Xbox One 2014 Sales Overview - 7.68M Units Sold, 39.64M Games Sold - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 28 January 2015 / 13,599 Views
Welcome to the ‘2014 Sales Overview’ series of articles. Over the next several weeks we will be taking a look at the sales of each console and handheld in 2014: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Wii U, 3DS, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii.
In this second ‘2014 Sales Overview’ we will be taking a look at the sales of the Xbox One in 2014.
Let’s take a look at the hardware sales of the Xbox One. Microsoft’s 8th generation home consoles sold 7.68 million units worldwide in 2014 to bring its lifetime sales up to 10.75 million units. Hardware sales in 2014 were up 149.7 percent year-over-year. That is not surprising as the Xbox One was only out in two months in 2013.
The Xbox One sold 4.38 million units during the two months where the console got a $50 price cut in the US. That accounts for 40.7 percent of the total sales for the entire year. December was the biggest month for the console where it sold 2.27 million units, followed by November where it sold 2.12 million units.
Hardware sales also more than tripled in September to 842,882 units, when compared to August thanks to the release of Destiny. The lowest month of sales was in May when it sold just 171,008 units.
Taking a look at the software sales for the Xbox One in 2014 there were 39.64 million games sold worldwide. That is a giant 411 percent increase year-over-year. There have been a total of 47.40 million games sold for the PlayStation 4. The attach ratio is 4.4:1.
The top selling game for the Xbox One in 2014 was Activision’s Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare with sales of 3.87 million units. Electronic Arts and Respawn’s Titanfall was the 2nd bestselling game with sales of 2.49 million units. Activision and Bungie’s Destiny was at number three with sales of 2.46 million units.
Ubisoft had three of the top 10 bestselling games for the Xbox One in 2014. Assassin’s Creed: Unity sold 2.26 million units, Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag sold 1.34 million units and Watch Dogs sold 1.27 million units.
There was one first party title in the top 10, Halo: The Master Chief Collection, which sold 1.86 million units.
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A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. Outside, in the real world, he has a passion for the outdoors which includes everything from hiking to having received his B.A. in Environmental Studies. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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Good job to Xbox One
did pretty well both software and hardware wise
look forward to sales in 2015
Good stuff. So far 2015 has decent momentum compared to 2014
4.38 million units is not, "40.7 percent of the total sales for the entire year." Please avoid making mistakes in articles it doesn't look good.
Very respectable sales, good job.
Looking pretty good! If they ever do make a Banjo/Kazooie or Battletoads game I'll have to get one... After reading the Nintendo report I read this and was about to ask about the money and then remembered "Oh right, it's Microsoft, money is of joy concern to the Xbox" lol
They have a definite "blank check" advantage over the other two.
