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One million Xbox One consoles sold but Microsoft`s cloud choked on launch day
Baku, November 26 (AZERTAC). Microsoft launched Xbox One game consoles in 13 countries, selling over one million consoles within 24 hours, making Xbox One the biggest launch in Xbox history. In the first 24 hours, Microsoft reported that Xbox One gamers killed over 60 million zombies in "Dead Rising 3," and drove more than 3.6 million miles in "Forza Motorsport 5."
Reuters pointed out that Sony also sold one million PS4 units, priced at $399, within 24 hours in just the U.S. and Canada. Sony, trying to avoid comparisons to Xbox`s Red Ring of Death, said "less than 1%" of customers experienced a "Blue Light of Death" on PS4s. Similarly, after Xbox One launched, a reportedly "small number" of customers experienced hardware failure with their new $499.99 Xbox One units; Microsoft promised to quickly send out replacements.
With Xbox One sold out in retail stores, Yusuf Mehdi, corporate vice president of marketing and strategy at Xbox, said, "We are working hard to create more Xbox One consoles and look forward to fulfilling holiday gift wishes this season." However, Xbox vice president Phil Harrison told MCV that supplying retailers with stock "will be a struggle. There will be difficulty getting stock through until Christmas but we will do everything we can to accelerate that."
Xbox One "Day One" editions were only available to people who preordered consoles and were bundled with a special "Day One" achievement. Those "Day One" achievements quickly showed up for sale on eBay.