UK: PS4 sold 45% faster than Xbox One in 2013
Sony sold more than half a million PlayStation 4s across the UK in thirty days since its release, while Microsoft managed to shift 364,000 Xbox Ones in five weeks, according to official sales data released for the first time.
Retail monitor Chart-Track has measured some 530,000 PS4 sales since the system released on November 29, which represents about £180 million in gross revenue. Microsoft made a similar amount from Xbox One, about £140 million, due to positive sales and coupled with the additional cost of the console.
It means that close to a million core next generation consoles have been sold already - a widely praised achievement which has helped drive industry sales.
Overall for 2013, physical game sales declined three per cent. However, according to data (and estimates) by analyst group IHS Screen Digest, digital revenues soared 16 per cent and overtook physical for the first time.
Combined sales showed overall games revenue climbed 6.6 per cent during 2013, making it a £2 billion market in the UK alone.
This was helped in part by the record breaking sales for Grand Theft Auto 5, which has sold 3.6 million units in the UK since its September release. Rockstar's critically acclaimed crime opus became biggest-selling individual title across all entertainment industries.
Overall, the UK's music, video and games market made £5.4 billion in 2013, an encouraging 4 per cent increase.
"This is a stunning result after at least five years of decline," said Entertainment Retailers Association director Kim Bayley.
"Retailers have invested hundreds of millions of pounds in new digital services and these numbers suggest the public is responding in their droves. New technologies have historically presented challenges to the entertainment business, but these results show how our members are helping music, video and games companies find new markets."
Xbox One launched across thirteen countries on November 22. On December 11, Microsoft said the system already reached two million units globally.
Sony has not recently released global PS4 sales figures, though by December 2 it had sold 2.1 million units.
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KatsumiPosted:
Well that is pretty crazy.. 45% is quite the significant figure. I was honestly only expecting it to be at around 15% or so
BigRedMachinePosted:
A lot of people heard that the Xbox one had parts that people didn't like, whereas the PS4 had more game related things, that probably had a part in sales.
iriisqxPosted:
voxaziKex I think that if the PS4 was Xbox one price and vice versa the Xbox one would of sold more.
But the ps3 sold more than xbox 360 lifetime and its still more expensive.
So did ps2 over xbox, when they came out.
voxaziPosted:
Kex I think that if the PS4 was Xbox one price and vice versa the Xbox one would of sold more.
But the ps3 sold more than xbox 360 lifetime and its still more expensive.
Third_EyePosted:
Mumps I think price only played a small role.I think people went by what the companies had to offer.
While the PS4 is better imo, saving a hundred bucks did help a lot. Having the better console and saving a hundred bucks helps even more if they agree with my opinion haha.
MrLanePosted:
ODSTKex I think that if the PS4 was Xbox one price and vice versa the Xbox one would of sold more.
Well no sh** sherlock. Price played a role for many buyers because $100 is $100 on groceries or rent or something actually necessary for standard of living. Life isn't incredibly easy and many people can barely splurge on something like a console for their kid but when they do, they try to make the best of it.
with todays economy you never know what could happen and this is so true dude even 50$ coould make a difference
ODSTPosted:
Kex I think that if the PS4 was Xbox one price and vice versa the Xbox one would of sold more.
Well no sh** sherlock. Price played a role for many buyers because $100 is $100 on groceries or rent or something actually necessary for standard of living. Life isn't incredibly easy and many people can barely splurge on something like a console for their kid but when they do, they try to make the best of it.
MumpsPosted:
I think price only played a small role.I think people went by what the companies had to offer.
MawderzPosted:
I think that if the PS4 was Xbox one price and vice versa the Xbox one would of sold more.
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