Microsoft confirms that it stopped manufacturing all Xbox One models at the end of 2020

If you were thinking of buying a previous generation console before the difficult task of getting one of this generation you should know that the Xbox One S and Xbox One X still (if any) in stores they are the last stock available.

In a statement sent to The Verge, Microsoft confirmed that by the end of 2020 production ended of all Xbox One consoles, just in time for the launch of its next generation offerings, the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S.

Goodbye to the old generation

“To focus on the production of Xbox Series X | S, we stopped production of all Xbox One consoles at the end of 2020“Microsoft console marketing director Cindy Walker told the aforementioned technology outlet.

In this way, the Xbox One closes an important cycle and, although it is about last generation consoles, they are still a great option for many players, which will be able to acquire some of the units that are still in stores.

Microsoft stopped publishing its sales statistics in 2015, but well-known Niko Partners analyst, Daniel Ahmad, estimates that the Xbox One family “sold around 56 million units, just under half the size of PS4“.

To put it in context, that number is far from the huge number of units sold for Xbox 360, a team that does not belong to the One family, but was a total success. According to Statista, accumulated 85.8 million units sold until 2021.

It is also worth noting that the position of those from Redmond to bet everything on the Xbox Series X | S contrasts strongly with that of Sony, which is re-manufacturing PS4 Given the difficulties of the Japanese company to meet the growing demand for PS5.

And, apparently, Microsoft’s strategy is paying off in the manufacture of new consoles. Recently, the head of the Xbox division, Phil Spencer, said: “The offer is actually as great as ever. Is that the demand is exceeding the supply for all of us“.

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