GameStop Says New Generation Doing Better than Expected
Retailer GameStop reckons the new generation has been better than anybody could have expected, going so far as to outsell the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in store in their first 15 months on the market. Hardware sales were actually higher than anybody had hoped over the Christmas period, although software sales dropped. That’s perhaps to be expected, if people are going out and buying new hardware.
According to a series of tweets from Wall Street Journal writer Ian Sherr, the new generation is looking great.
$GME says hardware sales were higher than expected over the holidays, but software sales were lower. Basically what $EA and NPD said too
— Ian Sherr (@iansherr) March 27, 2014
$GME says it has already sold more Xbox One and PS4 units than it did in first 15 months of XB360 and PS3
— Ian Sherr (@iansherr) March 27, 2014
$GME says greater-than-expected supply of Xbox One and PS4 caused the decline in XB360/PS3 hardware/software. Do you agree?
— Ian Sherr (@iansherr) March 27, 2014
Not only have the consoles sold well at GameStop, but Titanfall was specifically mentioned as well. More people bought it on Xbox One than on Xbox 360, and that’s apparently a trend the store are seeing a lot with cross-gen titles.
$GME says Titanfall well received. 4x more pre-orders on Xbox One than Xbox 360. In fact, every next-gen game has so far beat expectations
— Ian Sherr (@iansherr) March 27, 2014
$GME says expect during remainder of year, decline of PS3 and Xb360 games will be consistent, though may jump with new games like Titanfall
— Ian Sherr (@iansherr) March 27, 2014
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