So, Titanfall outsold InFamous 2:1 in UK

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jlmurph2 on 25 March 2014

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One was released Tuesday, the other on Friday, how this a first week comparison make any sense?

Both were released on a Friday in UK

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jlmurph2 on 25 March 2014

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Titanfall had more than a week's head start, and was on PC as well.

Both came out on a Friday in UK. This article clearly states Titanfall 1st week UK > inFamous 1st week UK.

Sorry, I was going more by the title. Did they factor in PC sales though? Didn't see that mentioned.

So since when a week starts on Friday and end on Tuesday (today)? Are we comparing a week with the weekend by any chance?

Both were released on a Friday in UK. Why don't you guys seem to realize this?

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Porcupeth on 25 March 2014

jlmurph2 said:

Michelasso said:

VanceIX said:

jlmurph2 said:

VanceIX said:
Titanfall had more than a week's head start, and was on PC as well.

Both came out on a Friday in UK. This article clearly states Titanfall 1st week UK > inFamous 1st week UK.

Sorry, I was going more by the title. Did they factor in PC sales though? Didn't see that mentioned.

So since when a week starts on Friday and end on Tuesday (today)? Are we comparing a week with the weekend by any chance?

Both were released on a Friday in UK. Why don't you guys seem to realize this?

Because, not being in the UK, we forget that

Anyway i'd wait until more time has passed before drawing conclusions because Infamous is still kicking ass in Amazon UK, and the infamous bundle is doing a lot better than the TF bundle.

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Nem on 25 March 2014

This talk of percentages is very fishy. In reality this correspond to just a few thousand. I am sure infamous will overtake titanfall sales eventually, but overall it doesnt matter. Across europe infamous will have sold more i'm sure.
This singular focus on the UK motivated by Microsoft makes little sense. Its a small market by itself and not relevant without the rest of europe.

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ethomaz on 25 March 2014

Well I did that on GAF but here you go...

TF Week 1: ~122k (~114k XBO + ~8k PC)
ISS Week 1: ~70-80k (my right guess math was 77k but it can be lower or a little high)

XBO LTD: ~500k
PS4 LTD: ~700k

The PS4 sales is the one with the biggest % margin error due the 9:1 ratio.

BTW using only the 2013 number you have:

ISS: 60k minimum
TF: 92k minimum

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So were they comparing Titanfall's first week to Infamous's first 3 days?

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ethomaz on 25 March 2014

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So were they comparing Titanfall's first week to Infamous's first 3 days?

Both are two days in UK.

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I've never understood the rivalry between Titan Fall and inFamous. From sales to reviews to graphics, everybody feels the need to compare these games. It's like comparing Little Big Planet to Gears. They have nothing in common aside from being big titles. The obsession with Titanfall by Sony fans and inFamous by Xbox fans is crazy. I think it's just sexual tension.

Yep, it's gotten really tiresome. Two very different types of games with prospective consumer bases that will only partially overlap. I don't really get the desire to keep comparing the two over and over.

I'll be glad when the library of both devices has expanded enough that we're not repeating these hyperactive comparisons simply because two games release relatively close to one another.

On topic, I'm not even slightly surprised. Titanfall might be a new IP but FPS is by far the most popular and lucrative genre in the west and it had the backing of a massive advertising campaign. Both games seemed to have performed well, which is good for the industry.