PS4, Xbox One End-of-Cycle Sales in U.S. ‘Considerably Lower’ Compared to Their Predecessors

Following the publication of NPD Group’s January 2020 report, senior industry analyst Daniel Ahmad pointed out that the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One sales are declining faster than expected in the United States. Both current-gen consoles’ end-of-cycle sales are “considerably lower” compared to where the PS3 and Xbox 360 stood back in January 2013 ahead of their successors’ launches.

U.S. hardware spending in…