Xbox Series X|S vs Xbox One Launch Sales Comparison Through Week 13 - Sales

by William D'Angelo , posted on 21 February 2021 / 3,800 Views

This weekly mini-series compares the aligned launch sales of the Xbox Series X|S with its predecessor, the Xbox One.

The first week for the Xbox Series X|S is the week ending November 14, 2020, while for the Xbox One it is the week ending November 23, 2013.

The Xbox Series X|S had a worldwide launch on November 10, 2020, while the Xbox One had a staggered launch. The Xbox One launched in North America, parts of Europe, Australia, and South America on November 22, 2013, and in Japan, China, and other European countries in September 2014.

Xbox Series X|S Vs. Xbox One Worldwide:

Gap change in latest week: 36,375 - XSX|S

Gap change over last month: 128,644 - XSX|S

Total Lead: 53,715 - XSX|S

Xbox Series X|S Total Sales: 3,517,194

Xbox One Total Sales: 3,463,479

During week 13, the Xbox Series X|S closed the gap when compared to the aligned launch of the Xbox One by 36,375 units and by 128,644 units in the last month. The Xbox Series X|S lead has grown to 53,715 units.

The Xbox Series X|S has sold 3.52 million units in 13 weeks, while the Xbox One has sold 3.46 million units. Week 13 for the Xbox Series X|S is the week ending February 6, 2021 and it is the week ending February 15, 2014 for the Xbox One.

The Xbox One sold 66,134 units in its 13th week to bring its lifetime sales to 3,529,613 units. The Xbox Series X|S would need to sell just 12,419 units in its 13th week to keep up with the Xbox One.

The Xbox One crossed four million units sold in week 20, and five million units sold in week 37.

The Xbox Series X|S was the best-selling console in the UK in January and it has outsold the PS5 in South Africa.

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. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.

12 Comments

Eagle367 (on 21 February 2021)

Hopefully the X|S sells more. All gaming consoles should have a somewhat successful run if the company isn't doing anything atrocious at the time

Elputoxd (on 23 February 2021)

Sharing in case somebody is interested:

Xbox Series X and S vs Xbox One (launch aligned)

Week 1 - 1285k vs 1104k

Week 2 - 203k vs 454k

Week 3 - 200k vs 286k

Week 4 - 253k vs 375k

Week 5 - 283k vs 402k

Week 6 - 323k vs 295k

Week 7 - 290k vs 145k

Week 8 - 187k vs 79k

Week 9 - 105k vs 64k

Week 10 - 86k vs 61k

Week 11 - 94k vs 61k

Week 12 - 98k vs 64k (Series X and S surpass Xbox One)

Week 13 - 103k vs 66k

DirtyP2002 (on 22 February 2021)

Xbox Series S and X are still sold out at Amazon in Germany.
Xbox Series X still sold out at mediamarkt
Xbox Series X still sold out at saturn
Xbox Series X still sold out at otto, Xbox Series S available in 5-8 days.
Xbox Series X still sold out at gamestop

And that is just the German market.
A launch comparison is rather pointless in a situation like this.

loy310 (on 21 February 2021)

jason1637 loy310 (on 21 February 2021)

A failed lauch? The XBO had a really good launch.

AkimboCurly loy310 (on 21 February 2021)

Supply shortages
The XBO launch was quite good in itself. The console lost steam as time went on but the launch was respectable

Nibblo loy310 (on 21 February 2021)

First off it's BOTH the X and S combined not just the S, next the supply is heavily restricted as in as soon as the consoles hit the stores they are bought up almost instantaneously. Comparing both sales is interesting but beyond that they almost impossible to compare, the fact that the new consoles sales are actually above the Xbox One at a comparable time is impressive as the Xbox One initially sold well and the new consoles are supply restricted.

Sogreblute loy310 (on 21 February 2021)

You do realize it's sold out right? Any stock they get in is selling out. That $300 Series S when they get more stock is gonna look really good for the 2021 holiday season.

Kakadu18 Sogreblute (on 21 February 2021)

The Series S needs way longer to sell out less stock.
On Amazon of Germany for example the PS5 and Xbox Series X always sell out completely immediately, the Series S always needs way longer to sell out, is basically easier to get. It's like with the Switch Lite, people expect it to do way better than it ultimately does. Not that it's a flop, it just won't carry the XBS. Will be like 20-25% max in the end probably.