Xbox One Finally Outsells The PlayStation 4

According to GameSpot: "Microsoft's Xbox One finally outsells the Sony's PlayStation 4 to become the number one selling game console in the month of November in UK And USA".

This comes when Microsoft cut down the price of Xbox One by $50 to $349, a move that has yet to matched by Sony (the PS4 is $399).

Microsoft has been aggressively marketing and discounting the game console, and bundling it with a range of games as well as other products, in an attempt to win against rival PS4, which has beaten the Xbox One on sales in almost every month since they were released.

However, last time the Xbox One outsold against PlayStation 4 in Decemeber 2013.

"We are committed to making Xbox One the best play to play, with this year's best games, the best community of gamers to play with and terrific value, "Microsoft's VP of corporate marketing Mike Nichols, said in a statement to Gamespot. "We are amazed by the excitement fans of Xbox One have shown to start off this holiday. Month of November set a new record for sales of Xbox One and this game console is now the best-selling console in the UK and USA.

Microsoft also announce in the month of November the Xbox One had sold more than 10 million units.

Sony Sold More Than 5.3 Million PlayStation 4 Consoles WorldWide

TOKYO (Reuters): Sony Corp has sold more than 5.3 million PlayStation 4 consoles worldwide as of February 8, the company has announced. According to the report: Sony already surpassed its full year target.

Sony Corp also said that it hoped to sell more than 5 million units by the end of March after releasing gaming console on 29th of November in Western Europe, Latin America, USA and rolling it out across other Asian countries since then.

PlayStation 4 will go on sale in Japan on 22nd of February, the last country currently scheduled to handle this device.

Microsoft said last month that it has sold more than 3 million Xbox One console by the end of December, after it was also released in the month of November. 

Sony, Apple Working On Camera Deal: Report

Sony now a days is in talk with Apple to double for supply of sensors for "upcoming iPhones" according to Japan-based report.

Sony is in negotiation to increase the supply of camera components for "upcoming iPhones" slated to roll out early as next year" according to report of Nikkie, Japan's largest business daily said on Wednesday.

Sony is currently a supplier of CMOS (complementary metal oxide semiconductor) sensors for the iPhone 5'S main cameras and Apple will "likely" switch to Sony sensors for front camera which currently in use as a parts from suppliers in USA and elsewhere, Nikkie said.

The camera used in iPhone 5s has received positive reviews. iPhone 5s uses a camera sensor which is redesigned (presumably from Sony) with bigger pixels for effective low-light exposure which looks better because bigger pixels = better picture, among other benefits.

Nikkie doesn't specify that what sensor will be used in iPhone 6, but there is rumor that camera will be better than iPhone 5s with more pixels and better picture.

Nikkie stated : Sony sales image sensor (mostly are CMOS sensors), which is expected to reach around $3.47 billion this fiscal year.

According to Techno Systems Research :  In the year 2012, Sony share of the global (CMOS sensor market) was 32.1% .

According to a source involved in negotiations, the newspaper said, A request from Apple Inc, was the reason to take decision in month of January to purchase a plant from well known Japanese semiconductor manufacturer "Japanese chipmaker Renesas Electronics".

Sony also supplies camera components to one of the best and Worlds No.1 smartphone seller Samsung and Huawei electronics.