Both PlayStation and Xbox had some cracking announcements at E3 this year and as usual neither side was willing to give the other the benefit of the victory. Being a Gears of War fan myself I was obviously very pleased with the showing of Gears of War Ultimate Edition and Gears of War 4 but which platform actually had the best showing?
It’s the sort of question that will never be answered as each platform showcased things that appealed to a section of the industry but the one constant measure we can always use will be sales figures.
So far the PlayStation 4 is winning in this generation when it comes to sales figures so you would expect it to have the advantage when it comes to pre-orders. But when looking at Amazon, granted only a single retailer, the pre-orders are heavily weighted in the Xbox One’s favour.
Here are the top 10 most pre-ordered items announced at E3 2015 according to Amazon, as reported via MVCUK
- Rare Replay, Microsoft – Xbox One exclusive
- Gears of War: Ultimate Edition, Microsoft – Xbox One exclusive
- Doom, Bethesda – Multiplatform
- Dishonored 2, Bethesda – Multiplatform
- Final Fantasy VII Remake, Square Enix – PS4 timed exclusive
- Gears of War 4, Microsoft – Xbox One exclusive
- South Park: The Fractured But Whole, Ubisoft – Multiplatform
- Horizon Zero Dawn, Sony- PS4 exclusive
- Dishonored Definitive Edition, Bethesda – Multiplatform
- Xbox One Elite Wireless Controller, Microsoft – Xbox One exclusive
So if you are an X1 owner you will be able to play/use 8 out of the top 10 most pre-ordered items while the PS4 fans will only be getting 6 of them. But it’s not really a fair comparison as both platforms only have a single new title in that top 10 and it’s for the PlayStation which is the only one with a brand new IP.
Last Updated: June 24, 2015
Blood Emperor Trevor
June 24, 2015 at 11:05
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James Anderton
June 24, 2015 at 11:11
Pretty sure Gears of War Ultimate is coming to PC.
Pariah
June 24, 2015 at 11:12
Pretty sure I still don’t care. Doom is on that list. And Horizon Zero Dawn will make me wish I had a PS4.
James Anderton
June 24, 2015 at 11:14
Oh, so you wrote the article did you. Oh, you didn’t? Then why the fuck should I give a shit about what you have to say. Trying to correct incorrect information, ******.
Pariah
June 24, 2015 at 11:15
Been a rough week, has it? O_o
RinceThis
June 24, 2015 at 12:24
Nah, it’s just you COK! MOTHA! NOOOOB! *RUNS
Pariah
June 24, 2015 at 12:32
I see you’ve taken the plunge and installed DOTA. O_o
😛
RinceThis
June 24, 2015 at 12:36
Haha 🙂 Actually, watched my younger boet playing last night, for 5 minutes. I had to retreat home and have a glass of wine to get over it 0_O
Pariah
June 24, 2015 at 12:38
Yeah some people are really hardcore in DOTA. As much as I enjoy the game, a lot of the people really make you wonder what went wrong with humanity. O_o
Splooshypooh
June 24, 2015 at 11:18
Shoo-ee. Too much coffee
RinceThis
June 24, 2015 at 12:24
Wow man. Take a stroll.
oVg "I hate Portals" - Geralt
June 24, 2015 at 12:24
Gears looks SWEEEEET. Its going more Horror. The demo made me all giddy like the day I watched the Its a Mad World TV ad on Mweb back in 2007. I bought an xbox360 the very next day 🙂
K1FF J1MB0B (sizzle edition)
June 24, 2015 at 11:12
Horizon is a Sony studios game so ya, not timed exclusive.
David
June 24, 2015 at 11:13
Alternatively, one could make the assumption that PS4 owners are frugal, thus would be less likely to actually pre-order.
I mean, you’re definitely not frugal if you still listen to anything Microsoft says…
PS4 sold better because of a lower price and resale market for example – definitely more frugal.
Pariah
June 24, 2015 at 11:14
Or (if the fan boys are right) – PS Plus will probs give them awesome games for free anyway, so they never really have to buy the games outright.
David
June 24, 2015 at 11:16
Yeah PS Plus is cool too – often the free games are meh (sometimes cool). I dunno, I just wouldn’t measure “This year’s most exciting games” as the ones with the most pre-orders. That talks more to consumer behavior than it does to a game’s inherent value or a true reflection of what MOST people are excited about.
Pariah
June 24, 2015 at 11:18
Agree completely. Pre-order is not the same as exciting. Millions of people pre-order and buy Apple products. Doesn’t make them either great, or exciting.
Hammersteyn
June 24, 2015 at 12:06
FRUGALITY!
oVg "I hate Portals" - Geralt
June 24, 2015 at 12:08
oVg "I hate Portals" - Geralt
June 24, 2015 at 12:07
I just play The Witcher 3
Geoffrey Tim
June 24, 2015 at 11:15
What a speculative load of wank.
Pariah
June 24, 2015 at 11:17
Lol. I sort of alluded to this below, but Doom makes me want a new graphics card, and Horizon makes me want a PS4. GoW can suck it. So in my books, Xbox is the clear loser.
oVg "I hate Portals" - Geralt
June 24, 2015 at 11:47
lol
oVg "I hate Portals" - Geralt
June 24, 2015 at 11:49
lol
oVg "I hate Portals" - Geralt
June 24, 2015 at 12:19
The vibes that I got from the last E3 is that SONY are going for the 40 year olds using nostalgia. Microsoft are going more universal with the hope of implementing Windows 10 in everything and cross platforming with the PC. Nintendo are going for the Muppet demographic 😛
Hammersteyn
June 24, 2015 at 12:05
*spunkulative
RinceThis
June 24, 2015 at 12:28
Gavin, talking shit? Come now…
hairyknees
June 24, 2015 at 11:25
PS4LYF!
Pariah
June 24, 2015 at 11:27
GR4MMOR4LYF!
Blood Emperor Trevor
June 24, 2015 at 11:28
Do you even lyf, bro?
Pariah
June 24, 2015 at 11:29
Nee.
http://blogs.arts.ac.uk/csm/files/2013/11/Steve-Kelsey-HeadShoulders2.jpg
hairyknees
June 24, 2015 at 11:37
Amen
Blood Emperor Trevor
June 24, 2015 at 11:46
He’s so cabbage he uses this:
oVg "I hate Portals" - Geralt
June 24, 2015 at 11:40
PS FOUR LIFE
hairyknees
June 24, 2015 at 11:44
^^^ THIS GUY KNOWS WHAT’S UP!
Pariah
June 24, 2015 at 11:45
Because he can English, right?
oVg "I hate Portals" - Geralt
June 24, 2015 at 11:53
Hell, the day after the Bone reveal I was chanting FOUR to ONE. It almost came true, I think its sitting at 3 to 1 right now. Patcher has nothing on me.
Hammersteyn
June 24, 2015 at 12:05
You just went up a notch in my book. You’re at notch 1 😛
Timmy_The_Good_Troll
June 24, 2015 at 11:29
All I can see is that Bethesda is the Winner, and thats without Fallout 4 on that list.
oVg "I hate Portals" - Geralt
June 24, 2015 at 11:30
Where the hell is Quantum Break?
Pariah
June 24, 2015 at 11:31
At the Quantum Mechanic? O_o *shrugs*
Blood Emperor Trevor
June 24, 2015 at 11:33
It’s not on the list because you’re looking for it on the list.
Pariah
June 24, 2015 at 11:34
Screw you and your uber f%$#ing smart replies. How is one meant to compete? :
Edit: I’m saying this because that’s brilliant. Damn you. XD
Blood Emperor Trevor
June 24, 2015 at 11:41
Don’t worry, I’ll make a fart joke soon – it all balances out in the end.
RinceThis
June 24, 2015 at 12:26
HAHAHAHAHAHA
HvR
June 24, 2015 at 11:36
Look, a Ford GT coming out of the roof
Hammersteyn
June 24, 2015 at 12:04
It borke?
oVg "I hate Portals" - Geralt
June 24, 2015 at 12:22
It needs a remedy.
Hammersteyn
June 24, 2015 at 12:36
looooooooool winner
RinceThis
June 24, 2015 at 12:26
Let mt pitch this ever so softly… Who cares? Teheheh
Steffmeister
June 24, 2015 at 11:30
Looking forward to Horizon….rest are not my kind of thing….oh maybe South park for a few laughs.
oVg "I hate Portals" - Geralt
June 24, 2015 at 11:37
Enslaved Odyssey to the West mixed with Turok FOR THE FUCKING WIN Something that I would expect from Ninja Theory like Heavenly Sword. So many Megatons this year.
oVg "I hate Portals" - Geralt
June 24, 2015 at 11:34
How awkward was the Microsoft keynote when They gave Tod Howard stage time to reveal Fallout 4 lol
Like the thing was for the share holders who dont know or watched the Bethesda keynote the day before.
Still they are getting better but it still seemed a little power pointy. Maybe its because we could not hear the audiance going BONKERS like they did at the SONY keynote.
As for the stage design… came across a little narcissistic.
Steffmeister
June 24, 2015 at 11:36
With Fallout not on the list, makes you wonder what this list actually means…..nothing.
HvR
June 24, 2015 at 11:38
All that this list tells me is that Xbox One owners are the most naive gamers.
Hammersteyn
June 24, 2015 at 12:04
Well, they did buy the console.
kuuu(UMAR)rrrr
June 24, 2015 at 11:40
Pah, subjective. PS4 is home to most of this year’s exciting games too. So is PC. Xbone is home to most of the top ten pre-orders on Amazon…that’s all.
Hammersteyn
June 24, 2015 at 12:04
What you said.
oVg "I hate Portals" - Geralt
June 24, 2015 at 11:42
BACKWARDS COMPAT LOL
Something that should have been implemented day ONE!!! Seeing as the inards of the 360 and Bone are identical. We all know the PS4 cannot possibly do that so why the hell was this not a major selling point two years ago?
Anyway the install bases have already been set. XBONE for America.
Blood Emperor Trevor
June 24, 2015 at 11:47
Because 2 years ago it wasn’t going to be backwards compatible, because everyone was going to buy a ONE instead of a FOUR.
oVg "I hate Portals" - Geralt
June 24, 2015 at 11:54
The fall guy.
Ghost In The Rift
June 24, 2015 at 11:47
Like Geoff said, What a speculative load of 900p.
Hammersteyn
June 24, 2015 at 12:03
haha
oVg "I hate Portals" - Geralt
June 24, 2015 at 11:56
Recore looks dope 🙂
Hammersteyn
June 24, 2015 at 12:03
No Cuphead again!?
justlikemo
June 24, 2015 at 12:07
you sure amazons not getting rid of old stock?
RinceThis
June 24, 2015 at 12:28
This piece was sponsored by Xbox One… tehehe
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
June 24, 2015 at 14:10
Number 10 – Now that’s how you troll!
aj_nator
June 24, 2015 at 16:38
What are the release dates like?