Xbox One outsells PlayStation 4 during Black Friday

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With Black Friday in the past and many of us owning our new hardly fought gaming consoles with bruises to show for it. But, the question of what console won the day arises. A study by InfoScout has the answer.

Microsoft had a significant edge on Sony this year dominating more than half of the console sales alone. Even Microsoft's previous generation Xbox 360 out sold Nintendo's newest console the Wii U.

How about what parents bought for their kids? Well 92 percent that purchased the Wii U say they purchased the console for their child, of the buyers of the Xbox One 66 percent purchased the console for their kid. PlayStation 4 buyers mostly bought it for themselves with only 45 percent buying the console as a gift.

Last year Sony was also beaten by Microsoft for Black Friday console sales with the Xbox One and 360 clutching 61 percent of the console market, while the Playstation 4 and 3 held a small in comparison 30 percent.

Sony has had it's fair share of being beaten on Black Friday as the last two years have showed. But, what did you guys pick up while battling out there?


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DomixinPosted:

People go for deals. Xbox One was at an all time low while (I believe) PS4 was still $400. For those who aren't way too serious into gaming, they will just get the cheaper console.

EthanPosted:

Having already gotten a PS4 for Christmas last year, I bought a Xbox one. Im gonna compare them and what not, but when it comes down to it, the xbox one has had some great deals lately. PS4 is finally getting good free games of the month.

SwiftPosted:

I wonder why? People will buy the thing that is the better deal and obviously the Xbox One had the better deals. 329 plus a couple games and more, or the PS4 with one game for 400. Which one do you think people are going to buy?

CartierPosted:

Obviously because it has better games!

MovieTheatreButterPosted:

May the console wars begin!

TendPosted:

Poor Nintendo, the company really needs to release something new worth buying.

ObtainPosted:

RoosterTeeth
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Arbok The One deserves to outsell IMO.


Why is that? The only reason the One sold more was because of the cheaper price. Most people go for the cheaper price. I used to fanboy Xbox hardcore but after really looking into it and seeing the pros and cons of each console. The ps4, in my opinion, is way better than the One. Although, the One has a really good looking interface.


How is PS4 "way" better than xbox one?


The PS4 is winning the console war. Plain and simple. I used to really think the Xbox was gonna be better but sony actually listened to their fans and delivered even more. Microsoft **** up from the start by charging $500 and forcing you to by the kinect with it. Then just to try and keep up with the PS4, they added the gpu boost, and even then Microsoft still got pissed at Blizzard for not hitting 1080p on Diablo 3 at first. Sony listened and actually planned how the PS4 would survive against Xbox and pc's for the next 3+ years. Not everyone wanted the ps eye, so they took it out. Even though not everyone wanted to pay for online, they made it $5 a month. Then when it releases, Microsoft just sat in the corner watching Sony give out free game, release share play, and reveal project morpheus, while xbox was still trying to fix their dashboard. A couple of my friends just got an xbox one, have problems, and already don't think it worth what they paid. The PS4 is "WAYYY" ahead of xbox to the point xbox don't doesn't even see them anymore.


Both consoles are essentially the same. Both can output games at a 1080p. PS4 prioritizes the visuals, whereas X1 prioritizes framerate. Their hardware differences are not even clearly noticeable, like who cares. These consoles are not even being used to their full potential, right now everyone is technically still arguing which console makes 360/PS3 games better. WHO CARES? They both run it. Most things people complain about for both consoles is their service and UI, which is only a year old for these consoles! They are not perfect! Updates will introduce newer things and bring stability. If PS4 has a feature Xbox doesn't, bet you in the future Xbox changes that, and if they don't they will compensate. This goes both ways. This is basically an argument over which taste better, Miracle Whip or Mayonnaise...

CrunchyxCrunchPosted:

RoosterTeeth
Inq
even
Arbok The One deserves to outsell IMO.


Why is that? The only reason the One sold more was because of the cheaper price. Most people go for the cheaper price. I used to fanboy Xbox hardcore but after really looking into it and seeing the pros and cons of each console. The ps4, in my opinion, is way better than the One. Although, the One has a really good looking interface.


How is PS4 "way" better than xbox one?


The PS4 is winning the console war. Plain and simple. I used to really think the Xbox was gonna be better but sony actually listened to their fans and delivered even more. Microsoft **** up from the start by charging $500 and forcing you to by the kinect with it. Then just to try and keep up with the PS4, they added the gpu boost, and even then Microsoft still got pissed at Blizzard for not hitting 1080p on Diablo 3 at first. Sony listened and actually planned how the PS4 would survive against Xbox and pc's for the next 3+ years. Not everyone wanted the ps eye, so they took it out. Even though not everyone wanted to pay for online, they made it $5 a month. Then when it releases, Microsoft just sat in the corner watching Sony give out free game, release share play, and reveal project morpheus, while xbox was still trying to fix their dashboard. A couple of my friends just got an xbox one, have problems, and already don't think it worth what they paid. The PS4 is "WAYYY" ahead of xbox to the point xbox don't doesn't even see them anymore.


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RoosterTeethPosted:

Inq
even
Arbok The One deserves to outsell IMO.


Why is that? The only reason the One sold more was because of the cheaper price. Most people go for the cheaper price. I used to fanboy Xbox hardcore but after really looking into it and seeing the pros and cons of each console. The ps4, in my opinion, is way better than the One. Although, the One has a really good looking interface.


How is PS4 "way" better than xbox one?


The PS4 is winning the console war. Plain and simple. I used to really think the Xbox was gonna be better but sony actually listened to their fans and delivered even more. Microsoft **** up from the start by charging $500 and forcing you to by the kinect with it. Then just to try and keep up with the PS4, they added the gpu boost, and even then Microsoft still got pissed at Blizzard for not hitting 1080p on Diablo 3 at first. Sony listened and actually planned how the PS4 would survive against Xbox and pc's for the next 3+ years. Not everyone wanted the ps eye, so they took it out. Even though not everyone wanted to pay for online, they made it $5 a month. Then when it releases, Microsoft just sat in the corner watching Sony give out free game, release share play, and reveal project morpheus, while xbox was still trying to fix their dashboard. A couple of my friends just got an xbox one, have problems, and already don't think it worth what they paid. The PS4 is "WAYYY" ahead of xbox to the point xbox don't doesn't even see them anymore.

TRENDPosted:

ODST I dont get the fanboys on this site anymore. When the PS4 outsells the Xbone it's "because it's cheaper". When the Xbone (320 USD) outsells the PS4 (400 USD), PS4 people are shot down for saying "it's because the xbone was cheaper".

The cheaper console will easily move and sell more units than it's competitor. PS4 did bundles with games this year without slashing prices while Xbones took a huge hit and probably lost money on the products they selling due to the sheer amount they were moving, and all of this loss just for some bragging rights about winning sales during black friday.


I very HIGHLY doubt that Microsoft took any sort of losses at all. Company's don't take losses just to move units. They may have not earned as much, but the number of units made makes up for the price difference. We could get into a whole new topic about supply and demand curve and where the equilibrium is.


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