Media Markt and Bol.com, two retailers based in Europe, are claiming the Playstation 4 will be launched on November 13, two weeks before Microsoft is expected to release its Xbox One console, the States Chronicles reports.

Media Market, one of the retailers, hyped the PS4 release date rumors after posting a flyer in its store with November 13 as the official date of sale.

While media reported that November 26 and November 21 were likely dates for the Playstation 4 to be released, rimming around the Black Friday sales bonanzas, Media Markt's poster has shifted release date rumors - Sony's PS4 will be in the hands of gamers two weeks before its biggest competitor.

Although both Microsoft and Sony have not officially released the date of their respective consoles and have only alluded to the PS4 and Xbox One being released in November, many say the Playstation 4 will be available before its competing console.

Amazon has been listing an Xbox One release date of November 27 for a number of days, but Microsoft insists the listing - which remains active - is merely a placeholder, Computer and Video Games reports.

"We have not informed our retail partners about a specific launch date for the Xbox One," a Microsoft spokesperson told EGM Now.

"It is commonplace for retailers to put placeholders dates and prices into our system until they are given a specific date and price. We are excited to release the Xbox One in November 2013."

Sony's Playstation 4 pre-order sales have topped those of Xbox One.