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binary solo on 22 October 2015
GribbleGrunger said:
poklane said:
One thing I'd like Sony to do, even though it makes no sense at all from a business perspective, is them phasing out the TLoU bundle and throwing TLoU in with the NDC bundle.

That could very well be why they seem to be phasing it out.

ANd iut would still be called the NDC, only ND changes from Nathan Drake to Naughty Dog



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Aura7541 on 22 October 2015
SWORDF1SH said:

This is true. Somebody said (maybe in this thread) that Amazon only accounts for 5% of console sales. Not sure if true but sounds reasonable.

That was me. I wish I have the link to Zhuge's post on GAF that shows the percentage of marketshare each retailer has, but this is the best alternative I have: http://abload.de/img/npdmarch2015finalt3yqu.png

Gamestop holds the plurality of marketshare. This also explains why the XBO won April NPD since the console got a huge trade-in deal at the retailer while the PS4 did not. If Console A sells the most on Gamestop, it'll most likely sell the most according to NPD. Alternatively, if Console A sells the most in Walmart, Target, and Best Buy, it'll also most likely sell the most since those three make up over half the marketshare when put together. Why has Amazon managed to correctly predict the winning console? My hypothesis is that it's because the purchasing trends on Amazon tend to be identical/similar to those in other retailers.



binary solo on 22 October 2015
jlmurph2 said:
binary solo said:
jlmurph2 said:
Just bought an Xbox One Elite controller from Gamestop. Apparently the whole first shipment is almost spoken for. Amazon sold out a while ago.

How much of a learning curve is it moving to the Elite trigger configuration? Not that I'm ever likely to buy a Scuf controller for PS4 or anything, just curious.


It doesn't release until the 27th so I don't know yet. But by trigger configuration do you mean the hair trigger settings? 

I mean the button triggers on the underside of the controller, given they are trigger like rather than buttons I think of them as triggers even though they have the function of the face buttons.



“The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.” - Bertrand Russell

"When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace."

Jimi Hendrix

 

CosmicSex on 22 October 2015

Halo 5 has gone nuclear on Amazon! #1!
Its always amazing to see something pass the wall of fire AKA the PSN card Mafia!



jlmurph2 on 22 October 2015
binary solo said:
jlmurph2 said:
binary solo said:

How much of a learning curve is it moving to the Elite trigger configuration? Not that I'm ever likely to buy a Scuf controller for PS4 or anything, just curious.


It doesn't release until the 27th so I don't know yet. But by trigger configuration do you mean the hair trigger settings? 

I mean the button triggers on the underside of the controller, given they are trigger like rather than buttons I think of them as triggers even though they have the function of the face buttons.

Oh ok, those are paddles I believe.



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jlmurph2 on 22 October 2015
CosmicSex said:
Halo 5 has gone nuclear on Amazon! #1!
Its always amazing to see something pass the wall of fire AKA the PSN card Mafia!


Can't believe someone actually said Halo 5 would only sell 2 million LT lol



SWORDF1SH on 22 October 2015
Aura7541 said:

That was me. I wish I have the link to Zhuge's post on GAF that shows the percentage of marketshare each retailer has, but this is the best alternative I have: http://abload.de/img/npdmarch2015finalt3yqu.png

Gamestop holds the plurality of marketshare. This also explains why the XBO won April NPD since the console got a huge trade-in deal at the retailer while the PS4 did not. If Console A sells the most on Gamestop, it'll most likely sell the most according to NPD. Alternatively, if Console A sells the most in Walmart, Target, and Best Buy, it'll also most likely sell the most since those three make up over half the marketshare when put together. Why has Amazon managed to correctly predict the winning console? My hypothesis is that it's because the purchasing trends on Amazon tend to be identical/similar to those in other retailers.

Nice link. Thanks buddy. 



SWORDF1SH on 22 October 2015
jlmurph2 said:


Can't believe someone actually said Halo 5 would only sell 2 million LT lol

Who said that. They must of been trolling. 



CosmicSex on 22 October 2015
jlmurph2 said:
CosmicSex said:
Halo 5 has gone nuclear on Amazon! #1!
Its always amazing to see something pass the wall of fire AKA the PSN card Mafia!


Can't believe someone actually said Halo 5 would only sell 2 million LT lol


I think my prediction was at least 3 million by the end of the year.



jlmurph2 on 22 October 2015
SWORDF1SH said:
jlmurph2 said:


Can't believe someone actually said Halo 5 would only sell 2 million LT lol

Who said that. They must of been trolling. 


http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=6963115

Nope, pretty serious. Saying Halo will flop