Toys R Us claims XB1 launches two weeks before PS4

The Xbox One release date has been pegged as November 29 and will precede the PS4 release date by two weeks, a leading retailer has suggested


Toys R Us, a leading major retailer in the USA is claiming that the Xbox One console will launch on Nov. 29th, but the PlayStation 4 will not appear until Dec. 13th, which will give Microsoft a two week lead on the massive 2013 holiday season and being available on biggest shopping day for year in the USA on Black Friday might give it the overall lead it needs to be ahead in the next-gen console war this year.

While Sony and Microsoft have to date remained relatively tight-lipped on the launch dates of their respective consoles, retail giant Toys R Us has claimed that the Xbox One will land before the PS4. Listing the Xbox One release date as November 29, the retailer has pegged the PS4 release date as December 13, less than two weeks before Christmas.

Although far from official, the claimed dates suggest not only how close to each other the two consoles will launch, but indeed that the more expensive Xbox One will get the jump on its high-profile rival. At present Microsoft has said the Xbox One will land in ‘November' while Sony has tipped the PS4 arrival as during the ‘2013 holiday season'.

The November 29 Xbox One release date fits with claims that the console will hit the US in line with Black Friday, one of the State's biggest annual shopping dates.

Where a number of retailers have listed their Xbox One pre-orders alongside a speculative placeholder date, Toys R Us sounds relatively confident in its Xbox One release date prediction. On its Xbox One page it simple says the console will "be released 29 November 2013." PS4 pre-orders are also available.
Of course this is all 'rumor' until the actual companies officially announce a 'release date' for their consoles, and analysts claim we will know the truth come late August during the press conferences at this year's Gamescom in Germany, where Sony has already announced they are going to do a more in-depth coverage for games on the PS Vita platform along with more details on their new PlayStation 4.

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