Xbox One: Microsoft has commented on sales figures for the first time in 6 years

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After 6 years, Microsoft has again commented on the sales figures of the Xbox One.



After 6 years, Microsoft has again commented on the sales figures of the Xbox One.

Since early 2016, Microsoft has been silent on the subject of Xbox One sales. Since then, all data has been based on projections by analysts. Now, for the first time in over 6 years, we have an official statement from which concrete values ​​can be derived. (via The Verge)

Xbox One sales just under 60 million

It has always been assumed that Sony and Nintendo have sold significantly more consoles over the past generation. Microsoft now gives an insight into how high the sales actually were compared to the PS4:

Sony has surpassed Microsoft in console sales, selling more than twice as many units over the last generation of consoles.

Sales figures for the PS4 provide information: Just a few days ago, Sony announced that it would no longer report PS4 sales. So the official final figure for PS4 sales from March 2022 is 117.2 million. You can find out which PlayStation has sold even better here:

This PlayStation generation has been the best-selling


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PS4 Sales Numbers

This PlayStation generation has been the best-selling

If we take Microsoft at its word, the third-generation Xbox sold a maximum of 58.6 million units.

Official statement coincides with analyses

As mentioned, this is more of a confirmation of what has already been very accurately predicted by analysts. The market research institute Ampere Analyzes assumed that 51 million consoles would be sold in 2020.

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The fact that a good 15% of total sales still happened during the pandemic years, despite the appearance of the Xbox Series X/S, is not surprising for two reasons: On the one hand, the Series generation was poorly available in many places, on the other hand, during the Pandemic has experienced a real boom in gaming, with many new players joining.

Series X/S generation closes the gap to Sony

Unlike Sony, Microsoft is still not announcing any current sales figures, but according to Ampere Analyzes, the sales figures for the PS5 are only 60% higher than those of the Series X/S. According to official figures from Sony, the PS5 sold 17 million units by the end of 2021.

Reference-www.gamepro.de