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Fusioncode said:
Sony might not even need a price drop this year. They're golden for the first half.

Exclusive releases:
The Order 1886
Bloodborne
MLB 15
Until Dawn
Tons of indie games

Exclusive marketing:
Battlefield Hardline
Batman: Arkham Knight
Mortal Kombat X? I'm actually not sure who has this one.

Is Until Dawn even confirmed for the first half? I think it'll probably release after E3 which would put it in the second half, but I am just nitpicking.



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Aura7541 said:
WTF?! Why is the PSTV #16?

It was $59.99, looks like Amazon's stock sold out though. Only available from 3rd parties now, so i'd imagine it'll start to drop again.



TheGoldenBoy said:
Fusioncode said:
Sony might not even need a price drop this year. They're golden for the first half.

Exclusive releases:
The Order 1886
Bloodborne
MLB 15
Until Dawn
Tons of indie games

Exclusive marketing:
Battlefield Hardline
Batman: Arkham Knight
Mortal Kombat X? I'm actually not sure who has this one.

Is Until Dawn even confirmed for the first half? I think it'll probably release after E3 which would put it in the second half, but I am just nitpicking.

Dont forget the Metal gears, and final fantasies. Sony got this year on lockdown.



Roronaa_chan said:
PS4 winning at Gamestop http://www.gamestop.com/browse?nav=2b12,28-xu0,134f page 2 for PS4, page 3 for X1

PS4 winning Best Buy http://www.bestbuy.com/site/searchpage.jsp?nrp=15&cp=1&seeAll=&browsedCategory=abcat0700000&qp=&ks=960&sp=-bestsellingsort%20skuidsaas&sc=Global&list=y&usc=All%20Categories&type=page&id=pcat17071&iht=n&st=categoryid%24abcat0700000&lid=Products:%20All%20New%20Releases

PS4 winning Walmart http://www.walmart.com/browse/video-games/2636?cat_id=2636&facet=video_game_platform:PlayStation%204||video_game_platform:Xbox%20One

On amazon, PS4 #11 and XB1 #18

Last day of the month so now i'll only bother posting when the last weekly and monthly are updated. Then move on to Feb.


now that's what i call domination!



AlfredoTurkey said:
DonFerrari said:

It is also a fact that you and VGC is wrong and Amazon is right.


Hey, don't shoot the messenger. VGC is the one saying the Xbone won the first two weeks of this month, not me. I'm just reporting what ioi posts. Personally, I'd wait until NPD to say something like that because sooner or later, Amazon is going to be wrong.

So we have 2 opposing sets of facts: VGC says Xb one sold more on 10 Jan week. Amazon and several other retailer best seller lists say PS4 sold more on 10 jan week. Which set of facts is more likely to be right? VGC educated guesses, or retailer actual tracking of their respective sales? Probability is retailer indications are correct and VGC is wrong. But you seem to want to insist that VGC is the one to rely on as the likely indicator of what NPD will show.

Would you be sticking so vehemently to VGC numbers if PS4 was ahead on VGC but Xb one was ahead on Amazon and most retailers? Because all of us who say Aamazon is more reliable as an indicator of the best selling console would remain consistent and say VGC is likely to be wrong. Though some of us are less likely to be vocal sbout it. 

The month is almost over. PS4 is at #9 and Xb one at #19. There's probably nothing that will cause those positions to shift at all. It is a close month compared to most months last year, but it's still strongly suggesting a NPD PS4 win for the month.

Is Amazon the only retailer that does monthly best seller charts?



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Hum there's a little wrench here.
I dunno what their source is but the GAF NPD thread seems to confirm something I've started suspecting for a few days. They have the 23rd of January marked as the date TLOU started being bundled with the PS4. That coincides with what we saw in some retailers like Best Buy (I think Gamestop too?). Target doesn't even offer TLOU yet.
If amazon was one of the few or even the only retailer selling PS4 with tlou before the 23rd than these charts might not be all that accurate. That'd make the 15th-23rd period: X1 with 2 games for 350, PS4 without any games for 400, except on Amazon. And between 3rd and 15th, similar but with X1 at 400, although 350 by third parties.

Only thing for sure is that with a more widely available TLOU offering PS4 definitely won the last week of January (and should be on track to continue winning all upcoming weeks). Might have won the first one too if the third parties still selling at 350 did not move a huge volume of them. The other two are a bit of a mystery if what I wrote above is true.



Pionner said:
DonFerrari said:
PS4 rose to 3rd for with X1+Kinect 16th, x360 74th... no WiiU or PS3 on top 100 right now.


3rd where? It's at 11.


At the moment I saw it was 3rd I swear.



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

Insidb said:
DonFerrari said:


Well, for one making claims that are further from truth than patcher's predictions?

What...have...I...done...?


Well, you opened the gates of hell =]



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=197545

February warm up for Amazon.



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

Big gap in the hourly chart again

PS4 #7
X1 #19