PlayStation 4 will finish this holiday season with a 20 million lead over its lead rival, the Xbox One, according to analysts at DFC Intelligence.

The company predicts that not only will the format holder finish this year with 50 million worldwide PS4 sales---their prediction was penned prior to Sony’s sales announcement earlier this week---but Xbox One sales will stagnate year-on-year and fail to hit their 30 million target. DFC’s analyst was on point in terms of PS4 sales, there’s a chance that the console may indeed hit that 20 million lead over its rival.

Microsoft of course does not divulge exact sales figures for its current-generation console, although it has been reported many times that PS4 is enjoying a significant lead over its rival in terms of worldwide sales. Indeed, with the system now at 50 million units sold worldwide, it’ll be interesting to see just how well the Xbox One can stack up for the remainder of the year.

In recent months, Microsoft has gained some ground in the U.S. thanks to the release of the Xbox One S, plus a series of high-profile exclusives including Forza Horizon 3 and Gears of War 4. This has resulted in the Xbox One topping PS4 in monthly sales over there, although last month Sony secured the top-selling hardware position thanks to the release of the PS4 Pro.

It’s been quite a significant year for Sony in regards to hardware releases in fact, with not only the PS4 Pro hitting stores as mentioned, but also the PS4 Slim, a trimmer version of Sony’s flagship console that replaces the existing, standard model, plus of course PlayStation VR. Microsoft, however, is waiting until holiday 2017 to unleash the next iteration of its Xbox family, namely the Xbox Scorpio, which will reportedly be the most powerful games console ever made.

Posted: Dec 10, 2016 12:44 pm
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