NPD: Xbox One Outsold PS4 in October, Halo 5 Top Selling Game

13th November, 0 replies

Video game console sales grew just three percent in October in the US year-over-year, according to NPD. Current generation platforms grew 12 percent, while last generation platforms fell 66 percent.

Microsoft revealed in a PR statement that Xbox One sales grew 81 percent year-over-year and that it was the best-selling console for the month. That would put sales at around 304,000 units.

"The strength of the greatest games lineup in Xbox history drove record Xbox Live usage for October and made Xbox One the best-selling console in the U.S. with 81 percent growth compared to October 2014," said Xbox marketing boss Mike Nichols in a statement. "We saw amazing fan excitement, commercial success and critical acclaim in October for ‘Halo 5: Guardians,’ which was the best-selling game in the US."

Halo 5: Guardians was the top selling game for the month according to NPD estimates, beating out NBA 2K16 for the top 10:

1. Halo 5: Guardians (XBO)
2. NBA 2K16 (PS4, XBO, 360, PS3)
3. Assassin's Creed: Syndicate (PS4, XBO)
4. Madden NFL 16 (PS4, XBO, 360, PS3)
5. WWE 2K16 (PS4, XBO, 360, PS3)
6. FIFA 16 (PS4, XBO, 360, PS3)
7. Destiny: The Taken King (PS4, XBO, 360, PS3)
8. Yoshi's Woolly World (NWU)
9. Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection (PS4)
10. Rock Band 4 (XBO, PS4)

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