Games Thirst – Amazing Life
While PS4 remains the most preordered next-gen console in the U.S. and the rest of the world, Xbox One has been slowly gaining ground, with the results culminating this month, as the console sold (via preorders) 50,000 more units that PS4 for the past week.
That’s according to data aggregate site VGChartz, which shows that the most preordered next-gen game is Call of Duty: Ghosts, with Xbox One being the top platform for said title.
Here’s the full chart and analysis by VGChartz:
VGChartz has gathered the latest pre-order numbers for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in the US. The data is up to the week ending October 19, 2013. The last time the data was collected was the week ending August 24, 2013.
In the latest pre-order data the PlayStation 4 has gained 125,000 pre-orders for a total of 725,000 in the US. The Xbox One has managed to gain ground on the PlayStation 4 as it gained 175,000 pre-orders during the same time frame. The Xbox One currently sits at 525,000 pre-orders.
Week one sales for both consoles in the US are expected to be pretty similar. At the current pace the PlayStation 4 should sell just over one million units, while the Xbox One should sell just under one million units.
PlayStation 4 – Top 10 Pre-orders
1. Call of Duty: Ghosts – 298,180
2. Battlefield 4 – 273,766
3. Killzone: Shadow Fall – 250,155
4. Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag – 213,354
5. Watch Dogs – 153,569
6. Destiny – 89,970
7. Madden NFL 25 – 81,119
8. NBA 2K14 – 59,592
9. inFAMOUS: Second Son – 57,562
10. Knack – 40,982
Xbox One – Top 10 Pre-orders
1. Call of Duty: Ghosts – 329,032
2. Battlefield 4 – 153,221
3. Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag – 137,928
4. Watch Dogs – 95,314
5. Forza Motorsport 5 – 90,573
6. Dead Rising 3 – 86,648
7. Ryse: Son of Rome – 82,888
8. Destiny – 66,448
9. Madden NFL 25 – 58,870
10. Titanfall – 50,347
