As has been the case in previous months, sales of games over the Internet are an even brighter spot for the industry. Beginning this week, Best Buy shoppers can pick up the Xbox One for just $299. Inside the LocalState folder in there Xbox One owners will find a "userconsoledata” file, which, when opened with Notepad presents a list of variables governing the streaming service. PlayStation Now – a cloud service which features a host of PS3 games for a subscription fee – is arguably the answer to this problem.

The PlayStation 4 leads another month of hardware sales as Batman: Arkham Knight and Lego Jurassic World fight for video game sales chart supremacy.

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, a unit of Time Warner (NYSE:TWX), has become a powerhouse in the traditional video game business.

This is reportedly the third month PS4 sales have been recorded higher than the Xbox One, furthermore, Sony despite facing a downfall in terms of sales on other products, the PS4 is the only device manufactured that is bringing in profits for the company.

Developers PlatinumGames is working on Scalebound, an exclusive Xbox One title, set for release during the 2016 holiday season. While talking to GamesBeat, NPD analyst Liam Callahan informed the increase was due to Microsoft’s introduction of backward compatibility support for Xbox One.

It looks like the current generation consoles are selling quite well, with the Xbox One and PS4 sales being "close to” 50% ahead of where the PS3 and Xbox 360 sales were at the same time in their lifespan. After attending China Joy in Shanghai and Gamescom in Germany, Mike feels that the Xbox One’s line up of upcoming titles will entice more consumers to buy their consoles. It appears the new breed of Xbox One and PS 4 holds fascinating appeal as the new games are selling strong.