Can UK Price Drop and 'Titanfall' Release Push Xbox One Past PS4

It was revealed last week that the sales gap between PS4 and the Xbox One was a lot closer in the US than anyone had thought. It was reported that by the end of February, The Xbox One had actually sold around 90% of the units that PS4 had sold in US. With the $100 price difference, it has been projected that Microsoft may have made more money than Sony. However, PS4 is the reigning king overseas, which lead to Microsoft dropping the price of the Xbox One in the UK. The question now is, will the new price cut and release of Titanfall push sales of the Xbox One past the PS4?

Last week we learned that Microsoft was as not as far behind in the game race, when the company released their monthly figures for February. XWire, a Xbox blog, is reporting on the new numbers:

“February NPD Group figures released today [Thursday, March 13] showed that Xbox One continues selling at a record-breaking pace with 258,0 0 units sold in the U.S. in the month of February, surpassing Xbox 360 sales by over 61 percent at the same point in time.”

These figures are all before the release of the Titanfall and the Xbox One Titanfall bundle.

Titanfall is the first outing from former Call of Duty developers, Jason West and Vince Zampella. West and Zampella had a falling out with their former employers, Infinity Ward, back in 2010, and went on to start, Respawn Entertainment.

Titanfall is an online only first person shooter, with a mixes a semi-familiar,COD style with out of this world sci fi elements. Players have unlimited sprint, the ability to double jump and wall run. You can also call on massive mecks, known as Titans, that drop into battle. The result is face paced, action packed shooter that is light on story but full of thrills.

Since the games release last tuesday, the Xbox One has seen 96 percent. That combined with the recent UK price drop and the bundled system and game combo make it very likely for the Xbox One to turn its fortune around.

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