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ArchangelMadzz on 08 January 2015

The software numbers for the week ending 20th December recently came out and there is only one X1 game in the top 10, and it’s number 10.

The game that does appear (COD:AW) is not an Exclusive (albeit there aren’t an PS4 exclusives in the top 10 either) it’s just a bit surprising seeing as Xbox did have a better holiday line up of exclusives, I for one really hope that SO comes to PC and SO2 comes to PS4 (both probably would happen)

 

There’s only so long you can blame install base for, Wii U has the lowest of them all and appears higher. 3DS has the highest of them all yet PS4 appears more despite having a third of the install base. It’s just surprising that after Forza Horizon 2, Sunset Overdrive and Halo: The Masterchief Collection, none of them are in the top 10 in the biggest week of the year.



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Zekkyou on 08 January 2015

In terms of total software sold for the week, the X1 is sitting at 3.5 million and the PS4 5.7m. That's a similar ratio to their install bases (X1 + 60%~ = PS4 for both).



darkenergy on 08 January 2015

Flop? I don't think so it seems they all performed well.



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Barozi on 08 January 2015

certainly not. Just because there are less games appearing at the top doesn't mean that the sales are worse.

attach ratio (games per console)
PS4: 4.45 (official numbers, including digital sales 4.42)
X1: 4.31
WiiU: 4.73 (at the same time last year 3.58)

miniscule difference between X1 and PS4 (which both launched at nearly the same time) and almost 1 game more than WiiU at the same time last year.



ArchangelMadzz on 08 January 2015
Barozi said:
certainly not. Just because there are less games appearing at the top doesn't mean that the sales are worse.

attach ratio (games per console)
PS4: 4.45 (official numbers, including digital sales 4.42)
X1: 4.31
WiiU: 4.73 (at the same time last year 3.58)

miniscule difference between X1 and PS4 (which both launched at nearly the same time) and almost 1 game more than WiiU at the same time last year.

Although it is more difficult for a larger install base to have a higher attach ratio as usually the console that sells the most has a broad appeal to casuals who'll only by a couple of games. Hence why Vita's attach rate is so god damn high including digital.



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Troll_Whisperer on 08 January 2015

Relative to its install base, sales are pretty good. Of course with the smaller install base than PS4, that means less software.

About the exclusives, one of them was pretty niche (Sunset Overdrive) and the other is one of the biggest launch fuck-ups in recent memory (Halo MCC).



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DirtyP2002 on 08 January 2015
ArchangelMadzz said:
Barozi said:
certainly not. Just because there are less games appearing at the top doesn't mean that the sales are worse.

attach ratio (games per console)
PS4: 4.45 (official numbers, including digital sales 4.42)
X1: 4.31
WiiU: 4.73 (at the same time last year 3.58)

miniscule difference between X1 and PS4 (which both launched at nearly the same time) and almost 1 game more than WiiU at the same time last year.

Although it is more difficult for a larger install base to have a higher attach ratio as usually the console that sells the most has a broad appeal to casuals who'll only by a couple of games. Hence why Vita's attach rate is so god damn high including digital.


Casuals don't really buy consoles within the first year though.



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eva01beserk on 08 January 2015
DirtyP2002 said:
ArchangelMadzz said:
Barozi said:
certainly not. Just because there are less games appearing at the top doesn't mean that the sales are worse.

attach ratio (games per console)
PS4: 4.45 (official numbers, including digital sales 4.42)
X1: 4.31
WiiU: 4.73 (at the same time last year 3.58)

miniscule difference between X1 and PS4 (which both launched at nearly the same time) and almost 1 game more than WiiU at the same time last year.

Although it is more difficult for a larger install base to have a higher attach ratio as usually the console that sells the most has a broad appeal to casuals who'll only by a couple of games. Hence why Vita's attach rate is so god damn high including digital.


Casuals don't really buy consoles within the first year though.

well that just isint true.



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Ruler on 08 January 2015

well MS sold 24% less consoles but 40% less software than the PS4, the December 20th numbers say.
I think a lot of people who bought the xbox because of its lower price cant afford as much games like MS excepted.



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pbroy on 08 January 2015

People play games on a TV/Netflix box? That's actually pretty amazing for a non-dedicated gaming console.







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