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Ubisoft PS4 Game Sales Double Xbox One

Here's what you need to know from Ubisoft's latest earnings report.

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As part of Ubisoft's latest earnings report, the French publisher announced how its game sales break down by platform. In the slide below, you'll see that PlayStation 4 was Ubisoft's top overall platform, accounting for 27 percent of total sales for the six-month period ended September 30, down from 32 percent last year.

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Ubisoft PS4 game sales were more than double that of Xbox One, which accounted for 12 percent, compared to 15 percent during the same period last year. The second most popular platform for Ubisoft games during the period was the PC, which made up for 20 percent of sales, up from 15 percent.

The chart also reveals that Ubisoft game sales on Wii outperformed the Wii U by one percentage point.

As for earnings highlights specifically, below is roundup of the key points

  • Revenue was €207.3 million, which was above Ubisoft's target.
  • Ubisoft recorded a loss of €65.7 million for the period, compared to a profit of €17.5 million last year.
  • Back catalog sales jumped by 53.1 percent to €184.3 million.
  • Revenue from digital platforms was €100.1 million, making up 48.3 percent of total sales. This compares to 27.8 percent during the same six-month period last year.

Looking ahead, Ubisoft has a number of big games coming in the next few months, including Far Cry Primal, Rainbow Six Siege, and The Division. In addition, Assassin's Creed Syndicate and Just Dance 2016 were released in October, so their performance was not factored into this report.

"The quality of our back-catalog and the growing digitization of our business enabled us to deliver a solid performance in the first half of the year, even though--as planned--we did not release any major titles during the period," Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot said in a statement. "The fact that more than 80 percent of our annual sales are expected to be generated in the second half of the year mechanically weighed on our earnings for the first six months."

Ubisoft will hold an earnings call to discuss these results and more beginning at 9:15 AM PDT / 12:15 PM EDT/ 5:15 PM UK. Check back later for more.

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@7tizz: or maybe people who have an Xbox one don't play third party games and are on review sites like you

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@7tizz: OR maybe it's because the PS4 sold more than double the number of Xbox One units.

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@Arkhalipso: No, actually, that is true. There's really nothing on PS4 right now other than third party titles, sorry to burst your little bubble.

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@Arkhalipso: ...and WHY did they sell more? A better console maybe? (this coming from a PC gamer that recognizes ps4 as the better console compared to the x1)

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@dlaney34: And more games.

The Xbone has 194 games

The PS4 has 497 games.

The divide is growing as the PS4 has over 300 more games at both retail and digital over the Xbone. The PS4 also have more exclusive games. It's also not a quality vs. quantity argument, the PS4 has hundreds more higher metascoring games.

That said, I own both so there is a matter of taste which is subjective.

What's odd is both machines came out in Nov 2013, yet this library divide exists and the gap is widening every year.

So, part of the answer is the console strength, but I think the main reason is MORE GAMES and people know it. It's the opposite of the 360 vs. PS3 generation.

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@dlaney34: Because MS screwed up at the start. DRM, +$100, "deal with it", etc. It's hard to come back from that.

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@Arkhalipso: What about PS3's launch? Was it difficult to come back to that?

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@7tizz: Like I said: "it's hard to come back from that".

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@7tizz: This is a very odd stance to take. Why do you think Microsoft is so hesitant to openly talk about sales numbers unlike Sony? Why would a company hide that fact outside of their own quarterly reports in which they lump together 360 and X1 sales:

https://www.microsoft.com/investor/EarningsAndFinancials/Earnings/Kpi/FY15/Q1/Detail.aspx

This was from this summer:

http://www.geek.com/games/sony-has-sold-25-million-ps4-sales-double-that-of-xbox-one-and-xbox-360-1629779/

Note that Microsoft is actually lumping together X1 and 360 sales, whereas Sony distinguishes between PS3 and PS4 sales.

There was also this from Phil Spencer himself:

http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/10/9493445/xboxs-phil-spencer-on-the-ps4-they-have-a-huge-lead

Oooh, and this:

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2015/11/analysis-sony-continues-to-widen-its-console-sales-lead-over-microsoft/

And there's about two year's worth of NPD numbers for these consoles with Microsoft only occasionally leading for a handful of months.

So the better question is: "if Phil is will to admit that Sony is leading in sales, why are you still in denial about it?"

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@7tizz: So their own quarterly reports aren't proof? Those are hard numbers that they're reporting to investors, and they still look bad despite lumping X1 sales with the 360's. Or what about Phil's public admissions and PR spin? This sure is a bad case of denial.

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@7tizz: "OR maybe it's because the PS4 sold more than double the number of Xbox One units." If you are looking for proof then you must avoid the sales articles like the plague. Its literally plastered everywhere that the PS4 has sold more than double XboxOnes. Even Phil recently stated that he doubts they could catch up right now...

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@creepyburrito: It wasn't Phil, it was one of their execs.

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@7tizz: The confirmation is in their quarterly financial reports. Microsoft lumps together 360 and X1 sales, and those still don't add up over a 24 month period to PS4 sales.

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@7tizz: Ya I keep hearing this number that the ps4 outsold the x1 2 to 1 - I don't think that's an accurate figure.

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@7tizz: MS not releasing numbers is proof enough, and this article is also proof enough. There's no reason for PS4 users to buy more Ubisoft games than Xbox users.

PS3 and Xbox 360 % are almost the same, and both consoles sold almost the same amount of units.

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@Arkhalipso: lmao uh...... no......

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@spamisgud: Prove me wrong kid. A "lmao" doesn't do much, but I guess that's the best you have.

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@Arkhalipso: Uh... Starting from 2005 ALL THE WAY to today, 360 multplat games have been consistently outselling PS3 version. Prove me wrong, "kid"...

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@spamisgud: LOL that's not the point, it was just an example. We're talking about current gen here, are you "special" or something?

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@spamisgud: That's a different generation. The numbers have been different for the 8th.

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@Arkhalipso: Your first mistake was thinking this conversation is based on logic.

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@7tizz: Such a strong argument. Touché.

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@7tizz: is that why halo 5 sold well?

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@myhomieyoda: This has nothing to do with Halo 5. These sales numbers were for the quarter that ended on September 30th. It doesn't include anything that came out after then, or any speculative impact Halo may have had on other publishers like Ubi.

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@myhomieyoda: I don't think it HAS sold well. They've not even cleared the 5 million mark.

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@dlaney34: 5 million, I doubt they've broken 2.5 million yet.

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@myhomieyoda:

"Launched well", we don't know the sales in comparison to other Halo titles yet :)

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@golden_ashen: Actually...

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/halo-5-reaches-400-million-in-sales-to-become-bigg/1100-6431980/

But they're not discussing number of copies sold, just how much revenue was generated. That includes the $250 collectors edition. That could disproportionally increase that revenue figure without necessarily increasing the number of actual copies sold.

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@gokartmozart89: And that $400 million includes hardware sales. How dumb is that?

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@tomahawk08: Eh, at least they moved some consoles. The industry is better off when both Sony and Microsoft are healthy. But yeah, it's pretty dumb that they're lumping together those sales figures. It reminds me of how Activision dances around the question of how many copies of Destiny have sold.

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@gokartmozart89: I agree it's good they moved consoles, but why not show how many consoles were moved because of it? PR is PR... I'm not the marketing genius here. But I feel like everyone just sees through it as a cloak to hide their figures anyways.

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@7tizz: 'When there's nothing to buy, you buy something'

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@myhomieyoda: If that's what you want to tell yourself, have at it.

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@jerjef: just taking a shot at all you fanboys on here. Since you can say what he said for any platform

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That mobile increment tho. We're doomed, dooooomed I tell ya.

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@Arkhalipso: uuuh..... okay? Oh, I was supposed to laugh? Sorry. hahaha. There

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@spamisgud: Stop following me around kid, it's kind of weird.

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@Arkhalipso: I don't have to follow you around. You're ALWAYS on Gamespot, "kid"...

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@spamisgud: Don't make me ban you again.

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Ahhh. To the people who claim console sales are the bread and butter of gaming. Suck it.

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@IJONOI: Because it is? If PC gaming amounts for only 17% of their sales, and other means take up 22% that means consoles take up the last 61%. At least do simple math before you try to celebrate with some misguided superiority complex.

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@creepyburrito: I see where you're coming from... but lets face it, its 6 platforms against 1. If you look at them as separate entities, PC is in 2nd place. Hardly dying like most idiots state.

Also, if you look at just the 3 big ones, which are the important ones, Then PC is roughly a 1/3.

Fair enough I could have worded it better. But my point is still valid.

Also, I play a lot of PS4 as well, so no misguided superiority complex here dude.

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Anno 2205 wasn't much good. What a shame. 2070 was really great. Nice going Ubisoft, you took the tutorial from 2070 and made it the full game with nothing else. Still charged 60 bones though.

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PC sales better than XBO, yet Ubisoft CEO once claimed "93-95 percent piracy rate on its PC games".

Someone slap him please!!!

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ubisoft-ceo-claims-93-95-percent-piracy-rate-on-its-pc-games/1100-6392939/

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@beantownsean: The CEO has since rescinded those words though, admitting his own ignorance in the matter.

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@beantownsean: it's closer to 50% but still a very high number. nothing to be proud of.

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@Xristophoros: Actually, they've run metrics and algorithms on some of the most popular game ports, and based on seeds/leaches the average is closer to 12 percent of the total sold vs. total seeded.

It's fun to pull the number of 50% out of our assholes, but actual statistics are generally a better take on reality.

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@dlaney34: i don't believe you... source?

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Where is your article about how Sony has no exclusives this holiday? Since you guys want to tell things,why don't you tell the whole truth,nit just the part that makes Sony look good or persuades people to buy a ps4?

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@snyperdons: Didn't they already do that?

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/sony-admits-ps4-first-party-lineup-this-year-is-a-/1100-6427614/

That was back in May. This is current news, because Ubisoft just published their quarterly report.

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@snyperdons: More than the one, at least things I care about. I see myself playing my PS4 more. The one has nothing but remakes, and sequels to long tired franchises. But if you want to celebrate about that...I guess. Im still waiting for something great to come out that I want. Maybe Recore...idk.

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@snyperdons: And X1 users hadn't had anything to play since Fall 2014. But FINALLY have games for the "holiday." Meanwhile, Sony's been releasing content all year long

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@snyperdons: Well that would be a lie since the ps4 did have exclusives that came out for the holidays...silly little Xbox troll.

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@snyperdons:

This just in, news has leaked that Sony has no exclusives this holiday.

Wait. How is that news?

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@snyperdons: That has absolutely nothing to do with the article at hand.

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@snyperdons: Who cares, exclusives are meant to sell hardware... No one is going to buy a machine that is 50% under powered!

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@snyperdons: get used to it,it hurts not so much then.

Clicks rule this site,not journalism

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not that suprising when theres twice as many ps4s out there. makes sense it would sell double.

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@deathwish026: Agreed. I'll admit, I'm more of an Xbox guy myself.... but if you figure there are more PS4's out there than Xbox One's.... it shouldn't take a rocket scientist to figure more games would be sold on the PS4.

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