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Forums - Sales Discussion - April NPD (Circana) 2023 Thread + Predictions

trunkswd said:

Sounds like PS5 would have been #1 if it wasn't for the Zelda OLED model.

Also the not-even close mention of a possible PS5 break recording month in April kinda goes to say that they either dialed back on PS5 shipments or the momentenous demand as slowed enough that it might simply not sale by it's presence alone. 

And the rumors for a PlayStation showcase comes in just in time cuz there wasn't much news on their schedule going forward so far.



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Mar1217 said:
trunkswd said:

Sounds like PS5 would have been #1 if it wasn't for the Zelda OLED model.

Also the not-even close mention of a possible PS5 break recording month in April kinda goes to say that they either dialed back on PS5 shipments or the momentenous demand as slowed enough that it might simply not sale by it's presence alone. 

And the rumors for a PlayStation showcase comes in just in time cuz there wasn't much news on their schedule going forward so far.

Yeah it sounds like PS5 is down a decent amount compared to the crazy sales in March. That isn't a big surprise. PS5 sales were down 35% in the UK compared to March. I'd say it is a mix of less stock and some of the demand now being met. 

I'm glad the PlayStation showcase rumors were right. Outside of FF16, FF7R2, Spider-Man 2, and Wolverine we don't know much about upcoming games for the PS5. I'm guessing we will see the Last of Us multiplayer game. MGS3 remake has been rumored to be announced at this showcase.



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Still working through the numbers, but the Switch is well ahead of the other 2 for the month with sales up month on month and year on year. The PS5 is down by a lot month on month, but is up a decent amount year on year. Xbox Series is down month on month and year on year.



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This month marks the 11th month in a row that PS5 has outsold Series S/X in the US. Next months data will make that a full year for that. Quite the turnaround from this time last year when a lot of people were sure Series S/X was taking the US back.



trunkswd said:

Xbox Series is down month on month and year on year.

Well, that's what we call...

edit: a bad joke.

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SKMBlake said:
trunkswd said:

Xbox Series is down month on month and year on year.

Well, that's what we call...

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...to avoid getting banned for inactivity, I may have to resort to comments that are of a lower overall quality and or beneath my moral standards.

SKMBlake said:
trunkswd said:

Xbox Series is down month on month and year on year.

Well, that's what we call...

Imagine using a mental disability for console wars.

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Libara said:
SKMBlake said:

Well, that's what we call...

Imagine using a mental disability for console wars.

 It's not a mental disability, nor console wars

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SKMBlake said:
Libara said:

Imagine using a mental disability for console wars.

 It's not a mental disability, nor console wars

Been 4 years or so since your last moderation.  So lets call this an official warning.

It was a tasteless joke. It's a real condition so to cheapen it for a poor laugh at a console is just not okay.

I would have gone with a "System of a Down".



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Bandorr said:
SKMBlake said:

 It's not a mental disability, nor console wars

Been 4 years or so since your last moderation.  So lets call this an official warning.

It was a tasteless joke. It's a real condition so to cheapen it for a poor laugh at a console is just not okay.

I would have gone with a "System of a Down".

Do mods now give advice on how to better "console war"?