Xbox Series X/S sales are reportedly less than half of the PS5's, with Microsoft on track for a repeat of PS4 vs Xbox One
Sep. 17, 2024Sony is heading for a decisive victory in this generation’s console wars
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In newly reported data, it’s revealed thatMicrosoftmanaged to shift 28.3 million Xbox Series X and S consoles worldwide as of June 24, which is less than half ofSony’s previously known 61.7 million PS5s sold in the same timeframe.
The Wall Street Journalsourced its data from Aldora Intelligence for a comparison of hardware sales between Sony and Microsoft going back to the PS2 and original Xbox. In that generation, Sony absolutely dwarfed its competition with 155 million units sold compared to the Xbox’s comparatively meager 24.7 million units sold.
This is all to say Sony is heading for another pretty decisive victory in the console wars barring something unforeseen. That’s not a surprise;Xbox itself admitted it already lost the console warswhen it was in court against the US Federal Trade Commission seeking the green light to close its acquisition ofActivision Blizzard.
Meanwhile,as the PS5 Pro’s $700 price tag continues to divide fans, Sony exec points out that PCs are difficult to set up and mobile games have ads.
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