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[Disaster Nebraska]

I don't think that was intentional but I think Sony stumbled into a good strategy. Let the big boys fight it out during the holidays, then own the beginning part of the next year with your own stuff.

That's so cute.

"Stumbled" into the same strategy they used during Ps1 and Ps2 eras? Same strategy Microsoft used on the 360 during the latter-half of its life?

 

[Kill3r7]

All I can remember are the people saying Halo 5 would lead Microsoft to #1 spot in November in numerous NPD prediction threads. Guess that didn't pan out.

Where??

 

[idlewild_]

Dramatic re-enactment of Square's handling of the Tomb Raider franchise:

 

[RedAssedApe]

Wow, looks like Playstation is not the home of Call of Duty.

hard to say. there was PR last month

"Black Ops III set a new record as the best-selling digital full game by units sold in its first day of availability in PS4™ history"

need numbers on COD Ps4 bundles and digital.

 

[Bruno MB]

Tomb Raider 2013 was one of the biggest games of that year, debuting at #2 in the US back in March 2013. Yes, not nearly as busy as November, but still a big month and a huge drop off the charts.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=542856

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-03-26-tomb-raider-has-sold-3-4-million-copies-failed-to-hit-expectations

However, the game had insane legs.

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/tomb-raider-reboot-sells-8-5-million-copies-breaks/1100-6426433/

March 2013 - 644,000 / NEW
June 2013 - 808,000 LTD

 

[allan-bh]

Tomb Raider 2013 was one of the biggest games of that year, debuting at #2 in the US back in March 2013. Yes, not nearly as busy as November, but still a big month and a huge drop off the charts.

Tomb Raider sold ~640k in march but was multiplatform. Rise of Tomb Raider is almost a Xbox One exclusive (360 is dead at this point).

If sold ~300k is not a bomba.

 

[jhmtehgamr20xx]

It just keeps getting be--worst.

 

[DannyDanger]

Weird. No Microsoft PR. Did they stop giving YOY numbers too now?

I'm guessing thats why they released that statement early a few days ago

 

[mreddie]

"Next month should be interesting".

Next 3 months.

 

[cebri.one]

Well, i think is safe to say that Halo is under 1 million too, so if TR didn't make it to the charts they could be very well under 250K units sold.

 

[Wagram]

Shame about Tomb Raider. I really liked the 2013 version.

 

[Freeman]

PS4 beasting and this ain't even its final form.

2016 lineup is just sick and considerably better than 2015, not to mention PS VR might actually succeed.

NX better be a handheld, trying to build a install base from 0 against the PS4 in 2016 is suicide.

 

[OneUh8]

If all the dated or TBD 2016 games for Sony does actually come out in 2016.... Wow. I mean, how many millions of console sales does Sony project? Can they actually hit 100m?

 

[Tivor Tontomo]

But the gap isn't being contested, its just growing, and unless MS have a better DEC than Sony, most of next year will be Sony's gain again. It looks to me that the gap will continue to grow without too much trouble.

No the gap shrinks and grows in NPD it's contested. We have no predictions for next year because MS changed their release strategy.

 

[Sammy Samusu]

What was Nintendo's 3 million year? Was it 2008 or 2010? I can't remember.

Should be interesting to see if Sony can ever catch that.

They can't.

 

[opticalmace]

That's the ballpark.

Ow.

 

[reKon]

Tomb Radier doesn't deserve this because they did a great job with the game, lol..

Nice one SE

 

[BeforeU]

COD sold most on XOne as expected. Before someone says PS4 had bundles and that didnt count. Well last year Xbox had bundle and it still sold more.

Microsoft made wise move letting that franchise go and focus on Halo

 

[illmatic22]

Thank goodness Sony didn't launch Uncharted 4 against those 3rd party Giants.

 

[Aceofspades]

Halo is fine... second month launching on one console in one of the biggest months for gaming....

Tomb raider on the other hand...

Halos has always launched in one console, also they used to do +3m a day! Microsoft needs to make an Uncharted killer this time, how the cycle has changed.

 

[Kyoufu]

<200k

Damn.

 

[Toki767]

That's the ballpark.

That's really sad.

 

[sense]

That's the ballpark.

damn TR less than 200k?!!!

 

[AndrewDean84xX]

While not caring who wins, one things still rings true, both companies are doing very well.

 

[GTP_Daverytimes]

PS4 just tearing shit up it seems.

 

[CosmicQueso]

nm

 

[Katana_Strikes]

Poor Lara got left out in the cold. Well deserved SE/MS.

Weird to see Just Dance still pull in numbers. Guess people dust their Wiis off at Xmas for it still.

Great PS4 numbers.

 

[Raist]

To be fair he said this quite a bit before the last several months of the WW sales gap. Maybe it's a combo of both MS not getting as many invitations to grab TP and they themselves not going after them.

Not entirely sure if that's a good decision or not. One one side they will actually have games in the 1st half of 2016. On the other Side will they have TP incentives in the last half of 2016? I mean people don't buy consoles for exclusives.

He said that 2 months ago.

 

[slabrock]

Just like those Tomb Raider pack-ins, right?

think the tomb raider pack in was only at best buy

 

[Frozenprince]

Damn.

For real. Good lord.

 

[wachie]

damn TR less than 200k?!!!

holy crap, it gets better!

 

[Cow Goes Moo]

nm

wowwwwwwwww thats awful

 

[allan-bh]

That's the ballpark.

OK, that's confirms ia a BOMBA.

 

[LeonSPBR]

I think more like 4 million. Europe is huge for PS4.

If they got that PS4 will blow easily the 40m mark in this year.

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

1.5 million+ PS4s is insane. Looks like they're gonna close the year out strong and their lineup for 2016 is pretty insane so that's pretty much the GG.

Tomb Raider lol.

 

[Mory Dunz]

Wait so,

What sold more

El Capitan or TR?

 

[Donthizz#]

yeah Sony isn't going to stop investing in third party deals anytime soon.

 

[Kayant]

Damn! Gaf is brutal today.

 

[Thebeardofknowledge]

I posted it twice in two different threads, dishonesty isn't the best policy.

R.I.P.

 

[nib95]

damn TR less than 200k?!!!

There's no way. Where are you guys getting this from?

 

[Guymelef]

COD sold most on XOne as expected. Before someone says PS4 had bundles and that didnt count. Well last year Xbox had bundle and it still sold more.

Microsoft made wise move letting that franchise go and focus on Halo

Of course not.

 

[sense]

COD sold most on XOne as expected. Before someone says PS4 had bundles and that didnt count. Well last year Xbox had bundle and it still sold more.

Microsoft made wise move letting that franchise go and focus on Halo

lol this guy. finding a diamond in the rough huh. like people said many times people aren't going to abandon xbox for cod overnight

 

[Collateral22]

I bought Bo3 on Both :x Regret getting it on X1 though, how the tides have turned, it got the treatment that the PS3 CoDs used to get. So poor compared to the ps4 version.

 

[alr1ght]

She's dead, guys. She's dead.

 

[udivision]

damn TR less than 200k?!!!

good for a Wii U exclusive.

 

[Averon]

But I thought the lack of a tent pole exclusive would lend to Sony losing this month badly?

Anyway, solid results all around. 1.5 million is just, what...

Do exclusive even still matter in terms of pushing consoles? What exclusive did MS or Sony released in recent memory that really drove people to pick up their console?

 

[N.Domixis]

explains why ms had to react to the extended price cut.

 

[Dash_Riprock]

Serious question: could PS4 make it to 40 million this year?

 

[Tivor Tontomo]

Come on NDP Goerge!post already!

I almost forgot we had him.

 

[opticalmace]

There's no way. Where are you guys getting this from?

Queso.