When the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One launched last November, everyone expected it to be a close race. If anything, Microsoft had a slight advantage coming off of an enormously successful near-decade with the Xbox 360, but eight months later, Sony is so far out in front that the lead seems insurmountable. So how did the PS4 become an international smash hit, doubling the sales of the Xbox One month after month? Abigail Elise at the International Business Times has explored the issue in depth, quoting industry analysts and executives to help put the console war into context and explain Sony’s unexpected success. “Hats off to Sony, they’ve had a great start; they have been in more countries and – to date,
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