<
>According to the NPD, the Xbox is officially outselling the PS2 in America, with a 51 percent market share during the month of April. The recent price drop of Microsoft's console to $149 saw a surge of sales, selling a total of 270,000 units--beating the PS2 by more than 70,000, and the GameCube by 170,000, according to analyst P.J. McNealy. <
><
>Xbox sales for the month rose by 135 percent year on year, contrasting to the dropping sales of the PS2 and GameCube, which dipped 29 percent and five percent respectively. <
><
>However, with Sony dropping its PlayStation 2 prices down during E3, the possibility remains that the PS2 can climb back to the top.<
><
>-GP- <i></i>