Xbox One and PS4 sold 1,000 systems per minute on Amazon at peak

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Retailer also reveals that Call of Duty: Ghosts, Just Dance 2014, and GTAV were its best-selling games this holiday.

The Xbox One and PlayStation 4 were so popular this holiday shopping season on Amazon that at peak, both systems sold at a rate of 1,000 consoles per minute.

Amazon revealed the figures as part of an announcement of its best-ever holiday shopping season. On Cyber Monday alone, shoppers ordered more than 36.8 million items worldwide at a pace of 426 items per second.

The Xbox One and PS4 are neck-and-neck for worldwide sales so far, moving over 2 million consoles each. Sony expects to sell a total of 3 million units by December 31-- now just two days away.

Amazon also revealed its top-selling video games for the holiday period. They were, in order, Call of Duty: Ghosts (Xbox 360), Just Dance 2014 (Wii), and Grand Theft Auto V (Xbox 360).

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Source: http://www.gamespot.com/articles/xbox-one-and-ps4-sold-1-000-systems-per-minute-on-amazon-at-peak/1100-6416856/

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YurPosted:

Bruv That;s insane, imagine how much money they made!


They've made a lot, 1000 consoles per minute is crazy!

Soldier_Posted:

Good news, im glad both consoles are selling well.

WJLPosted:

Yeah, that's pretty crazy.

KatsumiPosted:

Bruv That;s insane, imagine how much money they made!


A fair lot. You would have to deduct their revenue from the expenses to actually figure out how much though.

LeesPosted:

That;s insane, imagine how much money they made!

GossipPosted:

-LAHWF Unbelievable, Nintendo probably wishes they had that many sells.


They probably did way back when Xbox and PS3 weren't even thought of, but Nintendo's time is up.

TendPosted:

Unbelievable, Nintendo probably wishes they had that many sells.

RacistPosted:

That is such a huge number to peak at.

CaszechPosted:

Wow, thats an incredible number.

ReluctantPosted:

Plug Sony are going to be rolling in the money!


I only think more people are going to Sony because it's cheaper. But I've played on both consoles and they both don't seem as "next-gen" as Microsoft and Sony make them out to be.