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Xbox One and Xbox 360 sell the most software overall in January, but EA is "PS4's #1 publisher"

January 2014 NPD numbers put Call of Duty Ghosts on top, but also reveal a strong showing from Tomb Raider on PS4.

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According to an NPD report released today, game sales revenue was down 25% year-on-year in January. However this was primarily due to fewer games released over the month.

The NPD wrote, “There were about half the number of SKUs launched this January versus January 2013, leading to a 52 percent decrease in sales for new launches (or 39 percent when normalized for the 5-week January 2013). DMC: Devil May Cry and Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch were particularly strong launches in January 2013, causing a poor comparison for launches in January 2014.”

The top-selling games for January in the US (including CE, GOTY, and non-hardware bundles) were:

  1. Call Of Duty: Ghosts (360, PS3, XBO, PS4, NWU, PC)
  2. NBA 2K14 (PS4, 360, XBO, PS3, PC)
  3. Battlefield 4 (PS4, XBO, 360, PS3, PC)
  4. Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (360, PS4, XBO, PS3, NWU, PC)
  5. Grand Theft Auto V (360, PS3)
  6. Madden NFL 25 (PS4, XBO, 360, PS3)
  7. Minecraft (360)
  8. FIFA 14 (PS4, XBO, PS3, 360, PSV)
  9. Lego Marvel Super Heroes (360, XBO, PS3, PS4, 3DS, NWU, PSV, PC)
  10. Tomb Raider 2013 (PS4, XBO, 360, PS3)

Peter Moore also wrote in a tweet (responding to the PS4's successful sales numbers), "Number one publisher on the PS4 is an awful position to be in..." And journalist Geoff Keighley was told a Sony representative that, "Tomb Raider on PS4 outsold the Xbox One version 2:1"

But for overall software sold, Microsoft is the winner. In a press release, Microsoft wrote that the Xbox One and Xbox 360 "sold the most games across all console platforms in January with 2.27 million units sold, making up 47 percent of software market share."

Also according to Microsoft, the Xbox One currently has a 2.7 attach rate (meaning that there are 2.7 Xbox One games sold per Xbox owner).

But the surprising news still comes from overall hardware numbers, where the PS4 surpassed not only Nintendo's dominating handheld, but also the Xbox One.

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47% of all sales. people are pointing out theirs alot of 360 owners out there and their right. but theirs about the same ps3 owners lol, 2 machines taking nearly half the console sales 2 machines vs ps3 ps4 wii wiiu onlive and all android systems

dammed impressive

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Would be great to play BF4 even when a family member hijacks the television. Sign my petition to bring remote play to the Xbox One


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i love how you think there's a race to win.

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I'm not happy EA is PS4 #1 publisher. They suck.

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"In a press release, Microsoft wrote that the Xbox One and Xbox 360 "sold the most games across all console platforms in January with 2.27 million units sold, making up 47 percent of software market share."


Would like some clarification on that. Is that combined or did they sell most for each generation?

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<< LINK REMOVED >> You better double check that my friend, because that's not what the numbers mean at all.

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> Actually it does kinda mean that. I've seen people buy a PS4 on impulse because they think they're hard to find. They wont even buy games for them. I think it's pretty clear Microsoft has the better launch lineup and with Titanfall coming soon it'll only get better.

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> You're full of shit.

Actually, it has to do with the Xbox 360 installed base. There are more Xbox 360 owners, so if you add It up, it makes sense Microsoft would sell more.

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PS4 Won again and again and again Xbox fans should see that ps4 no1 consoles of this gen.

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Don't you cry tonight my dear XBOT

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but your plastic gaming toy sold in slightly greater numbers than my plastic gaming toy.

how could we not be unbearably sad over such a retarded issue?

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Titanfail for PS4 confirmed.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> LMAO!! Begging for Microsoft & Respawn's goodness.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> lol another PS4 fanboy desperately wanting for what they called Titan"fail" to release on their system.

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> keep telling yourself that, bruh.

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Lol, what a way to pile up a popular console and a struggling one. In that case "Nintendo has sold the most software and consoles with Wii U and Wii".

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<< LINK REMOVED >> Yeah, I think Wii U is still ahead of the PS4 worldwide. Not sure why Sony keeps saying they are leading next-gen worldwide. lol!! They are still 2nd for right now.

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BREAKING NEWS!!


The Xbox One and Xbox 360 together sold more SW than the Xbox One or Xbox 360!

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<< LINK REMOVED >> Let go of that bong dude.

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Complete spectrum of NPD hardware sales estimates:

PS4: 271K
XB1: 141K
3DS: ~97K
PS3: ~53.5K
Wii U: 49K
360: ~48.5K
Vita: <17K

lol even Wii U and PS3 outsold X360, MS don goofed
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<< LINK REMOVED >> 271k PS4, wow. Does it still sell out?

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<< LINK REMOVED >> In Europe the PS3 is currently selling more than the Xbone. ^_^

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >>And the XBox is outselling the PS3 in N.A. What else is new?

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In other words, Call of Duty Ghosts on Xbox platforms outsold all other games on all platforms...


This is sad.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> Not really, because most are from the 260.

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Xbone + X360 "combined" sold more than PS4 which is stupid comparison to begin with but in term of next-gen software PS4 sold more than Xbone

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Really need to see the NFL2K series return so it can crap on Madden NFL's mediocrity. Didn't EA's NFL exclusivity license expire in 2013 or did they manage to extend it again?

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funny considering how much smack ps4 owners talk about xbox and how bad microsoft is, yet here they are as EA's number one customer.

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Electronic Arts is the number one publisher on the PS4? Well Sony gamers aren't the most intelligent are they, so that's hardly surprising.



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<< LINK REMOVED >> That bides well with the PS4 users as EA us one if the biggest industries in gaming and it wont help any Xbox user, when it comes to exclusives EA would be more leaning towards Sony on that one.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> Well the Xbox One's two top selling games this year have been from Activision and EA respectively, so not sure why you've specifically targeted Sony gamers for your comment. The fact is these horrid companies make games that people want and so they keep being the biggest sellers.

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> Why don't you read the the title of the article before you post?

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> The fact remains that gamers on this website and others complain about broken games like Sim City and Battlefield 4, they complain about DLC and microtransactions and then continue to buy broken games from repeat offenders, they continue to buy DLC and buy microstransactions.


Now I have no right to tell anyone which games to buy and which games they shouldn't, but those gamers who give corporations like EA their hard-earned money and the gamers who buy into DLC and microtransactions and online subscriptions have no right to complain about how costly gaming has become or how standards are slipping because I don't blame companies like EA half as much as I blame stupid consumers who give companies a license to release unfit products onto the market and to treat the gaming community as a cash cow.

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> Simple fact is, there have been more PS4's sold then Xbone's. So it shouldn't come as a surprise that more of a particular publishers games have sold more copies on the console that has sold more units.(Article is combining 360 and Xbone, just sayin) I fail to see how simple math equates to people that bought a PS4 being less then intelligent. Another fact is that EA has released more launch titles on both systems then any other publisher. While I am not a fan of EA and their practices at least they have given consumers of the new consoles games to play, at launch.

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@19James89 @hadlee73 I definitely won't argue with you on that point. I defended EA for a long time thinking people were too hard on them. It felt pretty humbling this year when I came to the realization I'd been a blind idiot by supporting them.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> It says the EA is the #1 publisher on the PS4. That's why I made the comment I did, though I have no doubt with the release of Titanfall that millions of 360, Xbox One and PC gamers will be rushing out to pick up this game.


At the end if gamers continue to give corporations like EA their hard-earned money they have no right to complain about broken games and being treated as a cash cow.



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@19James89 @hadlee73 My comment isn't referencing the article. Its a direct reply to you. Why would I need to re-read the headline for that?

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<< LINK REMOVED >> Translation: "LOL the people who bought the console that I didn't buy are all stupid."

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >>He's a Nintendo fanboy. We already know to doubt his intelligence.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> Now have you come to that conclusion? The fact is Electronic Arts is one of the worst games developers and publishers going.


Just look at what they've done to games like Command and Conquer, Medal of Honor and Dead Space, then look at the amount of broken games they release i.e. FIFA 13, Sim City and Battlefield 4 and yet millions upon millions of stupid gamers most who appear to be PS4 users continually throw their money at Electronic Arts.


There's a reason the industry has ever lowering standards and it's due to the idiot consumers who enjoy throwing their money on products which are not fit for purpose and at companies who treat them with not an ounce of respect.


So no it's not that I'm annoyed with the people who are buying the PS4, I'm annoyed that people continue to throw their hard-earned money at corporations like EA who have no respect for their consumers because all they do is treat their customers appallingly by releasing products which are not fit for purpose and shouldn't be released onto the market.


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