wraggster
March 1st, 2013, 20:52
29 per cent of "core" gamers surveyed by market research firm NPD Group said they intend to purchase a next-gen console at launch.<figure style="font: 14px/21px sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 20px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px currentColor; width: 300px; text-align: left; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; clear: both; word-spacing: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: right; display: block; white-space: normal; position: relative; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class="article-image article-image-alt article-image-300">http://cdn.medialib.computerandvideogames.com/screens/dir_2979/image_297949_thumb_wide300.jpg (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/viewer.php?mode=article&id=297949)</figure>
The survey was completed by 887 US respondents aged nine and above who currently play games for five or more hours per week on Xbox 360, PS3, PC or Mac, Game Zone (http://www.gamezone.com/products/playstation-4/news/npd-group-29-of-core-gamers-are-likely-to-purchase-a-next-gen-console-at-launch)
reports.Sony revealed the PlayStation 4 (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/392432/playstation-4-is-official-sonys-most-powerful-platform-ever-launching-holiday-2013/) at a New York press conference last week. The PS4 release date (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/392496/ps4-release-date-is-holiday-2013/) is set for "holiday 2013" in at least one of Japan, Europe and the US.Meanwhile, it has become a growing expectation in the industry that Microsoft will announce its next-generation Xbox platform at a special one-off event in late April (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/392950/industry-expects-microsofts-response-to-ps4-in-april/).
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/393946/npd-29-of-core-gamers-plan-to-buy-a-next-gen-console-at-launch/
The survey was completed by 887 US respondents aged nine and above who currently play games for five or more hours per week on Xbox 360, PS3, PC or Mac, Game Zone (http://www.gamezone.com/products/playstation-4/news/npd-group-29-of-core-gamers-are-likely-to-purchase-a-next-gen-console-at-launch)
reports.Sony revealed the PlayStation 4 (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/392432/playstation-4-is-official-sonys-most-powerful-platform-ever-launching-holiday-2013/) at a New York press conference last week. The PS4 release date (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/392496/ps4-release-date-is-holiday-2013/) is set for "holiday 2013" in at least one of Japan, Europe and the US.Meanwhile, it has become a growing expectation in the industry that Microsoft will announce its next-generation Xbox platform at a special one-off event in late April (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/392950/industry-expects-microsofts-response-to-ps4-in-april/).
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/393946/npd-29-of-core-gamers-plan-to-buy-a-next-gen-console-at-launch/