November 2013 NPD: Xbox One, PS4 push game industry to $2.74B month
http://venturebeat.com/2013/12/12/november-2013-npd-xbox-one-ps4-push-game-industry-to-2-74b-month/
The game industry generated $2.74 billion in revenue at physical retailers in November.
With the release of Xbox One and PlayStation 4, everyone was expecting a big month for game hardware, the question was if slow software sales would drag down the entire month. Gamer demand for the new consoles, however, was more than enough to make up for a dip in the software numbers.
Total sales of new games, hardware, and peripherals were up 7 percent compared to $2.55 billion in November 2012. Hardware did the bulk of the work, selling $1.33 billion worth of consoles and portable devices. That is up 58 percent compared to 2012. Software sales were down 24 percent from $1.43 billion to $1.086 billion.
Hardware
As usual, the NPD report didn’t disclose hardware sales figures, but Microsoft revealed that it sold 909,132 Xbox Ones in the nine days to close out November. Accord to Microsoft, that makes it the fastest-selling console in the U.S. by volume. The company sold 101,000 Xbox Ones each day on average.
Sony claimed that the PlayStation 4 was the top-selling console overall, but it didn’t disclose numbers. The company previously revealed that it sold more than 1 million PS4s in 24 hours following its North American launch on Nov. 15.
Xbox One debuted in 13 countries a week later on Nov. 22. Both consoles continue to sell out at retail, and this race might come down to how much each company can ship.
674,000 Xbox 360s were sold
http://venturebeat.com/2013/12/12/november-2013-npd-xbox-one-ps4-push-game-industry-to-2-74b-month/
The game industry generated $2.74 billion in revenue at physical retailers in November.
With the release of Xbox One and PlayStation 4, everyone was expecting a big month for game hardware, the question was if slow software sales would drag down the entire month. Gamer demand for the new consoles, however, was more than enough to make up for a dip in the software numbers.
Total sales of new games, hardware, and peripherals were up 7 percent compared to $2.55 billion in November 2012. Hardware did the bulk of the work, selling $1.33 billion worth of consoles and portable devices. That is up 58 percent compared to 2012. Software sales were down 24 percent from $1.43 billion to $1.086 billion.
Hardware
As usual, the NPD report didn’t disclose hardware sales figures, but Microsoft revealed that it sold 909,132 Xbox Ones in the nine days to close out November. Accord to Microsoft, that makes it the fastest-selling console in the U.S. by volume. The company sold 101,000 Xbox Ones each day on average.
Sony claimed that the PlayStation 4 was the top-selling console overall, but it didn’t disclose numbers. The company previously revealed that it sold more than 1 million PS4s in 24 hours following its North American launch on Nov. 15.
Xbox One debuted in 13 countries a week later on Nov. 22. Both consoles continue to sell out at retail, and this race might come down to how much each company can ship.
674,000 Xbox 360s were sold
So by this spin how many PS4's did Sony sell in Europe per day in November, like 500,000? Why don't they just report their good launch numbers instead of treating us like we're idiots? Same with Sony. It's obvious they were the #1 console they were selling in that month an extra 7 days!
