Xbox Series X|S vs Xbox 360 Sales Comparison - April 2022 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 26 May 2022 / 4,409 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 360.
The Xbox Series X|S launched in November 2020, while the Xbox 360 launched in November 2005 in North America and December 2005 in Europe and Japan. This does mean the holiday periods for the two consoles do lineup.
XSX|S Vs. X360 Worldwide:
Gap change in latest month: 454,643 - XSX|S
Gap change over last 12 months: 2,839,905 - XSX|S
Total Lead: 4,740,066 - XSX|S
Xbox Series X|S Total Sales: 14,428,785
Xbox 360 Total Sales: 9,688,719
April 2022 is the 18th 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 360 by just 454,643 units.
In the last 12 months, the Xbox Series X|S has grown its lead over the Xbox 360 by 2.84 million units. The Xbox Series X|S is currently ahead by 4.74 million units.
The Xbox Series X|S has sold 14.43 million units in 18 months, while the Xbox 360 sold 9.69 million. million units. Month 18 for the Xbox Series X|S is April 2022 and for the Xbox One is April 2007.
The Xbox 360 did not reach current Xbox Series X|S sales until month 26 where it had sold 15.90 million units.
The Xbox 360 crossed 10 million units sold in month 19, 20 million in month 34, and 30 million in month 43. The Xbox 360 sold 85.81 million units lifetime.
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 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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i can see the Series X/S 90-95 million
The Xbox One was doing well the first couple years as well but it struggled to get past 50 million.
Yeah. But Xbox One had almost no exclusives after year 2, so it's not like Series X/S is in similar situation. You know...5 internal studios vs. 31 (after Activision Blizzard) Also...Game Pass :)
Same I see it doing that after 7 years or so. Starfield will likely help with that and the new elder scrolls
This could be like ps3/xbox360 gen where both consoles sell similar numbers. I think ps5 will not reach ps4 and xseries will do way better than xbone
The Xbox Series systems may or may not stay ahead of the 360 in unit sales, and much will depend on how long this generation goes. My bet is that (like with the PS360) this generation will have very long legs, and that the Xbox Series unit sales will eventually surpass the 360. But even if that doesn't happen, the Xbox Series systems will beat the 360 where it really counts: number of active units actually in use.
Given the high failure rate of the 360s, and the comparatively very low failure rate of the Xbox Series, the number of active units of Xbox Series will probably forever stay ahead of the 360 (aligned from launch, that is).
Watch for a press release from Microsoft, at some future point (perhaps around year 5 or 6) that they have more Xbox Series units simultaneously connected to Xbox Live than they ever did Xbox 360 units connected, and them officially declaring it the most successful Xbox generation yet.
