Xbox One/PlayStation 4 - Release Predictions

New reports are suggesting the both the Xbox One and the PlayStation 4 will be available in the UK within two weeks of each other, at least if the release data listed with Toys’R’Us are to be believed.

BT Games reports that the Xbox One will be available in Britain on 29^th November while the PlayStation 4 will arrive later on 13^th December.

Following these reports, Microsoft released the following clarification: "We have announced that Xbox One will launch this November, but have not shared any further details. It’s common practice for retailers to use placeholder dates for pre-order items without an official launch date. Please stay tuned to news.xbox.com, where we share the latest official details about all things Xbox One."

Speculating slightly I think both dates are a little too late to be the set times for actual releases. While the Xbox One date of 29^th November is potential viable the December date for Sony doesn’t give them much time to push during the Christmas build-up.

History shows us that the Christmas build up period starts sometime in the middle of November and console releases have also shown this. The Xbox 360 was released on 22^nd November 2005 in the US and 2^nd December in Europe. It is widely known that the PlayStation 3 surpassed the sales for the first winter period releasing around two weeks before Microsoft.

I would highly anticipate that the American company will do everything in their power to get their console out to market first and expect them to go for 14^th/21^st November release dates. Sony could then follow on 29^th November or 6^th December.

Until Sony and Microsoft come out and say something official, we're going to have to make do with speculation. There’s every chance we will know the exact dates pretty soon.