Xbox One: more than one million consoles sold in one day

A week after the release of the PlayStation 4 in North America, it is the turn of Microsoft. Xbox One, was launched simultaneously on 22 November in 13 countries. Successful launch like its competitor, Microsoft claims more than one million consoles sold in 24 hours.

War manufacturers of gaming consoles is open. Nintendo has released the Wii U for several months, observed from a distance the arrival of Sony and Microsoft products. Sony got the ball rolling last week by launching the PlayStation 4 in North America. Consumers have very well received. Sony said that 24 hours, one million consoles were sold. The Japanese company has set the tone and could reach its target to sell 3 million PlayStation 4 by the end of the year and 5 million by the end of March 2014.

Microsoft has released the Xbox One with a different strategy. Rather than opting for a gradual launch in several countries, the company chose to market simultaneously its console games in 13 different countries.

Microsoft has followed the example of Sony and quickly release. The company says, too, that more than one million units were sold in just 24 hours. Yusuf Mehdi, vice-president, said that in most stores, Xbox One are out of stock and states that "(we) are working hard to make more consoles."