Next
gen console sales are looking healthy as we enter the holiday season and we believe that the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One will have a successful quarter to end the year.
We are now getting to the point where no major releases are launching on 7th gen consoles and therefore it won't be long before 7th
gen console sales no longer matter in NPD reports.
Not exact matches
Reports have shown that the Xbox One exclusive TitanFall has been increasing
sales on Microsoft's next
gen console.
Consequently, total hardware
sales during January aren't far from the 34,000 figure despite the
console being the only «next -
gen console» on the market.
Although the Wii has a larger install base, a combination of struggling
sales for third - party hardcore games and aspirations that can't be realized on the
console has led Suda to look for other, next -
gen consoles.
Except the next
gen consoles already have more pre order numbers than the wii u's life time
sales to date.
When you consider the so many missteps that have occurred this
gen from Microsoft these were nothing to do with setting a foundation for the future but just bad decisions that have lost it millions of
console sales and even greater numbers of players and game
sales.
We always tend to have one
console outselling the others each
gen as one will grab the hype and
sales from when it has been announced.
Consoles sales were up by 3 %, last
gen was down by 66 % but were offset by next
gen sales which were up 12 %.
If people play down the difference and PS4 lose this
gen, what do you think will happen next
gen. Companies will be less likely to produce a more powerful
console as there is no benefits to its
sales.
Enjoy what you've got and employ a wait - and - see approach to see what gains an upgrade brings you once next -
gen console games are actually on
sale.
I actually think both next
gen consoles have done incredibly well in
sales terms, and both now have an incredible catalog of quality multi-platform and exclusive and Indie games.
The podcast also has two week's worth of news items, including: Next -
gen Xbox formally being unveiled on 21st May in Redmond, WA, Rumor: Next -
gen Microsoft
console will have DVR feature, Leisure Suit Larry Reloaded out in June, «re-made, expanded and enhanced», BioShock Infinite, Xbox 360 lead March 2013 US
sales according to NPD, Nintendo bowing out of E3 Keynote, Microsoft turned profit in fiscal 3rd quarter and Batman: Arkham Origins inspired by Legends of the Dark Knight.
Sales landmark surpassed in record time, confirming PlayStation 4 as UK's favourite next -
gen console.
Two different
consoles two different types of
sales Besides with a new
console close to being announced I'd hold off buying digital games till you know what work next
gen
Diablo III Ultimate Evil Edition launched in August on next - and current -
gen consoles with better - than - expected
sales.
OT: I see the WiiU being the next
gen console with the most
sales by the end of this year.
the Wii / Wii U is already stamped as the «complimentary»
console as oppose to the «go to»
console unlike it's handheld brother the 3DS which is clearly the «go to» handheld at the moment and Nintendo must act aggressively NOW to show that the Wii U can compete with the other 2 upcoming next
gen competitor because as of right now, the Wii U is not even taking away
sales from PS3 / 360!
Looking back over the last eighteen months, we can see an astonishing campaign of smart, ruthless and successful decisions that put Sony's
console clear ahead of the current -
gen competition in terms of
sales... even though most of the biggest exclusives are still many months away.
Right now
console sales are tracking higher than last
gen however we are already seeing a contraction in the market where the Wii U is dead, the Xbox One isn't doing as well as it could and the PS4 is the strongest but ultimately won't sell anything like the Wii as it doesn't have the USP's that the Wii had.
Despite a massive drop in
sales for the market which saw a decline of 23 % for the month, next
gen consoles managed to stay relatively in single digit...
It's why the 8th
gen saw huge opening
sales for all 3
consoles.
GTA V has passed $ 1 billion in
sales and developer Rockstar is gearing up to reveal a new game for next -
gen consoles.
It would appear that the release of next -
gen consoles cannibalized any other hardware
sales for the most part.
One of those is that next -
gen consoles are planning on stopping the
sale of second hand games.
Another trend which I mentioned in my last report is that whilst core games like Destiny: The Taken King and Metal Gear Solid V are selling better on 8th
gen consoles, family friendly games are still seeing higher
sales on last
gen or Nintendo systems.
Hardware
sales are forecasted to be down this year despite an increase in 8th
gen home
console unit
sales.
We guess we can finally stop calling the PS4 and XboxOne «next -
gen» now, as both
consoles are on
sale (If you can find them in stock).
It won't be until the second half of next year that we finally see the majority of
sales come from 8th
gen consoles.
With the recent Xbox One price drop,
sales of Microsoft's new -
gen console has finally turned north as the holiday shopping season kicks into full gear.
In the meantime: Analyst predicts 66M iPad
sales in 2012 Diablo III gets May 15 release date Epic: Next
gen console launch titles will probably -LSB-...]
However, several Triple A franchises, including Assassin's Creed and Battlefield's rival Call of Duty have found the transition from current
consoles to the next -
gen machines difficult, with
sales down across the board.
«It is huge for the core games industry in general — when combined with Xbox One's
sales numbers, at least 15m - plus next -
gen consoles have sold in Western markets since Christmas.»
Actually, I would say that PS3 did lose this
gen, especially considering the amount of
sales of
consoles as well as
console exclusive games, not to forget how most games released on both are done for Xbox then ported to PS3.
One of the key points of difference between the next -
gen consoles is price, and Microsoft has acknowledged it'll play an important part in determining the success of both the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One when they go on
sale this November.
360 lost this
gen. to win the
gen it's not about
sales but how many people are talking about the
console, no one talks about that awesome game coming exclusive to 360 because they don't exist you got tired halo, tired gears of war, and forza 4 which is beaten or ties with gran turismo.
If it turns out that all of the «core» gamers — those who consistently buy the latest releases in series like Call of Duty and Grand Theft Auto — coincidentally decided to all buy their preferred next -
gen console at once, then it's hard to predict where
sales will go from here.
With the launch of next -
gen consoles next month, it's not surprising that this could impact
sales of current -
gen consoles.
A move to the next -
gen Xbox is only natural, and with Sony already securing exclusive content rights to Bungie's Destiny with the PS4, CoD is really the only title that has the star power to really drive
console sales.
With the two next -
gen consoles being so close to parody, every single day on the market ahead of MS results in stolen
sales from X1.
It will be interesting to see how the
sales of multiplatform releases in November such as Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare and Assassin's Creed Unity are divided between Sony and Microsoft's current - and last -
gen consoles.
As a homage to the PlayStation 3, Sony has launched a special Best of PS3
sale that features some of the best games to ever grace Sony's last -
gen console.