Microsoft finally unveils Xbox Series X|S updated sales figures

Microsoft has never been one to share sales figures. And when you’re behind, that’s to be expected. That’s why we were so surprised when, during an ID@Xbox keynote at the BIG Festival in Brazil (Latin America’s largest gaming event), the company shared updated sales figures for both the Xbox X Series X|S and Xbox One. This was the data released to the world:

• Xbox Series X|S has sold 21 million consoles to date
• Xbox One has sold 58 million consoles
• 15.6 million users actively using the Xbox app each month
• 248.6 million Windows-based gaming PCs worldwide

Updated sales of PS5, Xbox X Series X|S and Nintendo Switch

This is the first time we have updated sales for Xbox, PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch, whose retail life looks like this:

• Nintendo Switch (launched in 2017) has sold more than 125 million consoles.
• PS5 (from 2020) has sold more than 38 million.
• Xbox X Series X|S (also from 2020) ranks third with 21 million.

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The news is not that Xbox is the third, as it was already known or intuited (Phil Spencer himself said that Microsoft lost the console war long ago). In fact, the most striking thing is that the last-place console is doing so well, which speaks to the good health of the video game industry.

By the way, Spencer’s statements on the console war explained that his current position is due to what happened with Xbox One. Knowing the numbers of this console also allows us to put an end to the top sales of the previous generation:

• PS4 (released in 2013) reached over 117 million consoles.
• Xbox One (also from 2013) stayed at 58 million.
• And Wii U (from 2012) closed out the rankings with just 13 and a half million units sold.