Folks, the next generation of gaming is here. That's right, I'm talking about

GENERATION 8

As it stands, both the Playstation 4 and the X-Box One are out on the market. And so far, both have sold 1 million units each on their respective launches

Sony’s next-gen PlayStation 4 console is off to a good start. The company announced today that it has sold over 1 million consoles in just 24 hours. Sony’s PlayStation 4 only launched on Friday in the US and Canada, so it's an impressive start for just two regions. "We are thrilled that consumer reaction has been so phenomenal," says Andrew House, president and group CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment. "Sales remain very strong in North America, and we expect continued enthusiasm as we launch the PlayStation 4 in Europe and Latin America on November 29th."

Microsoft claims it has sold more than one million Xbox One consoles in the first 24 hours after it hit the market.
The Xbox One went on sale on November 22 in Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Spain, the UK and the U.S.
With a million consoles sold in less than one day on the market, Microsoft has matched Sony, which said it has sold more than one million PlayStation 4 consoles in 24 hours.
"We are working hard to create more Xbox One consoles and look forward to fulfilling holiday gift wishes this season,” wrote Yusuf Mehdi, Xbox's corporate Vice President of Marketing and Strategy, in a statement.

1 million each. And in only 24 hours or less. That's impressive for systems that don't have Backward Compatibility. And if you ask me, the X-Box One is the one to get because...it's Microsoft. And knowing them, they have the best system ever that is 100% flawless.

It happens to Apple. It happens to Sony. And now its happening to Microsoft, which last week officially launched the Xbox One in 13 markets around the world. According to a handful of reports from across the Web, a small number of consoles are hobbled by a mechanical glitch that affects the disc drive, yielding all sorts of crunching and grinding noises when a game is loaded. (This video sums it up pretty well.)

For its part, Microsoft has said that the problem affects a "very small amount" of devices – although the company did not specify the precise number.

NOOOOO! Not a broken system. Even though replacing it will get you a new game.

Okay, I change my mind. The Playstation 4 is the system to get

Some of the thousands of early adopters who shelled out for Sony's PlayStation 4 console, launched today in the US, have already reported mysterious system failures.

The entertainment giant's support forums are littered with threads, some more than a dozen pages long, devoted to problems users are experiencing with their new powerful consoles.

Gamers have complained of hardware glitches that caused systems to reset and display a blinking blue light. Additionally players have reported issues with the console's physical HDMI connection.

Suggested workarounds in the forums and elsewhere online have included fiddling with the HDMI port to remove any bits of metal obstructing the cable plug, and forcing a reformat of the PS4's hard drive by removing and reinserting the drive.

NOT SONY AS WELL! WHAT IS THIS, RED RING OF DEATH PHASE 2?

But not to worry. Both are on the case for the moment.

Anyway, how well will these systems do on Black Friday? And what about the NPD of October? Stay tuned because "Winter is Coming."

Works Cited: The Verge

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