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PS4 outsold the Xbox One by 60k sales. Enjoy your Pizza.

 

[B.O.O.M]

Microsoft PR:

http://news.xbox.com/2014/04/xbox-one-march-npd

The team and I had the honor of joining thousands of you in Austin, Texas at SXSW this past March as you waited in line for the Titanfall launch on Xbox One. We were blown away by your passion and enthusiasm on launch night and since then, it’s been exciting to see gamers around the world playing “Titanfall” on Xbox Live. Today, we congratulate our friends at Respawn Entertainment, and Electronic Arts, as “Titanfall” for Xbox One was named the number one selling game in March, according to NPD Group figures released today.

We’re also happy to share today that more than 5 million Xbox One consoles have been sold-in to retailers since our launch. The new generation is off to a strong start, with global Xbox One sales outpacing Xbox 360 by more than 60 percent at the same point in time, a true testament to your love of console gaming. Even more important to us is how much fun you are having on Xbox One. It’s amazing that Xbox One fans are spending an average of five hours per day on Xbox One and collectively have totaled more than one billion hours of time spent in games and apps on the console. We’re also thrilled to see your use and enjoyment of the latest features and apps we have released as part of our regular system updates. In particular, we broke new usage records with the number of unique Twitch broadcasters in the first week of availability.

Of course, we’re just getting started with this generation and the months ahead will bring several announcements we think you’ll love. The team will continue to deliver regular improvements and new features based on your feedback through frequent system updates. Many more games are on the way with titles like “Sunset Overdrive” and “Project Spark,” many new games coming to Xbox One through the ID@Xbox program, and many more entertainment experiences. We can’t wait to share more games with you in June at E3.

We are grateful for your support on Xbox One and the continued popularity of Xbox 360. We’re going to continue working hard to earn your loyalty and making Xbox the best place to play games.

Yusuf

Highlights from March 2014 NPD Group results include:

Xbox One continues selling at a strong pace with 311,000 units sold in the U.S. in the month of March, surpassing Xbox 360 sales by more than 60 percent at the same point in time.

Xbox 360 continues to grow its install base with 111,000 units sold in March in the U.S., more than any other seventh generation console.

Xbox One continues to see impressive software sales with an average of 2.9 games sold per console.

With Xbox One and Xbox 360 combined, the Xbox platform sold the most games across all console platforms with 4.1 million games sold. Xbox One sold 1.4 million games in March and Xbox 360 sold 2.7 million, totaling 49 percent of the total software market share (Xbox 360 and Xbox One combined).

During the month of March, Xbox One and Xbox 360 games in the top 10 title lists were as follows:

Xbox One held four top titles in the generation eight top 10 console game title list in the U.S. including: “Plans vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare,” “Call of Duty: Ghosts,” “Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes,” “ Titanfall.”

Xbox 360 held six top titles in the generation seven top 10 console game title list in the U.S. include: “Minecraft,” “Dark Souls II,” “The Lego Movie Video Game,” “Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare,” “Call of Duty: Ghosts,” “South Park: The Stick of Truth.”

Data from NPD Group, March 2014

*Internal Microsoft data"

MS PR did NOT disappoint! So much Spin. Shipped numbers...Xbox Family...No Titanfall numbers but some talk about a titanfall event instead etc etc. Lovely!

You guys don't need to double check me, I'll just say this- I'm eating Pizza and ....

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PS4 @ 60k more .

daymn

 

[MoeB]

5 mil sold/shipped to retailers =o
yikes.

 

[2345425]

Huh, so what about the Xbox* Family?

 

[ReignofSparrows]

I think this is the best result for consumers. Even though the XB1 is doing well, it's comparatively getting a black eye. Microsoft has done a lot to reverse course, but I hope they are forced to be even more aggressive now that their ace is out from the sleeve. The better box (imo) is being rewarded, and I think that's the best thing for this generation.

 

[Ciastek3214]

"Did you know Xbox One was average fastest selling console to retailers last month?" - Major Nelson

 

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

to retailers.

Jeez

 

[googleplex]

World Wide PS4 sales = 7 milion.
World Wide XBone sales = 5 million.


Microsoft has their work cut out for them.

Nope.

PS4 = 7 million sold to actual consumers.
XBO = 5 million shipped to retailers; significantly less sold to consumers.

Shipped

Ah! You are correct Sirs.

It doesn't paint a good pictures for Microsoft does it?

 

[iamvin22]

How about the Wii U....

Spoiler

lol

 

[antitrop]

i love my passions, hyperbole is just part of the soup bowl I suppose. It's part of who I am

Me, too, I just wanted to make a joke about the way the YTMND video pronounces that word.

 

[lightning2k3]

XB1: 5 million shipped to retailers
Wii U: around 6 million shipped to retailers
PS4: 7 million sold-through to consumers

Does this mean the xbox hasnt overtaken the wii u yet?

 

[SwiftDeath]

Where's the chalkboard?

.

 

[botty]

noooooo

 

[Maybesew]

For the titanfall sales numbers, I know they include PC, but does NPD count digital sales? Seeing as most of the PC sales would be thru Origin.

 

[slabrock]

Brutal. Should make for a very interesting E3.

 

[TheRagnCajun]

Some of us told this.

There was a Titanfall effect on February sales with the beta.

I thought that might happen...still expected xbone to beat PS4 though.

 

[Sulla1980]

Glad to see South Park at number three; I really enjoyed the game.

I hope that the FFX HD remaster at #8 is a sign that it sold well. Additionally, I hope that most of those sales are on the Vita. I have been having a blast playing through it on my Vita, and if strong sales persuade Square-Enix (and others) to put other PS2 remasters on the Vita, I would be throwing my money at them.

 

[SimpleGamer]

Damn the release of titan fall and The one still didn't outsell ps4. I'm shocked!

 

[CrimsonCommie]

Damn this thread moves fast. I started reading when it was still one page and now it's at 6 or possibly more by the time this is posted.

 

[Amir0x]

*standing ovation* You, sir, are good. lol.

hey I'm glad to see you're OK. Don't be ashamed to talk to a friend during these difficult times.

 

[throwawayname]

haha

 

[BruceLeeRoy]

I bought a PS4, and Titanfall for my PC. Good deal, to me.

I have a X1 and still went this route

 

[The Goat]

Yeah, Microsoft needs an incredible E3 this year. Hope they can pull it together, lol.

 

[Aquamarine]

Does this mean the xbox hasnt overtaken the wii u yet?

Correct.

 

[blazeuk]

Microsoft spent the month hyping Titanfall, giving Titanfall away for free, giving Xbox Live Gold for free, discounting their bundles, and Sony still beat them by doing nothing. I thought for sure Xbox One would win the month.

They didn't exactly do nothing, they had a massive marketing push themselves with Infamous and got new bundles out there and stock onto shelves.

It's got to be disappointing for MS but they never really stood a chance of getting any massively positive reactions from some either way, if it was ahead it would have been "expected" because of Titanfall and being behind just gets predictable reactions. Great news for Sony though, hopefully we're going to see something special at E3 from all the console manufacturers this year, Nintendo and MS certainly need to show up with the way the PS4 is selling.

 

[Impeccable]

Interesting.

 

[Pristine_Condition]

Holy crap PS4 is a beast!

Gerstman looks good with a beard.

...


LOL

 

[tuffy]

I wasn't very optimistic that a multiplayer-only shooter based on a new IP would have a massive impact on sales, but it's still surprising to see after all the hype.

 

[vpance]

Im guessing that 5 mil Xbones sold to retail is like at least 500k sitting on shelves.

 

[Lagspike_exe]

If Sony launched some AAA exclusives in Fall 2914, they could have destroyed Xbox by the end of the year. Now, we'll have to wait for Fall 2015 instead. Microsoft is in a terrible position either way, it's just that they'll burn more slowly like this.

 

[gofreak]

Forget PS4.outselling XB1 - if that 311k number is correct, that's the more shocking info. Expect a price cut and/or kinect jettison soon.

 

[dracula_x]

Seems it's a big win for Sony. And no way, especially after Titanfall release, Xbox One outsells PS4 this year.

 

[reptilescorpio]

Well this is embarrassing.

It's a GAF meme.

 

[woodypop]

It didn't.

Source?

 

[jbug617]

PS4 is just a beast. I don't think the Xbox One numbers are that bad.

Xbox One needs to drop the Kinect and sell it for $350. I expect an E3 announcement about it.

 

[Vibranium]

And to think someone on GAF told me I should respect this clown just because of his background in the industry and Canadian videogames (he lived in my province). Yeah right, he is a huge reason the Xbox One wasn't as good as it could have been.

 

[Gadirok]

Welp

It begins.

 

[dukie85]

So respawn right now is sort of like...

'fuckk'.

Wonder if they're shitting themselves right now for not actually putting TF on PS4

 

[RetroStu]

I think the DRM debacle angered people more than we thought. They certainly didn't respond to a price drop and a game bundle like we expected. It is like they are numb to Microsoft right now.

Isn't the X1 like considerably ahead of the 360 at the same point?. I swear the amazing success of PS4 is clouding peoples minds when it comes to X1 sales.

 

[LordBaztion]

So, I suppose the huge april deals where to eliminate stock and the kinectless SKU is incoming.

 

[Occam]

World Wide PS4 sales = 7 milion.
World Wide XBone sales = 5 million.


Microsoft has their work cut out for them.

That's 5 million shipped. Sold will be considerably less.

 

[Mikey Jr.]

People. Its 7 million to consumers vs 5 million to retailers. There is a BIG difference.

 

[Love Deterrence]

I shouldn't be too surprised after the 7 million reveal yesterday, but... damn, that's impressive. What can you say, man? Gotta give it to Sony. They've been absolutely killing it with the PS4. Xbox One's numbers have been fantastic, but PlayStation 4 is breaking records left and right. Congrats to them on winning a tough March!

 

[Captain Tuttle]

Price drop incoming. MAYBE even a Kinectless sku. The real question is before E3 or at E3?

At E3, I suspect that they're profitable on each unit.

Something has to give though

 

[EmptySpace]

Drop that price Phil Spencer.

okay...$449!

 

[Road]

Nintendo, please, post if you're ok.

Titanfall [...]is the second-highest selling game for Xbox One after just one month on the market.​

http://www.joystiq.com/2014/04/17/march-npd-ps4-leads-hardware-sales-titanfall-rules-software/

What was the fist and second before?

 

[Clarkus Darkus]

http://www.cinemablend.com/games/PS4-Sells-7-Million-Units-Globally-63490.html

Kinda makes sense with this then as it states the X1 has sold 4.2 million so adding the 311k too the 3.9 it had already sold makes it right.

That article was from earlier aswell before the NPD was known.

 

[Chuck Norris]

PS4 has won this gen, this sort of sales disparity will remain for a few years at minimum. We've seen enough of console sales cycles to acknowledge that it takes massive hardware shakeups like the introduction of Kinect to shift that momentum. Even generation defining software doesn't really change things as Halo proved a few gens back.

So MS's best bet is some sort of Kinct like shake up that makes everybody want to try it... Thing is, it's Sony who is leading that momentum with Morpheus and it could see the lead increase if it really gets the mainstream talking

 

[Parapraxis]

You guys don't need to double check me, I'll just say this- I'm eating Pizza and ....

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PS4 @ 60k more .

 

[LeleSocho]

This thread is already history.