After replenishing initial inventories, Sony and Microsoft are each expected to sell about 3 million consoles worldwide by the end of the year.
More than 1 million Xbox One video-game consoles were sold in a day after its launch on November 22, the Microsoft Corporation said.
The tally surpassed the first-day sales its predecessor Xbox 360 and set a record for Microsoft, the statement added.
The Xbox One went on sale in 13 countries including Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Spain, the UK and US.
Sony said on November 17 that more than 1 million PlayStation 4 consoles had been sold in North America during the first day of its release, topping initial sales for predecessor PlayStation 3 in 2006.
The PS4 goes on sale in Europe and Latin America on November 29 in 30, followed by Japan on February 22.
GameStop, the largest retailer of video games, said that 2.3 million customers are on its waiting list for new consoles from Sony and Microsoft.
After replenishing initial inventories, Sony and Microsoft are each expected to sell about 3 million consoles worldwide by the end of the year.
The two companies are competing for the attention of gamers and trying to revive a console market which shrank 32 percent to $13.3 billion between 2008 and 2012, according to market researchers.
AA
