can happen and what has happened many times. Four months in and we got people puffing on cigars. Your talking about a company that has many options at their finger tips. Before launch people where saying Xbox wouldn't hit a million sold for up to 3 months. LOL Xbox turned around a horrible Launch campaign and can easily turn around sales. $100 cut in the fall and people will be running to the store.

Who the hell said that?



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