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SWORDF1SH on 08 December 2015
Teeqoz said:
poklane said:
NPD is November 10th


That is some quick tracking right there. 20 days before the month is even over. Kudos to NPD.


NPD are mind reading, psychic psycho bastards. Confirmed!



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GribbleGrunger on 08 December 2015

2 hours since last update:

#01 PS4 Star Wars Standard Bundle (same)
#03 PS4 Nathan Drake Bundle (same)
#35 XB1 Gears Bundle (down 2)
#41 N3DS (same)
#54 WU Mario Kart Bundle (down 2)
#72 XB1 Three Games Bundle (down 4)
#91 N3DS Red (down 1)
#99 PS4 Black Ops 3 (re-entry)

PS4 - 4 bundles, 3 in the top 100
XB1 - 7 bundles, 2 in the top 100

XB1 Deals:
Gears Bundle ($343)
Halo LE Bundle ($476)
Kinect ($412)
Tombraider Bundle ($385)

PS4 Deals:
Star Wars Bundle + Digital Copy Of Star Wars 1 Comic ($300)
Nathan Drake Bundle ($300)
Nathan Drake Bundle + Fallout 4 ($360)
Nathan Drake Bundle + Star Wars ($358)

WiiU/3DS Deals:
N3DSXL ($175)



 

The PS5 Exists. 


Insidb on 08 December 2015
SWORDF1SH said:
Teeqoz said:


That is some quick tracking right there. 20 days before the month is even over. Kudos to NPD.


NPD are mind reading, psychic psycho bastards. Confirmed!

Quick! Switch to controller 2!

pitzy272 is Psycho Mantis confirmed.



Teeqoz on 08 December 2015
Shadow1980 said:
That 1TB 3-game XBO bundle continues dropping down the charts, leaving the Gears bundle all on its lonesome to fend off the PS4, and it's not doing a good job of that right now since it's in the 30s while the NDS and Star Wars bundles are at #1 & #3. The PS4 has to be outselling the XBO by well over a 2:1 margin right now.

The PS4 was already the overall sales leader for the year in the U.S. despite costing $50 more than the XBO. At $50 less than the XBO, it's a slaughter. It wouldn't surprise me in the least if Sony permanently reduced the PS4 to $300 relatively soon.


I just don't see how Sony can maintain their current profit forecast for their gaming division if they permanently cut it to 300$ now.



pitzy272 on 08 December 2015
Insidb said:
SWORDF1SH said:


NPD are mind reading, psychic psycho bastards. Confirmed!

Quick! Switch to controller 2!


Haha yes! I was gonna make a psycho mantis reference too. Well played sir. 



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Roronaa_chan on 08 December 2015
Teeqoz said:
Shadow1980 said:
That 1TB 3-game XBO bundle continues dropping down the charts, leaving the Gears bundle all on its lonesome to fend off the PS4, and it's not doing a good job of that right now since it's in the 30s while the NDS and Star Wars bundles are at #1 & #3. The PS4 has to be outselling the XBO by well over a 2:1 margin right now.

The PS4 was already the overall sales leader for the year in the U.S. despite costing $50 more than the XBO. At $50 less than the XBO, it's a slaughter. It wouldn't surprise me in the least if Sony permanently reduced the PS4 to $300 relatively soon.


I just don't see how Sony can maintain their current profit forecast for their gaming division if they permanently cut it to 300$ now.

They could if they only sold it at that price with a first party game. Like NDC. Problem is that it'd make selling 350 bundles with a third party game more difficult in 2016. When is the first big multiplat of 2016 that has a Sony deal? If it's months off they could just keep selling the NDF at 300 until then and only do the permanent cut to 300 across all bundles in the Spring.



Sixteenvolt420 on 08 December 2015
Teeqoz said:
Shadow1980 said:
That 1TB 3-game XBO bundle continues dropping down the charts, leaving the Gears bundle all on its lonesome to fend off the PS4, and it's not doing a good job of that right now since it's in the 30s while the NDS and Star Wars bundles are at #1 & #3. The PS4 has to be outselling the XBO by well over a 2:1 margin right now.

The PS4 was already the overall sales leader for the year in the U.S. despite costing $50 more than the XBO. At $50 less than the XBO, it's a slaughter. It wouldn't surprise me in the least if Sony permanently reduced the PS4 to $300 relatively soon.


I just don't see how Sony can maintain their current profit forecast for their gaming division if they permanently cut it to 300$ now.

Game sales.



Teeqoz on 08 December 2015
Roronaa_chan said:
Teeqoz said:


I just don't see how Sony can maintain their current profit forecast for their gaming division if they permanently cut it to 300$ now.

They could if they only sold it at that price with a first party game. Like NDC. Problem is that it'd make selling 350 bundles with a third party game more difficult in 2016. When is the first big multiplat of 2016 that has a Sony deal? If it's months off they could just keep selling the NDF at 300 until then and only do the permanent cut to 300 across all bundles in the Spring.


Well, there's Street Fighter V...



Teeqoz on 08 December 2015
Sixteenvolt420 said:
Teeqoz said:


I just don't see how Sony can maintain their current profit forecast for their gaming division if they permanently cut it to 300$ now.

Game sales.


It doesn't work like that. Game sales from the extra units sold won't be enough to make up the difference before march 31st, which is the end of their fiscal year and their forecast.



Roronaa_chan on 08 December 2015

They might not do a SFV bundle. They'll probably focus on an Uncharted 4 instead, for their shipment efforts
People who want SFV can pick up NDC for 300 and buy SF separately, still fairly cheap and good value.
Then in March a 300 dollar U4 bundle drops like a nuke