PlayStation 4 Outsold Xbox One and Switch in October

October was a huge month for both software and hardware, and -- once again -- Sony is benefiting from that excitement. PlayStation 4 outperformed the Xbox One and Nintendo Switch both in terms of dollars and units sold in October. That's according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. From a report: And as is usual for PlayStation 4, it is still seeing year-over-year growth, according to NPD analyst Mat Piscatella. 'PlayStation 4 hardware unit sales achieved an all-time October high for the platform,' Piscatella said. 'While PlayStation 4 hardware dollar sales reached its highest point for an October month since October 2014.' This was actually one of the best Octobers for any PlayStation console ever. 'October 2018 unit sales of PlayStation 4 reached the highest mark for any PlayStation hardware platform in an October month since the PlayStation 2 in October 2002,' said Piscatella.

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