Xbox One sales beat the PS4 in the US for third month in a row

[dipsylalapo Supervisor]

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Microsoft's Xbox One sales appear to be picking up in the US. Xbox One was the top-selling console in the US during July, August, and September, according to the NPD group. Microsoft still hasn't released updated console sales figures, but EA estimated Microsoft had sold 19 million Xbox Ones back in January. Nvidia recently estimated that Microsoft has reached 29 million Xbox One sales, compared to an estimate of 52 million for PS4. Sony revealed in May that it had sold more than 40 million PS4s.

 

The uptick in Xbox One sales in the US can be easily attributed to the recent launch of the Xbox One S console, and Microsoft's aggressive pricing for existing consoles. The software giant cut the price of the Xbox One to $249 back in July, after cutting it to $279 in June. Sony's PS4 slim debuted on September 15th, and the PSVR only just launched this week, and both are expected to boost Sony's sales. Sony is also introducing a new PS4 Proconsole next month.

 

Microsoft's strategy might have worked for the summer months, but the real test will the upcoming important holiday sales months. If Microsoft can hold onto a lead over the busy holiday season then it would be fair to say it's turning sales around.

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Great news for MS and good to see that the Xbox is selling well.

[George P Global Moderator]

I was wondering if anyone would bother to post about this in the GH thread, etc.   Funny how it took so long to happen, yet I'm sure when the reverse happens, and thanks to the PS4 Pro, they take top spot again, it'll be posted so fast in GH, readers will have whiplash.

 

Good for MS and the Xbox team, got to ride this while it lasts because I expect the PS4 Pro will give Sony the top spot again, at least for a few months.

[dipsylalapo Supervisor]

2 minutes ago, George P said:

I was wondering if anyone would bother to post about this in the GH thread, etc.   Funny how it took so long to happen, yet I'm sure when the reverse happens, and thanks to the PS4 Pro, they take top spot again, it'll be posted so fast in GH, readers will have whiplash.

 

Good for MS and the Xbox team, got to ride this while it lasts because I expect the PS4 Pro will give Sony the top spot again, at least for a few months.

Hah I only just noticed it, but an article went up on the FP shortly after. 

 

Definitely good for them, and I'm with you. The PSVR releasing this week may boost the PS sales again. You usually see this boost when a new product(s) are released.

[DrunknMunky Veteran]

On 14/10/2016 at 1:27 PM, George P said:

I was wondering if anyone would bother to post about this in the GH thread, etc.   Funny how it took so long to happen, yet I'm sure when the reverse happens, and thanks to the PS4 Pro, they take top spot again, it'll be posted so fast in GH, readers will have whiplash.

 

Good for MS and the Xbox team, got to ride this while it lasts because I expect the PS4 Pro will give Sony the top spot again, at least for a few months.

Nobody has bothered to post NPD results since May, and February before that, regardless of the platform who claimed the month.

 

Not very funny, nor interesting.

[George P Global Moderator]

31 minutes ago, Andrew said:

Nobody has bothered to post NPD results since May, and February before that, regardless of the platform who claimed the month.

 

Not very funny, nor interesting.

Had to be interesting or else you wouldn't have bothered to reply in the first place.

[Vandalsquad]

On 10/14/2016 at 11:27 PM, George P said:

I was wondering if anyone would bother to post about this in the GH thread, etc.   Funny how it took so long to happen, yet I'm sure when the reverse happens, and thanks to the PS4 Pro, they take top spot again, it'll be posted so fast in GH, readers will have whiplash.

 

Good for MS and the Xbox team, got to ride this while it lasts because I expect the PS4 Pro will give Sony the top spot again, at least for a few months.

Be interesting to see if PVSR turns it around this month for Sony, I was told UHD wasn't a selling point at all when berating Sony for not including it, NPD seems to be advocating otherwise but. Sony should win this month with PVSR and PRO for over all shipments coming into christmas and new years. Depending how discount heavy Microsoft get of course.

 

Would like to see Pro/Slim sales separated but since its essentially a new console. S v Slim and Pro v Scorpio breakdowns eventually.

[MorganX]

Price always matters. The Xbox One S, and legacy Xbox One are priced right; especially considering it has a UHD Player. I haven't bought physical media in forever and I've purchased 2 4k Blurays and have 2 more on pre-order. I actually avoided Star Trek Beyond to watch in 4k first time.

 

It also helps that with the aggressive pricing MS hit home runs with Forza Horizon 3 and now Gears 4. The PlayStation will do well but I'm skeptical about everyone's VR.

 

Pricing is king though.

[+Asmodai MVC]

On 10/14/2016 at 8:27 AM, George P said:

I was wondering if anyone would bother to post about this in the GH thread, etc.   Funny how it took so long to happen, yet I'm sure when the reverse happens, and thanks to the PS4 Pro, they take top spot again, it'll be posted so fast in GH, readers will have whiplash.

 

Good for MS and the Xbox team, got to ride this while it lasts because I expect the PS4 Pro will give Sony the top spot again, at least for a few months.

I was one of the primary NPD posters for a while but the discussion on the threads largely died out long before Xbox started winning and so I've generally stopped bothering.  I don't think it has anything to do with who won (I know it didn't for me at least) I just think it's so late in the generation people are tired of hearing about it one way or another.  Who wins any given month at this point isn't likely to change the overall sales leader.

 

That said I'm not so sure PS4 Pro is going to give the win back to Sony.  They have very little hype around it in the mainstream and it's comparatively expensive.  The "not really 4k" chatter circulating around gaming forums and such (especially with Project Scorpio coming next year) reminds me a lot of the "not really 1080p" chatter that plagued the Xbox One around launch and the lack of a Ultra HD Blu-Ray drive (that the cheaper Xbox One S DOES have) hurts too.  Eurogamer is even reporting the pass through for PSVR is HDMI 1.4 only so if you buy a Pro and attach your PSVR you'll lose the ability to play 4k@60 video (which requires HDMI 2.0) unless you unhook the PSVR.  I guess we'll find out if that's true or not when the Pro actually launches but it if is true that's a huge issue as I can't see people constantly shuffling what's plugged in.

 

Likewise I'm not sure PS VR will push sales either as I don't think people are going to buy a $300+ console to buy a $400+ vr setup...  instead I suspect most PS VR sales will come from the 40+ million people that ALREADY have a PS4 and have had one for some time.

 

Anyway just my $0.02 as only time will tell but it should be interesting to see what effect these launches end up having.  I did find it interesting when Xbox won three months ago because it actually did so BEFORE the One S and PS4 "Slim" launched so people were actually buying the launch Xbox One over the launch PS4 all of a sudden. (likely due to deep price cuts.)

[DrunknMunky Veteran]

45 minutes ago, Asmodai said:

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You don't owe him an explanation for something you're not obligated to do. His comment was unfounded and uncalled for, regardless of who it was intended for.