Eddie-Griffin
Banned
For the US of course, for a long time gaming sites have not had much in the way of sales reports or leaks, every year there is a report either by a market research firm, companies themselves, NPD(rare), or the mixture of the 3 that reveal sales for Black Friday (and sometimes Cyber Monday) making it among the only times of the year when we will actually get sales numbers outside rare PR.
Some factors to consider,
1. Switch is slowing down in the US which needs to be considered as both new consoles are rising. However, Switch had several good promos, more than expected which may be a surprise.
2. The PS5 recently released God of War, and while it'll be awhile before we know how many systems moved because of it outside the base, it was a major release just before today BF. Also sales on PS plus and several games.
3. Xbox Series X stock was stockpiled and sold out quickly, and Xbox Series S was produced in large quantities for several standalone and "all access" deals, including give away with partnerships with various companies, including furniture. Also deals on Gamepass and several retail releases.
It could really go either way. I think the biggest decider will be with X selling out, how much of the inventory of the S did Microsoft sell with those deals? If it was even half as good as is being implicated it can lead to a win.
I believe an Xbox win will be determined by how much demand went to the Series S during the price cuts and promos.
If it didn't manage to get enough demand, than the decider between the Switch and PS5 will be how many systems God of War moves outside the PS5's existing base.
Usually we find out results next day or within the week after Black Friday.
Black Friday is also a fairly reliable indicator of who will win the month as well.
Some factors to consider,
1. Switch is slowing down in the US which needs to be considered as both new consoles are rising. However, Switch had several good promos, more than expected which may be a surprise.
2. The PS5 recently released God of War, and while it'll be awhile before we know how many systems moved because of it outside the base, it was a major release just before today BF. Also sales on PS plus and several games.
3. Xbox Series X stock was stockpiled and sold out quickly, and Xbox Series S was produced in large quantities for several standalone and "all access" deals, including give away with partnerships with various companies, including furniture. Also deals on Gamepass and several retail releases.
It could really go either way. I think the biggest decider will be with X selling out, how much of the inventory of the S did Microsoft sell with those deals? If it was even half as good as is being implicated it can lead to a win.
I believe an Xbox win will be determined by how much demand went to the Series S during the price cuts and promos.
If it didn't manage to get enough demand, than the decider between the Switch and PS5 will be how many systems God of War moves outside the PS5's existing base.
Usually we find out results next day or within the week after Black Friday.
Black Friday is also a fairly reliable indicator of who will win the month as well.