UPDATE: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=90931922&postcount=348

Albert P spreaks.

"Thanks for the kind words, everyone. I love reading how people are enjoying the system.

As for the numbers, as people have said it's great for the industry (after all the reports of the "death" of consoles) to see the sheer amount of interest and excitement with consumers and the media over this. It's really amazing.

Sony chose a different path for launch, so an apples-to-apples comparison is impossible. We had X number of units to sell and we chose to launch in all our launch territories. Sony had X number and chose to focus on North America. Neither was better than the other.

In this circumstance, comparing our US number vs. their US number would be like comparing our UK number to their UK number. They don't have any in the UK yet, so it's not a fair comparison.

Both consoles I think will be hard to get through the holidays.

And I love how "yield issues" is still a thing. What was the precise number we needed to make for that to go away? There were no yield issues."

Xbox has announced 1 million consoles sold through worldwide in 24 hours.

— Geoff Keighley (@geoffkeighley) November 23, 2013

Update(from 007bondagent's thread):

http://news.xbox.com/2013/11/xbox-xbox-one-momentum-announcement

 Following a worldwide celebration, Xbox One launched in 13 markets yesterday to great fanfare. The team is excited to confirm the launch of Xbox One was the biggest launch in Xbox history, with more than one million consoles sold through worldwide in less than 24 hours – surpassing day one Xbox 360 sales and setting a new record for Microsoft. 

Xbox One is now sold out at most retailers.  We are working to replenish stock as fast as possible to meet the unprecedented demand from our customers.

Gamers couldn’t wait to play Xbox One and check out new games like “Forza Motorsport 5,” “Dead Rising 3,” and “Killer Instinct.” In the last 24 hours:

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  • Over 60 million zombies have been killed in “Dead Rising 3”
  • Over 3.6 million miles driven in “Forza Motorsport 5"
  • Over 7.1 million combos in “Killer Instinct”
  • Over 8.5 million enemies defeated in “Ryse: Son of Rome”
    
    

And, fans also found time for some exercise, with over 43.3 million Fit Points earned in Xbox Fitness.

“We are humbled and grateful for the excitement of Xbox fans around the world,” said Yusuf Mehdi, Corporate Vice President of Marketing and Strategy, Xbox. “Seeing thousands of excited fans lined up to get their Xbox One and their love for gaming was truly a special moment for everyone on the Xbox team. We are working hard to create more Xbox One consoles and look forward to fulfilling holiday gift wishes this season.” 

The launch of Xbox One unleashed a new era of games and entertainment. Xbox One brings the best games, live TV, Skype, sports, fitness, music and more to one system at the center of the living room, all available at the command of your voice. There are 22 game titles for Xbox One available today, including 10 exclusive titles.

GodDamnit! we posted the thread at the same time :P

Would love to know how much they sold in the US.

Woah, and to think people said they wouldn't sell that in a week.

lol i would have been ahead if i didnt spend the 1 minute looking over the forum first to make sure its not a dupe.. lol

oops sorry quoted wrong person

Isnt there still ~6+ hours left in the day in America? Strange that theyd announce this before the day is even over in the Xbox primary territory.

Sounds fishy.

That is a lot of fucking revenue at $500 a pop, plus games and accessories.

shipped or sold???

Sounds like sold

if they know how many they shipped its pretty easy to make this statement.