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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FPS_TomiPosted:

Well im Xbox Player myself but not going to buy Xbox One or PS4
Going to switch to PC

lolohnoeszszPosted:

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lolohnoeszsz i like how Sony makes up lies to try and "control" the console market. Jesus these guys are trying their absolute hardest this generation. meanwhile MS is sitting back and laughing at them while getting rich. stay mad Sony.


Yet PS4 is selling more than Xbox One right now, so I mean Microsoft isn't controlling the market right now. Hell, even the Wii U's sold more than the One. But yeah, I guess MS fanboys will believe anything these days.


because the console opened in more markets + had a starting price of $400. Ps4 fanboys are literally retarded.


You don't say haha. But to be fair there is some stupid xbox fans too however ps4 fans seem the need to justify their purchase by hating on everything but sony products. Talk about damage control.
thing i hate about ps4 fans is they think the console is "the best thing ever" and Sony is like "we have the best system ever". the amount of lies those idiots throw around is ridiculous. i really feel sorry for MS in some point in the future X1 will most likely over take PS4 sales. then after that Sony will have to make up for lies to get customers back. such a sad company they've turned into...

AussieguyPosted:

Well I did the same and know at least 10 people that used to be on Xbox live and 5 people in real life that have done the same.

So I don't think Sony is making up anything here.

Least Sony is up front with their sales and say how many have actually SOLD and not SHIPPED like MS is doing haha.

TitanFallPosted:

lolohnoeszsz
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lolohnoeszsz i like how Sony makes up lies to try and "control" the console market. Jesus these guys are trying their absolute hardest this generation. meanwhile MS is sitting back and laughing at them while getting rich. stay mad Sony.


Yet PS4 is selling more than Xbox One right now, so I mean Microsoft isn't controlling the market right now. Hell, even the Wii U's sold more than the One. But yeah, I guess MS fanboys will believe anything these days.


because the console opened in more markets + had a starting price of $400. Ps4 fanboys are literally retarded.


You don't say haha. But to be fair there is some stupid xbox fans too however ps4 fans seem the need to justify their purchase by hating on everything but sony products. Talk about damage control.

Dlaw555Posted:

Because people don`t know what a Wii U is and PS4 is cheaper. Another post said that Xbone without kinect was 'flying off the shelves' so eat that sony. lol.

MarluxiaPosted:

Keep telling more lies please Sony.

lolohnoeszszPosted:

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lolohnoeszsz i like how Sony makes up lies to try and "control" the console market. Jesus these guys are trying their absolute hardest this generation. meanwhile MS is sitting back and laughing at them while getting rich. stay mad Sony.


Yet PS4 is selling more than Xbox One right now, so I mean Microsoft isn't controlling the market right now. Hell, even the Wii U's sold more than the One. But yeah, I guess MS fanboys will believe anything these days.


because the console opened in more markets + had a starting price of $400. Ps4 fanboys are literally retarded.

NiizumaPosted:

This does not surprise me because almost all of my friends from school switched from 360 to ps4.

FUTURExRANGERPosted:

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lolohnoeszsz i like how Sony makes up lies to try and "control" the console market. Jesus these guys are trying their absolute hardest this generation. meanwhile MS is sitting back and laughing at them while getting rich. stay mad Sony.


Yet PS4 is selling more than Xbox One right now, so I mean Microsoft isn't controlling the market right now. Hell, even the Wii U's sold more than the One. But yeah, I guess MS fanboys will believe anything these days.


lmao at the fact that you called us Xbox Fanboys... What are you a PS4 Fanboy?


Sony also opened in more than almost twice the amount of Countries than Microsoft did. Plus Microsoft only recently (within the last month or so) Expanded past 13 Countries. So if you take into account the amount of Countries that each company is selling in and do the numbers Microsoft is Technically in the lead. As of April Microsoft sold a total of 5 million Xbox ones at $500 each which totals 25 million dollars. While Sony as of April sold 7 million at $400 each totaling 28 million dollars but like I said was also Selling in more than almost twice the amount of Countries as Microsoft. Even though Sony sold more doesn't mean Overall they "won". If Microsoft would have open in as many Countries as Sony did Microsoft would have sold far more units and their overall income would have been more. I rest my case.


I made a typo of the above totals and the correct is Microsoft totaling 2.5 Billion dollars and Sony totaling at 2.8 Billion dollars.

FUTURExRANGERPosted:

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lolohnoeszsz i like how Sony makes up lies to try and "control" the console market. Jesus these guys are trying their absolute hardest this generation. meanwhile MS is sitting back and laughing at them while getting rich. stay mad Sony.


Yet PS4 is selling more than Xbox One right now, so I mean Microsoft isn't controlling the market right now. Hell, even the Wii U's sold more than the One. But yeah, I guess MS fanboys will believe anything these days.


lmao at the fact that you called us Xbox Fanboys... What are you a PS4 Fanboy?


Sony also opened in more than almost twice the amount of Countries than Microsoft did. Plus Microsoft only recently (within the last month or so) Expanded past 13 Countries. So if you take into account the amount of Countries that each company is selling in and do the numbers Microsoft is Technically in the lead. As of April Microsoft sold a total of 5 million Xbox ones at $500 each which totals 25 million dollars. While Sony as of April sold 7 million at $400 each totaling 28 million dollars but like I said was also Selling in more than almost twice the amount of Countries as Microsoft. Even though Sony sold more doesn't mean Overall they "won". If Microsoft would have open in as many Countries as Sony did Microsoft would have sold far more units and their overall income would have been more. I rest my case.


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