Is Xbox One Really Beating PlayStation 4?

Microsoft celebrated a major victory in November after NPD announced that Xbox One had sold 1.2 million units.
Curiously, no specific sales figures were provided for PlayStation 4, but Sony was thought to have sold between 750,000 and 800,000 units.

[imt558]

I don't see anywhere near that Xbone beating PS4. Xbone outsold PS4 in Nov. IN US ONLY, NOT GLOBALLY. But somebody still think US=World

[XanderZane]

The Xbox One is not leading in the U.S. or Worldwide. They have cut the gap down some in the U.S. from 1.1 million to around 700K now. The PS4 is still leading in all territory, including the U.K. from what I've read. I still believe the XB1 can reclaim the U.S. & U.K. market over then next 12-24 month, but probably have no chance to do anything big in European countries or Japan. It'll eventually come down to games and the price point Microsoft wants to hold for their systems.

As for the price cuts, there has only been one official price cut from Microsoft, which cut the $500 XB1/Kinect to $450 and the $400 XB1 down to $350 for the holidays Microsoft released a Kinectless XB1 for $400 as a new SKU. This isn't a price cut. This is a new product released at a retail price. Retailers did drop another $25 of the system with gift cards and other promotions which Microsoft had nothing to do with. That's not an official price cut either. That's a sale price. After Jan 3rd the prices are suppose to go back to $400 & $500.

[No_Limit]

Wow...best post of the thread and totally make too much sense...too bad the disagrees bunnies keep on coming since you said one or two favorable things for XB1. That is the way I am seeing things right now myself.

LOL, another article debating about if NPD = world or not and it made the top of the page, too predictable here these days.

How about we just enjoy games and let the companies continue to compete with each other so we all benefits. LOL, what have gaming become these days when we have jealous gamers hating on another console and pretend they are armchair analysis. Smh

Glad I have all three consoles. True gamers win in the end.

[Arnon]

Whether the extra SKU priced at $400 was or was not a price drop depends on whether or not the extra SKU was an intentional release from the get-go. If it was not their intention to release a kinect-less Xbox ONE from the beginning (which logically seems to be the case since Kinect 2 was so heavily marketed in the beginning), then technically releasing another model at a lower price was done to make up for a lack of sales, in which case, this is a price drop of sorts.

As for the unarguable price drop that occurred, to make one within the first year of a release for a new console is a clear indication of a lack of sales and marketshare being produced. This doesn't help their case if one is to state that the price drop is temporary since it implies that they cannot afford an actual price drop, in which case it's unarguable that it was done due to a lack of success on their part.

Now, if it is true that the prices are to go up after the holidays, then we'll see a large reduction in sales (most likely back to where they were), as the only reason we're seeing the current rise is due to a temporary price-cut and the system actually being worth the money in the consumers eyes. There doesn't seem to be a logical reason to assume that the current surge in sales will remain if it was due to a *temporary* price cut.

[FromTheAshes]

@No_Limit

Your comments...

"Actually, it is 10 months for PS4 and 2 months for XB1 on Amazon best selling month as the XB1 was also the top console sold in Nobember. Research please. http://www.amazon.com/gp/be... so the two most important months of the year with most sales belongs to XB1."

"Sunset sold well and was greatly supported by xb1 owners as the white bundle is completely out of stock and this is coming from NPD in October...nothing of that nature was said of Driveclub from NPD in Oct, unfortunately. :("

"Not to mention that the XB1 is currently the #1 selling GAME item on Amazon for the entire month for December so far and the PS4 is at #38"

Now you're playing the "I play games not sales!" card here because you can't accept the Xbox One is factually losing WW sales? Interesting. Don't quit your day job.

[XanderZane]

@Arnon
Whatever intentions they have still doesn't make it a price cut, because it's considered a different product that doesn't have the same content of the previous product. If the $500 XB1/Kinect was dropped to $400, that would indeed be a price cut. If Kinect is released for $150 by itself are gamers thinking this is a $350 price cut? lol!! No!! Price cuts are always made to improve sales. Sony did the same thing with the PS3 it's first year. They released mutliple SKU's and then dropped the price on some of those SKU's to help increase sales for the overpriced PS3. Microsoft is doing the same thing. Nintendo has done the same with the Wii U. Whether the price will remain $350 or not is up to Microsoft. With the surge in sales, I can easily see them leaving the $400 XB1 at $350 and maybe raising the XB/Kinect version back to $500 until next years E3. Especially since Microsoft had plans to release the Kinect by itself for $150 anyways.

@No_Limit
Thanks and I agree that True gamers win in the end. I own all 3 systems as well and have a decent PC to play some exclusive PC titles. The only downside to owning all systems is not always having the time to play everything to the end.

[darthv72]

The US does not equal the world. But it does take the combined efforts of the world to surpass the consumer spending on video games in the US.

US = the single largest country for gaming consumers
EU = the largest territory for gaming consumers

China is an untapped market that only recently started letting in gaming from the outside world (legally) so it could potentially eclipse the US as the single largest country for gaming consumers over time.

[quenomamen]

That's cuz we've been brought up to beleive we're the only thing that matters on this earth. Hell Santa Claus an Jeesus are Merican !

[jf3sh13]

Actually Santa is Canadian, his address is "North Pole, Canada, H0H 0H0", OT though, the closer the consoles can get to a dead heat, the better it is for us the gamers, so if you have a PS4 you should be happy when XBox one does well, as it forces Sony to innovate to match or excede and vice versa,

[Audiggity]

Wait a second... you are telling me there are other countries other than America? Haha... stop it!

http://suddenworld.com/word...

'MURICA!

[reaperofsouls]

This article states the ps4 shipped 13 million units as of oct 31 but sony infact state they had shippped 13.5 m as of sept 29!

The article also mentions that the xb1 shipped 10 unit but has never been officialy comfirmed as it was stated " soon to ship" without any specfic time frame

[nowitzki2004]

They finally won a month. Let them have their moment. They did a lot to win in the US in Nov.
What is it in the us now. 11 months to 1 for the PS4?

[Jaqen_Hghar]

and that one month with crazy deals=tendency

Fact is if you don't outsell the competition the month of a price cut and with crazy bundles that put the value of the console alone down to around $200 once you subtract all the other stuff out in your STRONGEST territory then that would be pathetic. Like did people really think that Xbox would be outsold doing all that? They basically slashed the price in half lol. They needed a price cut in Europe too but a man guesses they just kinda gave up there already.

[N8]

The US thinks the US is the world. I'm an American born and raised by the way. Just speaking from my observation of others.

[VforVideogames]

You are an illegal alien just like Superman.

[gangsta_red]

Wow, right on queue everyone. I was wondering how long it would take for someone to start with the old last gen sayings when the X1 starts to pick up steam and cuts into the PS4 dominance.

I was really going to go with "play games not sales" quotes, but I placed my bets down on "US is not the world" and by golly gee I was right.

131 agrees and a well said to boot too.

Way to predictable this site.

[TBONEJF]

You're right bout that. They only beat sony for the month of NOV/DEC due to the holidays and their price cut. I see more XB1 being sold than PS4's and I can tell u that Cause I see it fly off the shelf. but don't worry PS4 will gain it's numbers even higher

[kenshiro100]

Maybe when pigs fly, the XB1 might finally outsell the PS4.

Microsoft made their bed, so they have to lie in it.

[Rick_Ross_Boss]

It's these articles that really show how bias this site is towards Sony. Who cares if one out sold the other? I slightly prefer my ps4 but that don't mean I'm gonna kiss Sony's ass at everything they do. I'm too busy playing games to care about console sales.
Now watch the disagrees flow lol.

[zero_gamer]

US=World's leading gaming market.

[geddesmond]

This is why PS fans rubbed all those sales in X1 fans faces the past year because they act like sales don't matter when they are loosing but once they win 1 battle its sales sales sales sales lol. From January onwards it will be back to Sony domination and all these turtles will have their heads pockeed back into their shells

[DLConspiracy]

Why is everyone saying that. They never said world wide. Only fanboys are saying that or are upset about the Nov reports.

[nicksetzer1]

"Is Xbox One Really Beating PlayStation 4?"

To answer your question, no. I don't think anyone is arguing that, really it's not even terribly close. However MS surely won novembers NPD, which is what the articles are about.

I feel like this author is making an argument that has no real need to be made. It is obvious PS4 sold more consoles as a whole. Also obvious that winning 1/13 months is hardly a comeback. (as some claim) However both xb1 and PS4 are selling with vigor and have an amazing games lineup and dev support.

[Death]

Well, they also "won" last December. That would be 2/13 months. There was a difference of approx. 1 million units between the two prior to November in North America. They cut that lead in half last month if the reports are true. Depending on how December shakes out, the two could be pretty close to even in North America in just over a year. That's pretty impressive seeing how much Microsoft had to overcome.

There is practically no chance Xbox will beat Playstation globally. We have absolutely no past sales history to support Xbox "winning" globally. Playstation has always had a better received brand worldwide. I don't personally know any Xbox fans making the claim Xbox will outsell Playstation globally, just Playstation fans saying it won't happen.

[Blues Cowboy]

"I don't personally know any Xbox fans making the claim Xbox will outsell Playstation globally, just Playstation fans saying it won't happen."

Was about to write a comment to that effect, but you beat me to it. The entire premise of the article is misinformed - everyone knows that there's a world of difference between starting t pick up pace and suddenly becoming the market leader.

[HiddenMission]

Get your facts right or at the very least rumors right it's stated in the US they closed the gap by 1/3 not in half so stop over exaggerating numbers to beef up MS and down play Sony...

Fanboys geeze

[mkis007]

This claim that xb1 will catch up next year in the US relies on something we havent seen yet.That is ps4 not building a lead of double Nov-Dec sales in the rest of the year.

Ps4 goes up by 1.1 and down by .5 every year you are still looking at an increasing gap.

[Death]

@Hidden,

You really want to argue 200,000 consoles to justify your "ass whoopin"? I agree, fanboys are annoying...

[Why o why]

"I don't personally know any Xbox fans making the claim Xbox will outsell Playstation globally, just Playstation fans saying it won't happen."

Maybe, just maybe you've missed the glut of ....'tides have changed' comments or the november month being more important than the rest of the months comments I've noticed....yes they are out there... not even saying every x1 fan is culpable so don't get me wrong. All you have to do is look.

[Jaqen_Hghar]

guess you really do see and hear what you want to see and hear. The Xbox fans are being just as unrealistic and unreasonable as Playstation ones in their sales predictions if not more so.

[Spotie]

lmao at Death, reaching back to last year to add another victory on for the XB1. 2/13 doesn't look much better than 1/12.

It would have been impressive if:

a) the lead had actually been cut in half(it hasn't)

b) Microsoft hadn't needed huge discounts/bundles to achieve this.

And that "no Xbox fans" claim is straight up BS. Not only is it present in many articles since the November NPD, bu exactly who do you think is writing articles like this that suggest it in the first place?

It baffles me when I see such asinine comments coming from people with so many bubbles. What's worse is that it's a constant, and thanks to that high bubble count, there's no stopping the spread of what can only be called intentional stupidity.

[Death]

Microsoft has never outsold Sony on a worldwide basis. It's a feat that has not happened. Please shoot me a link to an Xbox fan claiming the Xbox One will dominate, crush, or whoop the PS4's ass on a global scale. There is no historical data to support the claim.

We do have historical data showing the Xbox selling more than Playstation in North America and the UK. It is not unreasonable to think it's possible with the Xbox One.

I haven't seen data for install base in North America and the UK for both consoles. We have rumors that the difference was 1 million. Hidden says 1.2 million. If the 400,000 sales advantage is accurate, the Xbox One cut that lead by 30-40% in November alone. As for the 1/12 or 2/13 fractions are concerned, November and December are the months that see the most sales. If Microsoft is within 600,000-800,000 units away from the PS4, what will a win in December do? If the margin remains the same it will be very close and that is with winning only 3 months since launch.

Personally I don't care who has more sales. My WiiU isn't less fun because it has less sales. My PS4 isn't more fun because it has more sales. Why are some of you getting so upset by the thought of PS4 not "dominating" in every region? It makes you not only seem insecure, it makes it look like you game for the wrong reasons. At the end of the day it is irrelevant who sells the most consoles. The games are what matter and there is no shortage on any console.

[Outthink_The_Room]

@Spotie

For as many people that apparently have such a vast knowledge of NPDs, they sure don't watch December closely. If you think the November articles are crazy, wait til December.

From 2007-2012, those 6 years in a row, December has outsold November, by an average of 2:1, every year. Some years, were more than 3:1.

If history is any indication, MS will sell roughly 2.1M and Sony will sell 1.4M. So at those levels, XB1 will not only close the gap, but could potentially have outsold PS4 in the US.

MS needs to get more aggressive in other countries to make up the gap worldwide. MS has their work cut out for them, but to say that these articles and comments are "asinine" isn't accurate.

It's amazing how everyone calls November "the big month", when in fact, December has almost put up numbers twice that of November for years on end.

You're saying people are running away with these articles, without realizing how MASSIVE December is.

[SmielmaN]

Death: "personally I don't care about sales"

LMAO!
You have been using all your alt account inflated bubbles to argue a sales slant for Xbox, get proven to be trolling for Xbox by giving BS info, go back on it and try another BS slant, get called out on that, and hen finally try to say sales don't matter to you. Lol. Man, your a sad and pathetic troll. Do you seriously unplug your Xbox and cuddle it as you go to sleep? Are you 10 years old? One things for sure, your one of the biggest trolls and attempted stealth trolls on this site. You are the reason we have trolls on this site because they see all your alt account bubbles you've given yourself and other guys think they can spew the same tripe as you except they get their bubbles taken because they aren't complete losers who make a bunch of accounts to keep themselves high on bubbles. Then when your getting really pummeled on here you start saying your a Playstation gamer and try to play nice until your inner troll can't take it anymore and you are compelled to troll. Your a joke.

Hey admins, how does a guy with roughly 9:1 disagree to agree ratio on every comment she makes get that many bubbles? According to the site FAQ about these bubbles it's supposed to go by disagrees and votes? Hmmm, doesn't that seem like there may be some issue with a user who's comments getting disagreed so hard but allowed to troll so often?

OT: good job MS. They won on their home field at a heavy cost. Can't say I will be using one as I have a wii u and ps4 that take care of my gaming needs.

[Death]

I will debate sales. That doesn't mean I care about sales. I own just about every platform including Dreamcast, Jaguar, 3do, and Saturn which seen relatively low sales. I've also owned all the Playstation consoles which have seen relatively high sales. Hardware sales do not make games better. If anything I have seen consoles with low sales try to do more on the software side to try and increase sales. Need can be a very powerful motivator.

Bubbles...
Truthfully my best guess is I am ignored by enough people that my bubble count is artificially high. I make a conscious effort to not come off as a douche which makes a big difference too. I don't see many people lose bubble because people simply disagree with them. It seems to be closer linked to how you treat others. If you re-read your comment you can probably figure out why you are down to two. There's a lot to be said for the saying "you get more with a teaspoon of sugar than a pound of salt". It seems to apply here. You should give it a try.

[PSNews]

NO! Deuces

[OC_MurphysLaw]

Does this really matter? Are both selling well? Are both getting new games from both 1st party and 3rd party studios? Yes? Ok then again...why do we care if one is "better" sales wise?

[G20WLY]

Why do you care why some people care?

[OC_MurphysLaw]

Because this crap fills the pages of N4G and turns what could be a great site for game news into more often then not a giant fanboy flame war.

[G20WLY]

^Provoking debate in such articles raises the 'heat', thus generating both hits and revenue for N4G and further interest from other N4G members.

You're feeding your own frustration.

[Gamble20]

I agree people care too much. But it isn't meaningless. The system with the largest install base almost always get preferential treatment by developers, and in Sonys case the entire future of the company is largely dependent on it. The current generation is unique in that MS has been willing to spend hundreds of millions to keep developers mostly neutral, but larger sales gaps make that more expensive to accomplish and thus less attractive for MS shareholders.

So yes sales do matter and it is something fans should pay attention to. But both consoles will be fine over the long haul so the sensitive reactions are just a little overreaction.

[Outthink_The_Room]

That's not correct this generation.

If DX12 is as revolutionary as advertised, then PC and XB1 would be the preferred platforms, while PS4 gets the ports.

Being able to port over from PC to XB1 with almost no loss of dev time, means the focus would be on both of them, simultaneously.

Right now it's different, since a unified pipeline isn't as functional as what may potentially come.

But next year when more and more companies move to DX12, the approach to pipelines will be significantly different if DX12 works the way it's been advertised. Even if PS4 has more sales, you're looking at the console getting ports, not being the lead and porting to two other platforms.

[Outthink_The_Room]

The fact you have a ratio of 1:4 on Agrees and Disagrees is ridiculous.

It's not about gaming to some people. It's trying to justify a purchase and hoping they made the right decision, as to not make them look stupid.

I've yet to understand how "gamers" don't want to own every console.

What person intentionally limits the amount of games they could play? There is absolutely nothing noble about playing less games. Nothing. At. All.

[SamPao]

Maybe because they have a timelimit? Maybe because of money
Im also no longer playing on PC. So? Maybe I don't want to play every game?

Wow...

[Outthink_The_Room]

@Ultr

So suddenly, everyone who fanboys only has a limited time to play games?

That's quite unbelievable seeing how many games people on forums are buying, when their time is limited, wouldn't you say?

Lack of money means it's financial fanboyism. Fanboys have to hope their choice was correct, to justify the inability to not own everything and cover all bases. So my statement still stands, justifying a purchase.

If you COULD afford to play more games and have the time to do it, then again, there is nothing noble about limiting yourself.

[Mr_Luke]

Xbox is beating PS4? In which planet? Beacause here on earth, clearly, it's not.

[Illusive_Man]

Xbox One still sells more games globally. And as far as hardware sells for November I believe it was only a few thousand behind globally than the PS4 despite Sony being a bigger global brand.

Also look at it like this. Has anyone noticed all the PS4 bundles lately? Where were these before MS dropped to $350. Sony was doing bundles for the price of the console + the game which was $460.

Microsoft getting very close globally is significant.
Microsoft winning by over 50% in NA and UK is significant.

Now things have changed. Sony will do their best to combat the price drop. Lets get started with the disagrees.

Also not sure where you Sony fans keep pulling this 7-10 million consale sales gap or this ridiculous 18-20 million consoles sold. Sony announced 13.5 SHIPPED (MS announced 10 million SHIPPED) back in early November. So between now and then Sony sold 4.5-6.5 million? Yea right!

[mkis007]

13.5 shipped was september dude. Quarterly earnings report.

[Rimeskeem]

How do I say this politely?

You are wrong

[memots]

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

;)

[lodossrage]

@Illusive_Man

You're making a common mistake everyone seems to be making lately.

13.5 million shipped from Sony was announced back in September

http://gamesided.com/2014/1...

The problem was when MS announced their 10 million shipped in November, some sites refurbished the 13.5 million from Sony. So it only LOOKED like they reported 13.5 in November when in truth that was OLD NEWS two months prior.

And to your point about the Xbox 1 selling more software globally, you're wrong on that front too.

http://arstechnica.com/gami...

[Xavior_Reigns]

He/ She knows that, they just don't care or will continuously refuse it along with all the xbox trolls. Especially if they get their "facts" from MisterX who is all around the biggest moron.

[Griever]

You have so many wrongs and fails in that comment that I have only one thing to say. Delusive_man.

[kenshiro100]

No, it doesn't. Thanks for playing!

[DigitalRaptor]

WRONG on almost every single point made. What an epic fail.

"Xbox One still sells more games globally."
NOPE: http://arstechnica.com/gami...
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"And as far as hardware sells for November I believe it was only a few thousand behind globally than the PS4 despite Sony being a bigger global brand."
WELL… if only a few thousand is roughly HALF A MILLION, then yeah, PS4 still outsold the Xbone globally by more units than Xbone beat the PS4 in NA and UK. http://www.vgchartz.com/too...
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"Has anyone noticed all the PS4 bundles lately?"
YES.. Sony does holiday bundles. That hasn't changed for years.
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"Now things have changed. Sony will do their best to combat the price drop."
The only thing that has changed is the price of the Xbone. And that is not a constant. When that price goes back in the new year, things will change again.
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"Sony announced 13.5 SHIPPED (MS announced 10 million SHIPPED) back in early November. So between now and then Sony sold 4.5-6.5 million? Yea right!"

How difficult is it to read? You're not doing yourself any favours by ignoring key facts.

- Sony announced 10 million sold through in mid-August.
- Sony announced 13.5 million shipped in September.
- The heavily marketed DESTINY came out in September.

Between September and now, they will have EASILY sold between 4.5-6.5 million. You're saying that it's impossible that PS4 sold in the region of 6 million in 3 months, when they've been averaging well over 1.5 million since September.

YOU. ARE. WRONG.

[emilijo777]

yes it's beating PS4....in US and UK....in november

[OldDude]

MS doesn't have to beat Sony, they just have to deeply cut into their market share. If they capture the US and UK by a respectable margin it hurts an already ailing company.

Personally I don't care who wins just so my consoles have support with exclusives. I don't care about 90% of indie games and multiplat on PC for better graphics and framerate. I only care about exclusives and MS has the resources to keep them coming.

[Why o why]

The same ms that had all that moolah last gen, was in the gen for one year longer and still had less output than 'ailing' sony.......you obviously got suckered because they gave their fans diddly squat for the last 3 years...... 'fat bottom line' isn't a game

[ScorpiusX]

Here's to hoping Nadella, Spencer continue this momentum and find ways to increase it even double it in 2015.

@Unarmed no one knows what's being released .
As for that list of games its not doing anything to even interested me at all . No matter how long a list i will never support that platform. So naming games is a wasted tactic on me .

[Unarmed_Civilian]

Blues and Bullets

The only real exclusive game that releases only on X1 platform for the first half 2015.

PS4 list
-Order 1886
-Bloodborne
-MLB 2015
-Ratchet and clank
-Deep Down
-The Tommorow children
-Disgaea 5

[mediate-this]

You list those games as if everyone is suppose to fall in love with them. Bloodborne is the only game ill try.

[Unarmed_Civilian]

Yes we know whats being released , you know a thing called Google , go try it...

Silly kid.
:)

[nitus10]

>> Yes we know whats being released , you know a thing called Google , go try it...

Wait you should have said "Bing!" :-)

[SmokingMonkey]

It's called FUD and MS excels at it.

http://www.urbandictionary....

they even use MS as an example!

Hey so does N. Korea!

[Paprika]

You guys need to step outside of NA asap rocky! Why? Well the $ is gonna crash as you all start to speak Chinese.... and on the gaming front, its only one market! NA and EU are the two big ones, but sony has had them both all year, minus november! Xbox is not leading Novembers global sales! Ps4 is leading globally.... only in NA has Xbox beat ps4. Global is one way traffic still, a bit like the government.... worldwide new order! Lol

[MCTJim]

It was only a matter of time before articles like this start flowing on this site again. Its been 3 so far..how many more are there going to be?

Stop justifying your purchase and just enjoy your console/platform of choice and leave the nonsense at the door.

[SoulWarrior]

Well tbh MS did well to shift more consoles than Sony in America, impressive numbers.

However if Sony had gone for all those crazy discounts and giving away free games the shoe would be on the other foot I think, it took crazy deals and bundles with free games to outsell Sony in just one region and still trail world wide.

Once Sony lower the price... scary numbers.

[looney]

I wonder how many of these xb1 consoles are going to be broken with the disk drive problems

[StormLegend]

"Is Xbox One Really Beating PlayStation 4?"

O_o Are you serious?

http://www.gifsforum.com/im...

[DougLord]

"US is not the biggest market for gaming. Europe passed the US please know the facts before you state them."

God I love it when the PS4 trolls try to act smarter then everyone else and turn out to be idiots. Dont come into my playground with your weak sauce made up numbers, I will crush you every time. Xone and PS4 combined have sold 11.1 million consoles in the US. They have sold, 23.1 million globally. That means the US is 48% of the market and everything else combined is 52%. Do you know what a % is little boy? ALSO there is no country of Europe that speaks the language European. That's what it's about - cost of localization.

Now to the question at hand - MSFT is catching fire in the US, but it's massively behind everywhere else. In the US the systems are almost tied (PS4 ahead by 800,000 or 15%). Everywhere else the PS4 is selling 5.6 units for every 1 sold by Xbox. And their is no reason to think that changes.

What I do think changes is the US. I think we will move from a close race to the Xbox out selling PS4 by 25% to 50%. It won't close the massive international gap - but it's enough to keep western developers churning out great exclusives for Xone.

[SoulWarrior]

Your delusional if you think the X1 is going to outsell the PS4 by 25-50% overall in the US.

I think it will be close in the end but that's an absurd margin considering PS4 has outsold it every month of year except November.

Let's wait and see what the numbers are when MS go back to normal pricing and stop giving away 2-3 free games to make more people buy their console.

[brew]

It's hard to say who took November worldwide.

- PS4 is selling better in Europe/PAL , but by how much?
- PS4 is selling better in Japan/Asia , but by how much?
- PS4 is selling better in the Middle East , but by how much?

What's going on in some of the smaller markets - South America , Russia , Africa , etc? I have no idea.

[MysticStrummer]

"It's hard to say who took November worldwide."

Not really.

[Pogmathoin]

SDF in full swing with articles like this.... I mean, look who posted it. This is just to stoke flame wars again.... Whenever positive Xbox stories, there is a deluge of these defense articles....

[GNCFLYER]

The only thing Xbox is winning is the PR war with all the spin doctors. PS4 is winning the actual console war.

[S2Killinit]

For people stating misinformation about exclusives above. Here is a link to clear the matter up:

http://www.listwar.com/rele...

At last years E3, Mr. spencer made a beautifully orchastrated comment that made it seem like MS had more exclusives. It was something along the lines of "everything you have just seen..." This was a masterpiece of a comment in that he was referring only to the last montage whereas the fans thought he meant from the beginning of the quick pasted conference. It was a nice marketing ploy.

[Macdaddy71]

It's a Win Win for gamers,...
After MS won November do you really think they going back to $399.00 consoles??? $349.00 is the sweet spot right now,... Gamers are loving the price it's making 360 gamers move up now,.. MS stays at $349.00 n force Sony to drop the price of ps4, then MS drop to $299.00 by next christmas n will win the console war!!!!

[Xavior_Reigns]

You just jinxed it for MS.

[Kingdomcome247]

Everyone having the exact same arguments over and over. N4G- The World's Largest Hamster Wheel.

[Xavior_Reigns]

No and yes but what happens when PS4 drops its price amongst the steady release of exclusives next year??? If anything just take the momentum MS has on the XBO right now and multiply it for PS4.

[GetSomeLoGiK]

Xbone wins one month and all of a sudden it beat the PS4.......check lifetime sales then get back to me. Also PS4 won this year in sales with barely any exclusives, wait till 2015, it's just going to bury Microsoft into a deeper hole.

[chikane]

yup

[nowitzki2004]

Idc what anyone says. Worldwide sales > UK and US sales

UK and US are a part of the world are they not?

[rxl209]

the most hilarious thing about all this is that in november the ps4 outsold the xbox one worldwide. the gap between them actually keeps getting bigger. (THE XBOX ONE IS ACTUALLY FALLING FARTHER BEHIND) but fanboys are so desperate they bury their heads in the sand

[22CobraKing]

"Major Victory" the funniest part xbox is like 1:11 and they call that major.

[Nitropants]

Who cares, it's a games console! Lol

[Exies7]

My thoughts exactly.

[strangeaeon]

I am Xone only thus far this gen and I say it doesn't matter. Just stop giving these sites hits and the topic will go away.

[Bossmon]

The only thing the ps4 has over the Xbox is the GPU, nothing else

[Predaking77]

I believe that anyone saying that the x1 is beating the PS4 is just a blind fanboy or simply doesn't know anything about the gaming industry.

There are also people that even knowing is not truth they still proclaim that.

Many comments here also even seems to forget about the 10 months streak that PS4 has been beating the Xbone in the US. It is like almost November is the only month that matters and everything else just doesn't exist.

Anyway, people with a brain cannot be fooled with those lies since the truth is evidently out there everywhere. PS4 won 2014 and 2015 is looking as a bigger victory.

[arbitor365]

I dont know how many times it has to be posted, but the xbox one has not outsold the PS4 globally for a single week this entire year. not even on the week of black friday
http://www.vgchartz.com/too...
People love to spread misinformation.

[urwifeminder]

Ps4 is like the kardashians famous for nothing.

[MadMenX]

Yep - in the states.

[assdan]

No, ps4 has beaten the xbox one every month.

[OUROSMAG]

NOPE.

[mediate-this]

This is my question, how well would xb1 be doing if they never had kinect and a tually priced their console right. Like 350 from the start.

Would ps4 have the lead it has, cause these bundles selling are consumers talking with their wallets. 500 was too much,

[thewhiteelephant]

The initial reveal of xbox one killed it for me and many others. I was predominantly an xbox 360 gamer last gen but swayed back to ps3 also but xbox one didn't start with big fanfare. Price didn't kill it the policies announced did

[LetoAtreides82]

NPD never said 1.2 million Xbox One's were sold in November. Neither has Microsoft. They only said they won November in the U.S.

[thewhiteelephant]

And UK

[MasterCornholio]

Someone who they call "insider" on GAF said that it sold 1.2 million systems. But we all know how reputable insiders are.

Remember CBOAT?

The only official thing that I've seen from NPD is a blacked out pie chart. And it doesn't seem like there's a massive difference between the two.

[Vanfernal]

It sold so well on November because Master Chief Collection came out... And the network issues killed whatever momentum they had going into the holiday season. Then PS Experience happened and the ps4 hype went through the roof. I really don't see the Xbox getting ahead of the PS4 again in the foreseeable future.

[fonduktoe]

In response to the title...no its not

[thewhiteelephant]

Ps4 certainly has the 'better' future lineup. I am excited for the order 1886 but will wait for reviews. Best game I played on my ps4 was driveclub. Anyone saying that it was bad is just a xbox fanboy. My future ps4 re-purchase will depend on the order reviews. If it is a must have then I will have it. I am enjoying my xbox one currently although I haven't really played SSO as it didn't do much for me. Sure ps4 also has more games coming out in the future but I'm also not too sure how many will appeal to me as I am mostly into the bigger releases like far cry 4 etc. Therfore the xbox will be getting most of them anyway. As for times exclusives it's a load of crap if you ask me. new TR should be on both straight up. SF5 even though fully ps4 exclusive should be on xbox one, am I'm not even a fighting game fan. Lets all just get along. And consider that 25million true next gen consoles have been sold and that is good for business.

[Kaiyu314]

Lol Xbox wins one month and they make alll these articles as if Xbox has even caught up to WiiU. which who they are also losing too don't ignore Nintendo.

[BIGBOSS08]

xbox one is a damn phenomenon. beats PS4 1 month out of like 11 and comes out looking like the winner! microsoft are damn good with their manipulation.

[Ps4andxb1]

The only people that care are those that can't free their minds.

[JakeD]

What the heck is it with the nonsense articles already N4G really you can do better then that don't see gamers on this thread just dreamers worrying about a company financials that clearly they ain't benefiting from

They are just consoles give it a rest go play the games that consoles have a stop being a fanboy wow what a bunch of sad people

[pop-voxuli]

No, not by a long shot. Who the f**k said it was?

[poor_cus_of_games]

What a terrible article. Everyone knows that the ps4 has more hardware sales in total in every country. Xbox gets one month where the ps4 has a higher total. Flamebait.

[SynestheticRoar]

I month beats 10, and US=the world. LOL In my old neighborhood you can Gank Punk someone just for having a X-bone. Their not winning shit.

[leeeroythe3rd]

Amazing that sony still feels the need for perception Propaganda within social media. Who cares who is winning ... keep competition high to keep prices and selection on psn plus and gold good.

Fanboys can't resist trolling

[strangeaeon]

I truly believe some of these idiots would become physically violent over this console war.

[Mister_G]

Waiting for VGChartz to update so I can find out :)

[MrEnglishDan]

I the Xbox going to sell more than the PS4.... not likely, not for a few years at any rate and thats solely down to the head start the PS4 got.

But the Question i have to ask is...... why do you care? you have your console, you are enjoying your console and if you are not happy with the your console then buy the other.

As long as im enjoying my system of choice i really couldnt give a toss how many units are sold as long as i get to keep enjoying my system.

[coreyweb]

Only obnoxious people care. Why are you still posting articles about this garbage?

[feedthereaper]

Sony has a nice lead and the shareholders are popping corks over the PS4 success while booking a couple of lapdancers for the evening.

But oh wait now, X1 has just outsold it for November and Microsoft shareholders are now popping the corks over the sales figures being a MILLION sales in a month, best book a couple of lapdancers for the end of month party!

Xmas is almost here and stocks are flying off the shelves of BOTH consoles and both Microsoft and Sony are sniggering at the Wii-U struggling to keep up with their huge sales figures, while high-fiving each other on another job well done and between them they pop double the number of corks and hire over a dozen lapdancers for a joint celebration before they shake hands and compliment each other before wishing each other the best for another year of business competition.

Oh hang on... wait again, none of that matters because the gamers are still arguing over pointless things when really they should be spending more time actually PLAYING with their respective consoles and games, I can't see a single cork being popped by a gamer and the lapdancers? Well most gamers are too busy arguing whether the lapdancers GTAV booties look better in 1080p or 60fps to enjoy them too!

So for me, Sony AND Microsoft are the WINNERS and the strange fanboy's that would start nuclear war over whether someone thinks their chosen console purchase is in some way inferior, sit like a miserable argumentative bunch of "fanboi gamerz" that the entire world sniggers at, while watching these "true gamers" ponder what alcohol and p**sy tastes like!

Merry Xmas.... Make mine a double, and a blonde! ;)

[MAULxx]

I'm a PS4 only owner for the new generation.
It is fun to watch MS get trounced in sales but even if MS miraculously became the best selling, they still wouldn't see a cent from me. I would buy a WiiU because I'm somewhat interested. I'm not interested in a Xbone at all.
It's nice to see the PS4 doing so well and see the boat load of games coming. If your a Xbone only owner & your enjoying your games then it really doesn't matter about sales numbers. If PS4 was getting beat it wouldn't matter too much to me as long as I'm getting games I want to play.

[Mithan]

Whats with all these stupid articles?

Xbox has a good month, and all the idiots come out to crap their pants.

Obviously, PS4 is far ahead. Who cares.

Morons.

[DarkZane]

X1 got 400k ahead of PS4 in November. PS4 got 1.2 million ahead of X1 in 11 months.

All I see there is the PS4 getting 800000 sales lead in the US every year.

No, the X1 will not beat the PS4 even in the USA. Not by widening the gap for one month which Sony will not only negate, but widen by 3 times what the X1 did in 1 month in the other 11 months.

[Dannylew]

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