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Xbox 360 was the UK's best-selling home console in 2013

The Xbox 360 was the UK's best-selling home console in 2013, figures shown to Eurogamer reveal.

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Team_Litt3749d ago

Not bad for an 8 year old console. I'm still enjoying mine, I don't see me upgrading for another 2 years at least so I hope the games keep coming.

vigilante_man3749d ago

I got a PS4 but still many, many games to play for my PS3. The 360 and PS3 selling well around the world still.

Can't see me giving up my PS3 in the 5 years. I got the best of both worlds!

Mr Pumblechook3749d ago (Edited 3749d ago )

Chart-Track have already released their results for best selling home console in the UK and they are different from Eurogamer's finding. Industry body ChartTrack revealed them directly to industry magazine MCV.

In this contradictory piece Eurogamer said "figures shown to Eurogamer" but they didn't say who showed them the figures (Microsoft!).

Eurogamer is a big website but it is irresponsible of them and Tom Phillips to quote sales figures contrary to the main UK chart organisation and not say where they got their figures from.

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/r...

http://www.computerandvideo...

http://www.computerandvideo...

imt5583749d ago

Well, MCV said different things!

miyamoto3749d ago (Edited 3749d ago )

Eurolamer liars really showed its true colors at the end of the year. And many witnessed how Anti-Sony they are since the PS3 generation.

They really hate it when PlayStation succeeds.

Sony does not have the money for media buyout like this.

Look at how they went bonkers and raged when Knack outsold Mario 3D World? They went freaking crazy and was in full defensive denial!
https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Yeah.

NEWS
UK PS4 sales narrowly beat Xbox 360 in 2013
While 3DS was the best-selling game system of the year
By Tom Ivan on Friday 10th Jan 2014 at 11:40 AM UTC

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.

3DS was out for a full whole year...so yeah, really amazing sales, eh? I will be even more amazed if PS4 outsold it.

Also PS Vita beats the Wii U.

jimbobbeers3749d ago (Edited 3749d ago )

Nope MCV have commented, the chart they released last week was based on revenue, this chart is based on units sold.

Source: https://twitter.com/MCVonli...

So yes, the Xbox 360 sold more units. Fact.

nukeitall3749d ago (Edited 3749d ago )

@pumble:

Oh, the irony!

Turns out the liar was MCV, because nobody bases "best selling" on revenue. What kind of weird metric is that!?

It is and always has been "unit" sales!

It's like I would claim Xbox One sold better than PS4, but base it on revenue. That is stupid!

That made me completely distrust MCV! If it is based on an odd metric, they should say it!

Mr Pumblechook3749d ago (Edited 3749d ago )

MCV have some explaining to do!

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Gamer19823749d ago

The UK... Our little island is so damn small.. US sells 7X the amount of consoles near enough

AngelicIceDiamond3749d ago

@Team Another 2 years? I hope you know there's nothing coming out for 360, exclusive wise.

I mean that's fine that you are sticking with the console hey maybe MS may extend Games With Gold on their. And you like 360's exclusives or numerous apps.

But most of the exclusives or content will be on X1 eventually. If they aren't already.

Team_Litt3748d ago

Oh, I play games because I enjoy gaming, not because I enjoy games that other people can't play on their consoles of choice.
It is alarming that that is the first thing that crossed your mind and not the quality of games. Sad.

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LightofDarkness3749d ago

Err... it will always be the best selling console of 2013 in the UK. 2013 is over now. The numbers aren't going to change.

kneon3749d ago

Well maybe not, this chart contradicts the previous numbers that said the ps4 outsold the 360 in the UK for 2013.

DiRtY3749d ago

those news were about revenue. This one is about units sold.

So no, PS4 did not outsell the Xbox 360 in UK in 2013 and will never do so, because the year is over.

jackanderson19853749d ago

well yes it's a past tense word cuz we are now in 2014... 2013 is set in stone no going back now

christocolus3749d ago (Edited 3749d ago )

Good to see the 360 still doing really well,i hope the xbox one picks up too.

miDnIghtEr20C_SfF3749d ago (Edited 3749d ago )

Yep. Doing better and selling more at this time then the 360 did overall. Sony fans are hurt by that. This is why you already have 2 disagrees.

@below.. you tell me Master. You just got a disagree it looks like from a butthurt Sony fan for saying "both" are doing well.

Sony fans are hurt that it's not as big a butt kicking as they led people to think.

MasterCornholio3749d ago (Edited 3749d ago )

Why would Sony fans be hurt when their console is ahead by 1.2 million units?

Anyways both are doing well which proves that there is plenty of life left in console gaming.

Edit: I meant PS4 vs Xbox One in terms of world wide sales.

insomnium23749d ago

LOL! Midnighter is damage controlling.

Your xbone got outsold by 40% by a console that was out of stock pretty much the entire timeperiod (sold out in minutes upon arrival).

#dealwithit

JeffGUNZ3749d ago

What is this "your" PS4 and "your" X1 nonsense? Do you people own MS or Sony? Why do you care how they sell, really? Give me a solid answer. Yes, it is important for them to sell well so they continue to be around, but who cares which one has the most sales? It makes no sense. If PS4 sells more copies then X1, are you going to then have a more enjoyable time playing it then if they sold a little less? Look how pathetic you sound.

Kayant3749d ago (Edited 3749d ago )

Looks like one outlet messed up big time because both MCV & eurogamer have the same source.

DiRtY3749d ago

So I spent my 2 bubbles educating others:

The news you posted was about revenue and this is about units sold.

You should bubble me up for being helpful! :-)

rustyspoon803749d ago (Edited 3749d ago )

Quote from CVG
"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."

Sounds like units to me.
(bubbled you up anyway)

jimbobbeers3748d ago

@Rustyspoon

As you can see by what you posted it says 'MCV Reports' and MCV have admitted they made a mistake. So nope, not units.

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VersusDMC2h ago

First to last for me...3,4,5,1,2.

VersusDMC46m ago

Me leaving it out should be telling of my thoughts on it. Better than 2 as a DMC game.

Still a good game though.

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3,1,4,5 to me, never played 2. 5 gameplay is amazing but level design was really disappointing to me, just a bunch of plain arenas, the story felt like a worse written rehash of the 3rd and the charater models looked weird ( specially the ladies ). Another problem with 5 was that there was not enough content for 3 charaters so I could never really familiarize with any of them

monkey6021h ago(Edited 1h ago)

2.
Dmc.
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3.

God DMC2 was an awful game.
And in case this isn't obvious it goes worst to best

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I have the game and downloaded it going to start it tonight and play it on the Portal.

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LG_Fox_Brazil7h ago

Used to love this one, but X-Men Legends 1 and 2 will always be my favorites, especially Rise of Apocalypse. Would pay some good money to play it today with online multiplayer, back then I had no way to get a modem

ZeekQuattro6h ago

I remember buying them dirt cheap on the PS4 and then a few days later I read they were delisted. I was wondering why the bundle was price so low and got my answer when that happened.

Knightofelemia4h ago(Edited 4h ago)

Sad to say this is one game franchise next to the Xmen that needs a sequel. I use to play the hell out of Xmen Legends and Marvel Ultimate Alliance. Was great when my cousin had the OG Xbox play with four other people and then playing online. Great games glad to see it reappear even though I own the discs love the mechanics of this game.

Terry_B4h ago

It got a sequel..but for dumbass #reasons as a switch exclusive.

shinoff21834h ago

It looked so horrible to. They should've kept it similar to the first two.

Asplundh4h ago

Because Nintendo funded it, they did the same for Bayonetta.

Knightofelemia3h ago

I totally forgot about the Switch sequel.

jukins4h ago

Misleading. This page is whats available for people who owned the game prior to delisting.

Abnor_Mal3h ago

The first game was the best imo.