PS4 to outsell Xbox One at launch, predicts Pachter

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Sony and Microsoft will launch their next-generation home consoles in less than 8 weeks. With pre-orders reaching record setting levels, many are growing curious as to how much supply Microsoft and Sony will have for and following launch. Likewise, people are wondering which of the two will have the most impressive launch in terms of sales. On Sept. 28, Michael Pachter spoke on this topic during the latest episode of the Pach Attack via GameTrailers.

When asked how many units the PS4 and Xbox One will sell in their first two weeks of availability, Pachter feels that the PS4 will outsell the Xbox One, though both will sell whatever they ship.

“They are going to sell as many units as they ship, and they are probably going to each ship more than a million,” said Pachter.

With Sony confirming they have taken over 1 million pre-orders for the PS4, Pachter shared that Jack Tretton, President and CEO of SCEA, has told him that Sony will have “a lot more” available.

“Sony’s has already announced the PS4 has a million pre-orders, so the answer for Sony is a million the first day. All the pre-orders are going to get filled. I just went on Amazon and you can’t pre-order an Xbox One for same-day launch – they guarantee it by Dec. 31, so they are sold out of their pre-order quantities.

I was surprised Sony took a million pre-orders and I talked to Jack Tretton about this and he said ‘We’re going to have a lot more units behind that at launch.’” Pachter expressed.

As for the Xbox One, Pachter notes that the system is no longer available for pre-order on Amazon for launch day delivery, however, they do expect to fulfill orders by Dec. 31. In terms of sales during the opening two weeks, Pachter predicts the Xbox One will sell around 1 million units.

“I guess the first couple of weeks 1.5 million [PS4] and Xbox One probably 1 million, so 2.5 million combined, which is a lot. That’s what I think you are going to see,” Pachter concluded.

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ViyzedPosted:

No shit. Of course the PS4 is going to outsell the xbone.

JG19Posted:

Now i am surprised to hear about this.

-CPPosted:

This will not happen, no matter what....

BelialPosted:

To everyone who thinks this means the ps4 IS selling more. Please re-read the last 2 words of the title.

Dr-JPosted:

Well the ps4 launches in more countries so that helps it.

TurtleOrgansPosted:

Mozilla-Firefox The xbox one is much better


How is much better?? the ps4 has stronger hardware, which honestly shouldn't make a difference on multiplats, but based on my experience with my 360 i think it has alot more downtime.

MSXPosted:

The xbox one is much better

HarryWilliamJohnsonPosted:

This is only for USA in the UK the Xbox One comes out before the PS4

AussieguyPosted:

HDITeRRoRiZeI I really can't believe Sony Fanboys still think they are getting a positive out of having a slightly more powerfull console. Are you people honestly retarded? The games made for these consoles are build tandem with all of the same graphical goodness, hence they release on the same day. I don't understand why you think you will receive a better game for the same price, honestly you people are that dumb.

Ohh and did the whole PSN Fanboy crowd forget about the cloud computing part of this whole argument. Yes, XBL will have much better networking capabilities than PS4 by a ton and we will have Dedicated servers on 'EVERY GAME' if the developers agree to have them implemented.


Well the PS4 is cheaper and it's more powerful, I think you got to be out of your mind to buy a Xbox1 instead of a PS4 unless you are an absolute Xbox fan and just stick with the same old things year in year out and no matter what MS does to you, you still stick with them.

I used to own a Xbox only the past 2 generations, and they have slowly pissed me off more and more all the time till I finally had enough of them. And I can't wait till get the PS4. This is the most excited I have been since buying a dreamcast at launch.

KnucklesTheEchidnaPosted:

just a note to people who try to use sale numbers in arguments on which is better.

so, why does it matter to us which one sells more? same thing goes for games.... I will judge a gam/console based on how fun i think it is, not by how many other people buy it.....


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