XBox One: Microsoft's 3 Million Units Sold Is More Impressive Than It Appears

When Microsoft announced they had sold 3 millions units after the holidays everyone was impressed until Sony dwarf the number by announcing they had sold 4.2 million consoles. 1.2 million is a lot of units moved. But there are a few factors making this console war more of a distance race then a sprint.

[Insomnia_84]

The Xbox One is available in every store I go to. The PS4 is out of stock and there are some regions where it was released that haven't seen a PS4 supply shipment in almost a month!!

Then we have Gamestop's "we have more than 2 million people waiting for PS4" and that's in the US only.

By the end of the year, the gap between PS4 and XBone will be HUGE! XBone will be left in the dust.

[vishmarx]

i have no clue why so many people would buy an xb1 ,but if the 3 mill sales is in fact true...
its beyond my expectations...
higher price
inferior hardware on paper.optimizations etc take their time.i would never bank on something like this just coz 360 had better multiplats last gen.were yet to see stuff. so the better thing on paper is the obvious choice this early imho.
and the bad reputation MS made for themselves prior to the launch.
im puzzled.
but congrats to MS nonetheless but im sticking to the ps4.especially after seeing what the 360 is like rnow compared to the ps3 .
one has no reason to keep a 360.and only an idiot would sell a ps3 atm.so much stuff incoming.especially from japan

[n4rc]

But so many of the pros for ps4 are all based on last gen.. Why can't x1 rely on last gens success?

And no.. Its not shipped, they clearly said sold to customers..

And finally.. Care to share one shred of proof that sales are dipping?

This is what always pisses me off about n4g.. People wrap 3-4 bs opinions in with a single fact and act like your denying the fact if you don't believe the rest of the made up crap

[fanboybeatdown]

@ Mike

no, that's not correct, it's not shipped. It's sold to consumers.
http://www.forbes.com/sites...

Good article, the xbo is $100 more expensive and available in only 13 countries. that makes 3m+ sold all the more impressive.

[Medusa]

@mike

your a joke.

[johndoe11211]

"The trouble the Xbox One is going to have is catching up to Sony's momentum in the territories they have yet to enter."

I got news for you Mr. Adam Marcus, they need to catch up to sony in the territories that they both launched in first before they even think about the ones they haven't launched in as yet. Or have you conveniently forgotten sony is leading in the USA and UK and practically every other territory Microsoft is in?

[georgeenoob]

@Insomnia

Typical Sony fans hyping up sales figures, and then looking stupid when actual results are shown with your 4:1, 16:1 blind fanboyism predictions.

PS4 is barely selling Xbox in a single territory and sold 1 million more globally because it's available in triple more territories. And I love how you all are forgetting it's $100 cheaper, keep trying.

[AngelicIceDiamond]

The sales are impressive because of all the extreme backlash MS got last year. With all that backlash they'd be lucky to hit 500K preorders last summer.

The Xbox brand was faltering quick it seemed. Then several months later that winter they sold 3M units. A huge turn around.

That's why its impressive.

[AsimLeonheart]

Does everybody remember when the PS4 sold 1 million in 24 hours in the US while Xbone sold 1 million in 24 hours worldwide? At that time Xbone fans swatted away the fact that Xbone was being sold in 13 countries and continued to claim equal sales. Now all of a sudden the number of countries matters since the Xbone is behind. Man, the hypocrisy!
Most of those 40+ countries that PS4 has launched in, have very small markets that translate into only thousands of consoles sold. Besides they were Sony territories to begin with; that is why MS did not bother with launching in them for now. Do you Xbone fans really expect Xbone to suddenly sell a million more when it launches in Poland or South Africa or Austria or Hungary? Even if it does sell a million in all those territories, the PS4 is still destined to sell more than the Xbone because it has Japan all to itself.

[mikeslemonade]

Haha do I need to keep education the X1 fans..??

For the last time it is shipped. The company doesn't know how many is actually sold once the retailer buys it. For example.. nintendo shipped 3.06m units in 2 months but they sold around 1.5 mil because people weren't buying them. And for this scenario the X1's are staying on shelves while the PS4s are getting sold out.

"And finally.. Care to share one shred of proof that sales are dipping?"

No.. I'm not wasting my time trying to educate you guys. Y'all should be able to learn. But I can show one more time..

http://www.vgchartz.com/too...

So when you look at the chart X1 is at its lowest while PS4 has not reached its lowest.

Owned..

[ITPython]

I think the main reason XB1's are selling at all, is because there is no PS4's around and soccer moms have no idea which one is better when buying a new console for little Timmy. They are simply duped by the stores sales people into buying a XB1 because they don't know any better and there is no PS4's around to compete.

I've been in multiple stores where there was piles of XB1's laying on the floor (but PS4 sold out), and I witnessed the salesmen making their pitch to the naive mom about how awesome the console is. *shudders*

XB1 sales are undoubtedly a result of the limited PS4 availability, and I don't think I could live in a world where people voluntarily buy an XB1 over a PS4. Makes me queasy just trying to imagine it. And I'm pretty sure M$ is actually buying their own consoles and reselling them to pad the numbers.

If there was unlimited numbers of both, the XB1 would barely be breaking 1.5m and the PS4 would be well over 10m.

[Skip_Bayless]

You know what.. You X1 fans can keep thinking it's 3 million shipped and I'm gonna let the sales speak for themselves. Don't come running to me asking me why the sales are dipping.

Because the truth is the boxes that have been "shipped" in the previous order have not been sold yet.

Does Microsoft acutually know many X1s have been sold at a specific retailer. No? But as a customer it is reported that there are X1s on shelves in way more quantity than PS4s on the shelves.

You guys can choose to believe what you want but when the sales come, the truth of the matter is the PS4 is going to outsell the X1 by 2:1 by the end of the generation.

[Prime157]

I just hate That those same people still hate Sony for their security breach, yet buy x1 after ms wanted to control their consumer rights.

Hate both or none.

[MarkusMcNugen]

lol. mikeslemonade pulled out a vgchartz link. As if those are accurate numbers.

Retailers dont release sold units statistics to the public. Only the manufacturing company would have access to those types of stats, if they even do.

[badboy776]

Microsoft has xbox one marketing and Ads with

McDonald's
NFL
Doritos

the List goes on..........

So these sales are underwhelming.

[Skip_Bayless]

^Mark

Now you're learning.. Sony shipped 4.2 and nearly sold them all and Microsoft shipped 3 mil and there's still a good amount of them on shelves.

[fanboybeatdown]

lol @ mike!

"The company doesn't know how many is actually sold once the retailer buys it."

How on earth would YOU know what the company knows? You actually have no idea how the companies track consumer sales, yet you state your own ignorance as fact?

It is entirely possible to know how many units have been sold by a simple process known as computerised inventory management.
As retailers sell stuff, their computer systems automatically place new orders from suppliers for new stock. So at any one time, companies absolutely know how much has been sold at retail.

It's not hard to do at all. Computerised inventory systems make it possible.

No wonder other people are calling you out, Mike. You haven't got a clue, have you? You even used a VGchartz link to prove a point. FAIL.
Owned.

[medman]

I really don't believe anything Microsoft says and I certainly don't believe their sales figures. I'll wait to see the if the npd mid january confirms the numbers.

[avengers1978]

@fanboy the article you linked says according to MS. No actual sales data is shown. Just because it's an article in forbes doesn't mean they weren't just reporting what they were told by MS.

As for the 3 million sold I'm sure it's close to that, but as I have never had any problems finding them in stores in northwest ohio I'm sure MS is reporting shipped not sold... As they always have.

[FamilyGuy]

These are definitely shipped numbers, sold to the retailers themselves. MS stuffed the retail supply and that's why they are so easy to find. At the same time, and as a way of PROVING this statement, we will all see a steep decline in X1 sales because retailers won't be buying more till they sell off the abundance of stocked X1s that they already have.

Going to a store and seeing a completely packed X1 case and 0 PS4s available says something. One is still truly in high demand while the other has filled its launch interest. There is no "millions of" X1 pre-orders waiting to be fulfilled like with the PS4. People who want and X1 and can afford to buy one have all bought them already. Only the people still saving up are waiting.

[Gozer]

There is plenty to love about the X1. You live in a bubble if you go by the shitty gaming media into believing that some how the X1 isn't a fine product. I doubt even half of them even own an X1. There are people outside of the gaming media, people outside the gaming media that own X1s and are enjoying them. 3 million for a device that costs $500 isn't bad at all. Especially when you factor in the size difference of the launch countries.

[Gozer]

MS announced they have 3 million X1s sold and you sony fanboys want to twist that into a bad thing. If sony announced they had 4.2 million sold, you guys take it as the gospel without question. You guys aren't as clever as you think. You guys aren't hard to figure out.You are trapped in a N4G bubble.

[FamilyGuy]

We're "trapped in a bubble" yey you're the ones not going to the stores and seeing X1s line the game cases like the rest of us. PS4s being scarce if not completely unavailable. 3 million, sold or shipped, is not "bad", no one is claiming that X1 sales are bad, no one is claiming that X1s are "bad" either. They just aren't selling as fast as PS4s, that it. One has filled demand and is leveling out, the other is still in high demand.

[idontcare]

It is simple ... i like the xb1 more.i have played on ps4 a couple of times but i did not like it that much ... who cares

[colonel179]

I don't know about Sony, but Microsoft has always given the numbers of units sold TO RETAILERS, not consumers.

[dcj0524]

Don't most companies do that?

[fanboybeatdown]

sold to consumers
http://www.forbes.com/sites...

[Triella]

Both companies give the "sold to retailers" figure, the difference is that MS has been known in the past to do channel stuffing and to lease warehouses to store "sold" stock to a subsidiary company which would then resell it to distributors when needed (check the windows Vista debacle).

But even without resorting to these kind of tricks, you can tell that MS has no way near sold the 3m they claim. 3.2m is what they have been able to manufacture by end of December, but surely part of it was not shipped by then (around 300k), and there were probably like 400k XBO still sitting on the shelves worldwide by that time. That would give a real sell-through of 2.5m.

The same goes for Sony claim of 4.2m sold, even if in reality, like for MS, this figure reflects all they have been able to produce by December 31st, including 400k PS4 that were not shipped. We can logically assume that part of the unshipped PS4 were retained to honor part of japanese preorders which have to be considered as sold-through (150k) and because there are very little PS4 on the shelves (maybe around 100k-200k worldwide), we can also assume that the real sale-through was instead of 3.8m.

[miDnIghtEr20C_SfF]

Who cares if the Xbox One is in every store you go in Insomnia 84. Doesn't matter how many are in store. Sold numbers and the data they gave is a fact. No matter how many consoles are still in store. That only proves they made a buttload of consoles and were ready for next gen demand of their console.

This bit of crying from Sony fans about seeing the X1 in stores is tiring. Who cares if you see them in stores. That doesn't stop the factual numbers that were stated.

[JeffGUNZ]

How do you have one bubble? When I see them in stores I think, "good to see they are keeping up with demand". Both are easily obtainable in the US now, every store I go in has a few consoles at least. Sony fans tend to leave out the fact that the X1 launched in less territories, thus having more consoles for the territories they actually launched in.

Who needs logic though on www.psn4g.com

[Saigon]

You are saying who care, but the problem is that the facts speak for themselves. I am not saying it is false, its just that the numbers do not add up. That is the problem most people are having. As a gamer I like competition especially with consoles, it keeps the industry thriving but I don't want false or should I say padded information just to make your company look good. be honest. If its 2.5, its 2.5 and 500K are in the supply channel which equals the 3 mil. Don't say 3 mil and state supply constraints.

[KiLLUMiNATi_89]

Left in dust lololololol.... GameStop has two million customers waiting on there ps4 lololooolololol, where is the proof of this... By the end of year ps4 will have 30 million and Xbox 1 5 million, it's clear to the naked eye the Xbox 1 is appealing to many. Not everything thinks like n4sony it's a diverse world out there.

Xbox is FUTURE PROOF weather you like it or not embrace competition and congrats to MS despite all the hatred... Hysterical world we live in. #XboxOn#

[CPTN MITCHELL]

killuminati here is the proof u ask for... lol to this https://www.google.com/url?... http://n4g.com/news/1398734...

[Nocando]

I truly wish you and your silly avatar would stay out of Xbox One articles. Anyway, 3 million is quite impressive given the circumstances.

[CPTN MITCHELL]

are u talking to me nocando? cause if u r my answer is no, cause every xbox fan here like to make comments on ps4 articles... don't hate on my avatar

[Concertoine]

The fact that it's available isn't the point... it's that the sales are pretty good. And they are, for a console that's significantly more expensive than the competition. I think the sales will drop off pretty soon but not enough to question the future of the system like people did (and still do) with the wii u.

[MultiConsoleGamer]

PS4 is only out of stock because Sony isn't shipping units. The demand is there but not the supply.

They haven't shipped to most US retailers since the 23rd of Dec.

Xbox One will continue to grow proving three things: the higher price doesn't matter, the specs don't matter, and the opinions of fanboys on the Internet don't matter AT ALL.

Seriously, after e3 certain fan groups wanted to literally hate this product to death. And guess what? All that hate did nothing but pollute their own meaningless, pathetic lives with bad karma,

Fanboys, people in the outside world really don't care what you think. At all.

[headblackman]

and you think that means that the system is not selling? why is it that the Playstation fanboys always wanna believe the worst about a system that they know nothing about and have no intentions of purchasing? you being able to find a console could also mean that Microsoft aren't spread as thin as Sony and they are able to make many more units than Sony. have you ever thought about that one? for some odd reason here in the military town that i live in, neither of the systems can be found anywhere, but Microsoft stocks their console a lot faster than Sony can, so my logic sounds more accurate than the Playstation fanboys. they Xbox one is selling very well and you're able to find them in stores because Microsoft has taken production precautions so that demand can be met. all i have to say is 3 million units with the higher price point and less territories. I'm sure you all know what this means when the games start to roll out and the system gets all of the necessary updates to make the ui Xbox 360 perfect and beyond. there is tons of potential and promise in both consoles, but there is loads more in the Xbox one, because Playstation was designed to be just a games machine and that's basically it and the Xbox one was designed to be an entertainment machine which just so happens to do gaming extremely well. the xb1 can do it all and more than capable to do it on par with the best of any of it's competition. but the sales gap wont close until Microsoft starts to show hard core gamers why they should want it, casuals why they should want it, and entertainment junkies why they should want it. so promotion is key and getting the system to every place in every country as soon as possible. the people are still unclear about the direction of the company also, so a few commercials showing the games and they system functions while each different one touching base on all of the policy changes along with there commitment to satisfy the hardest of gamer, the softest of casual, and the techiest of tech geek/entertainment buff. this will turn it around!

[Ps4Console]

It seems on here everyone is an expert but really it's just full of deluded fanboys who try to play CEO for the day pathetic .

I'am a Ps4 fan but I don't rubbish or pretend to know everything about sales. & games when I don't because I'am just a gamer like everyone else who appreciates good games like everyone else but I don't know jack about the whole picture .

I just want to know about up. & coming games & hope to have fun not put other gamers down because they like the Xbox One or Wii U because to other gamers they enjoy there consoles & that has nothing to do with me just have fun & enjoy your games & why worry about sales does the game company worry about you I doubt it .

[Godmars290]

I can't help but think that if we were talking about the XB1 leading over the PS4, nevermind that the numbers are good on both sides, we'd be seeing articles about how Sony needs to get out of gaming.

@Insomnia_84:
And don't forget Japan, where PS4 pre-order are selling out as new stock is announced. Meanwhile the XB1 doesn't even seem to be on their radar.

[Noobz1]

What I notice is how many members on this site seem to not enjoy anything positive towards the X1 or more accurately Microsoft. So what we end up with are a very determined vocal group that constantly display pessimistic views in relation to the system and the company behind it.

[cleft5]

Microsoft did that too themselves. Most of the people on this site was heavily devoted to their 360 and would smack talk the PS3 all over the place for a very long time. Than things changed and Microsoft completely drop the ball. If anything the negative talk against Microsoft is proof that people on this site aren't blindly devoted to praising one company over another. All of the negativity directed at Microsoft is deserved. Lets not forget the whole DRM crap and their general attitude towards their consumers.

[H0RSE]

"Microsoft did that too themselves."

BS....MS's initial policy reveal may have included less than favorable or even outright horrible features, but many acted as if MS intentionally did what they did with the intent to piss people off. MS didn't do it to themselves - people chose to be and stay angry, and to a large degree, many of them were mad at something they didn't even fully understand.

MS may have been out of tune with their reveal (really out of tune,) but they did appear genuine. There goal was not to deliberately and intentionally reveal something they knew the community was going to hate, and despite how much people may have hated what they proposed, it did have its merits.

Unfortunately, the community made sure to kill it before it even had a chance to become a reality - who knows what it could have become. It could have been a disaster, but it could have been something great.

To show such disdain towards them for this to the point that many have, is similar to hating someone because you don't agree with their opinion. MS didn't do this to themselves. People saw what they wanted to see, even to the point of refusing to see it any other way, and then just went with it. Furthermore, choosing to not support MS anymore, is not an explanation for wanting to "rain on MS's parade" every single time something remotely positive is mentioned about them - that's just being immature.

[Imalwaysright]

@H0RSE Do you expect us to believe that MS didn't make market research before coming up with their idiotic policies? Every company does that and I mean EVERY company. Also the reactions to Orth comments, which btw got him fired, was a dead giveaway of where most consumers stood. MS had EVERY oportunity to flip the switch but they got arrogant and the result was a monumental bending over.

[H0RSE]

You're missing my point...

As I said, regardless how absolute shit their policies were, many acted like they are/were convinced that MS intentionally did what they did with the intent to piss people off - like pissing people off was their agenda. Many took things far too personal, even to the point where they appear to not be happy unless MS is failing, even if it doesn't even concern them.

TO be angered with a company's behavior and choose not to support them, is one thing. But to continually shit on them at every chance you get, is quite another. It's like the difference between breaking up with someone yet still remaining civil, and calling them names every time you walk past them.

[Saigon]

@H0RSE

Sorry that makes no sense why would they intentionally try to piss people off. Their intent wasn't trying to piss people off the outcome pissed people off and the responses afterwards pissed people off. People on this board and across the internet are not taking what MS did as it was an intent. I sure didn't. Again, it was the outcome.

MS tried to do something that no other gaming platform company has done; they were trying to change how games were managed for a console. As @Imalwaysright stated, they did their research and felt that they could implement these new policies. No one knew the Fans and Gamers would react the way they did. At the time I initially heard of the DRM, I thought oh, MS is trying to pull what PC games currently do (for the non pirated). I thought nothing wrong with it until, I read into the facts. It was confusing and none of the executives nor websites could give an accurate description of how this was going to work.

I initially wanted an XBO. I changed my mind because I didn't like the mess it was currently in especially what Kinect was bringing to the table. MS has a lot of kinks to work out, and until then I will hold off on purchasing that system.

[Ps4Console]

Why worry about games sales do you work for Sony I doubt it , just enjoy your games & talk about them I am a Sony fan but I'am not a fanboy in the sense of putting other games consoles down .

Sony are a big company they will hold there own your a gamer nothing else I'am not having a go but relax , chill talk about future games that is a much better proposal don't you think .

[Godmars290]

What are you even talking about? The 7th console generation has only been about numbers. Numbers, how much BS developers and publishers can get away with, and brand loyalty.

Things have literally gotten to the point, like a game or not, you cannot ask critical question about it without being branded a troll or hater. A situation made only worse as many with more voice than a game forum usually have an agenda. Be it payola, knowing devs/pubs and not wanting to get on their bad side or just being a fanboy.

If Sony or MS were making games which people honestly liked rather than had to settle for much console drama wouldn't exist. But because they don't, because they rely more on design commites and surveys rather than raw ideas backed by talent, at the mere mention of title fanboys are all too willing to form ranks defending or attacking something which has a poor chance of actually being good because its been rushed to market.

[mhunterjr]

I don't think the 3million sales is more impressive that it appears. They are actually right on pace with what most analysts predicted since launch.

What's impressive is that despite the fact that MS is exactly meeting expectations, Sony fanboys continue to cling onto the idea that MS is underperforming.

Sony doing FANTASTIC =/= MS is doing poorly.

[DanielGearSolid]

Sony Fanboys Say X1 is "underperforming"?

OR

Sony fanboys say Ps4 is performing better than X1?

Big difference

[mhunterjr]

There IS a big difference. The latter statement is undeniably true. It doesn't take a fanboy on either side to recognize that. Unfortunately, the former statement makes up the majority of what we see around here.

The playstation 4 is actually exceeding expectations. It's quite impressive to watch. But for some reason people translate that to Xbox One sales being poor... That simply isn't the case.

[DanielGearSolid]

Mhunterjr

I'm gonna have to respectfully disagree...

In my opinion the majority of Sony fans are crediting Sony's better performance to it being a better product overall

For them to say the X1 is underperforming would be insinuating they believe the X1's sales dont match the quality of the product. And we all know, Sony fans don't think that highly of the X1.

To put it simply, Sony fans believe the the better product has the better sales

[Noobz1]

Irish, are you telling me this site is run by fanboys? OK, then that explains a lot.

[Ps4Console]

Grow up .

[XiSasukeUchiha]

Good job on your 3 million

[Excalibur]

I still have the feeling Microsoft is calling units shipped, units sold.

[DEEBO]

That's just what they are counting,the xbox's sold to bestbuy and walmart,target.
i work at gamestop and we are sitting on 42 xbox ones in the back room.i know most wouldn't believe me so i took a picture of them.
MS will stuff a retailer full of x1's,to them its is a sale but 3 million is not all customer sales.
The ps4 on the other hand is no were to be found at gamestop and the next shipment is in feb.

[Jeedai Infidel]

I hope you are telling customers about those Xbox Ones, and not just snapping pics for argument's sake.

That was facetiousness, by the way. I come in peace... mostly.

[Good-Smurf]

Is this next shipment applied to all Gamestop Nationwide?
If that true then I can count out Gamestop and looking on other stores for PS4 It's getting desperate man people are really hungry for PS4!
X1 is readily available prettty much everywhere and that's good if someone want to buy it but the price's really pushing it,can't see myself buy a technically inferior product for $100 more.
But yeah I think the reason why (IF) 3 million people bought Xbone was either they misinformed,they're fanboys,spoiled rich people,and some that said "Because I can" and minorities who truly get it because of its "All in One" appeal.
Hell I might get Xbone one day too but at this price no way and my living room is too small to make Kinect any useful and that's another reason why Xbone will have a very hard time take off in Japan just considering their houses are easily 2 times smaller than my house Kinect is going to be at its best act as webcam there and that's it.

[n4rc]

No its sold to customers.. They said EXACTLY that..

[Gabenbrah]

The sales figures are confirmed to be sales and not supply by VGChartz which gets it's sales figures from the NPD and retailers. Remember, Xbox One is in 13 countries, far less than the PS4 and I'd imagine Microsoft are supplying a lot more XB1s than Sony is with PS4s due to the more countries they need to supply to.

3 million sold is fantastic, far exceeded what I thought it will sell.

[Jeedai Infidel]

Shhh, they get upset with logic around these parts, best not to upset the natives.

[Gabenbrah]

Hahaha very true, we aren't allowed to speak logic around here, only biased fanboy opinions are allowed and respected.

[Vasto]

People thought the system would not sell and now are mad because they see that they were wrong. Titanfall coming in 2 months.GG Microsoft!

[kewlkat007]

After all the Xbox One gaffs and 180s unless your some fanboy troll, how don't you think that 3 million is impressive..

Do you remember July where Microsoft's head was.....and the fans, articles...ets

Microsoft's strategy was to saturate the hottest markets during the holidays, then sell elsewhere afterwards.

Sony should be up by 3 million..if Microsoft's gaffs was not a head start then I do not know what was besides the 1 week ahead of release..

[imt558]

Some people are god damn stu***! Say again. Countries doesn't matter. If demand are higher than supply ( for example ) for PS4 in 10 countries, IT WILL BE SOLD OUT ANYWAY!

To autor of this article : How in the whole world is possible that Ps4 has outsold the Xbox one in the countries where the Xbox one did launch

[Nocando]

You seem upset, maybe some Knack will calm you down.

[imt558]

I'm not upset. Btw. i finished Knack a few days ago. Solid platformer.

[jessupj]

Yes, the utter stupidity and completely lack of logical thought MS apologists show at every turn can by quite infuriating at times, I must admit.

You seem to be blindly defending MS or insulting sony fans in every one of your posts. Are you an MS apologist per chance?

Let me guess... MS's DRM was innovative and is the future and we all just need to bend over and accept it, right?

[JeffGUNZ]

@ Jessup

Not taking any sides here, but Sony actually had similiar DRM plans but quietly reversed them with MS backlash. Do some research outside of n4g and you'll see. Don't believe me, I'll post a link. Check it out, it's not even a joke site, it's a Playstation website...

http://ps4daily.com/2013/06...

[DEEBO]

Yeah i try to sell as many x1's as possible.all my reserves games for that day was titanfall.
look i'm all for both company's i own the wiiu,ps4 and the x1 i just don't like MS's fanboys.i have no problems with their fans but the bot's are too much sometimes.
i haven't played knack but i beat killzone and i'm at the end of ryse and i think both games are great for a system release.the fanboys on both sides try to downplay them because of the console war.i favor sony more but a good game is a good game no matter the console
just injoy your console of choice or both because its all about the games.

[TheFallenAngel]

How's titanfall doing on pre orders on your store?

[MrMURDERFACE]

Funny I say the same about sony fans. Btw send all those xbox ones you're "sitting on" to my store and I'll sell everyone one of them. Most stores in my district are selling out of xbox ones as fast as ps4s. It's all relative.

[PsylentKiller]

The Gamestop near me has had Xbox Ones in for weeks now but still no PS4s. Does it matter to me? No Why? Because I bought both systems on launch day.

What is interesting though is that I have been playing DR3, Ryse, Forza, and KI and am having a blast. I'm also enjoying AC4 on my PS4 as well as Don't Starve. Man, that game is addicting.
It almost seems as though the thing that matters most is the games. Hmm, who would have thought, you can have fun playing a game that doesn't have AAA graphics.

[Hicken]

Damage control article #45836 for the XB1, with accompanying fanboys.

In some ways, it's impressive. I would agree it's more impressive than it appears, but the diehards present even on a site like this tell me I should have expected this level of success, regardless of the bad press Microsoft and its console got.

Hell, there's been nothing but spin from the Xbox faithful since the reveal; how could someone NOT predict that they'd do at least this well? From trying to pull Sony into Microsoft's DRM plans to justifying the launch lineup artificially inflated with former 360 games to claims of being the "fastest selling" console over randomly defined periods of time.

But the real challenge starts now. Now that the holiday rush is gone. Now that most of the faithful have acquired their consoles. How will sales progress? Will it catch on with the public like Microsoft and their followers hope?

I doubt it, but time will tell.

In the meantime, we'll continue to get these articles looking for silver linings in the clouds... no pun intended.

[JeffGUNZ]

So 3 million sales isn't impressive at this time? That's all the article is saying. Stop calling X1 fans fanboys when the article is an X1 article. This isn't a ps4 article so why are you giving heat to X1 fans for posting their positive comments towards what they like? You call people fanboys but look at you. One bubble and trashing an X1 because you're so insecure. Also, Sony had DRM plans too. Lookie here big guy, even psdaily.com posted about it. Or are we going to say that xbots infiltrated that site and posted that article?

http://ps4daily.com/2013/06...

[PharaohX]

Here is the honest truth it is expected for Sony to have a BIG lead. What was not expected is for the Xbox One to have sold as well with the resistance to DRM and the policy change. Goes to show you that the REAL gamers are speaking and buying not just one Great System but in many cases like mine Both Great Systems. Oh and all of you Fan Girls that keep saying Technically inferior comments about the Xbox One should realize one thing. There is always going to be someone better than you but that does not mean that battle is over. This is just beginning stop waving your panties claiming the war is over. This is only the first wave. When there is a 10 Million Unit Lead then you can say the was is over. Till then STFU and Game!

[Clarence]

What?

I think everyone knew that the xbone was going to sale. People continued to buy the 360s even after the RROD was proven to be known about before the release of the 360.

The truth is you can bet that the PS4 lead will increase as time goes on. The PS brand is bigger than the xbox brand.

[MRMagoo123]

I wonder what excuses and articles will be thought up next when the gap is bigger every time numbers are announced, the xbone could sell 40 consoles against the PS4 selling 1 billion and there would still be some spin articles trying to make it seem like its somehow better for MS.

[TheFallenAngel]

Do these people even took time to look at some of the market where Sony released the ps4? Most of them are 3rd world countries. Do you think they will sell 100k ps4 in each country outside the major economies where MS and Sony launched? No.

[GamersHeaven]

No one is denying that 3 million is impressive considering all the negativity and controversy surrounding the Xbone.It's real simple 360 lasted 8 years gamers where more than ready for next generation they built a fan base for the past two decades majority of those hardcore fans are willing to buy day one.Thats where it stops look at Wii U it sold very well during launch as well now the demand is non existent PS4 demand is so high right now it virtually impossible to find Sony has the upperhand in every single category.What I will find more impressive if they can continue to sell solid numbers and keep with the PS4.But either way good numbers glad to see console as healthy as it is good times for gamers.

[SynestheticRoar]

Someone is fudging the numbers. You know who is famous for this, so don't get lollipop again. Sucker foolish sucker.

[MRMagoo123]

I really dont think we have had enough articles trying to downplay the sales gap yet guys , maybe get 500 or so more and someone might start believing that MS selling 3 million is better than Sony selling 4.2 million, its sooooooo obvious that 3 million is better than 4.2 million right /s

[first1NFANTRY]

Double post

[first1NFANTRY]

Oh yeah? Well analyse this, end of the day 4.2 > 3

#fact

[ALLWRONG]

Xbone is right behind the PS4 and the PS4 is in 39 more countries, $100 less, and released a week earlier. A price drop or a Kinect-less bundle and the Xbone will jump passed the PS4.

[MasterCornholio]

Right behind?

1.2 million consoles isn't very little in my opinion.

Also Kinect is a vital part of the system. It isn't going anywhere.

[MRMagoo123]

released a week earlier in the US , released a week later in Europe, i see xbone fanboys seem to forget that little nugget of info.

[Mrveryodd]

What i don't understand , the ps4 in Australia is $549 the xb1 $579 that is NOT $100 different in price

[jimbobbeers]

Funny you should say that...

http://www.vg247.com/2013/1...

[BG11579]

You should have read the source article they used to write their article:
"Microsoft’s Xbox One has been crowned the fastest-selling video game console to date in Australia, as its key rival, Sony, struggled to fulfill pre-orders for the PlayStation 4."
Sony struggled to fulfill pre-orders, that means they didn't have enough PS4 for all the demand they had. Mystery solved...

[JeppeW]

Bad and ill informed article. Both consoles sales are impressive, but the most important factor has been left unstated. SUPPLY! Both consoles probably manufacture at a similar rate therefore both Sony and MS probably have the same amount of units in the marketplace. Regardless of the territories they have been released in the same amount of units are available to consumers everywhere. What i'm saying is impressive or not - Sony the opening battle.

[DoesUs]

Lovely spin. But but less country's! I'm sure when XB1 launches in Greece and Poland, Iceland and Macedonia that gap will shrink to nothing. Am I right? Dear oh dear. Let's not talk about Japan. The facts are MS launched in their most important territorys, and sold 3.2m ... and is on store shelves everywhere. PS4 sold 4.2m as of December 28th, and sells out every time. This speaks volumes, but whatever spin MS supporters use to help them sleep at night, it's fine with me. At the end of the day 4.2m > 3.0m in only 5/6 weeks...and it's only going to get bigger.

[zpoc]

except it's 3 mil shipped to stores, not sold. and anyone who's stepped foot in a major electronics retailer can tell you that there's a ton of units still sitting on shelves. the actual number of sold units is probably closer to 2 - 2.5 mil.

[combatcash]

I'm sure people are like me and will be waiting for it to drop significantly in price before purchasing it. I have my ps4 and a pc so I'm good for now but I can't wait to see what MS has lined up.

[Mr_Luke]

It's true, for a weaker hardware and higher cost, that number is impressive. I didn't think it would sell so much. Different thing for the PS4, i knew it was going the be a hit. It would be (probably) around 5 millions or more if there weren't problems with the supplies. Can't land in the shop that they're already sold out... Instead Xbone are everywhere here in Italy.

[SpideySpeakz]

Wrong. Less than half of those 3 million 'sold' was won by customers through McDonalds/Doritos/MountainDew/ ChefBoyardee giveaway contest. MS at it again with half-truths, old last-gen tactics.

[ironmonkey]

Oh its weak alright. Cod is jaggy,Forza 5 got flat pancake trees. The definitive version of multiplats are on ps4. Theres gotta be a better reason buy it.

[Bladesfist]

The definitive version of multiplats are on PC. Theres gotta be a better reason buy it. Or does that not count because it is better than a Sony device?

[urwifeminder]

Well done MS looks like the hate articles did not work very well .

[Bladesfist]

My god sometimes I hate being affiliated with playstation gamers on this site. Who disagrees with someone congratulating the competition.

[urwifeminder]

Its all good I don't mind Sony but I will admit the fans that hate on everything pc and Nintendo anything non Sony are the ones who make me not want to have anything to do with them even if they make good games.

[NeoTribe]

Its gonna be funny when the real sales figures come out so we can see just how bad sony is destroying the competition. Ps4 is the hottest item on amazon and anywhere. Im searching high and low to buy a 2nd one for my nephew but cant for the life of me get my hands on one. Log onto amazon and gamestop.com and the first thing thrown into the screen is the xbox onelol. Walk into any major retail store and your tripping all over them.

[Max-Zorin]

The hate is strong here. My generation suck.

[Ko_Uraki]

I wait for the NPD numbers to see if the numbers are real. If MS is keeping the US, it's really an impressive result.

[hello12]

Fighting over who sold more consoles in irrelevant, but once Microsoft starts selling its console in China and elsewhere. There is no way Sony will be selling more. Its more likely Microsoft will go ahead of Sony in the next year or so.

[assdan]

All of these fears are unwarranted or will be fixed relatively fast. there have not been numerous problems and several did not last three weeks. There have been two times where I have not been able to sign in for more than 20 minutes. One of them was when the world's biggest hacker group took down the network for a few minutes. Sony decided to respond by redoing the systems entire infrastructure, and they did it in three weeks. I'm pretty sure xbl has been down several times in the past fee months as well...

[mmj]

We don't know if it's the truth yet, they've pulled the wool over everybody's eyes before:
http://www.theinquirer.net/...

"The Company's Surface RT product was experiencing poor customer demand and lackluster sales... Surface RT inventory experienced a material decline in value during the quarter ended March 31, 2013... financial statements for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 were materially false and misleading and violated Generally Accepted Accounting."

Microsoft is also accused of lacking "a reasonable basis for their positive statements about [the] Surface RT".

...and besides, Sony would have sold a lot more if they could meet demand, Xbox One is in stock here in the UK PS4 still isn't.

[TrueJerseyDevil]

I am impressed by this. Sony's sales will go down a bit because they can not meet the demand of the peope

Some people need to realize this, the Xbox 360 had inferior hardware compared to the PS3 and killed the PS3 throughout most of the last generation. I bought a PS4 at launch and am saving money for the Xbox one. I believe the Xbox One is better right now maybe not in the future but right now it is the best choice.

[gamer2013]

Theoretical CPU performance means crap in the real world. There wasn't anything inferior about the 360 comparatively speaking, unless we're talking about storage media. The 360 could more than handle any PS4 exclusive easily due to it's better allocated ram and superior GPU. The Cell was significantly over-hyped and was therefore dumped by Sony.

Not trying to start an argument but I can't understand why people still believe in that PR garbage.

[kingdom18]

Damage control?

[Flames76]

It took 52 countrys for the PS4 to hit 4.2 million and the Xbox One took only 13 countrys to do over 3 million.The X1 as already caught up to the PS4 in america even though the PS4 launched earlier.Microsoft is shipping units out weekly to stores here.They just need to keep up with demand so they can keep outselling the PS4 wich they have done every week but 1 since launch

[kingdom18]

After looking up the numbers, I agree with another player.

"Microsoft released its console in its strongholds (US and UK) and everywhere else were Xbox 360 sales have been relevant this past gen (Spain, Mexico, France, Germany, Australia and Italy).

The other countries where MS didn't bother launch XBO are little markets which have always been more PS friendly anyway and releasing in those countries would have only resulted in marginal sales for MS, on the other hand it would have taken away stocks from the primary markets.

It's all the more true that PS4 is outselling XBO in the US by 600k (with one week headstart) and with one week delay : in the UK by 160k, in Spain by 60k, in Germany by 90k and in France by 80k all the while being supply constrained and despite the fact that XBO is readily available almost everywhere.

There goes your million sale difference and only 200k can be attributed to the rest of the 35 countries Sony has released in."

[Goku781]

If they were still selling out, then it would be impressive.

[PharaohX]

What makes me laugh is that people keep acting like its Microsoft's fault for having a better inventory supply line than Sony. So what you can find them in the stores. Its really a telling story that Sony was really not ready as they can't keep them in stock as they can't make nearly enough to satisfy demand. What happens is that many PS4 buys potentially go to the Xbox one because its readily available and in stock. You lose potential sales as more and more hype continues. Here is another possibility that Sony is keeping the supply low to ensure the sell thru rate and inventory levels are low which means more cash in hand instead of flooding the market with units that could sit. With a trickling line of Hardware the demand is so pent up that it will sell before it reaches shores. Mean while the Microsoft inventory is sitting and waiting for a sale or potential sale. This means Sony is seeing money in real time where as MS is seeing potential sales.

[parentsbasement]

"My daddy is stronger than your daddy"....AD NAUSEAM !!!!