Xbox One Available on Amazon, PS4 is Not

Following Microsoft and Sony's high-selling console launches, Xbox One consoles are available now on Amazon, while the PlayStation 4 remains sold out.

The Xbox One will be stocked on December 21, according to Amazon, while no date is given for any additional PS4 bundles.

According to a recent NPD report, last month marked the best November ever for hardware sales. The new console launches are largely responsible, although strong Nintendo 3DS sales were cited as well, having increased "by 15 percent year-to-date through November."

[SG1_dapunisherX]

sony is selling, xbox selling i just hope wii u make a great comeback

[NatureOfLogic]

PS4 is selling more than Xbox One(not changing anytime soon). WiiU is selling at Gamecube rate. We already know all of this.

[Lalanana]

Xbox one is selling.. Ps4 is not selling in America because of no supplies.. Sony is trying to do too much all at once..too many countries at once.. Now many people here in US can't find a ps4 console...how pathetic sony..

[pompombrum]

^^^ It's pathetic that Sony are trying to get the console out to as many countries as possible? You must work for Microsoft to think that.

Being honest though, Sony's strategy is nothing but Microsoft's gain. If they focus their supply on the two regions that they care about the most, it will allow them to bridge whatever gap Sony had hoped to gain on those regions.

[Pogmathoin]

I do agree that Sony tried to hit too many territories at once, might not have been wise. Each country they released in will see significant shortages for a while possibly. But compared to last gen, the amount sold by both is incredible.

Edit: again for those in Ontario, keep checking shoppers drugmart, they do not request amounts, they just given a few roughly every week or two. Nobody associates this store, like Boots in UK, with Consoles. My sis in law is branch Manager at one, her store may only get 3,4 at a time, but makes some phone calls to let people know. Skywalker below, you maybe telling the truth, especially in small towns, but its bad for you here to say PS4 on shelves.... Rabid fleas will turn on you...

[TheFallenAngel]

So Sony is in the wrong for supplying many more countries than xbox? That's dumb. Sony saw the opportunity and they executed it. Now the xbone will have a harder time getting that market share. Hell its already having a hard time trying to keep up with the ps4.

[JokesOnYou]

Yeah gamers are buying lots of X1's, folks see alot of value even at a higher price and X1 selling out everywhere, micro is doing a helluva job re stocking, retailers....it's going to be huge sales for X1 in December. I'm even a bit surprised I always expected X1 to win in the long run in the US but I thought it would pick up steam after a few months and catch ps4, but looks like it's going to be #1 in the US alot sooner than I thought.

Good job microsoft.

[thekhurg]

@jokes

LOL no.

[Magicite]

Pathetic birdie Lalanana chirping again.

P.S. Well done, Jokes, you know how to keep level of delusion high.

[nypifisel]

@Lalanana

That's a gross misunderstanding of the situation. PS4 just sells out, Xbox One doesn't. Tretton himself said that the last stock of 12.000 consoles Amazon got were all gone within 27 mins.

[RedDevils]

Lol @Joke you should rename to clown

[scott182]

The problem is, no matter how many consoles Sony makes they sell out in hours or even minutes. They made the more powerful console at a lower price. Once we see true sales numbers from unbiased sources we will see how well they really sell.

[Jamaicangmr]

@ Lalanana

Spoken like a true Murican. Smh! Keep it up, you paint a lovely picture.

[PeaSFor]

The truth is, Amazon have PS4s in sto....ANNDDD its gone.

better luck next time, meanwhile stocks of xbox one doesn't fly off the shelves and its well known.

[Bigpappy]

Disagree. Sony has a supply problem in a lot of areas. M$ strategy in the N.A. is brilliant. They are making sure to play to their strength. If M$ ends up with a significant lead in the N.A, if is going to be very difficult for Sony to over come.

When people buy one console they are typically not in any rush to get another and sometimes don't even bother. Being strongest in the biggest market is important to getting support for the excusive system features they want to highlight. They will have a good enough presence in Europe to be relevant there also, but N.A is key for them as that is where they have the high attach rate and live subscription. Money made of total consoles sold in chicken feed when compared billions in profit from subscription and software sales. Supply constraints only work to create more demand when you are the only player releasing a new console, but parents and love ones are out there looking for a Christmas gift right now for little Johnny. M$ is wise to be well stocked where they can sell boatloads at a time. Price point is not a factor if the cheaper one is no where to be found.

[PeaSFor]

Amazon sold 12,000 PS4 units in 27 minutes during a restock last week
That is around...... 7 consoles per second.

its awesome for MS to have a lot of unsold stock, but in the end of the day if you want a ps4, you aint gonna spend 100$ more toward the xbox only because its available everywhere.

and sadly for MS, unlike last gen, this time they doesn't have a full year to sell their product in a hungry market against no competitor, the simple fact that Sony have launched their console in the same period of time in NA will blatantly pull the rug from under MS feets...even IN THEIR "TERRITORY".

[Ricegum]

Hahaha look at JokesOnYou's bubbles. How on earth did that happen?!

[headblackman]

just because ps4 is out of stock at a store and the xbox one is in stock at the store doesn't mean that the ps4 is outselling the xbox one. that could just mean that sony is limited on the units that they have to ship and microsoft does.

[AceBlazer13]

@trollalana 100000 sold in multiple countries is equal to if not better than 100000 sold in 1.

[ThePope]

No its not. If the One coutry buys more games, apps, and DLC its better than selling to a country that cant afford as much. Becasue publishers target the countries that spend money.

[VforVideogames]

@ thekurg:

LOL yes.

[christocolus]

Im glad they both selling really well.....xbx one sales still surprise me though. Never thought it would sell this good.

[LetoAtreides82]

I was at a very busy Walmart yesterday afternoon in Chicopee, Massachusetts and they had three Xbox One boxes, no PS4s.

[amiga-man]

PS4s are hard to come by they are pretty much none existent in the shops here in Britain Sony just cant keep up with demand which shows little sign of abating,

the same is not true for the xbox which is already becoming more easily available in fact my search here in England for a PS4 was fruitless but I did have some shops point out they had the xbox even though I didn't ask or was looking for them, I have no idea how much lead the PS4 will build over the coming months but one thing that seems obvious to anyone the PS4 is the system currently in demand.

I will add I now have a PS4 but only because my wife paid Game over the odds for a bundle containing games and accessories I had no interest in but even they are long gone, good luck hunting a PS4 down before christmas, as new supplies come available you might get lucky.

Fingers crossed for ya.

[TruthInsider]

Same, i got mine from GAME - £629!

It did come with:
Extra controller
Camera
1 year PS+
Killzone SF
FIFA 14
COD Ghosts
AC4 BF
Wolverine Blu ray
Despicable Me 2 Blu ray
Pacific Rim Blu ray

So in actual fact, i saved about £70 (if i wanted the Blu-rays too, which i didn't)

So happy i got one, although i haven't turned it on for 3 days as i'm playing GT6!

Grrrr PD/Sony :-D

[Skywalker333]

thats weird, i've found many ps4s in Argos and many small stores in Bath and Bristol. It may have to do that big gaming chains sold out all their 1st month stock in advance. just look arround, u can find ps4 and x1 easily ;)

[Volkama]

It wont build a lead at all if it is not available....

At this point the only people that should be glad PS4s are not on store shelves are Microsoft and Nintendo.

[VforVideogames]

same here in Yuba California no ps4 but like 4 XB1s is that a bad or a good thing?

[Sci0n]

wow small world because I know Yuba City too, its near Marysville, Chico and Oroville in northern cal! Small world! I moved west from Boston too northern cal.

[Sci0n]

Nice I know chicopee its not far from holyoke or springfield, I am from boston but moved west. Its pretty much been that way at all the retail stores I been too in the passed few weeks except some stores had more then 3 xbox ones and all had no PS4's.

[PR_FROM_OHIO]

Thursday at work i sold about 8-9 PS4's in about 3hrs an 1 XBOXONE

[ThePope]

Chevrolet sells a lot more cars per hour than Lexus. Does that make Chevrolet a better car?

[SpinalRemains138]

You got it backward.

PS4 is selling more because its better.

Xbox One is a Lexus when I'm a professional baseball player.

That's the thing about analogies. You have to provide equal footing. You don't just use hyperbole to support your point. That's not correct. No soup for you!

[slimeybrainboy]

Did he say PS4 was better? He just gave some insight into his tiny portion of what's selling.

He wasn't claiming to be the omniscient messiah. You're very defensive dude

[RedDevils]

The different is, X1 is not better it just cost more

[PR_FROM_OHIO]

Funny thing is LEXUS cars are overpriced garbage!! lol but ok the fact is PS4 is outselling the 1.

[Hellsvacancy]

In the UK, my (older) sister walked in to Comet and bought her husband a Xbox1, she said she literally walked in, asked some dude about XB's and he went and got one

She said the only trouble she had with the entire process was when it came to setting up the wireless network, too many options she said, took her 45 minutes

I tried to persuade her to buy a PS4, my brother in-law's not really a gamer, hasn't gamed in years, he saw a trailer for Ryse Son Of Rome and was sold apparently

[Chris12]

I smell BS. There aren't too many options, just select your network, type in your password and that's it. No different to any other wireless device. Your Sony fanboyism is embellishing your story perfectly. Well done

[Hellsvacancy]

I'll get a picture if you want, she said she got lost with the network setting because she didn't know what type of network she had

[RedDevils]

I think the girl is slow on the tech stuff

[Ashby_JC]

So because a casual gamer wanted...Ryse and needed a specific system to get said game...and his non gaming sister couldn't set up the wireless.

The story is BS? What makes it hard to believe?

[Gambloid]

Comet closed down December 2012.....

[Chris12]

That's right, it did. Look at all my negatives for calling him out, now proved to be a liar. Only on N4G!

[Hellsvacancy]

Sorry I meant Currys

[TruthInsider]

LoL that's funny, i'm a PS fan but thats just sad making up lies like that !

[SpinalRemains138]

That's sad.

Inventing an entire scenario with family characters and all. Lol

[Gabenbrah]

All you do is select your wireless network and enter password... Same as connecting to any other network...

[Chris12]

I said that, but the Sony Ponies are out in force today. Then Comet turned into Currys. This site has turned into a joke with this supposed console war.

[ltachiUchiha]

Chris12

Maybe if u stopped trying to be a detective & call everyone out who u think is bull sh*tting, u wouldn't get so many disagrees. I find those who try an be "Mr Know It All" to be more annoying then fanboys. Take a chill pill mate and let the fanboys be.

[Hellsvacancy]

In the UK Comet and Currys are exactly the same shop, it was an easy mistake to make

Surely if I was going to lie I would try and lie in my favour, by saying something like "me and my sister bought PS4s"

I've not even got a next gen console yet

[gamer2013]

Hey, Xb1 has the games casuals want apparently. Wait until Titanfall launches!

[ThePope]

Sounds like her fault not the Xbox's. Which is fine, but its not what your saying.

[sak500]

This site's a joke with 8~10 bubbles $ony nominated members thronging in every MS articles.

Here comes the delusional low selfesteem sdf guys trying desperately to downplay the competition and raise teh status of their almight sony empire. They can't even afford ps2 let alone ps3 or ps4. ONly thing making them feel alive is by praising their lord sony's creations. I paid $870 to pick up day one edition here in dubai and it's now so short in supply it's raised to 990$. PS4 price started from $780 to now to $650. It's available everywhere. Even the regular xb1 price is about $730.

[TheRealHeisenberg]

That is great news. I for one know that I can now go on with my life because of this.

[Software_Lover]

My brothers walmart last two shipments were

12 XBones
6 ps4

They all sold out. He did say that since launch they seem to be getting more XBone consoles in than ps4 but that no matter the amount they sell out (both)

[BelkingOfSony]

Why? Because every time ps4's are available on Amazon, this happens...

http://n4g.com/news/1412178...

[sak500]

It's flooded on ebay i guess that's where the so called sold out stocks ending up

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.h...

[XiSasukeUchiha]

Honesty good news of both console this isn't nations these are just companies that whatever your choose is just go, but you know my choose is?

[sprinterboy]

My nephew (21) told me yesterday he's getting a xbone instead of ps4. I showed him the PlayStation way since he was 4, devastated didn't I teach him anything.

[ZodTheRipper]

He'll eventually learn, probably in his "dudebro phase" right now lol

[amiga-man]

I don't think there is any reason to be devastated at 21 he should be able to make up his own mind, but with this generation and the PS4 being in such high demand it certainly seems a strange decision.

I have a feeling it won't be long before he is buying a PS4 as well though, so calm the green rage you don't want to smash your PS4, that really would be devastating.

[KratosSaveUs]

I kind of feel bad for your cousin.

[gamer2013]

He's obviously a smart gamer.

[DigitalRaptor]

Sure, smart if he wants to go with a company who tried to screw over their consumer base with DRM, created a less powerful console with less of a focus on gaming to support their diluted all-in-one vision, with features and an interface that has only become worse since the 360 due to it being designed around a camera that most gamers don't want.

From a company that has shown not to support their console with games in the long-term, who decided not to open up their platform to independent developers until they saw Sony was treating them well by continuing to show good will and strong pro-creator policy. A company who isn't supporting the Japanese market until late 2014, and so the console won't even be considered relevant to that market due to this.. yet again. A company who won't change their policies for free-to-play and MMO games and so developers are finding it more and more difficult to consider Xbone for their games. So a far less diverse game lineup is in order for the Xbone.

And if he wants to take advantage of the media functionality of his console (what Microsoft wants the most), most of the features are locked behind a paywall.

That's motherfrickin' smart of him, to only consider the short-term.

[sprinterboy]

So many memories of him gaming on PlayStation it just seems crazy for him to change but his university friends are getting xbones, he only ever plays fifa and cod anyway now

[Destrania]

Lame

[ltachiUchiha]

If thats the case I wouldve stuck with a 360 or ps3. I would not even buy a next gen system especially if your only going to play those 2 games.

[nukeitall]

If CoD and Fifa are his games, the Xbox One is indeed the best choice.

First to get DLC on CoD and exclusive DLC on Fifa, combined with EAs newfound friendliness towards Xbox. CoD especially tend to be more popular on Xbox anyhow with dedicated servers instead of a pseudo p2p listen server that is on PS4.

[SkippyPaccino]

It's probably all those returned consoles

[sak500]

All those sold out ps4s are available on ebay

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.h...

Guess sony's buying all those off the shelves and creating artificial shortage

[Ricegum]

Sak

You need a life.

[Hanilugtehul]

Two off my friends want to buy the ps4 so Ive been calling 3 Gamestop today(Denmark) and they all Said that my friends should preorder because The demand is so High. even If they preorder, gamestop Said that my friends have to wait 3 months or more before they can get The ps4. We get Xbox One in february but it seems most People i know only want ps4. Iam one off the lucky ones that already have a ps4, im getting The Xbox One next year, but i believe ms going to have a hardtime i Scandinavia.

[cyphertech]

It doesn't matter which console between PS4 and Xbox one is selling more. As long as they're selling enough to justify developer support, it's irrelevent. They're both fairly easy to develop for so there's no "why justify learning" BS like the PS3 had to deal with. They're both selling well so it doesn't even matter at this point. The wiiu is fighting a battle, but as long as Nintendo supports it, the base will be fine. The only question mark right now is sony's support of the Vita. And as someone who games on the Vita the most right now, that's extremely frustrating to watch. The console war stuff is irrelevant. All that matters are profits and consumer confidence.

[airforcex]

When 360 launched you couldn't find the system for almost 6 months. MS learned. I own a PS4, but all those XB1 are selling. Every time Amazon lists XB1s they run out of them. Not having systems in stock just prior to Christmas hurts Sony even if they fly of the shelves. Why? Selling out of stock in 1 second if you stock 2 units is not better than having 12 XB1 that sell in 24 hours. This simply gives MS time to catch up.

[amiga-man]

Sony are building them as fast as they can, if demand outpaces production what can they do?

[digger18]

This is bad for Sony. People who want a PS4 for Christmas will now buy an Xbox one, I'm seeing and hearing about this in a few stores around me.

Xbox one will outsell the PS4 this year because of this.

[Belking]

Looks like Sony is having yield issues and keeping up with demand. Xb1 is gonna take the US if they don't get their supply problems sorted out.

[SpinalRemains138]

Of course they're having trouble keeping up with demand. That's what happens when the demand is unprecedented.

Yield issues? Its apparent you don't know what a yield issue is, but we forgive you. You've been Xboxing for so long that your development has been hindered.

[DigitalRaptor]

He's hilarious.

At this stage it's not even trolling, it's comedy.

[GarrusVakarian]

"Xb1 is gonna take the US if they don't get their supply problems sorted out."

Lol, no they won't. You should wonder why you should even have to use the word "take"....they should already own it! It's their home turf! Japan would never let anything foreign reign supreme in their homeland, even Americans want the Japanese made console more than their own.

The competition doing better on your own territory is a sign that something is wrong.....it's as simple as that.

PS4 not being available right now is both a good and a bad thing....good because it shows that people WANT this console BADLY.....bad because people aren't getting theirs and Sony are losing out on sales (temporarily).

[PS3and4_HAS_GAMES]

Duh of course it is.ps4 is hotter than a jalapeno's koochie.

[LORD_RIEKA]

THE fact is that due to sonys blunder in stock xb1 will surpass them in sales simply because ppl will want to buy their children a new console for christmas. i dont think they will care about the price difference if the alternative is not available. simple. i bought my xbox one because i didnt wanna stalk retail looking for a ps4 every week. AND I LOVE IT BY THE WAY!

[DigitalRaptor]

And for yet another generation, due to this complacency, PlayStation will the gaming brand that dominates globally. But of course we will be reminded of NPD numbers, as if that affects anything do do with PlayStation's overall popularity in a great number of markets in the world.

Microsoft seems so concerned right now in saving the US and UK markets that global relevance isn't even a factor for them. They cannot achieve what they want to achieve with their all-in-one cable box TV vision all over the world, which is why I think it's such a fail of a concept, especially due to the fact that this is the gaming industry. They could achieve worldwide success as a laser-focused gaming platform like PS4, but they have already paved their way to diluted mediocrity as far as gaming is concerned.

[DynDasE]

This is the difference in real situation and PR bullshit.
I realize that both Sony and MS are using PR spin.

Xbox One top online retailer because PS4 is not available, and there are still Day One edition in stores.

But, NPD and consumer demands will tell what is really going on.

[xboxjaun]

Which stores so I can go buy one?!

[DynDasE]

I am in the UK right now. XD
There are some Day One edition in some local stores, not even big name retailer.
But, because of the Day-One achievement things, I think they might raise up the price, so no one buy it.

[kewlkat007]

I'm willing to bet Microsoft of producing more consoles and it is selling/shipping where demand is most needed. Which was the strategy from the get go.

[JessiePinkmanYo]

Tired of seeing this system in stock, this one out. We should help each other out, so here's my bone to you-

The Walmart near my house (Oceanside California) will have 37 Playstation 4s in stock tomorrow Sunday (12/15/13). Now...I don't know if its midnight tonight, tomorrow, but that's the number I got from the electronics clerk and friend of mine. This would be the Walmart on Marron Road across from Kohls and Albertsons. There is a limit of ONE console per person/household.

I posted this because 1-I have all my systems already, 2-I HATE scalpers. They are the scum of the earth. I hope this helps the parent or legit person trying to get a system.

[blackout]

Everyone company should make the united states there first priority. This is the country where everyone makes the most money because this is where the biggest buyers are. That's why Sony is trying to gain market share here. Microsoft knows this, and why they will DOMINATE the US. Look at every console and handheld the US is where everyone wants to be. Flood the United States first and maintain your shipments coming in. Sony thought 24hr was good enough for the HEADLINES. Sony may have the world, but the real money is made in the US. Take a look at VGCHARTZ.COM Weekly Hardware Chart 07th December 2013. The United States is the biggest market in the world.

[marc 1975]

boring hell

[filipakos]

When you sell faster than u manufacture ofcourse you cant keep it up,when you dont though hmm..

[DanDan7]

What if retailers and amazon are holding back PS4's on purpose so M$ can catch up with XBOne sales? Hmm....

[skoorydook]

PS4's are gone before they leave the factory due to pre orders needing filled.

X1's are not but are selling very quickly after getting into stores.

Both are selling all they can produce, doesn't matter how only that they are

[JasonKCK]

IDK where people are getting that PS4's are sold out. Make believe maybe?

[quenomamen]

Kind of like you can walk right into Mickey Dees and get a burger in 5 mins but if you walk into In N Out its more like 15 - 20 mins

[Matt666]

I wonder how many Xbox 360 fanboys jumped ship to the PS4. Considering most of them would of properly hated Sony at the time. Yes I know it's up the individual what they play and buy but still makes me laugh when some one goes "oh I hated the PS3 but I love the 360 and then I brought a PS4".

By the way before anyone has a go at me I own multiple consoles what where made by different companies so therefore I not a fanboy but a gamer.