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Microsoft’s (MSFT) Xbox One launch matched Sony’s (SNE) PlayStation 4 launch in fast sales and embarrassing problems. The video game consoles debuted in U.S. retail stores just a week apart. Microsoft’s Xbox One console was the latest, with sales beginning Friday. Microsoft (MSFT) reported selling more than 1 million units worldwide in less than 24 hours. A week earlier, Sony (SNE) sold more than 1 million PS4 units in its first 24 hours of availability. Sony launched the PS4 in the U.S. and Canada, while Microsoft launched the Xbox One in 13 countries. A small percentage of Xbox One owners have reported defective disc drives. The problem, which game website Kotaku dubbed the “Disc Drive of Doom,” prevents Xbox One Blu-ray drives from reading optical discs, including games and movies. Sony had its own problem with a small percentage of PS4 consoles. Its issue, called the “Blue Light of Death,” involves consoles failing to start up and showing only a pulsing blue light. Scalper1 News
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