Microsoft has done everything it could to win this holiday in the US with a $50 price cut on all SKUs and bundles for the Xbox One. Some retailers even had bundles selling for as low as $329.
The Xbox One manged to sell 721,569 units Black Friday week in the US for the week ending November 29, according to VGChartz. That makes it the bestselling console for the week in the US, outselling its main rivals the PlayStation 4 and Wii U.
The Xbox One sales for Black Friday week have set a new record in the US. The console sold more units in its second Black Friday week than any other console in history. It is also one of the bestselling consoles in history on Black Friday week in the US.
To compare, the Wii sold 383,499 units in its second Black Friday week back in 2007 and is nearly on par with what the Wii sold in its peak year in 2008. That year the Wii sold 766,179 units Black Friday week.
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This week Sony has been celebrating the 20th anniversary of the PlayStation with releasing a PSOne inspired PlayStation 4 and many games have been on sale for the PlayStation Network.
The PlayStation 4 Black Friday week sales are out now. The PS4 had a strong Black Friday week in the US selling 554,350 units for the week ending November 29, 2014, according to VGChartz.
To compare, this is well above anything the PlayStation 3 managed to sell Black Friday week in the US in its lifetime. The PlayStation 3's strongest Black Friday week in the US was in 2009 where it sold 417,864 units.
The Xbox One manged to sell 721,569 units Black Friday week in the US for the week ending November 29, according to VGChartz. That makes it the bestselling console for the week in the US, outselling its main rivals the PlayStation 4 and Wii U.
The Xbox One sales for Black Friday week have set a new record in the US. The console sold more units in its second Black Friday week than any other console in history. It is also one of the bestselling consoles in history on Black Friday week in the US.
To compare, the Wii sold 383,499 units in its second Black Friday week back in 2007 and is nearly on par with what the Wii sold in its peak year in 2008. That year the Wii sold 766,179 units Black Friday week.
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This week Sony has been celebrating the 20th anniversary of the PlayStation with releasing a PSOne inspired PlayStation 4 and many games have been on sale for the PlayStation Network.
The PlayStation 4 Black Friday week sales are out now. The PS4 had a strong Black Friday week in the US selling 554,350 units for the week ending November 29, 2014, according to VGChartz.
To compare, this is well above anything the PlayStation 3 managed to sell Black Friday week in the US in its lifetime. The PlayStation 3's strongest Black Friday week in the US was in 2009 where it sold 417,864 units.