Fueled by the launch of the new Bungie game, Destiny — and the bundling of consoles and games — Microsoft and Sony’s console sales did pretty well in September.
According to NDP Group , industry analysts, console sales were up 200 percent for September 2014 versus the same time last year. Overall hardware sales were up 136 percent.
Of course, a lot of the year-over-year growth has to do with the fact that neither the PlayStation 4 nor Xbox One were available in September 2013. Both consoles launched in November of that year. But both devices accounted for 85 percent of hardware sales for September 2014, the largest percentage of sales since the launch of the two gaming rigs.
While this is good news for both platforms, it doesn’t end the PlayStation 4’s nine-month sales dominance over the Xbox One.
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WSJ: GoPro is reportedly launching a line of personal drones
If you’ve ever done a black flip over a canyon of lava or just wanted to shoot video of your bike ride, you’ve used a GoPro . Now it seems the company made famous by adrenaline-fueled extreme-sports antics is getting into the drone business.
According to a report by The Wall Street Journal , GoPro will start selling personal drones sometime in 2015 for $500 to $1,000 according to sources. Most consumer drones are sold either with, or support the mounting of, a GoPro camera. By entering the market, GoPro is cutting out the middle man.
The company recently unveiled three new cameras . The GoPro HERO4 now comes in Black and Silver models and it introduced the HERO, its entry level camera. If GoPro does get into the drone space, expect one of the HERO4 cameras to be attached to its flying machine.
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