The Xbox Series X | S is well on the way to making Microsoft history. The two home consoles of the American giant actually set new records when they were launched in November 2021 and have held an extremely high sales rate ever since. To the point where they claim to be the fastest-selling machines in Xbox history, ahead of the Xbox One and Xbox 360!
Record sales for the Xbox series
In the context of a global pandemic and delivery difficulties, Phil Spencer kept the Xbox Series X | S on the rise. Better, the Xbox boss said, they perform better than previous generations of the company’s consoles. A speech that Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, gave last July and which underscores the continued strong demand from players.
We currently have sold more Xbox of this generation ie Xbox Series X and S than any previous Xbox version.
Based on the sales of previous Xbox generations, we can then estimate the number of Xbox series worldwide. And in all likelihood, between 10 and 12 million players fell for the latest Microsoft. A great success, the most important in the history of the manufacturer.
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If you’re looking for an Xbox or a new PlayStation out now, these are really hard to find. And not because the supply is less than ever. The offer is actually as large as usual. It is demand that exceeds supply for all of us.
New challenges for ever increasing demand
Phil Spencer acknowledges that “the increase in game users from March 2020 was a surprise”. In the spring, the manufacturer saw all of its consoles find buyers, which in its opinion “never happens” and forces it to face new challenges. The entire supply chain had to be rethought and solutions found at all levels, from manufacturing to marketing to delivery. With, all right, a question that is still fully topical “How do you make sure that real customers buy our consoles and not a bunch of dealers and robots do the production? “
Phil Spencer gives no answer to this question. Daily work, “24 hours a day for the team”that must therefore try to meet global demand as best as possible. And while the breakups are expected to last through mid-2022, there’s no guarantee it will get any easier after that, an Xbox Series X | S to find.
With 23 in-house studios and ever-growing Game Pass agreements, Microsoft clearly holds the key to increasing demand for its offerings. Fortunately, PC and cloud gaming could be alternative solutions to please new gamers who are entering the Xbox ecosystem.
