ShinMegamiTenseiX:
… numbers and how many they’ve shipped its still behind PS5 simply due to how many consoles sony are making compared to MS
Also factor in European market. For Xbox to be around 20m you’re saying its ahead of PS5 in Europe which would be completely false. Even ignoring vgcharts, the hardware sales in Europe has Series doing way better than Xbox One but not at the level of a PS5. Which is still fine
Xbox being 4-5 Million behind PS5 at this stage is an achievement in itself for MS…for a system that hasn’t had stream of AAA console exclusives and every major game being on PC day 1 as well. Xbox is doing incredible numbers regardless.
We do know the NA market is tight and MS would if it hasn’t already surpassed PS5. Everywhere else its not going to outsell PS5. But its doing considerably better.
I consider the consoles to be tied. This is my reasoning…
…loud with Series chips (I would personally argue that these chips should count in the sales totals because that would simplify things when trying to compare the PS5 and Series numbers. PS5 will never have a cloud because PlayStation will never be willing to sacrifice these guaranteed sales like Xbox was willing to do, so why not just include cloud servers in the sales totals?).
Variable 3 - Series S is beginning to become more available. (Some would argue that this is a knock on the Xbox Series S but I think these consoles are also guaranteed sales but they will just require a big AAA release to move consoles. Every time there is a new Elden Ring then the shelves will empty. It’s a more cyclical strategy but just as effective in the end as it pertains to considering number of consoles sold).
Also I wouldn’t be too concerned about Xbox consoles being overstocked because every big game release (Saints Row, MultiVersus) will just empty shelves again. Come Christmas there will be empty shelves.