Xbox 360 and Wii owners have migrated to PS4, Sony says

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Research shows that a significant number of Xbox 360 and Wii owners have migrated to PS4 during the early stages of the latest console cycle, according to Sony.

In a newly published PlayStation interview, Worldwide Studios senior VP of product development Scott Rohde cited data from industry tracking firm Nielsen to back up the company's claim.

"Everyone in this industry always tracks that kind of stuff," he told CVG. "It's always fascinating to look at all this data. So, two of the things I can talk about - because they're true. 17 per cent of PS4 owners did not own a last-gen console. That in itself is a pretty shocking number.

"31 per cent of PS4 owners did not own a PS3, but they did own either an Xbox 360 or Wii," Rohde continued. "Now, those are some pretty amazing numbers. And that's why, again, I think we're doing things like bringing The Last of Us to PS4, because there's a huge percentage of those people who never got to play it and that's a shame."

Sony recently said that PS4 sales stood at seven million units as of April 6, while Microsoft said in late April that Xbox One shipments totalled five million units. Both platforms launched in November 2013, one year after Wii U. As of March 31, lifetime Wii U sales totalled 6.17 million units.

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DismissPosted:

Also the " Sony recently said that PS4 sales stood at seven million units as of April 6, while Microsoft said in late April that Xbox One shipments totalled five million units "

Well the Ps4 is in almost every country whereas the Xbox One is only in a select few. 2 million units difference when the Ps4 has such a lead in the marketing, that's amazing to see. Like I said in my previous post, give it some time, like a year or so until Microsoft have the Xbox in a wider range of countries and Xbox will easily take the top spot.

DismissPosted:

The exact same thing happened with the 360 and Ps3. At the start, everyone had a Playstation simply because it was better. A year or so ahead, 360 was better. Now 360 is superior to Ps3. No one can deny that. The same will happen with 4/One

nblzPosted:

Skreamies After owning a PS1/2/3 I moved to xbox/360. Which was a great choice. But for the new gen consoles I decided to give Playstation another try, so I bought a PS4 and I regret doing that becuase it's just the same as PS3 if not worse. So I went out and bought a Xbox One(Way happier now). So currently my PS4 is being my bedroom doorstop.


lol i love this post. i am an xbox fanboy and havn't owned a playstation since ps2 days. i've played both the ps3/ps4 but i prefer the 360/xb1 of them any day. it may be because i am more accustomed to xbox already, but to each their own.

CyimkingPosted:

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Dummazz420 Microsoft will always have the best exclusives with Halo, Forza Horizon, and Sunset Overdrive which all look more promising then any Sony exlusive. Also I would like to say that as cliche as it might sound, "It's a marathon, not a sprint". "Sony will be posting yet another multi-billion dollar loss this year. The 2014/2015 fiscal year is predicted to end with a $490 million loss. It's the sixth loss in seven years and brings the grand total to nearly $100 billion."
Sony may or may not have the revenue in future years to pursue the video game market. "Microsoft, on the other hand, is making money. The company posted an $8 billion profit for 2013 but the console division didn't contribute much to the success." I would also like to add the thought about console availability. Xbox will be adding 26 more countries to their market by September. With Microsoft now being close to the availability as Sony, we might see that sale gap greatly decrease.

In conclusion although Sony is winning the console war now, Microsoft is the slow tortoise looking at the finish line, not 2 feet in front of him such as the boasting hare. But most importantly lets all remember that this is what's great about economic competition. The consumer, not the producer comes out on top.


You sir have to much to to do research. just take a look at Sony exclusives and the support the game dev are giving the playstation over the xbox. Uncharted and the last of us both wall all over any xbox exclusive and the supporting games...Destiny, GTA, Dead island, Battlefield the list goes on. the only supporting game worth mentioning for the xbox is CoD but thats dead need I say more?


Titanfall beats out every single one of those games. And its exclusive to PC/Xbox. The thing is that most people prefer the Xbox to that of the Playstation. This may change since the Xbox One is now pricier than that of the Playstation 4 seeing as the Xbox 360 was always cheaper than the Playstation 3.


Titanfall 2 will be on the PS4 :-p

DJMarkyMarkPosted:

TOTS PlayStation is **** compared to Xbox I've owned a PS For 2years and i regret every single day since i got my Xbox 360 i am now so happy to wake up in the morning!


After playing both the Xbox One and PS4 I think they are both great consoles but it just depends on what you prefer. I would say the best things to do is get what your friends get. I think everyone can agree that playing solo all the time is a lot more boring than playing with a group of friends.

CaleeeeeebPosted:

And the console wars between the fanboys continues, march on you sheep ;)

ExoticWolfsPosted:

If I get either, I will have to go with Xbone. Just for the fact I have an 360 and I prefer Microsoft. This doesn't surprise me though.

LoodPosted:

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Kanashii When will people grow up and stop having console wars on this site? Oh never? guess i'll go back to lurking.


i really hate the console war. I find nothing different between PS4 and Xbox One. I dont have anything against each console!


Same, not much different at all... it all really comes down to what your friends get and Microsoft did a horrible job selling the Xbox One to gamers at first. It'll all balance out in the end I think.

TomPosted:

Kanashii When will people grow up and stop having console wars on this site? Oh never? guess i'll go back to lurking.


i really hate the console war. I find nothing different between PS4 and Xbox One. I dont have anything against each console!

xBrandonPosted:

I got my PS4 on launch day and I don't regret it at all. I have migrated from Xbox 360 but I am going to buy myself an xbox one this summer as they have dropped kinect from their systems.


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