According to the NPD Group, the PlayStation 4 was the best selling console in the United States, during January 2017.
While the PlayStation 4 was also the best-selling console in the US during December, the Xbox One ended the year as the overall best selling console. Further, only the Xbox One grew year-over-year in January’s sales, while the PS4 did not. Microsoft stated that 2017 is a “strong start” for the Xbox One as player hours logged on games for Xbox grew 21 percent since last year.