Report: Microsoft sells 1 million Xbox One units in its first 24 hours

Microsoft Corp sold over 1 Million of its new Xbox One game consoles within 24 hours of their hitting store shelves on Friday, one par with Sony Corp’s PlayStation 4 despite launching in far more countries. That’s pretty good, and far better than the Xbox 360 sold on its opening day, marking a new record for Microsoft.

The new consoles, which launched in 13 countries, set a record for first day Xbox sales and is currently sold out at most retailers, Microsoft said a statement.

Sony said it sold 1 million PS4 units in 24 hours after launching last Friday in just the United State and Canada. The PS4 expands to other regions including Europe. Australia and South America, from November 29. It then hits Japan in February.

If you are looking for more Xbox One stats. Microsoft provided the following numbers:

·         Over 60 million zombies have been killed in “Dead Rising 3”

·         Over 3.6 million miles driven in “Forza Motorsport 5”

·         Over 7.1 million combos in “Killer Instinct”

·         43.3 million Fit Points earned in Xbox Fitness

·         Sources: Yahoo news and Teachcrunch