Reasons why the PS4 could win October's NPD

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Dr.Henry_Killinger on 03 October 2015

OnlyForDisplay said:

Dr.Henry_Killinger said:

I don't wanna be that guy, but unless we are talking Globally in the US, NPD only concerns NA.

Apologies for being off-topic, but would you be so polite as to explain where this term originated from Henry-San? I have seen this before and understand its meaning. Just not sure as to how it came to be. Much appreciated in advance!

No problem. "Globally in the US" is a phrase coined by former user TheDrill, when he was describing how the XboxOne would overtake the PS4 in sales, first in the US and then Globally. His original comment was dubious as he stated it would sell globally from "there", but the implication was locally as in the US, rather than temporally, or after that moment in time, which seemed like his intention.

However, it is his response that led to the VgChartz meme: http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=6307186

in a nutshell:

It's funny for a variety of different reasons. My favorite is that it unintentionally comments on the common view, at least here in the states, that US is the center of the gaming world, if not the actual world.

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Madword on 03 October 2015

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No, it will be a clear win for X1. Remember when using Amazon that the X1 has a headstart of finishing #23 (I think) in August, and tracking for October doesn't start till Monday, when the Halo bundle will be higher.

November and December are less clear, I would still give the edge to MS but anything could happen at this stage

I think the key will be to know what September sales have been like. If they are close there is no reason why MS shouldnt win October with Halo, but if it's not close, then it will show the PS4 has momentum moving into Xmas period and Halo will close that gap. So for me I was expecting Halo to give XBO a big lead, but at the moment it's been a little quiet.

Was the Halo bundle released for sale already a few months back? Getting confused.

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celador on 03 October 2015

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No, it will be a clear win for X1. Remember when using Amazon that the X1 has a headstart of finishing #23 (I think) in August, and tracking for October doesn't start till Monday, when the Halo bundle will be higher.

November and December are less clear, I would still give the edge to MS but anything could happen at this stage

I think the key will be to know what September sales have been like. If they are close there is no reason why MS shouldnt win October with Halo, but if it's not close, then it will show the PS4 has momentum moving into Xmas period and Halo will close that gap. So for me I was expecting Halo to give XBO a big lead, but at the moment it's been a little quiet.

Was the Halo bundle released for sale already a few months back? Getting confused.

It is not on sale, but it's preorders will be carried forward of course, and they seem decent.

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Madword on 03 October 2015

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Madword said:

I think the key will be to know what September sales have been like. If they are close there is no reason why MS shouldnt win October with Halo, but if it's not close, then it will show the PS4 has momentum moving into Xmas period and Halo will close that gap. So for me I was expecting Halo to give XBO a big lead, but at the moment it's been a little quiet.

Was the Halo bundle released for sale already a few months back? Getting confused.

It is not on sale, but it's preorders will be carried forward of course, and they seem decent.

Halo bundle was on sale for pre-orders last month right?

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