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kirby007 on 21 February 2018

Not how it works...



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Acevil on 21 February 2018
quickrick said:
Acevil said:

So you making excuses already, Nice. Ever just admit to being wrong?

excuse for what? they you know what switch sold for the month??? 

You stated that it would fall off a cliff. It clearly didn't. Unless PS4 is also falling off a cliff. So what is it, PS4 also falling off a cliff?



 

Nuvendil on 21 February 2018

For those wondering how the PS4 could be higher in revenue but lower in sales, it had bundles that drove the price up, the PS4 Pro is higher than the Switch, the PS4 Pro MHW bundle is $450. All that adds to the revenue. Switch had only 2 skus on the market priced at $300.

Also, no, MHW and DBFZ are not major system sellers. They were mild ones. But that was more than the Switch had. None.

And no one is saying PS4 numbers are unimpressive. Just that the Switch is doing well, so let's not kick up a fuss over this.

Honestly, after all the "will Amazon's accuracy hold?! IS IT RELIABLE?!" drama build up these past several days, this is quite the anticlimax. Can't wait to do it all over again next month.



Pinkie_pie on 21 February 2018

Not how it works? Ps4 is in it's 5th year not 4th.



Intrinsic on 21 February 2018
UltimateGamer1982 said:
PS4 is doomed!!!! Xd. But seriously congrats to Nintendo. If PS4 still couldn’t win with monster hunter, I don’t see it winning too many months this year, if any. Depending how this year goes, Sony might start thinking of a 2019 ps5 launch. Which will make PS4 6 years old by that point.

 

FloatingWaffles said:

So even despite the PS4 getting several high profile releases such as, and especially, Monster Hunter World, DragonBall Fighter Z, etc in January it still couldn't take first place, where as Switch had like almost nothing noteworthy in January and still beat everything else.

As someone said earlier in this thread, Switch hardware is still just selling itself basically if it can win that month still with almost nothing noteworthy.  Fantastic sales for the Switch.

When did monster hunter become a major release in NA? And some are talking like the game is exclusive to the PS4 in NA.

How did the PS4 do in japan? 

My guess is that it won in japan right? I wonder why.......



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quickrick on 21 February 2018
Acevil said:
quickrick said:

excuse for what? they you know what switch sold for the month??? 

You stated that it would fall off a cliff. It clearly didn't. Unless PS4 is also falling off a cliff. So what is it, PS4 also falling off a cliff?

i said it would be flat. falling off a cliff i used for people expecting 20 million this year, as opposed to there expectations.



Acevil on 21 February 2018
quickrick said:
Acevil said:

You stated that it would fall off a cliff. It clearly didn't. Unless PS4 is also falling off a cliff. So what is it, PS4 also falling off a cliff?

i said it would be flat. falling off a cliff i used for people expecting 20 million this year, as opposed to there expectations.

Sure, that is what you were saying in November, not statements like it will do like majority of xbox one sales  in 2017 up till November. 

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peachbuggy on 21 February 2018
quickrick said:
Acevil said:

You stated that it would fall off a cliff. It clearly didn't. Unless PS4 is also falling off a cliff. So what is it, PS4 also falling off a cliff?

i said it would be flat. falling off a cliff i used for people expecting 20 million this year, as opposed to there expectations.

Not that your comment makes any sense but you didn't regardless. You made your "Cliff" prediction before any talk of 20m Switch console sales.



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nemo37 on 21 February 2018
UltimateGamer1982 said:
PS4 is doomed!!!! Xd. But seriously congrats to Nintendo. If PS4 still couldn’t win with monster hunter, I don’t see it winning too many months this year, if any. Depending how this year goes, Sony might start thinking of a 2019 ps5 launch. Which will make PS4 6 years old by that point.

I think Sony can continue extending PS4's sales curve by doing a price cut and making compelling new bundles (I think a combination of these things along with their current robust release schedule will allow them to be very competitive against Switch with regards to unit sales). At this point in the system's life, MHW would not do much to bring new customers into the PS4 eco-system (the PS4 has had enough Japanese oriented releases to bring that base over; not to mention the game is also available on Xbox, so someone that has an Xbox One that really wants to play it does not need to purchase a Playstation 4); however, MHW might be enough of a reason for some existing PS4 owners to purchase a PS4 Pro much like MH4U pushed New 3DS.

 

Switch is doing quite well right now despite a lack of new large scale releases. I do hope, however, that Nintendo has compelling larger-scale games ready for 2018 so that they can keep the momentum going (if they do not, then I fear not only for their 20 million goal but also for their ability to maintain their current momentum). In addition, ideally, they should also have a plan ready to reduce the system's price once Sony and MS do a permanent price cut (which at this point seems inevitable), in order to keep the system competitive this year.



tbone51 on 21 February 2018
quickrick said:
Acevil said:

You stated that it would fall off a cliff. It clearly didn't. Unless PS4 is also falling off a cliff. So what is it, PS4 also falling off a cliff?

i said it would be flat. falling off a cliff i used for people expecting 20 million this year, as opposed to there expectations.