Sony’s PlayStation 4 may have had a weeklong head start in building sales momentum, but on Black Friday, Microsoft’s competing Xbox One appears to have edged out its rival — at least in the United States. The new Xbox One — along with the previous-generation Xbox 360 — together accounted for 61 percent of console sales on Black Friday, InfoScout reported on Monday, compared with 30 percent for Sony’s PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4. Analyzed individually, the Xbox One garnered 31 percent, as opposed to the PlayStation 4’s 15 percent.
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Xbox One Edges Ahead in US Black Friday Sales
Posted by: Peter Suciu December 2, 2013 12:34 PMSony’s PlayStation 4 may have had a weeklong head start in building sales momentum, but on Black Friday, Microsoft’s competing Xbox One appears to have edged out its rival — at least in the United States. The new Xbox One — along with the previous-generation Xbox 360 — together accounted for 61 percent of console sales on Black Friday, InfoScout reported on Monday, compared with 30 percent for Sony’s PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4. Analyzed individually, the Xbox One garnered 31 percent, as opposed to the PlayStation 4’s 15 percent.