The Wall Road Journal just lately revealed a video report on console gaming, which contained a PS5 vs Xbox Collection X|S gross sales comparability. The figures paint a bleak image of Microsoft’s {hardware}, to place it mildly, revealing a large gross sales hole between the rival consoles that Xbox won’t ever handle to beat… a minimum of not on this era.
PS5 vs Xbox Collection X|S gross sales replace: What the figures inform us in September 2024
The PS5 and Xbox Collection X|S will quickly enter their fifth 12 months, with Sony having offered 61.7 million consoles as of June 2024 (official determine), and Microsoft having offered an estimated 28.3 million consoles (official determine undisclosed). The Xbox estimate WSJ used got here from market intelligence agency Aldora Intelligence.
People over at TweakTown did some enjoyable math with the figures, coming to the conclusion that the PS5 is now outselling Xbox Collection X|S by roughly 3:1 — a reasonably damning consequence, however one which explains why Microsoft is making an attempt to “redefine gaming,” as WSJ places it.
Microsoft is now specializing in producing income from subscriptions and catering to just about each platform below the solar versus selling its personal {hardware} and exclusives. Though though the corporate isn’t abandoning Xbox but, one can’t assist however take a look at these figures and marvel how lengthy earlier than Microsoft Gaming turns into the following SEGA.
