Outrageously attractive Xbox One fire sales pushed the PlayStation 4 from the top of the US hardware charts for the first time in eight months last month – although speculation suggests that Sony's system was just 10,000 units off the pace. Microsoft's console was widely available for considerably less than the Japanese giant's in the month of July, and the Redmond firm also bundled in multiple games to sweeten the deal.
This will probably spark a short period of second place finishes for the PS4, with the Xbox One S likely to keep the console in front through August, too. Of course, the platform holder will hope to turn the tides back in September, when it announces the PS4K – or Neo, as it's better known. Either way, we doubt that the Japanese giant will be losing any sleep over this result – it hasn't lost a month on Microsoft's home turf since October 2015.
Not a bad run, really.
[source uk.ign.com]
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@Neolit That Uncharted controller is so sexy.
Presumably this was done in response to the release of NMS?
I bought several Ones last month for friends and family cause they were obscenely cheap. The white console bundled with Quantum Break was just $200, which is completely bonkers when you think about it.
To be fair the one S is a great little console that has a 4k bluray, upscales games and offers a small performance boost. This isn't a shock it was a good time to get an xbone.
Probably going to be a lot of people buying the S thinking its the Scorpio. Whoopsie.
Well that's great news, seems XBO gets a nice sales bump around this time. Competition is always good, Sony needs to bring the heat with PS4Neo next month.
@JoeBlogs
Sure thing!
Did I mention I just bought them in Europe and shipped em to South Africa but let everyone pay me first (if I didn't ask money first I would end up paying them all knowing our people )
Always nice to have another friend though!
It's not surprising because right now, at least for me the gaming is rather dry, but it's dry for all systems. with that being said, people want to play something so they will most likely get an Xbox One. Me on the other hand I would rather get a WiiU over an Xbox One. The Xbox One really doesn't offer me anything I find attractive anyway. But with that being said, I understand there are gaming dry spells, and right now, it's happening until the fall hits. I wouldn't pay $200 for a system that only has 1 or 2 games I may want to play. meh
I wonder if NMS will push PS4 back to No 1 in August.
I have the Xbox one too. I do like the console although find Xbox live a more unfriendly environment than psn.
Games wise it doesn't rock my world like the uncharted and ratchet and clanks of ps4 but halo and gears are fun and quantum break is decent.
The controller is abysmal in comparison to ps4 but the multimedia functions seem miles better.
Plus I actually use my Kinect quite a lot when watching tv and movies.
Looking forward to ps neo though. I hope it's gonna beat Scorpio specs. Then I'll buy a second ps4 and probably sell the Xbox for it.
@Grawlog I will never get a Xbox thats for sure I rather get a NX. Nevermind i just keep my PS4 i don't like microsoft and I have a backlog which will keep me busy for like 2 years lol.
Apparently the 3DS was actually at the top of the hardware charts for July. Xbox One was in second place, and therefore 1st for home consoles.
@IceClimbers
What?!! How on earth is 3DS on top, even with the new X1S models and cheap pricing? Wow, that's surprising. Really surprising actually. I mean I know it's a good selling platform and has always done well, but I haven't seen it top the PS4 or X1 anywhere other than Japan since its' heyday.
Maybe it was Monster Hunter. (Kinda like Maybe it's Maybaline). Maybe it's finally having the same effect in the west as it does in Japan.
PS4K coming soon? Coincidence?
@JaxonH I'm sure Monster Hunter did contribute, but I don't think the series is quite there yet in the west where it could have the level of effect on sales like it does in Japan. It's getting there though!
I think Pokemon Go was the biggest culprit.
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