Phil Spencer: Xbox Series didn’t need a system seller at launch

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KazumaKiryu said:

We officially know that the new xbox series has sold worse than the Xbox One in America and Spain, right? And in the US, UK, Germany the PS5 console launch broke records. What say Phil Spencer now? Is it perhaps a mistake? Maybe yes. And in Japan the old PS4 has even overtaken the new xbox now. I wouldn't be surprised, Microsoft will advertise the old stuff for the next few months (like in the last 10 months always), while good exclusives appear on other consoles. In my opinion, the new xbox came out too early.

From the NPD (US) release

- PS5 had the biggest launch month for any console in the US, beating the previous record holder which was the PS4.

- The Switch was the top selling console in November due to high demand and sufficient supply.

- The Series X|S debuted lower than XB1 https://t.co/slkD5lE5H5

— Daniel Ahmad (@ZhugeEX) December 11, 2020

Could it be that the true sales figures are less than Microsoft "statistically" reported? In the USA/Spain things are going worse than expected. What do you think guys?

Considering the numbers are all stock based on production, the thread title couldn’t be more accurate. Imagine Halo releasing and you have a surge of people wanting to buy and no means of making more consoles at the moment....it would be very frustrating. As someone waiting for Halo to jump in, I at least know I won’t have trouble finding one when It’s time.