Microsoft counters latest PS4 sales figures with meaningless zombie stats

[ll_simon]

Sony sold over 1 million PlayStation 4 consoles in just 24 hours after its US debut, and a week later Microsoft achieved the same 1 million sales for its Xbox One a day after its launch in several countries. Earlier today, Sony revealed it has now sold over 2.1 million PS4s as of December 1st, of which 700,000 came from Europe and Australasia after two days of availability. Microsoft has provided an update on its own next-gen progress today, but it’s not what you’d expect.

While Microsoft says Xbox One owners have spent over 50 million hours in games and entertainment on the new console the last 11 days, the company is also providing some fairly meaningless game-related stats. Microsoft says over 3 billion zombies have been killed in Dead Rising 3, over 90 million miles driven in Forza 5, over 186 million enemies slayed in Ryse, and over 150 million combos completed in Killer Instinct. The figures show Xbox One users are clearly getting to grips with the launch titles, but Microsoft isn’t ready to provide an update on its console sales. "Eleven days in we are seeing record breaking sales and are selling every Xbox One we can make," says Microsoft’s Yusuf Mehdi. "Demand is far exceeding supply in the 13 countries we’ve launched and we are sold out at retailers around the world."

Microsoft’s lack of numbers to counter Sony’s own sales figures is likely due to the upcoming NPD figures for November. Although the figures will provide a slightly skewed view of initial sales (due to availability and release dates), Microsoft could be looking to those particular stats to provide any further progress updates. The company’s Xbox 360 console managed to secure 32 months as the best-selling games console in the US, before the PS3 briefly broke the record in September ahead of new console launches. NPD’s latest data is expected to be made available in the next couple of weeks.

http://www.theverge.com/2013/12/3/5171942/microsoft-xbox-one-usage-stats-zombies-hours

 

[ChrisDorner]

Who gives a fukk about how many dead rising combos have been done

 

[daze23]

it could be argued that the sales figures are equally meaningless. seems like they're basically trying to say people are enjoying their games

 

[beenz]

Who gives a fukk about how many dead rising combos have been done

I'm saying. M$ better with that bullshyt.

 

[ChrisDorner]

it could be argued that the sales figures are equally meaningless. seems like they're basically trying to say people are enjoying their games

it means they haven't reached Sony's milestones

Right @Smooth3d? remember our discussion & you said Sony didn't release the PS3 numbers because they weren't as high? Surely you stand by that same logic now right? Right?

 

[daze23]

it means they haven't reached Sony's milestones

obviously they'll go for whatever narrative they think will currently benefit their image

but I do think people care too much about this sales shyt. the tone of that Verge article is kinda weird cause it's like they really feel entitled to that information

 

[ChrisDorner]

 

[#StarkSet]

da fuk is this



























where them broken disc drive stats?

 

[Tunez]

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[Malta]

Who gives a fukk about how many dead rising combos have been done

That conference call with investors must have been some shyt

"THE PS4 is outselling our product, explain yourselves!"

"Yeah, but our latest figures place us @ 3 billion zombies killed while they have 0 "

 

[DStyles]

X1 owners are playing their X1 while most PS4 owners are getting rid of theirs

http://www.thecoli.com/threads/sold-my-ps4.169441/

 

[Fatboi1]

X1 owners are playing their X1 while most PS4 owners are getting rid of theirs

http://www.thecoli.com/threads/sold-my-ps4.169441/

Nice

 

[Smooth3d]

it means they haven't reached Sony's milestones

Right @Smooth3d? remember our discussion & you said Sony didn't release the PS3 numbers because they weren't as high? Surely you stand by that same logic now right? Right?

you're tagging me in a meaningless arguments. I have already stated the ps4 will sale more.

 

[Artificial Intelligence]

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[ChrisDorner]

you're tagging me in a meaningless arguments. I have already stated the ps4 will sale more.

Get in the other thread