Xbox One led December's U.S. console hardware sales with 908,000 units

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Microsoft has announced that the Xbox One was the best selling console in December in the U.S. The company revealed that, according to figures from the NPD Group, the Xbox One sold 908,000 units in the U.S. during the last month of 2013. Microsoft announced in early January that it sold over 3 million units worldwide by the end of 2013. Microsoft had previously said that the Xbox One sold 909,132 units in November in the U.S., which means that the console sold 1,817,132 units just in the U.S. in the last few weeks of the year.

Microsoft's blog added that the eight year old Xbox 360 managed to sell 643,000 units in December, which put it at the number three spot on NPD's sales list. The combined sales of both consoles claimed 46 percent of the U.S. console hardware market in December. The amount of money spent on Xbox hardware, software and accessories reached $1.39 billion in December in the U.S.

According to Gamesindustry International, overall retail game sales in the U.S. went up two percent to $3.28 billion. Call of Duty Ghosts and Battlefield 4 were the number one and two best selling games in December, according to NPD. For 2013 as a whole, retail game sales (hardware, software and accessories) were down two percent to $12.97 billion in the U.S. and that Grand Theft Auto V was the best selling game of the year.

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TywinPosted:

Does not surprise me one bit.
Pretty crazy they beat out Sony even though Xbone got so much hate when it was first announced.

TelePosted:

This is a massive amount, although it is the best console out currently.

DongPosted:

Microsoft always comes out on top in the end! :)

AsboPosted:

i thought they would do well good job.

KatsumiPosted:

Crowns
Pwh There doing better than i thought they would.


Me too, I thought sony would outsell them.


I did as well honestly, this comes as quite a surprise but i guess there are some factors what may have led to this

CrownsPosted:

YourLinebacker Xbox One is going to be a flop. No one will buy it and Sony will triple their sales. I remember these days, but I bet that shut the Sony fangirls up real quick.


I guess you're wrong now, lol..

CrownsPosted:

Pwh There doing better than i thought they would.


Me too, I thought sony would outsell them.

CrownsPosted:

Lia
Crowns
YourLinebacker Xbox One is going to be a flop. No one will buy it and Sony will triple their sales. I remember these days, but I bet that shut the Sony fangirls up real quick.




Nahh
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conmaster550 3 million consoles

That is 15,000,000,00

That is a lot of money..


You do realise that the system costs around $490 to make... and they are making money from games...


Plus it would be 1,500,000,000

It would be 1,500,000,000 what? That's a lot of money 0.o


That's so much money. I can't even think about how much that is.

It hurts my mind, what do they need that money for??


Most of their money comes from games and accessories nut the console itself. It takes almost as much money to make the One as it sells for.


It's about 20 dollars in their pocket every console.

CrownsPosted:

Int
Craigyy
Valor Interesting I thought for certain Sony would outsell Microsoft.


I thought that to, but it looks like we were both wrong aha.


Thats because microsoft have fanboys like nvidea.


Or because they'd have the better console

IntPosted:

Craigyy
Valor Interesting I thought for certain Sony would outsell Microsoft.


I thought that to, but it looks like we were both wrong aha.


Thats because microsoft have fanboys like nvidea.


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