Look out, PS4: Microsoft claims that Xbox One sales more than doubled since $100 price drop

Microsoft has discovered something amazing: People like saving money.

It looks like the Xbox One might be catching on now that consumers have a $400 option. Microsoft claims that sales of the new system are up significantly — though it did not divulge sales numbers — since it introduced the new version of Xbox One that does not include the Kinect camera. That package sells for $100 less than the $500 Xbox One and Kinect bundle, which puts it at price parity with the PlayStation 4. Gamers spend billions on console gaming each year, and Microsoft was losing ground to Sony’s PS4. Now, with the price cut, Microsoft may keep it close after all.