Xbox Series X|S vs Xbox One Sales Comparison - February 2023 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 05 April 2023 / 8,111 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: 113,454 - XSX|S
Gap change over last 12 months: 197,333 - XSX|S
Total Lead: 923,848 - XSX|S
Xbox Series X|S Total Sales: 20,855,929
Xbox One Total Sales: 19,932,081
February 2023 is the 28th 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 113,454 units.
In the last 12 months, the Xbox Series X|S has grown its lead by 0.20 million units. The Xbox Series X|S is currently ahead by 0.92 million units.
The Xbox Series X|S has sold 20.86 million units in 28 months, while the Xbox One sold 19.93 million units. Month 28 for the Xbox Series X|S is February 2023 and for the Xbox One is February 2016.
The Xbox One did not reach current Xbox Series X|S sales until month 31 when it sold 20.96 million units.
The Xbox One crossed 20 million in month 29, 30 million in month 46, and 40 million in month 61. The Xbox One has sold 51.26 million units lifetime. The Xbox Series X|S is 30.30 million units behind lifetime Xbox One sales.
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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The gap always shrinks during the holiday season... maybe because of the stock issues of Series X.
Yeah, that's an interesting observation. There's significantly less seasonal variation so far to Xbox Series sales. My guess is that's due to the pent-up demand due to production shortages lasting unusually long past launch. I think down the road we'll start to see more seasonal variation.
this will be a good fight to watch
Yeah, it's closer than I suspected. But Xbox Ones were readily available... what, 6 months after launch? Whereas the Series X took 2 years to get decent availability, and I still can't just walk into any store that sells Xbox and get one. So we'll see how this plays out. But I expected this to be more of a runaway success for Xbox Series, and we're not quite seeing that yet.
I have to remind myself that despite its relative lack of success in the end, that the Xbox One nonetheless started strong. My best guess is it will remain close until... the 50 month mark maybe? After which point the Xbox Series should really be pulling away. If it's not, then Microsoft has done something seriously wrong.
I mean we're in April 2023 and their last big game was Halo Infinite in December 2021, that's definitly wrong
Sony had a dry-spell for a while there too. This year Microsoft's releasing Forza Motorsport, Redfall, and Stafield, if the current release dates hold, so 2023 is looking pretty good.
Most of Microsoft's recently acquired studios had released a big game either shortly before, or shortly after, being acquired by Microsoft, so I think people are making way too much of this dry spell.
I don't understand the "yeah but Sony" cause that was not the topic, you were wondering if MS did something wrong, and the 15 months dry spell might be one of the reasons.
And honestly I wouldn't compare to Sony which released 2 GOTY material last year, several exclusives, and then a VR headset with another exclusive, while MS only released small games and controllers in different color schemes
My point wasn't to do a whataboutism, my intent was to point out that other companies also go through dry spells, including one this generation.
You're stating 15 months is objectively wrong, too, and I don't feel the same way, and third-party games are a thing, so it's subjective rather than objective,
And comparing Sony in any one year to Microsoft in any one year isn't a fair comparison, since development cycles keep stretching out further and further. You have to compare over a longer period of time to really have a good sense. Microsoft had a better 2021, and Sony had a better 2022... but so what? It's the fullness of time that matters, IMO.
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