PlayStation 4 was the the top-selling console in the United States last month, according to The NPD Group.

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Not only was Sony's gaming machine the best-selling console in the US for April, it also outpaced Xbox One and Wii U during the month of March The NPD Group's Liam Callahan said that hardware sales dropped 23 percent when compared to April of last year, due in large part to a 19 percent decline of $30.4 million in console sales. Current-gen console spending dropped by 15 percent, while last-gen console dollar sales declined by over 70 percent. Additionally, portable hardware sales dropped by $11.3 million.Microsoft released a statement regarding Xbox One's performance this past month, with Xbox Marketing VP Mike Nichols saying April 2016 "was the best month in the history for global engagement" on the console.New hardware may be right around the corner, as Sony is reportedly planning to unveil a more powerful PlayStation 4 sometime before October, presumably next month at E3. Microsoft is rumored to be prototyping a variety of ideas for the Xbox platform.

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