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BunB said:
Then why mention the gap when clearly all the Xbox skus are lower on the monthly compared to the BF bundle which is much lower than the PS4? The hourly and weekly are irrelevant when the gape is bigger on the monthly by a huge margin. If all those Xbox bundles (there were tons last year, which were higher. Check Amazon Nov 2015 and Dec 2015) were all in the top 10 or 20, then you could make the statement that they could sell better than PS4 combined.

For reference. PS4 was number 1 in November last year and highest Xbox sku was number 8. PS4 still won. https://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/2015-11/videogames/ref=zg_bsar_cal_mo

PS4 was number 3 in December 2015 and Xbox was number 15. https://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/2015-12/videogames/ref=zg_bsar_cal_mo#1

Compare that to this December in the gap is bigger with PS4 at number 2 and Xbox is at number 20. Of course anything could happen, but since this is the Amazon thread the PS4 is selling better this month no question.

Last year the gears bundle was the only xbox console at $300 for the holidays besides the lego one which sucked while the rest were more expensive so it was their main bundle. This year BF1 and Minecraft are sharing the main bundle sales since they are the cheapest ones. If there was only 1 big $250 bundle it would be ranking a lot higher. Also last month gap was 100k with Pro preorders and PS4Pro was a lot higher in the monthly. This month Minecraft bundle is higher in the monthly and Pro is a lot lower, also no Pro preorders. Since we dont know the gap it could go either way on Amazon but we shouldn't ignore last months results and the preorders. PS4 could be winning but so could the XB1 idk but saying its a fact that one is winning is wrong.  



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jason1637 said:
Kerotan said:
Ps4 #1 on amazon Japan! Big momentum leading into 2017!

Will be interesting to see how it sales versus the Switch in Japan. 3DS did 4.3m first year and PS4 is at 3.5m LT as of the last week in Nov. I think PS4 should stay #1 in 2017 but Switch could overtake it sometime in 2018.

It's actually already at 4m as of today give or take a few thousand.  

 

By the end of 2017 it will be close to 6m. Probably 200-300k short. 



jason1637 said:
BunB said:
Then why mention the gap when clearly all the Xbox skus are lower on the monthly compared to the BF bundle which is much lower than the PS4? The hourly and weekly are irrelevant when the gape is bigger on the monthly by a huge margin. If all those Xbox bundles (there were tons last year, which were higher. Check Amazon Nov 2015 and Dec 2015) were all in the top 10 or 20, then you could make the statement that they could sell better than PS4 combined.

For reference. PS4 was number 1 in November last year and highest Xbox sku was number 8. PS4 still won. https://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/2015-11/videogames/ref=zg_bsar_cal_mo

PS4 was number 3 in December 2015 and Xbox was number 15. https://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/2015-12/videogames/ref=zg_bsar_cal_mo#1

Compare that to this December in the gap is bigger with PS4 at number 2 and Xbox is at number 20. Of course anything could happen, but since this is the Amazon thread the PS4 is selling better this month no question.

Last year the gears bundle was the only xbox console at $300 for the holidays besides the lego one which sucked while the rest were more expensive so it was their main bundle. This year BF1 and Minecraft are sharing the main bundle sales since they are the cheapest ones. If there was only 1 big $250 bundle it would be ranking a lot higher. Also last month gap was 100k with Pro preorders and PS4Pro was a lot higher in the monthly. This month Minecraft bundle is higher in the monthly and Pro is a lot lower, also no Pro preorders. Since we dont know the gap it could go either way on Amazon but we shouldn't ignore last months results and the preorders. PS4 could be winning but so could the XB1 idk but saying its a fact that one is winning is wrong.  

You do realise that CGI was purely talking positions when he was said about PS4 being decisive winning front runner because we have no way to tell how much weight each position holds and that is a fact. I think he tried to tell you about 10 times over the numerous amounts of comments back and forth. 



BunB said:
Then why mention the gap when clearly all the Xbox skus are lower on the monthly compared to the BF bundle which is much lower than the PS4? The hourly and weekly are irrelevant when the gape is bigger on the monthly by a huge margin. If all those Xbox bundles (there were tons last year, which were higher. Check Amazon Nov 2015 and Dec 2015) were all in the top 10 or 20, then you could make the statement that they could sell better than PS4 combined.

For reference. PS4 was number 1 in November last year and highest Xbox sku was number 8. PS4 still won. https://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/2015-11/videogames/ref=zg_bsar_cal_mo

PS4 was number 3 in December 2015 and Xbox was number 15. https://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/2015-12/videogames/ref=zg_bsar_cal_mo#1

Compare that to this December in the gap is bigger with PS4 at number 2 and Xbox is at number 20. Of course anything could happen, but since this is the Amazon thread the PS4 is selling better this month no question.

Yes, but the biggest differentiatior is what console came AFTER the #1 and #2 consoles. 

November '15:  

#1: PS4; #8 XBO; #15 PS4; #23 XBO; #31 PS4; #42 PS4; #44 XBO; #59 PS4

December '15:

#3PS4#15: XBO#40: PS4#55: XBO#88: PS4

 

So the big difference between this year and last is that PS4 had more bundles in the top 100 than XBO last year, and ontop of this, they always had the third place console, after each of PS4 and xbo's top bundles. This year, ps4 still has the highest spot, but XBO has third place as well, and it's right behind it's second place spot. And it has 2 more bundles after that to ps4's one. To me, this makes the winner this year much less certain.



Kerotan said:
jason1637 said:

Will be interesting to see how it sales versus the Switch in Japan. 3DS did 4.3m first year and PS4 is at 3.5m LT as of the last week in Nov. I think PS4 should stay #1 in 2017 but Switch could overtake it sometime in 2018.

It's actually already at 4m as of today give or take a few thousand.  

 

By the end of 2017 it will be close to 6m. Probably 200-300k short. 

Oh Nice! PS4 sales are looking really good in Japan tbh.

SWORDF1SH said:
jason1637 said:

Last year the gears bundle was the only xbox console at $300 for the holidays besides the lego one which sucked while the rest were more expensive so it was their main bundle. This year BF1 and Minecraft are sharing the main bundle sales since they are the cheapest ones. If there was only 1 big $250 bundle it would be ranking a lot higher. Also last month gap was 100k with Pro preorders and PS4Pro was a lot higher in the monthly. This month Minecraft bundle is higher in the monthly and Pro is a lot lower, also no Pro preorders. Since we dont know the gap it could go either way on Amazon but we shouldn't ignore last months results and the preorders. PS4 could be winning but so could the XB1 idk but saying its a fact that one is winning is wrong.  

You do realise that CGI was purely talking positions when he was said about PS4 being decisive winning front runner because we have no way to tell how much weight each position holds and that is a fact. I think he tried to tell you about 10 times over the numerous amounts of comments back and forth. 

Like i said we dont know the gap either way. Yeah PS2 is #2 if so it ahead of XB1 on rankings but we should consider what happened last month and consider the gap also. Its not a fact that a certain console is winning Amazon because we don't know the gap. Its ok saying i think a console is winning but saying its a fact that a console is selling the most without knowing the gap is wrong.

Edit- Even with talking about positions you cant say a console is winning as a fact because what if he said the PS4 is winning is fact but the gap between 2 and #20 is small and the Minecraft bundle right after puts the XB1 on top then the PS4 isn't winning. I'm not saying this is the case but im saying that because this si a possibility saying PS4 is winning is not a fact.



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jason1637 said:
Kerotan said:

It's actually already at 4m as of today give or take a few thousand.  

 

By the end of 2017 it will be close to 6m. Probably 200-300k short. 

Oh Nice! PS4 sales are looking really good in Japan tbh.

SWORDF1SH said:

You do realise that CGI was purely talking positions when he was said about PS4 being decisive winning front runner because we have no way to tell how much weight each position holds and that is a fact. I think he tried to tell you about 10 times over the numerous amounts of comments back and forth. 

Like i said we dont know the gap either way. Yeah PS2 is #2 if so it ahead of XB1 on rankings but we should consider what happened last month and consider the gap also. Its not a fact that a certain console is winning Amazon because we don't know the gap. Its ok saying i think a console is winning but saying its a fact that a console is selling the most without knowing the gap is wrong.

Are you not reading what I wrote. You had the same problem with CGI when he tried to keep explaining. 

You seem to think that people don't understand you, we do. You're just not understanding other people.



SWORDF1SH said:
jason1637 said:

Oh Nice! PS4 sales are looking really good in Japan tbh.

Like i said we dont know the gap either way. Yeah PS2 is #2 if so it ahead of XB1 on rankings but we should consider what happened last month and consider the gap also. Its not a fact that a certain console is winning Amazon because we don't know the gap. Its ok saying i think a console is winning but saying its a fact that a console is selling the most without knowing the gap is wrong.

Are you not reading what I wrote. You had the same problem with CGI when he tried to keep explaining. 

You seem to think that people don't understand you, we do. You're just not understanding other people.

I added more to an edit here it is

Edit- Even with talking about positions you cant say a console is winning as a fact because what if he said the PS4 is winning is fact but the gap between 2 and #20 is small and the Minecraft bundle right after puts the XB1 on top then the PS4 isn't winning. I'm not saying this is the case but im saying that because this si a possibility saying PS4 is winning is not a fact.

I understand what youre saying. Since the PS4 is at #2, and #85 and the XB is at #20 #23 #75 #80 you guy belive that PS4 is winning because its ranking is higher. The problem i had with this is that you guys was saying its a fact that PS4 is winning. Read my edit above it shows that it could not be a fact and just looking at ranking like that could be wrong.



jason1637 said:
SWORDF1SH said:

Are you not reading what I wrote. You had the same problem with CGI when he tried to keep explaining. 

You seem to think that people don't understand you, we do. You're just not understanding other people.

I added more to an edit here it is

Edit- Even with talking about positions you cant say a console is winning as a fact because what if he said the PS4 is winning is fact but the gap between 2 and #20 is small and the Minecraft bundle right after puts the XB1 on top then the PS4 isn't winning. I'm not saying this is the case but im saying that because this si a possibility saying PS4 is winning is not a fact.

I understand what youre saying. Since the PS4 is at #2, and #85 and the XB is at #20 #23 #75 #80 you guy belive that PS4 is winning because its ranking is higher. The problem i had with this is that you guys was saying its a fact that PS4 is winning. Read my edit above it shows that it could not be a fact and just looking at ranking like that could be wrong.

But we are talking about positions. Why is this so hard to understand? PS4 has a strong lead over the Xbox One and that's a fact when talking about positions on Amazon.

How much weight each position holds is an opinion and is up for debate.



Would anyone care to take a bet on who one December? I bet XBO beats PS4 by >150k (honestly, I think it's more likely it'll be by >250k).

As I've stated, I'm a PS guy, so I'd love it if PS4 actually did come out on top, but I just don't think it's gonna happen, unfortunately. If I'm seeing things objectively, XBO did a much better job this holiday, all around. And Sony seemed to be complacent. It's so different from last year when Sony just dominated XBO with its bundles and partnerships (and capitalizing on partnerships). It's like this year Sony and MS switched. Sony had just as much capability for effective bundles--just adding a ratchet and clank bundle for kids and a COD bundle for all ages would've made all the difference--but they just didn't do it for some reason. Yet, as history proves, the holiday season is the ONE time of year where Sony actually needs to work to beat XBO, so it was the worst time for Sony not to try harder. 



SWORDF1SH said:
jason1637 said:

I added more to an edit here it is

Edit- Even with talking about positions you cant say a console is winning as a fact because what if he said the PS4 is winning is fact but the gap between 2 and #20 is small and the Minecraft bundle right after puts the XB1 on top then the PS4 isn't winning. I'm not saying this is the case but im saying that because this si a possibility saying PS4 is winning is not a fact.

I understand what youre saying. Since the PS4 is at #2, and #85 and the XB is at #20 #23 #75 #80 you guy belive that PS4 is winning because its ranking is higher. The problem i had with this is that you guys was saying its a fact that PS4 is winning. Read my edit above it shows that it could not be a fact and just looking at ranking like that could be wrong.

But we are talking about positions. Why is this so hard to understand? PS4 has a strong lead over the Xbox One and that's a fact when talking about positions on Amazon.

How much weight each position holds is an opinion and is up for debate.

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8216623

The poster claimed PS4 was leading in sales based on the position which CGzi agreed. Yes the PS4S UC4 bundle is the best selling bundle on Amazon but saying PS4 is leading is putting weight into the position because hes they are assuming that the PS4 gaps is large to the nearest XB1 bundle. That seems like putting wieght into the positions. The problem i had was that they were saying its a fact. Yes saying the UC4 PS4 is the best selling on Amazon is a FACT but saying PS4 is winning is putting weight in the position and passing it on as a fact was the problem i saw.

Bandorr said:
pitzy272 said:

Would anyone care to take a bet on who one December? I bet XBO beats PS4 by >150k (honestly, I think it's more likely it'll be by >250k).

As I've stated, I'm a PS guy, so I'd love it if PS4 actually did come out on top, but I just don't think it's gonna happen, unfortunately. If I'm seeing things objectively, XBO did a much better job this holiday, all around. And Sony seemed to be complacent. It's so different from last year when Sony just dominated XBO with its bundles and partnerships (and capitalizing on partnerships). It's like this year Sony and MS switched. Sony had just as much capability for effective bundles--just adding a ratchet and clank bundle for kids and a COD bundle for all ages would've made all the difference--but they just didn't do it for some reason. Yet, as history proves, the holiday season is the ONE time of year where Sony actually needs to work to beat XBO, so it was the worst time for Sony not to try harder. 

If I recall correctly Xb1 won none in 2013 (neither November or December)

October/November in 2014 (not december)

and April/October in 2015.

So it hasn't actually won a December yet.

The Xbox One outsold the PS4 during December 2013 and 2014.

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=176178

 

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=196639