I've seen people on GAF talking about how the OG PS4 is struggling as proven by the stupid deals we're seeing, then I've seen people saying PS4pro pre-orders aren't exactly setting the world on fire, and finally, I'm seeing people talking about how the PS4slim has failed to take off.

I look at the above and see something glaringly obvious that for some odd reason is being completely overlooked.

PS4slim + PS4pro + OG PS4 = PS4

Don't be shocked if people are shocked when sales of PS4 come in.

COD IW could have sales as low as AW and Ghosts.

Halo 5 did very well in the months before the release. Microsoft failed to promote Gears of War 4 on the E3. They spent the time with the minecraft + beyond generations + Scorpio's thing.

All of the 3 points (stupid OG PS4 deals, restricted PS4 Pro sales and restricted PS4 Slim sales) are results of the trasition where Sony squeeze the last profits out of the current SKUs before they release their mainstream magnets (PS4 Pro and PS4 Slim COD + WD bundles) that will give them a monster holiday.

I dont know why people continuously base their predictions on forum talk. They should try to go out and meet mainstream consumers.

I guess, only time will tell

It's just insane how people base trends on just one or two instances instead of waiting for a good while. Once the OG PS4 is out of the way and the Slim/Pro combo is on the market and getting promoted heavily, THEN we can sit down and talk about 'trends'.

So true man.

Sometimes I wonder if people really have such poor memory or if they're driven by wishful thinking (some Xbox and Nintendo fans) and are easily panicked (some PS fans).

3 hours since last update:

HARDWARE
#21 PS4 Pro (up 3)*
#33 PS4s UC4 Bundle (down 4)
#47 PS4 Black Ops III Bundle (down 2)
#53 XB1s-1tb Madden Bundle (up 2)
#61 XB1s-500gb halo Bundle (down 7)
#72 PS4 Fool's Edition (up 5)
#88 XB1s-2tb Gears Bundle (same)*
#92 XB1s-2tb (up 8)

Does not affect this month (*)

SOFTWARE (pre-orders only)
#11 3DS Pokemon Sun (down 2)
#12 3DS Pokemon Moon (down 2)
#14 XB1 Gears 4 (up 2)
#18 XB1 Gears 4 Ultimate (down 1)
#34 WiiU Paper Mario Colour Splash (down 6)
#55 PS4 Dragon's Quest Builders (up 6)
#86 PS4 World Of Final Fantasy (down 5)

PS4: 5 SKUs, 4 in the top 100 / 3 in the top 50 / 0 in the top 20 / 0 in the top 10
XB1: 15 SKUs, 4 in the top 100 / 0 in the top 50 / 0 in the top 20 / 0 in the top 10

If something happens once then it's not noteworthy, if it happens twice then it gets my interest, if it happens three times then I'd consider it a possible trend, and only when it happens four, five or six times would I call it a trend and begin to rely on it. Amazon has proven itself to be 100% correct (give or take some obvious circumstances) and yet we still get people coming in here and using 'wishful' thinking as their bases for a prediction.

This is what has always baffled me about a large number of internet users in general. So many are woefully misinformed or insanely reactionary, as if they can't understand that one incident does not a pattern make. A lot of them are like that dog from UP, who chase after every single squirrel that falls into their sight. It isn't just in videogames, but in politics as well. Every slight event becomes a pivot point, even though things tend to settle back into a groove if they would just learn to wait for a bit and let the information come in. 

Yep, that just about sums things up perfectly. I guess egg just suits some faces.