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Subject: PS4 outsels Xbox One in Europe 7:1
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newt182 3.04.14 - 04:31pm
When we checked in with the PS4 last month, Sony managed to sell six million units since the consoles mid-November release last year, which was one million units ahead of Sonys own estimate. Just one month later, more numbers have been revealed: Sony has shipped seven million PS4s worldwide, which is about three million more than the Xbox One. At the end of the day, a four-million-unit gap isnt too gigantic. However, when compared with, for instance, the PS48242;s sales compared to the Xbox Ones sales in Europe during the month of March an eyebrow-raising seven to one lead a different story is told.

That 7:1 sales lead accounts for (more or less) the last week in March, beginning on the 17. During that period, the PS4 sold 180,000 units, while the Xbox One only managed 25,000. Unfortunately for Microsoft, the Xbox Ones biggest game, Titanfall, released just one week prior, and did not appear to help sell the console just one week later.

Of course, seven million units compared to four million units isnt anywhere close to a death knell for the Xbox One. Whenever this console cycle winds down, the final figures for both the PS4 and Xbox One might be the same. For the majority of last generation, the Xbox 360 had a significant lead on the PS3, and for similar reasons. Sony botched the PS3 launch in a variety of ways the console was gigantic, came out too late, and was too expensive. Microsoft didnt botch the launch of the Xbox One, but definitely botched the reveal. However, in the end, the PS3 and Xbox 360 were neck-and-neck in sales. Its entirely possible that Microsofts botched Xbox One reveal will eventually wither away, and the console will catch up when all is said and one.

For now, though, Sony is enjoying success, and Microsoft is sitting in the strange dual-state of succeeding while losing. The next stage in the battle will begin when both consoles finally have more triple-A exclusives. * +

newt182 3.04.14 - 04:32pm
[link]http://www.geek.com/games/ps4-ships-7-million-worldwide-outsells-xbox-one-in-europe-71-1589841/[/link]

*outsells * +

spartan2 3.04.14 - 05:54pm
It's not succeeding while losing if this sort of thing continues. Mainly because Microsoft are losing big time on the hardware because of the discounts, and eventually the gap will be so big many publishers will care a lot less about any Xbone version * +

gooji 3.04.14 - 08:19pm
Xbox 360-fantastic console

Xbox one-disgraceful * +

cyberman 4.04.14 - 09:38am
the ps4 is epic * +

rah1 4.04.14 - 12:13pm
Sod both of them. I'm getting a Mega Drive off eBay. * +

shade013 4.04.14 - 01:43pm
Decent read, not surprising that it's 7:1...actually surprised it's not more * +

kenb2321 4.04.14 - 02:22pm
Theres still no games im interested in on either one yet that makes me want to go out and get one.. * +

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