Xbox Series X|S vs Xbox One Sales Comparison - March 2022 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 26 April 2022 / 5,744 Views
The VGChartz sales comparison series of articles are updated monthly and each one focuses on a different sales comparison using our estimated video game hardware figures. The charts include comparisons between the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch, as well as with older platforms. There are articles based on our worldwide estimates, as well as the US, Europe, and Japan.
This monthly series compares the aligned worldwide sales of the Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One.
The Xbox Series X|S launched in November 2020, while the Xbox One launched in November 2013. This does mean the holiday periods for the two consoles do lineup.
XSX|S Vs. XOne Worldwide:
Gap change in latest month: 488,885 - XSX|S
Gap change over last 12 months: 2,082,920 - XSX|S
Total Lead: 2,386,796 - XSX|S
Xbox Series X|S Total Sales: 13,867,499
Xbox One Total Sales: 11,480,703
March 2022 is the 17th month the Xbox Series X|S has been available for. In the latest month, the gap grew in favor of the Xbox Series X|S when compared to the aligned launch of the Xbox One by 488,885 units. The Xbox Series X|S has grown its lead in the last 12 months by 2.08 million units. The Xbox Series X|S is currently ahead by 2.39 million units.
The Xbox Series X|S has sold 13.87 million units in 17 months, while the Xbox One sold 11.48 million units. Month 17 for the Xbox Series X|S is March 2022 and for the Xbox One is March 2015.
The Xbox One did not reach current Xbox Series X|S sales until month 24 when it sold 14.41 million units.
The Xbox One crossed 20 million in month 30, 30 million in month 48, and 40 million in month 61. The Xbox One has sold 50.52 million units to date.
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The fact that the Series consoles are ahead even with the shortages shows just how much of a failure the One was.
The Xbox 360 was seen as a success, and the Xbox One was ahead of Xbox 360 sales for much longer into its generation than 17 months, actually. So the period covered by this article doesn't support your conclusion. It wasn't until much later into the Xbox One's life that the 360 surpassed the Xbox One in aligned launches (and even longer than it looks, really, if you consider active units given the high failure rate of 360s).
The strong start of the Xbox One wasn't followed up by a strong finish, is all. But this article is the Xbox Series' strong start vs. the Xbox One's strong start, so...
Good point. I still struggle to understand how the One sold better than the 360 at first given how poorly the reveal went but I guess the Xbox brand was stronger due to the success of the 360.
The One outsold the SNES. Was the SNES a failure?
Nope the console market was much smaller back then. The One was a failure compared to the 360.
For all the ghashing of teeth about the Xbox One, even with non-existent Japan sales it outsold the SNES. Think about that. I was expecting a larger gap between the Series X/S (especially there are two consoles) and the One but then I realized actually the One didn't sell that badly. It was no Wii U, Gamecube, or N64 level failure.
I wonder what the series vs 360 chart looks like
