Report: FIFA 15 Sold 100,000 More on PS4 than Xbox One in the UK - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 29 September 2014 / 6,556 Views
FIFA 15 hit store shelves last week. Sales were up 15 percent year-over-year in the UK when compared to FIFA 14. The game accounted for 80 percent of all video game sales for the week, according to UKIE GfK Chart-Track. It also made up 87 percent of game revenue.
An insider has told Metro that the PlayStation 4 version of the game sold 100,000 more units than the Xbox One version in the UK. That is for only two days worth of sales, Friday and Saturday.
The current generation consoles, the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, accounted for 54 percent of total sales. The PS3 and Xbox 360 versions accounted for 45 percent. The PlayStation 4 version had the biggest share of sales with 32 percent, followed by the Xbox 360 with 30 percent. The Xbox One accounted for 22 percent and the PlayStation 3 15 percent.
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