I think launching this year is the right choice. You can't go on holiday this well Holiday. Interesting, I dream of skiing last night, but I don't think I will be going ski this year.
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Microsoft Flight Simulator is Fastest Growing Entry in the Series with Over 2 Million Players to Date
Microsoft Flight Simulator is Microsoft’s longest running franchise with a history of 38 years, and we are proud to announce that the latest entry is the fastest to grow to over 2 million pilots. This was possible thanks to the incredible community of fans, real-world pilots, flight enthusiasts, and virtual travelers who have embraced the new simulation since its arrival on August 18 and made it the biggest game launch in Xbox Game Pass for PC history. On behalf of the entire team, a huge thank you to all the fans who have taken to the skies and are exploring our world while discovering the magic of flight with us.
The community have piloted more than 50 million flights and have logged more than 3.5 billion miles flown to date – the equivalent of flying 19 times roundtrip from the Earth to the Sun, or around the world over 400 thousand times. It’s been humbling to see the positive reactions to Microsoft Flight Simulator and we feel incredibly fortunate and blessed to have such a highly engaged community that continually helps us improve the simulation with their ongoing and insightful feedback. We are also so energized by the community of creators who have already embraced our SDK and developed over 500 airports, aircraft, and other add-ons in the short few months since launch. The quality of work, knowledge and passion on display from creators is an inspiration to our team every day.
Winning “Best Sim / Strategy 2020” at The Game Awards a last week was such an honor as well. The team is extremely proud that we have been able to follow the storied history of previous Microsoft Flight Simulator titles that received such accolades, and we feel humbled to be selected from the amazing group of games that were nominated for this award. The evening was perfectly rounded out as we announced that Microsoft Flight Simulator is coming to Xbox Series X|S in Summer of 2021. The trailer, which was captured in real-time on Xbox Series X, already gives a glimpse into how incredible the sim will look when it comes to console in a few short months.
As we’ve said time and time again, our launch in 2020 was only the beginning of our journey with Microsoft Flight Simulator.We are excited to carry this momentum into 2021 – we will launch on Xbox Series X|S in the summer, we are planning 3 large updates to the simulation, and we will update the world 4-5 times with additional World Updates (as well as a few other surprises we have planned).
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Microsoft Flight Simulator is Microsoft’s longest running franchise with a history of 38 years, and we are proud to announce that the latest entry is the fastest to grow to over 2 million pilots. This was possible thanks to the incredible community of fans, real-world pilots, flight enthusiasts, and virtual travelers who have embraced the new simulation since its arrival on August 18 and made it the biggest game launch in Xbox Game Pass for PC history. On behalf of the entire team, a huge thank you to all the fans who have taken to the skies and are exploring our world while discovering the magic of flight with us.
The community have piloted more than 50 million flights and have logged more than 3.5 billion miles flown to date – the equivalent of flying 19 times roundtrip from the Earth to the Sun, or around the world over 400 thousand times. It’s been humbling to see the positive reactions to Microsoft Flight Simulator and we feel incredibly fortunate and blessed to have such a highly engaged community that continually helps us improve the simulation with their ongoing and insightful feedback. We are also so energized by the community of creators who have already embraced our SDK and developed over 500 airports, aircraft, and other add-ons in the short few months since launch. The quality of work, knowledge and passion on display from creators is an inspiration to our team every day.
Winning “Best Sim / Strategy 2020” at The Game Awards a last week was such an honor as well. The team is extremely proud that we have been able to follow the storied history of previous Microsoft Flight Simulator titles that received such accolades, and we feel humbled to be selected from the amazing group of games that were nominated for this award. The evening was perfectly rounded out as we announced that Microsoft Flight Simulator is coming to Xbox Series X|S in Summer of 2021. The trailer, which was captured in real-time on Xbox Series X, already gives a glimpse into how incredible the sim will look when it comes to console in a few short months.
As we’ve said time and time again, our launch in 2020 was only the beginning of our journey with Microsoft Flight Simulator.We are excited to carry this momentum into 2021 – we will launch on Xbox Series X|S in the summer, we are planning 3 large updates to the simulation, and we will update the world 4-5 times with additional World Updates (as well as a few other surprises we have planned).
Xbox Exclusive trailer:
"Superdata" is trusted by PS fans worldwide though.
It's a spin off like Uncharted Lost Legacy, not a direct sequel which may have turned some people off. I also think the increased pricing hurt the sales a bit.
Yeah , that too. People might be burnt out from the original Spidey, and just by pure anectodally, a few of my friends are holding out until they can get a PS5 to purchase the PS5 version of Miles to experience it in next gen.
Sony ends 2020 with record-breaking PS5 sales; sets higher targets for 2021: Report - Gizmochina
Sony’s PlayStation 5 is one of the sought-after gaming products since the first official release on November 12. With some markets still dream of getting it, the company has ended the 2020 note with a bang. A report from Digitimes now says it has shipped a never-before number of units so far...
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3.4 million PS5 units sold in 4 weeks. In contrast, it took the PS4 a little over 6 weeks to sell 4.2 million.
How many f***ing people do you estimate have to buy a PS5 before I can easily order one online?
Good question. I see eBay is still getting $1000+ for XSX\PS5s.
They should show up "soon" with the holidays winding down. The only question is if that is this month, or maybe Feb-Mar.
The sad part is, the scalpers create their own bubble for awhile. As long as they are getting double for it, they'll keep their scripts going and clear out any stock that becomes available.
As soon as the scalper prices start falling into less than $1000, hopefully they lose interest.
I still don’t get why they didn’t just send shipments to the stores. Scalpers aren’t going to waltz into Best Buy and buy 30 PS5’s or XSX/S’s.
Speaking of sales and scalpers, I wonder how many systems between both consoles were bought by actual fans?
Of PS5’s 3.4 million, I wonder how many were scalper purchases?
Of PS5’s 3.4 million, I wonder how many were scalper purchases?
Never heard of a single person on the influencer list.
I regularly check Amazon for PS5 stock and there's always multiple scalper ones for sale. Not sure how fast they are selling through them, but I'm guessing they sell well. The price seems to stay stuck at > 1000.
Sea of Thieves in the best of 2020 GOLD along with Halo MCC:
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Best of Steam - 2020
A look back at the year's top sellers, new releases, most-played games, and more!
12/21/2020 to 1/03/2021 sales for Japan
Hardware sales
Nintendo Switch - 590,294
Playstation 5 - 23,820
Playstation 4 - 30,594
Xbox Series X/S - 339
Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)
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Hardware sales
Nintendo Switch - 590,294
Playstation 5 - 23,820
Playstation 4 - 30,594
Xbox Series X/S - 339
Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)
- [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (Konami, 11/19/20) – 459,243 (1,423,450)
- [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) – 202,132 (6,472,485)
- [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 152,052 (3,541,036)
- [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 129,275 (2,157,719)
- [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/1
– 108,052 (4,068,039) - [NSW] Pikmin 3 Deluxe (Nintendo, 10/30/20) – 91,336 (499,156)
- [NSW] Super Mario Party (Nintendo, 10/05/1 – 86,723 (1,774,663)
- [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/1 – 85,989 (1,740,451)
- [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo, 06/05/20) – 85,027 (565,003)
- [NSW] Super Mario 3D All-Stars (Nintendo, 09/18/20) – 70,144 (525,613)
Famitsu Sales: 12/21/20 – 1/3/21 [Update]
Famitsu has published its estimated physical game software and hardware sales data for Japan for the two weeks week spanning December 21, 2020 to January 3, 2021.
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8 weeks
PS3: 466.716
DC: 393.374
WonderSwan: 280.543
PS5: 265.782
NGC: 262.320
XBO: 34.648
XBS/X: 31.558
Dec 21-27
NINTENDO: 91,6%
PLAYSTATION: 8,3%
XBOX: ~ 0,1%
December 28 - January 03
NINTENDO: 91,6%
PLAYSTATION: 8,3%
XBOX: ~ 0,1%
PS3: 466.716
DC: 393.374
WonderSwan: 280.543
PS5: 265.782
NGC: 262.320
XBO: 34.648
XBS/X: 31.558
Dec 21-27
NINTENDO: 91,6%
PLAYSTATION: 8,3%
XBOX: ~ 0,1%
December 28 - January 03
NINTENDO: 91,6%
PLAYSTATION: 8,3%
XBOX: ~ 0,1%
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