Xbox One Beats PS4 in US and UK for November NPD

For the first time since December 2013, the Xbox One has once again outsold Sony's PlayStation 4.

Microsoft's Mike Nichols, corporate VP of Xbox marketing, wrote in a statement: "We are committed to making Xbox the best place to play, with this year’s best games, the best community of gamers to play with, and terrific value. And we are amazed by the excitement Xbox fans have shown to start off this holiday. November set a new record for sales of Xbox One, and Xbox One was the best-selling console in the US and UK."

"Response to the holiday lineup of games on Xbox One was incredible, with Xbox One fans buying more games in November in the U.S. than any other gen eight platform and enjoying over 357 million hours of gameplay globally. In fact, more fans logged into Xbox Live across Xbox One and Xbox 360, and enjoyed more entertainment, than any other month in the history of Xbox. We love to see the excitement from our fans and are grateful for their passion, support and contributions to the Xbox community."

Following the publication of this article, the NPD provided more commentary, writing "hardware declines totaled $294 million" compared to November 2013.

The NPD Group's Liam Callahan wrote, "While the majority of the decrease in dollar sales of hardware stemmed from an expected drop of seventh generation console sales, eighth generation sales also decreased and represented 38 percent of the total declines in hardware sales from November 2013 to November 2014."

Callahan closed out his hardware notes writing, "Cumulative PS4 and Xbox One sales are now almost 80 percent higher than the combined total of PS3 and Xbox 360 sales after 13 months on the market."