Xbox One; was it a successful console?

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EricHiggin said:

Azzanation said:

Well considering the OG Xbox is the worst profitable console (losing $5b to $7b) in history followed by the 360 sitting in 3rd place (losing $3b should be enough evidence that the X1 did alright.

Why do they continue to hide sales numbers when the Series X has basically sold out? Its an odd thing to do when they can bragging about sales this gen since they are the best they have ever been. Also the changing business model was planned years before we actually seen the change, changes like that don't just happen over night. Id expect you would know that about how businesses would work.

Its really odd that MS announced X1 launch sales figures when it was the fastest selling Xbox in history than all of a sudden don't show the Series S/X when it is surpassing X1 as the fastest selling Xbox in history. Yup, has nothing to do with the fact Xbox is more a service..

XBSX sales might be kept under wraps because to put those numbers out without XBSS numbers it'll immediately raise a red flag.

Wouldn't be surprising to find out that sales are like PS4 to Pro were (at least at one point) at 5:1 or something like that, which MS likely wouldn't want people seeing because that really takes away from the most powerful console marketing. If the best of the best console is selling poorly compared to the weak console that wouldn't look strong to consumers and could also lead to investors wondering why waste time and money with a high end console (other than for servers).

The high end model has its merits though so do you really want to open that can of worms and have to explain all the reasons why without negatively impacting your present marketing situation in any way? Probably not.

You honestly believe what you are saying? You think MS are afraid of showing figures because another one of their products might be doing too well, overshadowing their flagship console? Really think about this for a second. If that was the case, than MS would not have made the Series S. Low priced models are estimated to sell more than higher priced models, that goes with almost any business, however i don't believe the S has sold more than the X. 

The Series X is sold out, regardless if the Series S is outselling the X or the other way around. Both consoles are sold to do the same thing. Look at the mobile phone market, you think Apple cares that you brought the low priced model? As long as you buy their phones, they simply don't care. There are no red flags when you have a business model where one product has sold out. Also Series S consoles are not sold out, you can buy one almost anywhere, however you cannot find a Series X. Yes Sculpers are part of the blame just like the PS5. So if the X has sold out and the S hasn't, than it means two things, the X is more popular, throwing away your argument of the S might be doing better, or MS made more S units than the X, showcasing the confidence that they want the S to sell really well too.

It's not that hard for MS to announce the X/S sales figures as one and not separately. But clearly they have moved past this.