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Yes, I know that the word success can be interpreted in many ways. For some, a success is 4 million units, but in the case of Microsoft in Japan, what is happening is a milestone because In this territory, Xbox consoles are almost extinct.
To put things into context, the Xbox 360 sold 1.6 million units in Japan over its entire lifecycle. That’s over 10 years since the console was available for purchase. With the Xbox One, things got extremely bleak, and over its entire lifecycle, just over 100,000 consoles were shipped.
The Model S is the most popular among Japanese people
So coming from One, the figure of 600,000 consoles in just over 3 years is a great achievement for Remond. The figures have been provided Famitsuwho claim that these are estimates based on data collected from Japanese retailers, since Microsoft does not provide data on units sold. It is assumed that this figure is higher because sales of many retailers are lacking which do not provide Microsoft Store data or sales.
The Model S seems to be the most attractive for the Japanese, the price certainly matches and the Game Pass can be the complement. A console and a low-cost subscription seem like a good idea for this territory. In total, the Model X sold 285,014 units, while the Model S sold 315,431 units. Of course, this is positive for the Americans, but they are very, very far from their competitors in this territory, for example the PS5 has sold more than 5 million units in total.
Regardless, Microsoft still has a lot of work to do and the data tells them that at least they are on the right track, all they have to do is abandon that territory again like they did with the One model.
