Microsoft: Xbox One is the fastest-selling console in the United States in November

The console war is going long. If before it was Sony that happily revealed its sales data, now it is Microsoft that has the least qualms about sharing it. In this case, it is the data provided by NPD Group for the United States market, which seem to allow the two companies to simultaneously declare themselves winners in the month of November.

After proclaiming yesterday to have reached the figure of 2 million Xbox One sold in 18 days, from Redmond they assure today that Xbox One is the console that has sold the fastest in the past month.They prove the claim by sharing figures compiled by NPD: 909,132 Xbox Ones were sold in the United States in the first 9 days it was on sale.

More reserved are at Sony, from where they also claim victory by ensuring that PlayStation 4 is the best-selling console in November in the United States. The problem in this case is that they affirm it without sharing the exact figure. The Japanese company also ignores the detail that its console went on sale in the North American country a week before Xbox One.

Everyone wins in their own way

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The difference in the time they were on sale during the month of November, 9 days Xbox One and 16 days PlayStation 4, explains why both companies are victorious each in their own way. But this time it has been Microsoft that has revealed the numbers before. The Xbox team also ensures that the more than 100,000 consoles sold daily during November significantly exceed its closest competitor."

Whether by one side or the other, as long as NPD, or another market research firm, does not release the figures independently, it does not appear that this tug of war around the sales of both consoles will end soon. And yet, the differences between departure dates and markets complicate a fair comparison. Probably the best thing both companies can do is wait and not claim victory prematurely And don't discount Nintendo either.

Aside from these disputes, units sold are not the only figures from the NPD report that Microsoft has shared. In Redmond they can be happy because Xbox One has managed to sell three times more units than Xbox 360 when it came out in November 2005. Of course, the previous generation still gives a lot of war and has contributed to the cumulative sales, between hardware, accessories and games, of both platforms reaching 1.210 million dollars during the past month. Additionally, five of the top ten best-selling games were for Xbox One and Xbox 360.

Via | The Next Web