UK PS4 sales narrowly beat Xbox 360 in 2013

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While 3DS was the best-selling game system of the year

PS4 was the UK's top-selling home game console of 2013.

As previously revealed by retail monitor Chart-Track, UK PS4 sales surpassed 530,000 units in 30 days. In doing so, sales of Sony's new console topped annual Xbox 360 sales by just a couple of thousand units, MCV reports.

Boosted by a strong software release schedule, 3DS was the UK's best-selling game system of 2013, while Microsoft managed to shift 364,000 Xbox Ones in the UK during the console's first five weeks of availability.

PlayStation UK boss Fergal Gara said: "We are delighted with the very strong sales of PS4 to date. Since we unveiled the console, gamers have shown huge interest in the PS4. Our focus now is rebuilding stock levels so those have not been able to get a PS4 can finally experience the next-gen. I'd like to thank the gamers, our retail and publishing partners who played a big part in making this success possible."

Worldwide PS4 sales topped 4.2 million units as of December 28, Sony claimed on Tuesday.

Microsoft said on Monday that Xbox One sales hit three million globally by the end of 2013.

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DissPosted:

Australians
Dong I think that Xbox will pull through and drag more sales in just like they always do.


In time perhaps, but that wont be for a while, the price has really put a beating in Microsoft.


Not only that but I find the PS4 offers a lot more.

j8kePosted:

overall i think the xbox will outsell after a year or two

AustraliansPosted:

Wavelength Let's see if the Xbox One can pass PS4 in sales this year.


Highly doubt it, I own an Xbox One, but I think they wont surpass the PS4

AustraliansPosted:

Dong I think that Xbox will pull through and drag more sales in just like they always do.


In time perhaps, but that wont be for a while, the price has really put a beating in Microsoft.

Tsukoyomi17Posted:

Latias
Dorkus The 3DS is doing a good job with sales so far, the PS4 is definitely selling more console just because it's cheaper but who knows mabey the xbox one might top off all of the new consoles that came out.

People need to understand it's not just because it's cheaper. People love PS4 because Microsoft tried to shove DRM Dow consumers throats and treated the consumers poorly. Also most people don't want to pay more for a machine that runs the same games at a lower resolution. The price is just a plus.


and we don't want to be forced to buy a KINECT 2.0 also what microsoft is so blind to see is that you never fix whats not broken, that logic should have stuck when they thought "hmm new controller, different from 360 yup throw that in" lastly PS doesnt have restrictions with the upgrading of hard drives or digital purchases as does M$

VPNPosted:

FriskyPanda PC is better IMO I just switched from an Xbox one. But I only thought japs played ps3 and 4


Um in their country the majority does play PlayStation and the rest of the world.

FriskyPandaPosted:

PC is better IMO I just switched from an Xbox one. But I only thought japs played ps3 and 4

LatiasPosted:

Dorkus The 3DS is doing a good job with sales so far, the PS4 is definitely selling more console just because it's cheaper but who knows mabey the xbox one might top off all of the new consoles that came out.

People need to understand it's not just because it's cheaper. People love PS4 because Microsoft tried to shove DRM Dow consumers throats and treated the consumers poorly. Also most people don't want to pay more for a machine that runs the same games at a lower resolution. The price is just a plus.

DongPosted:

I think that Xbox will pull through and drag more sales in just like they always do.

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That is very good for its first "year".


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