Good. More Xbox means bigger Xbox marketshare 
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Xbox outsold ps, has this been normal recently?
Weâre in the endgame now.
But seriously, this is unreal.
Hilarious to see the nervous reactions to this. Like, Sony is doing amazing, they are not going anywhere! It shouldnât shake your world that Sony only beats Xbox in sales numbers 98% of the time instead of 100%. 
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I am pretty sure Xbox has outsold sony WW this year
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In japan? Nah, this is like only the 2nd week Xbox has outsold it
Xbox is doing really well in Japan but selling more than Playstation over there is purely based on stock provided, even more so than here in the west
Less than 3k consoles supply is beyond terrible for ps5
Not really rewardedâŠthose numbers are pretty poor
Its probably neck and neck due to sony landâŠi.eâŠeurope.
All this says is that Xbox is gaining momentum in Japan, which should have (hopefully) a snowball effect on Japanese game developers support in the future. Gamepass is probably doing Godâs work there, and Series So being small and easy to fit anywhere is also probably proving to be a smart decision.
I mean the numbers are low regardless so its not a question of xbox is doing so great as 240k consoles sold still isnt significiant but wht is significant is how badly ps5 is doing due to shortages. It will make jpn devs tjink twice about exclusives. Hell were getting the persona games and team ninjas next game. Last gen we didnt see nioh at alll
Strong disagree. Bethesda and Activision are pretty popular. Iâm thinking Europe is slated for a harsh wake-up call once the gamers realize Bethesda is gone and Xbox Gamepass has Day1 Call of Duty. Not to mention the entire FIFA catalogue through EA Play. Reality just hasnât set in yet, European gamers are either still in the denial stage or simply misinformed.
I just saw a post that came off way too preachy and talk about âgames are coming. Just waitâ and act like a leader with this âIâm tired of waitingâ this and that. We get it, you donât like Xbox. Expect an American flag waving in the background while giving a speech? Itâs always Xbox hate that gets most voted up and opposite will get voted down.
Both and I lived there for 30 years(UKâŠmost of my life)
THe PS3/360 generation should tell you how biased that region is. But forget COD. ITs all about FIFA.
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It appears Xbox has a pretty steady stock going in Japan and is meeting demand. I wouldnât say they are selling really well in the grand scheme of things, but they are selling well in context of the Xbox One. They probably could be selling more by taking advantage of the low PS5 stock, as in âwalk in to the store looking for a PS5 and leave with an Xboxâ customers, but I donât think they have to stock or retail presence for that.
PS5 is technically doing fine, but selling 3k due to stock issues is really bad for such a high demand item. Retailers will eventually need to fill space and Sony definitely doesnât want to give that up to Microsoft or Nintendo.
The PS5 stock situation in Japan is kind of embarrassing.
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I think we all know that Sony has shifted stock away from Japan and the smaller markets to help support the US, UK and other larger markets. They also have conceded Japan to Nintendo for the most part and is seemingly fine coasting on their legacy as being the default console for Japanâs âHDâ games (supplemented with some paid exclusives). What I donât get is why. Japan is important to console gaming not as a sales market but as a games production market. Western gamers buy Playstation precisely to access Japanese games so why arenât they doubling down on that? It doesnât matter that Japan itself is a slowing console market, they are making Japanese games for the rest of the world too.
Maybe itâs just perspective, but I think even those on the Xbox side who donât play Japanese games understand the importance of Xbox doing well in Japan. It seems obvious to Microsoft and Nintendo but not really Sony for some reason.
So Xbox Series X is freely available everywhere now?
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I think times have changed and western games like Last of Us and Spiderman are the biggest draw into the ecosystem.
Do you mean everywhere as in globally? No. Everywhere in Japan? Well still no, but I think they are at a place in Japan where if someone wants one it isnât too much trouble to get one even if you have to wait a little. Like people can order them from a store, wait, and get one. Like still at âspecial orderâ level, not âyou have to sign up for a lottery and get randomly chosenâ level.
I donât disagree here, but I think this more of a situation where everyone buys those games because of broad appeal rather than everyone specifically buying the console for them.
I think historically major Western games released on everything. So fans of those games could be in any ecosystem. What Playstation brought was Japanese games you couldnât play elsewhere. Iâm talking about the small quirky games that didnât necessarily sell amazing on their own, but appealed to a broad variety of niche markets. So what I see Sony doing now is chasing and locking down games that were coming to their system anyway and ignoring niche games that brought in different types of gamers. The people that buy the niche of the niche games still buy FIFA, GTA, Spiderman, etcâŠ
So it is not freely available.
Unless the consoles will start sitting on the shelves, they are not meeting demand 