Bookies tip PS4 for next-gen dominance this Christmas

MCV Staff 21st November 2013 Business News

Paddy Power has installed PS4 as its firm favourite to be the best-selling console of 2013.

It has shortened odds on Sony’s machine to just 1/8 while odds on Xbox One claiming the crown have, in its words, tumbled” from 11/4 to 9/2.

It’s been all one way traffic in the betting,” a Paddy Power spokesperson stated. It looks as though it’s game over for Xbox in the eyes of our punters at least.”

Call of Duty: Ghosts remains odds-on for the Christmas No.1 gong at 1/5 followed by FIFA 2014 (4/1) and Grand Theft Auto V (5/1).

Here are the odds in full:

Top Selling Console in 2013

  • 1/8 – Playstation 4
  • 9/2 – Xbox One

Christmas No.1 Video Game

  • 1/5 – Call Of Duty: Ghosts
  • 4/1 – FIFA 2014
  • 5/1 – Grand Theft Auto V
  • 20/1 – Batman: Arkham Origins
  • 25/1 – Assassins Creed IV

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