Update, 15:50: Sony has just announced the current sales figures of the PS5. Accordingly, 10 million units were sold. A detailed message about the topic will be found soon on We
Original message: Chip scarcity, PC Renaissance, smartphones, economic crisis - the prerequisites for the PS5 and Xbox Series X / S could have been much better on the paper and yet both consoles record records. For Microsoft, the Series X / S has so far the most successful console of all time, against Sony and the PS5 you still do not arrive.
Sales and forecasts
It is not that easy to compare the sales data with each other, because Microsoft has been familiar with no official figures for some time. But we know at least that the Xbox Series X / S sells better than any previous Xbox. This gave Microsoft to investors (via GamesRadar):
"Millions have already games [via the Game Pass] streamed on desktops, tablets and telephones, and Xbox Series S and X are our fastest sold consoles of all time, with more sold consoles than all previous generations."
Not only hardware is: The first part of the statement can be found in that the sales figures of the Series X / S for Microsoft are only part of the puzzle. Another is the Xbox Game Pass, which can also be used on other devices. Nevertheless, it is interesting to look at the hardware numbers.
So often the Xbox Series X / S has sold: According to the Analyst Daniel Ahmad, his company expects 6.5 million Xbox Series X and Series S-consoles sold - until June 30, 2021. In the same The Xbox ONE sold the Xbox One 5.7 million times and the Xbox 360 5 million times. Ahmad notes that the Series X / S thanks to better software and the Game pass probably not as the Xbox One will crash over time.
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Sony again: Record for or from, against the PS5 the Xbox Series X / S does not depend on. The last console generation went clearly in Puncto sales numbers to Sony and also in the current picture is a similar picture. According to official figures, the PS5 was already 7.8 million units sold on March 31, and that is also a record (for PlayStation consoles). These are 2.1 million devices more, less than three months less.
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And how does it continue?
According to Intel, the chip scarcity could move until 2023. Nevertheless, especially Sony has big plans. 2022 Sell the PS5 whole 22 million times. That would be the most successful year of a PlayStation console ever.
Microsoft is less focused on the hardware and does not issue official goals. Instead, the focus is especially on the Game Pass, which should finally benefit from large first party games just like the Xbox Series X / S.
Surprise you the numbers or did you expect them?
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