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NPD Group: PlayStation 4 Outsells Xbox One, Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 Takes Software Number One


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The NPD Group, which tracks physical sales for the video game industry in the United States, is ready to announce that the PlayStation 4 from Sony managed to outsell the Xbox One from Microsoft during the month of November, although no actual numbers have been revealed.

According to the company, the overall spending associated with the hobby has increased by 2 percent, and hardware has seen a solid boost during the current month, especially for current-gen consoles.

The PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One combined managed to deliver more than 2.8 million units to gamers during November, and even the Wii U from Nintendo posted improved sales.

Liam Callahan, an analyst for the NPD Group, is quoted by NeoGAF as saying, "8th generation console sales rose by 22% in dollars. 7th generation sales dropped by 76% in dollars, which is sharper than the year-to-date decline of 57%. After 25 months, the combined sales for the PS4 and the Xbox One are 47% higher than the combined sales for 25 months of PS3 and Xbox 360 hardware sales."

Sony says it went through its best Black Friday and that the PlayStation Store also had a great month.

Meanwhile, Microsoft claims that Xbox One had its biggest November in the United States and that first-party game sales saw a boost of 72 percent, mainly because of Halo 5: Guardians.

The Wii U is also seeing improved sales but Nintendo is more focused on the NX than on its current platform.

It's interesting to note that the price cuts and bundles that were offered by both companies did have an effect on the market but were unable to give the Microsoft device another month at the top of the hardware chart.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 did not boost software sales

The shift towards digital is easy to see in the most recent NPD Group data, which shows a decline of 7 percent for the value of physical video games that were bought during November.

The number one position belongs to Call of Duty: Black Ops 3, developed by Treyarch and published by Activision, ahead of Fallout 4 from Bethesda, but the involved companies have not offered full figures.

The final position on the podium belongs to Star Wars Battlefront, from DICE and Electronic Arts, which managed to deliver the biggest first-month sales for a title based on the franchise.

The rest of the top ten includes Madden NFL 16 from EA Sports, NBA 2K16, FIFA 16, Need For Speed, Halo 5: Guardians, Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate and Just Dance 2016.

Rise of the Tomb Raider, the new title in the Lara Croft-powered series, failed to join the top ten after Square Enix, and Microsoft entered a timed exclusivity deal that means it is only offered on the Xbox One and chose the same launch date as for the Fallout 4.

December is another big month for the video game industry, and both Sony and Microsoft have announced that they are offering new price cuts for the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One for the Christmas period.

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