Global Hardware Feb 7-13 - Super Mario 3D World Pushes Switch Sales Above 400,000

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Dulfite said:

What I REALLY wish we could compare is PS5 users vs. Xbox Series S + Series X + PC Windows/Gamepass users. That would paint the actual accurate picture between who is paying Microsoft to game vs. who is paying Sony to game. Sony doesn't divide its userbase amongst console and PC gamers, whereas Microsoft does, and yet we are only comparing console sales. I know this is basically impossible lol but still it frustrates me we can't know the ACTUAL comparisons.

If Xbox Series S/X were literally the ONLY way to play MS studio games, I'm 100% certain Xbox console sales would be higher than they are and will be in the future. However, I think the route they are going will lead to more growth in the industry (having the option to be a PC gamer, more choice = more consumers) and more profitability. Great business decision on their end, but sadly people will only compare console vs. console sales and completely ignore all the money they are getting from their PC gamer base.

What did I just read lol

No dude, we're comparing console sales cause that's the most accurate tool we have to see which platform is popular. You can still have a Game Pass subscription and have a PS5 and a Switch but no Xbox. I personally bought a 1$ Game Pass subscription to test xCloud, and have a Switch as my main console and a PS4.