NPD: Sony’s PS4 beats Microsoft’s Xbox One as top US console for the fourth month in a row

Sony widened its lead over Microsoft in April as its PlayStation 4 console outsold the Xbox One for the fourth month in a row, according to new data from market research firm The NPD Group. “Life to date, sales of PS4 and Xbox One hardware have more than doubled the combined sales of PS3 and 360 hardware through their first six months of sales,” NPD analyst Liam Callahan said. NPD only tracks retail hardware and software sales, but it estimates that total consumer spending on gaming topped $1.14 billion in April when digital sales, subscriptions and mobile apps are taken...



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