Microsoft has stopped production Xbox One S to focus on the production of the Xbox Series X/S.
Microsoft confirmed to The Verge that the Xbox One was discontinued.
The company stopped production of the Xbox One X back in July 2020, but production of the Xbox One S continues until the end of the year.
The news comes after Bloomberg reported that Sony is continuing to make its PS4 console, even though it planned to end production late last year. Does it mean that the company will continue to produce consoles because the PS5 is out of stock, and it will produce 1 million units this year.
Speaking of shortages, there’s still a shortage of Xbox Series X consoles, but buying an Xbox Series S doesn’t seem like much of a problem. At least in some places.
Xbox boss Phil Spencer told The Verge after the 2020 Series X/S launch that Microsoft makes more Xbox Series X consoles than Series S, but there’s also a steady stream of Series S coming in market.That’s because it can “build more S-Series [chips] in the same [chip] Die Space” as it can be used for the X-Series.
In December 2021, the Xbox Series X/S crossed the 1 million unit sales mark in the UK, boosting sales by 108% thanks to more inventory.
Spencer also recently said that Microsoft is selling more Xbox Series X/S consoles than any previous Xbox version. Now, it just needs to “meet” the needs of the consumer base.
