Game consoles of new generation of Sony and Microsoft have started last year with a difference of one week: PlayStation 4 went on sale November 15, and Xbox One - November 21. Sony company also reported that the combined sales of the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 bypassed all other console platform.
I must say that the gaming industry is closely monitoring the success or failure of consoles. If users finally give preference to smartphones and tablets, you should properly rebuild the games market. According to NPD specialists, in January 2014 consoles market totaled $ 241 million, which is 17% more than in January 2013.
Microsoft has not released sales data for January. In December, 908,000 users have purchased consoles Xbox Ones, which is more than was sold PlayStation 4 in the same month. Also in December, were sold 643,000 Xbox 360 console.