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[Mass Effect]

Why do people freak out about chart position every month? Aren't numbers more important? #10 could be very low. I never get this.

We gotta hold on to something until CS gets here with numbers.

 

[cilonen]

Quantum Bleak

Yep, that's better!

 

[allan-bh]

Poor Quantum Break, unless the bundle saved it.

 

[Piggus]

Crash is looking at the success of R&C and getting very comfortable right about now.

I'm sure he's writing his pitch to Activision execs as we speak.

 

[DarkLordMalik]

Resistance 4 is coming. It has to come now. Sailor please. I need more resistance

Congratulations insomniac

PS2 era franchise might return. Not sure if Sony will bother with PS3 ones. Too early for nostalgia.

 

[CosmicQueso]

That means DS3 didn't sell that well on XBO.

Who said that?

 

[Mpl90]

MLB was in the top 3 as an exclusive and you don't have it your top 5 breakout?

It's also on PS3, though.

Otherwise, the only place MLB PS4 would fit is second, with Ratcher and Clank and Quantum Break higher than Star Fox, which we know is 5th and...wait, how much did Dark Souls 3 on One sell, actually?

 

[rpg_fan]

Why do people freak out about chart position every month? Aren't numbers more important? #10 could be very low. I never get this.

At this point, it's the only thing we have to use to compare. Enjoy it for the moment, excitement can pale later in the harsh light of day.

 

[Shpeshal Nick]

Why people saying QB bombed. It came in at 7 on a smaller install base as a new IP.

Seems fine to me.

 

[SlipperyFishes]

Possibly given the 'declined to comment' although that could be because they're prepping PR rather than a quick statement to venturebeat.

Platform holders have this information ready to go in advance.

 

[Jigorath]

Sly 5 should definitely be happening now, even if the movie gets canned.

 

[Beautiful Ninja]

The hardware that is rumored to be refreshed was fine. So no evidence of this at all, really.

I could see Sony not wanting to make a statement if PS4 was down slightly or flat from last April. This month just isn't much of a hardware seller.

 

[Kouichi]

Happy to see Star Fox managed to sneak it's way into the top 10.

 

[Jack The Nipper]

Why do people freak out about chart position every month? Aren't numbers more important? #10 could be very low. I never get this.

It's top 10 for the whole month, sort of matters for the month. Not like we have numbers to actually talk about, I mean what do you expect? NPD is pretty lame, it's a tracking system that basically shows a lot of nothing. I guess in that way your point would make sense, oh no number 7? out of well, I don't even know what any of them sold....

I guess as long as they (sony, pubs , devs know) they could care less if we know.

 

[Tapejara]

Resistance 4 is coming. It has to come now. Sailor please. I need more resistance

Congratulations insomniac

Yup, we need Resistance 4. Give it a Ratchet-like reboot, two player story co-op, eight player co-op and forty player multiplayer. Insomniac pls.

 

[McMoneyman]

Sly 5 should definitely be happening now, even if the movie gets canned.

Sly, Ratchet, Jak, Crash. I want it all on PS4... and I want it now!

 

[cilonen]

Platform holders have this information ready to go in advance.

Probably Xbone took the month then.

 

[GVA1987]

Why people saying QB bombed. It came in at 7 on a smaller install base as a new IP.

Seems fine to me.

Was just thinking this. Grats Insomniac.

 

[Hard]

Happy to see Star Fox managed to sneak it's way into the top 10.

I saw that edit

 

[hawk2025]

Why people saying QB bombed. It came in at 7 on a smaller install base as a new IP.

Seems fine to me.

A tentpole, expensive, released by itself as the major Microsoft release of the first half of the year, 5 years in the making TPS on the Xbox One game?

You serious?

 

[Zukkoyaki]

Hardware could be down due to rumors about upgraded SKUs coming. This is obviously me just speculating but you'd be surprised how quickly word of stuff like that gets around.

 

[Guevara]

Good job Dark Souls, end the series with a bang.

 

[Piggus]

C'mon MS, I'm itching to know how many hours people spent on XBL.

 

[Hawkens]

Who said that?

Was Xbox DS or PS4 The Show top 5 sku?

 

[Crimson_Gold]

PS2 era franchise might return. Not sure if Sony will bother with PS3 ones. Too early for nostalgia.

Your moniker fits you. Don't bring your doubt over here. Resistance will come back. I'm certain of it. My heart can't be wrong

PS2 era is fine as long as I get a champions of norrath

 

[On Demand]

19% drop in hardware sales is pretty steep. All the rumors of new hardware probably having its impact

I think so too. With social media as big as it is now with Facebook and Twitter, i bet more casual console owners know about those rumors just as we do.

 

[Mister Megative]

The hardware that is rumored to be refreshed was fine. So no evidence of this at all, really.

Hmmmmm. PS4 wins? Flat YoY?

 

[NotLiquid]

It's rather crazy to see how well Ratchet has done. It felt like the exposure it was receiving was incredibly minimal. Well done nonetheless, probably my favorite game on PS4.

 

[WickedLaharl]

I don't care what Hidetaka Miyazaki says there will definitely be another Dark Souls.

 

[jbug617]

I expected Ratchet to beat QB. Bigger install base, great price point and great reviews.

 

[DarkLordMalik]

Good job Dark Souls, end the series with a bang.

More like extended its life. Another Dark Souls will surely come now.

 

[Boke1879]

Probably Xbone took the month then.

Then why haven't they made a statement yet?

 

[slavesnyder]

Why people saying QB bombed. It came in at 7 on a smaller install base as a new IP.

Seems fine to me.

We expected more.
If this is what MS expected it's fine, though.

 

[Yurikerr]

Why people saying QB bombed. It came in at 7 on a smaller install base as a new IP.

Seems fine to me.

It got outsold by Minecraft ( a 4 year old game) in it's launch month. It doesn't look good.

 

[Dash_Riprock]

Sounds like no company was happy with HW sales this month.

 

[DarkLordMalik]

Your moniker fits you. Don't bring your doubt over here. Resistance will come back. I'm certain of it. My heart can't be wrong

PS2 era is fine as long as I get a champions of norrath

Sorry bud. Too many FPS this generation and Resistance is just adding more to the fire. We aren't even getting a new Killzone in a long time.

 

[Plinko]

Go Ratchet!

I'm STUNNED StarFox made it. Stunned.

Those hardware/software numbers do not look good.

 

[N.Domixis]

Microsoft should see this and realise people want Banjo not cinematic TPS.

 

[Shpeshal Nick]

A tentpole, expensive, released by itself as the major Microsoft release of the first half of the year, 5 years in the making TPS on the Xbox One?

You serious?

But it's a new IP. On Xbox One.

Clearly some of you had some ridiculous expectations. Number 7 seems fine to me. Also remembering the bundle.

If it turns out MS did win hardware, a lot of those may have been QB bundles.

 

[Chobel]

Why people saying QB bombed. It came in at 7 on a smaller install base as a new IP.

Seems fine to me.

The difference between PS4 and XBO install base is small in US.

 

[wig]

Congrats! Well deserved.

 

[NOLA_Gaffer]

StarFox Zero charting makes me smile.

Edit: Would've been 5 in individual SKU. That's fantastic.

Yeah, after all the vehement hate I read and heard from folks all over the internet I was ready for it to be a spectacular bomb.

 

[hawk2025]

We expected more.
If this is what MS expected it's fine, though.

I can't see a universe where they would be ok with a -- being generous with digital and what its physical position could entail -- a 200k total sales for the first month in the US with this game.

But it's a new IP. On Xbox One.

Clearly some of you had some ridiculous expectations. Number 7 seems fine to me. Also remembering the bundle.

If it turns out MS did win hardware, a lot of those may have been QB bundles.

A new IP. On Xbox One. That bombed.

 

[djplaeskool]

HW must be low enough across the board for everyone to be all jayz.gif

 

[TI82]

Yesss, this must mean we at least get another ratchet game

 

[Beautiful Ninja]

Why people saying QB bombed. It came in at 7 on a smaller install base as a new IP.

Seems fine to me.

Quantum Break was a big budget, highly promoted game that was positioned as THE game to get for Xbox One in the first half of the year, until Gears of War 4 comes out.

It got bopped by a Ratchet and Clank remake that had pretty much no marketing until the day it came out and became a word of mouth hero.

 

[Zophar]

Very happy for Insomniac. They've been without a hit for too long.

 

[Jack The Nipper]

star fox is probably sub 40,000 , just a complete guess though

 

[cilonen]

Probably Xbone took the month then.

Edit: seeing Cosmic's musings, perhaps they don't have any PR for a slow, YOY decline month.

Either way, it's April, it's pretty meaningless.

 

[Plinko]

"[By individual SKUs], Star Fox Zero for the Wii U was No. 5, while the Japanese role-playing game Bravely Second was No. 9

Good to see Bravely Second would have been there, too.