Microsoft matches Sony, sells over a million Xbox One consoles in the first 24 hours

[Guest]

Quite worrying to see scores of kids buying these machines and playing games that are mostly rated 18 plus.

Just a thought.

 

[hahahanoobs]

Why can't you buy both?
I plan too.
You will have them for at least 6 years.
And they are both cheap this time around.
Play any exclusive game you want!
They are both toys compared to my PC tho...

Why the hell would you buy both consoles? Isn't one enough? Seems just like plain money wasting. Especially from my point of view. For the price of 2 consoles ($900) you can buy a gaming grade PC.

Are two HD 7970's enough? Is one GTX Titan enough? Enthusiasts can never have enough. Stop hatin'.

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The fact that MS had enough consoles to spread to continents other than this one should be praised, not questioned.

If you want to go there, the fact that Sony only released to North America is a let down for people overseas waiting to buy one, except now some of them bought an XB1 instead. Sony is the loser here.

 

[Zoner1501]

I'll leave this here.....

Xbox One “Sold Out at Most Retailers” But There Are Still Plenty Right in the Heart of New York, Including Day One Editions

Not even 24 hours after the North American launch of the Xbox One Microsoft sent a press release stating that “Xbox One is now sold out at most retailers,” but that statement must not have included Toys”R”Us or Best Buy.
Just a walk across Times Square from the location of one of the console’s big launch events to the local Toys”R”Us store, which happens to be the biggest store of the retail chain in the world, and also a very well known shopping outlet, would have confirmed that there are still plenty Xboxes to be had, as discovered by our valiant reporter Al Zamora, that went on reconnaissance today.
Talking with a store employee at the Time Square Toys”R”Us store we a learned that they have “easily a few hundred” units left. You can check a couple pictures below.

But we discovered something even more surprising by walking two avenues further, to the Midtown Manhattan Best Buy store in 5th avenue. There we were told that there are still “a lot” of units left for sale. This doesn’t mean that the Xbox Didn’t sell well, though, as the store was allocated 1500 units, and they have more stored in a truck.
The surprising part? When Al walked to the gaming aisle he was greeted by the sight of several rows of the sleek black-boxed Day One edition Xbox One units, as you can see below.
Update: the third picture below comes from the West Hollywood Best Buy in Los Angeles, for those on the west coast that might want one as well, courtesy of N4G user JuniorCE.

On the other hand, both stores reported having no PS4 units available for sale at all (even if they may be covertly stockpiling for Black Friday like Walmart is doing), but it’s hard to make a direct comparison, as the Best Buy clerk told us that they received less PS4 units than Xbox One boxes.
That said, if you live in New York and want an Xbox One right away, now you know where to go, especially if you don’t care much for green and want one of those lovely black Day One editions. You don’t even need to hurry too much, as there’s plenty left.

http://www.dualshockers.com/2013/11...heart-of-new-york-including-day-one-editions/

 

[backo]

Really don't understand how it's Microsoft's fault that Sony choose to launch only in North America. Also in what way does this change the fact that in 24h both systems sold ruffly the same number of units. If Sony this, if Sony that... the fact is that they didn't. Will the PS4 out sell X1 - I think so, but there is no need for hate. How a system sells is not reflation of your person and shouldn't be part of a person's self esteem. Just be happy it's not a one horse race, so that competition keeps MS and Sony in check.

 

[oldikes]

Really don't understand how it's Microsoft's fault that Sony choose to launch only in North America. Also in what way does this change the fact that in 24h both systems sold ruffly the same number of units.

Because when PS4 DOES launch worldwide, it will sell many many more than the xbox one did, because they already matched sales.

I agree with the second half of your post though.

 

[cmbjive]

There are lies, damned lies, statistics, and numbers comparing a worldwide launch to that of a single market.

 

[Xero07]

Really don't understand how it's Microsoft's fault that Sony choose to launch only in North America. Also in what way does this change the fact that in 24h both systems sold ruffly the same number of units.

Because when PS4 DOES launch worldwide, it will sell many many more than the xbox one did, because they already matched sales.

I agree with the second half of your post though.

Unless Microsoft gets a solid hold on those markets before Sony launches there.

 

[oldikes]

Unless Microsoft gets a solid hold on those markets before Sony launches there.

Fair enough. Although im pretty sure 95% of console gamers are fanboys to their respective companies at this point and refuse to budge.

 

[Burty117]

Unless Microsoft gets a solid hold on those markets before Sony launches there.

You clearly haven't been on the internet for the last 6 months, welcome anyway, to the internet that is.
Now if you could just read the last 6 months worth of posts about both consoles you'll find that Microsoft doesn't have the best relationship with the rest of the world, America is where all it's features work, so yeah, Don't think Microsoft will be grabbing hold of the market in 2 weeks I'm afraid :/