Fans play video games on Xbox One consoles during a midnight launch event in New YorkBy means of Malathi Nayak SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp bought over 1 million of its new Xbox One recreation consoles inside 24 hours of their hitting retailer shelves on Friday, on par with Sony Corp's PlayStation 4 despite launching in a long way extra international locations. The new console, which launched in 13 international locations, set a document for first-day Xbox sales and is presently offered out at most retailers, Microsoft mentioned in a statement. Sony stated it sold 1 million PS4 gadgets in 24 hours after launching last Friday in just the USA and Canada. The PS4 expands to different regions, including Europe, Australia and South The united states, from November 29.