The Bungie developed title also continues to give a strong boost to
PS4 hardware sales with over 72 % of the format being the Destiny hard bundle.
The most important news was an update on
PS4 hardware sales: there are now 60 million PS4 consoles in the wild, and software sales are eight times that.
Not exact matches
IHS is also optimistic about the
PS4's overall profitability saying that «lower research and development costs for PlayStation 4
hardware, additional revenue streams from online service subscriptions and a more aggressive transition to higher margin digital content
sales are combining to strengthen Sony's games business outlook even in the face of increased competition from cheap Android consoles and alternative devices eating into consumers» gaming time, including smartphones and tablets.»
That report indicated in words clearly a waning PS3 market globally with a majority of
sales due to the greater performance of
PS4 hardware.
The latest Japanese
hardware sales from Media Create are as follows: Switch» 31,720
PS4» 12,534
PS4 Pro» 5,154 New 2DS LL» 3,639 New 3D...
For
hardware sales, all PlayStation platforms were down, though the
PS4 did stay atop the charts by selling 33,700 units.
Pretty positive the 3DS was in the top of the
hardware sales for the past forever and only just recently passed by
PS4 due to bundles.
The latter option of supporting that weaker
hardware will probably never happen for the same reason they canceled support for that
hardware in the first place; Sony doesn't want the service to eat into their
PS4 (or PS5) console
sales.
It will surely move
hardware and software
sales for the WiiU, don't think it will outsell the
PS4 or XboxOne though since it's their LAUNCH and already sold out.
It will sell a lot of software no doubt, but it'll boost
hardware sales for only a few weeks before
PS4 sales return back to normal (I did nt include XO for obvious reasons.)
Whilst I agree that Microsoft will not catch up in
sales of
hardware anytime soon I do think that they made the right move with the One X. I bought both Xbox one and
PS4 at launch and I would play every multiplat on
PS4 due to the slightly better resolution / performance.
Sure Monster Hunter World will sell more but
PS4 games won't hinder any Switch games or
hardware sales.
- Nintendo is selling three physical Switch games for every console sold in the UK and Spain - this matches the performance of Wii - Nintendo says the Switch's global tie - ratio is 3.6 - 78 % of Nintendo Switch games are sold in boxes, by comparison only 47 % of
PS4 games are sold physically - the only blips in Switch
sales have occurred during moments of stock shortages - there was a significant spike in
hardware sales around the launch of Super Mario Odyssey - across Spain and the UK, 469,000 Switch consoles have been sold for the first 36 weeks of its life - this is about 49 % of what the Wii managed to do over the same period (which launched over Christmas)- this is 300 % of what the Wii U managed to achieve - Switch may grow significantly again if Nintendo continues its trend of updating the
hardware with new iterations - there is currently enough stock to satisfy demand at the moment - if demand increases for the holiday season, GAME says «we don't have a warehouse full of stock ready to go.»
Actually xerblade it's not bulls *** at all, dark souls 3 on
ps4 new at gamestop is around $ 30 but $ 60 on psn, digital
sales stay expensive on console because sony, mircosoft, Nintendo etc, need those physical retailers to sell their
hardware, vr, consoles etc, and those retailers make very little profit from that, they mainly get their money from game sells, so they can't give huge discounts like steam because they can't burn their relationship with retailers, steam doesn't have that issue because they don't sell at retailers so the middle man is cut out and steam can sell at what price they wish, if Sony made the prices cheaper no one would ever buy physical then retailers wouldn't carry their product because they would make no profit
PS4 exclusives «God of War III: Remastered» (+79 %), «The Order: 1886» (+406 %) and «Bloodbourne» (+148 %) enjoy strong
sales increases thanks to
PS4 hardware bundle promotions with «God of War» re-entering the Top 10 at No10.
The
PS4 edition, accompanied by
sales from new fixed
hardware bundles in both black and white, takes a 46 % share, Xbox One 36 %, Xbox 360 14 % and PS3 4 %.
But it wasn't all doom and gloom in June, as NPD Analyst Liam Callahan told GamesIndustry.biz: «After 32 months since the launches of the
PS4 and Xbox One, the combined cumulative
hardware sales for these two consoles exceed the
sales of [the PS3 and Xbox 360] by 40 % at the same point in their lifecycles.»
Are you surprised by the
sales data of
PS4 hardware or software?
Are they going to choose the Vita which has anemic (at best)
hardware sales or are they going to make a
PS4 game that through no intention of their own, will also work on the Vita.
Sony will take that time to sexually pleasure its
PS4 hardware and software
sales and discuss how all their big guns aren't coming anytime soon (FFVII Remake?
With the
PS4 still pulling good
sales numbers in both the
hardware and software fronts, it does not seem like a sound idea to release another piece of
hardware to unnecessarily cut into an already established revenue stream.
The PS3
hardware and software
sales along with
PS4 sales should offset the expenses generated due to the next - gen shift.
Hardware sales were up 58 % due to
PS4 / Xbox One and the 3DS over November 2012.
In the US the PlayStation 4 now has a comfortable lead over the Xbox One in terms of
hardware sales and as I expected the gap between the
PS4 and XB1 has grown even further.
Just like last month, more than 80 % of
hardware sales were in the form of bundles with the Destiny: The Taken King
PS4 bundle selling approximately 175,000 units.
Nintendo's
hardware sales are still nothing to brag about — there were plenty of great Wii U releases this year, and the 3DS came around after a slow start, but not even Mario Kart, Pokemon or Super Smash Bros. could manage to attract the spotlight away from all the grouchy Internet buzz about things like day - one issues on brand - new
PS4 & XB1 games, pre-loaded copies not working properly, online multiplayer problems, and so on.
«
PS4 led
hardware sales in February 2014, but by a narrow margin with Xbox One selling over 90 % of what the
PS4 sold in terms of unit
sales,» wrote NPD Group analyst in a news release.
We've seen a steady rise in
hardware sales for
PS4, and you can expect another in the next round of
sales reports, thanks to these games just released today in Japan:
Total
hardware sales increased by 302.34 % and 417.62 % for the
PS4 family and the 3DS family of consoles respectively, week - on - week.