Just how much is PS4 beating Xbox One in sales this year?

[Normchacho]

Aura7541 said:

I made a rough estimate of how much the XB1 has sold worldwide in the June NPD prediction thread. If we are to go with EA's figure, then the XB1 has sold about 1.6m for the first half of 2017. If we go with IHS's figure, then the XB1 has sold about 1.7m in the same timeframe. In comparison, the PS4 sold 7m from January 1 to June 11.

Really? If those Xbox One numbers are true then that's bad. Like...are those worldwide numbers? Because according to VGC the Xbox One did very nearly 2.1 million units in the first half of last year. That's a huge drop.

To give you an idea of just how bad that is. The Xbox One S came out in the second half of last year, and the yearly total was just under 4 times what the total for the first 6 months was. Last year was also the most back loaded year the Xbox One has ever had. If this year is even a little more backloaded, and the yearly total is a flat 4 times the H1 total, they still only sell 6.8 million units. Down from 8.3 last year.

Yikes. 

Actually, I don't know how much life the Xbox One has left if it's going to see a drop like that this year. Like...the 360 sold nearly 6.3 million units in 2013.