NPD: PS4 and Xbox One Combined Sales 60% Higher than PS3 and Xbox 360 Combined - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 13 February 2015 / 5,231 Views
The NPD Group has released their sales figures for the US in January. The combined sales of the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 are 60 percent higher than the combined sales of the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 during the same time frame.
Sales for the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 are 22 percent lower in January 2015 than they were in January 2014. The seventh generation consoles, the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii, saw sales drop 35 percent year-over-year.
"January 2015 retail sales data across hardware, software and accessories decreased by 6 percent from January 2014, with growth in software (up $12.4 million) and Accessories (up $5.4 million) unable to offset hardware declines of $54 million," said The NPD Group's Liam Callahan.
"The combined hardware install base of PS4 and Xbox One is close to 60 percent higher than the cumulative hardware totals for Xbox 360 and PS3 at the same point in their lifecycles (after 15 months)."
Dying Light was the bestselling game in January, followed by Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare. Grand Theft Auto V was the third bestselling game. The indie title Minecraft was the fourth bestselling game, while NBA 2K15 rounds out the top 5.
"Software spending rose 5 percent from January 2014 as eighth generation console spending outpaced seventh generation console software sales. Eighth generation software increased by 74 percent, seventh generation decreased by 36 percent and dedicated portable software sales dropped by 12 percent," said Callahan.
"The sales of January 2015 launch titles were up over 200 percent versus January 2014, with Dying Light being the major new release of the month. If January 2015 releases performed in line with January 2014 releases, overall software sales would have decreased by 4 percent."
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so no actual figures?
PS4 current updated figures; I see VGC finally has it closer to reality with the PS4 now over 19 million. It should actually be over 20 million to date from what I have been reading...
Who are you people that buy PS4s? Everyone I know buys Xboxes.
How much father ahead is PS4?
Not as many people had HDTVs back then
The PlayStation 4 must be the one lower.. as Microsoft announced the X1 sold MORE in Jan 2015 then it did in 2014.. so the COMBINED is NOT 22% lower..
So many faults in your logic..
Yes, because PS3 and XBOX 360 sold like shit
