Microsoft reportedly sold over 900,000 units of its Xbox One gaming console in the US in December making it to be the top-selling gaming console. Also not far behind in the race at number three position was Microsoft’s Xbox 360 with 643,000 units sold in the month of December.
Microsoft’s Xbox One and Xbox 360 together accounted for 46 percent of the total U.S. Hardware market share marking a 10 percent year over year growth from December 2012.
Corporate vice president of marketing, strategy and business for Xbox, Yusuf Mehdi, said “We’re grateful for the excitement and support of our fans – many purchasing their next Xbox console and many joining the Xbox family for the first time.”
“Our journey is just starting, with more innovation, games and entertainment coming in 2014 and far beyond”, Mehdi added.
However, Dan Race, Sony’s senior director of corporate communications, claimed that “According to the latest NPD report, PlayStation 4 remains the cumulative leader for next-gen console sales in the U.S. since its launch on Nov. 15.”
Sony hasn’t provided official sales numbers for its PlayStation 4 gaming console yet.
Race added saying that “We sold every PS4 available at retail in the US and were out of stock in December due to overwhelming consumer demand. With more than 4.2 million PS4 systems sold worldwide, it’s clear that the PS4’s gaming and entertainment features are resonating with large audiences and we’re doing our best to provide additional inventory in all of the 53 countries where it’s available.”
[Source: NeoGAF, VentureBeat]
