Xbox One and PS4 sold 1,000 systems per minute on Amazon at peak

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Retailer also reveals that Call of Duty: Ghosts, Just Dance 2014, and GTAV were its best-selling games this holiday.

The Xbox One and PlayStation 4 were so popular this holiday shopping season on Amazon that at peak, both systems sold at a rate of 1,000 consoles per minute.

Amazon revealed the figures as part of an announcement of its best-ever holiday shopping season. On Cyber Monday alone, shoppers ordered more than 36.8 million items worldwide at a pace of 426 items per second.

The Xbox One and PS4 are neck-and-neck for worldwide sales so far, moving over 2 million consoles each. Sony expects to sell a total of 3 million units by December 31-- now just two days away.

Amazon also revealed its top-selling video games for the holiday period. They were, in order, Call of Duty: Ghosts (Xbox 360), Just Dance 2014 (Wii), and Grand Theft Auto V (Xbox 360).

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Source: http://www.gamespot.com/articles/xbox-one-and-ps4-sold-1-000-systems-per-minute-on-amazon-at-peak/1100-6416856/

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MumpsPosted:

Sad because the PS4's on amazon are $200 or more thank retail. I'd rather wait. Those extra $200 can be used for an extra controller or some games.

AdamSrPosted:

wow that is amazing, takes gaming to a whole new level

HOFPosted:

Thats crazy think of all the money they made from those sales!

1492Posted:

That's really insane. Big props go to both companies.

VPNPosted:

Its crazy that in the beginning there were lots of shortages.

PanigalePosted:

Wow that is crazy. :O How much money would that be in an hour??

LicPosted:

thats insane, thats like 30k a minute, technology is amazing


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