Xbox Series hits 2 million units sold in UK

The Microsoft console becomes the eighth fastest home console with 2 million units sold.

german society GfKworld leader in the provision of data and analysis to the consumer goods sector, released data on Xbox sales in the UK. And this is far from the statements that some “specialists” make about the “painful” sales of Xbox.

It seems Xbox series Xy S

has reached the two million units sold in 128 weeks in the UK. In this way, it exceeds Nintendo Switch, which reached two million sales in 140 weeks. Comparing sales to other Microsoft consoles, the Xbox One remains Microsoft’s best-selling machine, reaching two million sales after 104 weeks. It should be noted that the Xbox Series S and X, in particular the X-modelhe suffered important problems of stock caused by component shortages in the first two years on the market.

Xbox 360 for his part, he had to 110 weeks to reach two million in sales, while the original Xbox took 162 weeks. In a ranking dominated by Nintendo where the Wii is the console that has reached two million sales after only 57 weeks, the leader of this ranking. However, at the end of this generation, Xbox 360

it ended up surpassing the Wii.

All of this is released as the CMA blocks the acquisition of Activision-Blizzard UK. Some voices are beginning to suspect that Xbox would leave the UK if the blockade wasn’t lifted. Something that seems very far from reality given the transcendence of this market for Xbox and the gaming sector. video game in general.

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