Xbox and PlayStation revenues rise as next-gen looms

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The latest round of financial figures from Microsoft and Sony paint a healthy picture of both business' warchests ahead of the next-gen battle properly kicking off next month.

Sony recorded a rise in PlayStation revenue of 12 per cent in the last financial quarter, up to $4.90bn, fuelled by game sales and PlayStation Plus subscriptions.

Nine million more people now subscribe to PlayStation Plus than at this point last year, up to 45.9 million overall. Digital games now make up 59 per cent of PlayStation sales, up from 55 per cent last year.

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