Xbox One outsold PlayStation 4 last month, according to analyst

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Give gamers a good deal, and they might show up to buy your new console. That’s what Microsoft is learning.

The Xbox One sold better than the PlayStation 4 in September, according to Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter. He is estimating that Microsoft sold 325,000 new Xbox Ones at U.S. retailers last month while Sony sold 250,000 PS4s. This is notable because Sony’s system has sold better than Microsoft’s in nearly every month since each gaming device launched in November. September is also when Activision launched its blockbuster sci-fi shooter Destiny, which Sony helped market as a PS4 game even though it is also available on Xbox One and the older systems. Both corporations are locked in a battle in the console-gaming sector, which is worth billions of dollars in the U.S. alone.

“We expect Xbox One sales to exceed those of the PS4 for only the second month since launch,” Pachter said in a note to investors.

These Wedbush numbers are just a prediction, and we should learn if they are accurate this Thursday when industry-tracking firm The NPD Group reveals its sales data for the month of September.

If they do hold out, it’s pretty clear how Xbox One bested the PS4 despite Sony’s momentum and Destiny: Microsoft made an appeal to gamers’ wallets.

“From Sept. 7 through [Sept.] 13, Microsoft offered a free game with the purchase of a new Xbox One at participating retailers,” said Pachter.

That is the same week that Destiny launched, and it also closely coincided with the debut of a $400 Xbox One bundle that comes with the football sim Madden NFL 15. So during that week, savvy gamers could get a new Xbox One and two highly anticipated games for $400. Meanwhile, to get the PS4 bundled with Destiny, the same customer would need to spend $450.

“I kind of think that free Destiny [on Xbox One] was better than [paying] for Destiny on PS4,” Pacther told GamesBeat. He also noted the appeal of the Madden bundle. “That’s pretty compelling.”



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BrigandPosted:

Due to the console based games like Halo and Forza, I see why Xbox One sales beat PS4 sales. If it was the other way around, I bet PS4 would've outsold the XB1.

ItalianPosted:

GreatLogic I've used both, I think the PS4 is much better.. But it's down to personal preference and that's what I prefer.


I have both, I do think the PS4 is better in smoothness of the OS running. I'm not gonna lie for the Xbox One, I do think it is a little slow. It does have some features good here and there in the OS, so does PS4 though. And the kinect for $100 more (which I got too) I do think it was worth it. Telling my xbox to pause my movie, or lower my tv volume, or change the channel etc, is hands down worth $100, because to do the same thing you'd be spending $100-$200 finding another technology, plus more clutter and cables plugged into tv an wall. Etc

Gaming - Both
OS - PS4 is more smoother. I do believe Xbox has a little extra features worth the while (with a Kinect)
Friends - PS4 is what more of my friends got, which forced me to have to buy both consoles, since I bought Xbox One first.
Hype - No hype on either console, get what you enjoy, not what your friends have, unless you can get both!

DPMPosted:

I've used both, I think the PS4 is much better.. But it's down to personal preference and that's what I prefer.

BruPosted:

It doesn't really come of a surprise to me, Xbox360 was always more popular than PS3, so I thought it would be the same with the xboxOne and Ps4

SwiftPosted:

Rawrrrrrr thats surprising tbh, i though ps4 would keep outselling the xbox one.


With all these good games coming out for the Xbox people are going to want to play them.

Just like for a while, Sony had the better games.

Soldier_Posted:

Im glad to see this finally, not my Ps4 fanboy friend wont have anything to bug me about this month lol

J-AdamsPosted:

I wonder how much that has to do with not having to buy the kinect. Now that the prices are the same, it adds more to the competition I guess.

RawrrrrrrPosted:

thats surprising tbh, i though ps4 would keep outselling the xbox one.

hmongkiller500Posted:

TitanFall
Pashtun Sorry, Xbox Fanboys but you can't overthrow the King.

Patcher lied as usual and TTG posts bias news anyways. They did not care to even update this lie.

Here is the real info. (PS4 still winning)
http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/10/16/playstation-4-destiny-dominate-us-sales-charts


lol "lied" do you not know what his job is? he ESTIMATES **** sometimes his wrong sometimes his right i'll give you a few minutes to google what that means............................... understand what it means now? good, also no one is "winning" how can PS4/Xbox one "win"????


I Agree he didn't lie but never believe any thing Pachter says time and time again hes wrong by a large amount didn't he estimate titanfall would sell 10 million units? just saying TTG should correct this post or create a new one for the Ps4 news. Since the 4 years ive been on this site its always been Pro xbox.

TitanFallPosted:

Pashtun Sorry, Xbox Fanboys but you can't overthrow the King.

Patcher lied as usual and TTG posts bias news anyways. They did not care to even update this lie.

Here is the real info. (PS4 still winning)
http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/10/16/playstation-4-destiny-dominate-us-sales-charts


lol "lied" do you not know what his job is? he ESTIMATES shit sometimes his wrong sometimes his right i'll give you a few minutes to google what that means............................... understand what it means now? good, also no one is "winning" how can PS4/Xbox one "win"????


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