Xbox Series X|S vs Xbox One Sales Comparison - May 2023 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 02 July 2023 / 6,935 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: 67,379 - XSX|S
Gap change over last 12 months: 669,128 - XOne
Total Lead: 890,078 - XSX|S
Xbox Series X|S Total Sales: 21,960,569
Xbox One Total Sales: 21,070,491
May 2023 is the 31st 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 67,379 units.
In the last 12 months, the Xbox One has caught up with the Xbox Series X|S by 0.67 million units. The Xbox Series X|S is currently ahead by 0.89 million units.
The Xbox Series X|S has sold 21.96 million units in 31 months, while the Xbox One sold 21.07 million units. Month 31 for the Xbox Series X|S is May 2023 and for the Xbox One is May 2016.
The Xbox One did not reach current Xbox Series X|S sales until month 34 when it sold 22.46 million units.
The Xbox One crossed 30 million in month 46, 40 million in month 61, and 50 million in month 81. The Xbox One has sold 57.96 million units lifetime. The Xbox Series X|S is 36.00 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 only thing that matters is how series x/s will hold up long term as the xbox one fell a lot towards the end.
I expected the difference to be considerably bigger taking into account that the marketing for the Xbox Series X|S has actually been pretty decent together with very competitive pricing and GamePass added to the mix. Goes to show how much one bad product can really hurt a brand.
That's partly because of units being diverted into the Xcloud servers. What could have been if those had all been Xbox Series consoles instead (especially when the competition was supply-constrained).
That is definitely part of it. Xbox Series X stock has been relatively limited and using them for xCloud servers hasn't helped with that situation. The lack of any big exclusives last year hurt sales momentum. This Holiday there is Starfield, Forza Motorsport, and the 1TB Xbox Series S to help boost sales.
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The weak XB1 gen matters, but I think the middling Series sales is mostly its own doing. Not one AAA exclusive for 18 months, and when Redfall finally launched it was a disappointment.
This is also the reason I’m not very concerned about it though. When the exclusives come, the sales will come.
Are Xbox Series sales middling, though? They're selling at a faster pace than any previous Xbox console. They're only middling by Sony and Nintendo standards (and only by the standards of their more successful outings).
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