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UK Hardware and Software weekly ending June 14th

PS4 edges out Xbox1 and watchdogs ps4 stays at number one.

PS4 9,277
XOne 8,430
WiiU 5,485
3DS 4,391
X360 3,667
PS3 3,204
PSV 933
Wii 191
PSP 68

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XiSasukeUchiha4361d ago

PS4 is still leading all over the world even after the price cut lol

NextLevel4361d ago

It's hilarious people actually thought the Xbox One was going to outsell the PS4.

Malphite4361d ago

I wouldn't call it hilarious. It's not like it would've taken much more for XOne to outsell the PS4 this week especially in the US (according to vgchartz).

NextLevel4361d ago

I'm more surprised it was as close as it was, both UK and US.

Darkstares4361d ago

What's really hilarious to the point of disturbing are the people who create new accounts solely for the purpose of trying to annoy a certain fanbase.

The truth is after all the negativity the X1 got since it's debut and high price who actually thought it would outsell the PS4? What is interesting however is how much has changed since that time with the direction the X1 has taken. But what hasn't changed over that period and is unlikely to change are those who go on forums to be as negative as possible.

Eonjay4361d ago

Actually I kinda did. See, we are on forums with militant fans, but in the real world people are buying what they want. At least there is more parity between sales now. Lets see if this lasts.

amiga-man4361d ago

VGA chartz numbers should always be taken with a huge pinch of salt, who knows what the numbers really are but VGA chartz is the last place I would be looking.

SniperControl4361d ago (Edited 4361d ago )

Don't we also have to take into account that vgchartz are known to overtrack X1 numbers and under-track PS4 numbers?

Holy crap, on a global level PS4 sold 110,000 why the X1 managed just 38,000,(PS3 actually sold morewith 47,000[week ending 7th June])

bouzebbal4361d ago

wait until Titanfall comes out
==> PS4 still leads

wait until kinectless
==> PS4 still leads

looking forward to what's next from xbox fanboys.

Sincere01214361d ago

It's hilarious how much sado's care about sales of a console. Your not receiving any profits made from any console.

Smh fanboys need to get a life.

system224361d ago (Edited 4361d ago )

What's hilarious is the price drop has only been available to purchase since the 9th of june and these numbers are week ending the 14th. sales are almost at parity in that time. Let's see how this plays out with a full month.

Mr Pumblechook4361d ago

These VGChartz figures are BS guesses. I know someone who works in the largest GAME store in London. He said when the new SKU was announced there was a high amount of pre-orders but not enough to be a see-change and tracking for his store has Xbone selling 50% of PS4 and this is with the price cut.

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aceitman4361d ago

and in Europe there is no contest ps4 is more than doubled the x1 with x1 selling 15,000

XiYakushijuAkeginuXi4361d ago

Seriously? Why the hell isn't VGChartz banned already?

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MRMagoo1234361d ago

@the_infectard

If you actually looked at comments on these articles you would see it is mostly sony fans trying to ban the site , I know I always down vote the site everytime they put one up and so do most of the sensible sony fans, so dont try to pretend its only here because MS cant beat Sony. Yet if the xbone was ahead we would still say ban this site and I guess you would say its because we want to hide the fact the ps4 is losing right.

Eonjay4361d ago

Have you contemplated the possibility that N4G and VGChartzs are partners. Or do you think the N4G widget at the bottom of the page is there by accident.

SilentNegotiator4361d ago

Because this is the closest that we get to getting sales numbers, especially WW numbers, on a frequent basis. It's far from perfect, but until NPD reports accurate WW figures or someone else comes along with more accurate, frequent numbers, this is all we've got.

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Gunstar754361d ago

What price cut? They released a new sku. This isn't a price cut.

CaptainObvious8784360d ago

Remember it's vgcharts, so take it with a healthy amount of salt.

But we do know vg likes to over track ms consoles and under track sony console and this week in light of the price drop would have been a perfect opportunity to skew the numbers.

If the PS4 is still winning according to vgcharts then that's very interesting indeed.

shinrock4360d ago

Why do they over track MS, and under track ps? I keep seeing this comment but no1 elaborates.

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corvusmd4361d ago (Edited 4361d ago )

Uh, these numbers don't add up at all, both consoles sold more copies of just Watch Dogs than these numbers posted here. Considering the gap in consoles sold, the numbers of game sold is tiny. This is of course all rumor though being as it's VGChartz

Side note: why does anyone get joy out of the idea of a console failing? That doesn't sound like something a gamer would say. Although I do love how we are constantly reminded that these numbers are rumors and wrong....until it lets someone talk trash.

@Aceitman...you do realize that X1 is in less European countries right? Not saying that that would double X1 sales, but still you're right it's no contest...because it's not a fair comparison.

aceitman4361d ago

so what can be said about usa.

XiYakushijuAkeginuXi4361d ago

@corvusmd

Which is why this site needs to be banned. I am tired of looking at false data from them. WTH is even the point of looking at their data when they are always inaccurate. I could probably "guess" my own numbers and sometimes have a better prediction than VGChartz.

Nitrowolf24361d ago (Edited 4361d ago )

", both consoles sold more copies of just Watch Dogs than these numbers posted here"

Uh dude, you think everybody who bought a PS4/Xbox One this week went out to buy Watch Dogs as well? These numbers don't add-up TO YOU because you are relating the two separate sales figure as if they should be near identical, when there are also existing owners buying the game

jnemesh4360d ago

Why? Because Microsoft is bad for gamers. They released a BAD CONSOLE with a FLAWED "vision", and are now furiously trying to backtrack...but they still have an underpowered, overpriced console! Buying exclusive titles, insulting and LYING to their customers, polarizing fans....Microsoft is about as good for gamers as the Kinect is for playing games.

Chevalier4360d ago

@CorvusMD

You seriously think less European countries is MS problem? Europe has always been dominated by PlayStation. 2/3 of sales last gen were from U.K. and U.S. alone. The rest of the world only accounted for 1/3 of their sales.

http://arstechnica.com/gami...

Also last gen their were only U.S., U.K. and Australia where MS beat PlayStation sales. They're losing all these currently. In fact they're losing in every country. So yeah if they can't win a single country then how will they catch up by increasing countries? They're just going to lose those countries as well.

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Axios24361d ago (Edited 4361d ago )

TitanFall still in the top ten after all this time

and less than 10% difference in sales now that the price is the same

dantesparda4361d ago (Edited 4361d ago )

Oh look its Axios STILL talking about TF's sales. Obsessed much? And you do know that this is just a sales spike for the X1's new price, and will only go down from here right?

And p.s. this is VGC, oh you know the site with the made up numbers that's constantly proved wrong by NPD. Have fun with that.

gamer11384361d ago (Edited 4361d ago )

Overall sales data is useless because people can exchange their consoles and buy used consoles which aren't tracked here. It's units sold, not units actively in use.

I'm from the UK and people have been switching between the two consoles like crazy. I personally know well over a dozen people who have traded their X1 for a PS4 or the other way around. GAME, the uk's specialist retailer, has been selling used xbox ones for £299. At that price they sell like crazy but aren't reported here. Places like CEX, a 2nd hand electronics shop, their stores are sat on loads of traded in PS4's because they bought them at a high price and now do not want to sell them at a loss.

Worse still, others have been going out buying used xbox 360's because they don't want to play their PS4's that they got for christmas! I honestly could not believe it when I hard people talking about this but it is happening!

Cupid_Viper_34361d ago (Edited 4361d ago )

@Gamer1138

"GAME, the uk's specialist retailer, has been selling used xbox ones for £299. At that price they sell like crazy but aren't reported here."

If you bought an XBox One, and sold that same XBox One to your friend, that doesn't mean that 2 consoles were sold. It's just the SAME XBox One exchanging hands.

So there is no reason why used XBox Ones/PS4s should be accounted for. It's the same argument people had with the RROD and the XBox 360s, but inversed. Where multiple XBox 360s were being sold to the same number of consumers, hence why many believe that the install base for the 360 is very inflated.

Put it this way, if Toyota sold a single person 10 cars, and Honda sells 10 people one car each, more people have bought Hondas than Toyotas.

On Topic: Enjoy these made up numbers from VG Chartz in the meantime.

And while we're at it, people need to remember that these (fake) numbers represents a SPIKE for XBox One. So things, can only get worse from this point on.

bluzone4360d ago (Edited 4360d ago )

@gamer1138 Of course it's not tracked. It's not adding any new consoles to the count. It's just moving them to new owners. They are used at that point.

Goku7814361d ago

The power of Playstation compels the world despite Xbox One price drop bundle and advertisements everywhere. It will not be denied!

N4g_null4360d ago

Come on the power? Really? This is not a sport.

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Playstation Plus Monthly Games for May: EA Sports FC 26, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, Nine Sols

All available May 5.

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FPSRUSSIA33d ago

What's Point in commenting your basicly closing down the site.

LiViNgLeGaCY33d ago

I'm surprised it's still the old site. I thought he said starting today?

Eonjay33d ago

Its like the final episode of the Sapranos. You gonna go to make a comment and when you click add th-

Profchaos33d ago

Timezone thing maybe.... RIP

darthv7233d ago

Insert the Ferris Bueller end scene... "You're still here? It's over.."

LiViNgLeGaCY33d ago

I think the only game here for me is Nine Sols. Was always interested in that game.

TheColbertinator33d ago

Glad I don't buy FIFA games anymore

Rebel_Scum33d ago

Hey now! Thats a great month.

Nacho_Z33d ago

Good month for me, I wanted that particular footy game and thought it might be due. Anyway who cares, shame about the site I'll miss the comment sections. All the best everyone.

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Naughty Dog Was Reportedly Divided On Joel's Controversial Fate During Development Of TLOU Part 2

Naughty Dog was reportedly divided on the controversial fate of Joel in The Last of Us Part 2 during the game's development.

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SimpleDad34d ago

NO, that can't be... No! I can't... Really?/s

Cacabunga34d ago

They for sure chose the worst way to deal with it

-Foxtrot33d ago

Funny considering Bruce left half way through development and now we get told there was an internal conflict with the story direction.

Makes you think…

HectixRose34d ago

I think it was good decision, if he was still alive, he would have been a mascot just like Kratos, drake and many others. These old dudes gotta die for new characters to take center stage with their own storyline. They keep dragging the emotional baggage into many sequels and eventually the story just turns into absolute shit show.

JEECE34d ago

It was ironic because people complained heavily about the story in the Uncharted games not having sufficient stakes because all the key characters always survived, despite the dangerous situations they were always in. Then ND killed a character in a more serious series and everyone lost their minds. Just shows that people don't always really want the thing they say they want.

CantThinkOfAUsername33d ago

I thought the more common complaint about Uncharted franchise was how the main cast are the good guys acting so nonchalantly while killing hundreds in cold blood (aka the dissonance between gameplay and story cutscenes). They just did it again in Part II.

Soy34d ago

Didn't have to kill him. Just have them part ways or Joel can "retire," whatever.

DarXyde33d ago

I don't think he would necessarily need to become a mascot (and besides, technically, I'd say Ellie is... So regardless, someone was going to be).

From a narrative perspective, I do think it has a similar effect to Ricky dying in Boyz N Da Hood: very likeable character, and you're really motivated to see the get back—in this case, it's more intense because it's an interactive experience. Most people hated Abby, but I get what they were after with portraying the cycle of violence and revenge—unfortunately, the game appears to want to take the side of the bad people.

But I will say that if Joel survived, it does become harder to tell an interesting story. What COULD have happened is an exploration into the rift between Joel and Ellie after the trolley dilemma events of the first game. It could have been interesting to see Abby out for revenge at the same time Ellie hated Joel.

Ashunderfire8633d ago

Sorry just had to say this lol! RICKYYYY!

Man Cuba Gooding Jr was miscast in that movie, but that part was cringey it was sad and funny at the same time man.

Ashunderfire8633d ago (Edited 33d ago )

I understand but the way they went about killing Joel, was poorly executed. Even the show of the Last of Us games tried to improved it, but it was just as bad. Well at least Joel got to know the reason why he had to die, before the death happened in the show. That part gave us the full context, but the game just let it happen with no pay off.

Joel death should have been a midway thing through the story, so we at least get to play him a little more with Ellie. Abby didn’t need to be this Hulk looking woman, but more like the show Abby which is a beater idea in my opinion.

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InUrFoxHole34d ago

The only ND game that was so disappointing to me I couldn't finish it.

pwnmaster300034d ago

Honestly as much as I loved the game, they could have just not killed him off.
I get it creator vision and all but killing a character that made you millions is just wrong imo. At least have him go down fighting.

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Final Fantasy X 25th Anniversary Website Launches With New Nomura Artwork and Merchandise

Square Enix launches Final Fantasy X 25th anniversary site, revealing new Nomura art, books, music releases, and merchandise.

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-Foxtrot34d ago

Look I know VIII has its issues and all that but how on earth can the do big anniversary events with new artwork and merchandise for VII, IX and X yet VIII got sweet f*** all.

They could have given it something during its 25th anniversary yet all it got was a single Happy Anniversary post on their social media.

solideagle34d ago

they should know that we are OG fans of VIII as it sold truckload as well. not as much as VII or X. I personally didn't like IX but X and VI are my personal fav.

Shadow Hearts 2 covenant is another game I love. I hope one day someone can make remake, I would be delighted

Relientk7733d ago

Final Fantasy VIII is great and you are always the first to defend it in the comments