Xbox One Reaches 40 Million Total Sales

[d21lewis]

Zombie9ers said:

d21lewis said:
@DonFerrari the Xbox One tracked ahead of the 360 for three years because three years into the 360's life, Xbox 360 got the Kinect. Whether or not it succeeded as a great peripheral, it really boosted Xbox 360 sales. Unfortunately, the same thing that boosted sales for the 360 years into its life was one of the things that held back the Xbox One from day one. Microsoft banked on lightning striking twice the same way Nintendo did when they released the Wii U. Both learned a harsh lesson.

Keep in mind the 360's numbers are a little skewed as it includes replacement consoles for the whole RROD fiasco.  For that same reason- Microsoft lost a lot of customers into the next generation because of it (myself included).  I for one went through 4-5 360 consoles during that time period.  To this day I haven't bought a new Xbox system- and probably never will again.

I've seen this a lot since that time period but I recall seeing that repairs didn't count as sales. If someone bought a second console to replace a broken one, that would count as a sale, though.