Redmond: Just ahead of the holiday season, Microsoft announced that it has sold over 1 million Xbox One consoles worldwide since their midnight launch.
The company says that surpasses first-day sales of the Xbox 360, the previous-generation model that went on sale eight years ago.
The new console was launched in 13 markets. The software giant said on Friday that was a sold out at most retailers.
Microsoft added that in the first day of game play, fans killed more than 60 million zombies in "Dead Rising 3" and drove more than 3.6 million miles on "Forza Motorsport 5."
Sony Corp. last week said more than 1 million PlayStation 4 consoles had been sold in the 24 hours since its release.
