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src on 18 November 2021
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Evilms said:

Well there you go.

derpysquirtle64 said:
src said:

1st year sales are small for consoles compared to their LTD. XB1 outpaced 360 in its first year as well, but was unable to come close to the 360 in year 3-5. PS4 for instance had 4 years close to 20M. The bulk of console sales were in those years.

Right now, the PS: XB split is same as PS4:XB1 for everything I have seen.

The TSMC estimates for each chip had PS5 at 16 million and XB at 8 million (estimates from chip die sizes).

Why do you use PS:XB split as a base to predict how Series X|S will perform? Especially considering that right now both Sony and Microsoft sell everything they produce and at least Series X and PS5 both go out of stock the minute they become available. Using this split will not say anything about the demand for both consoles. Why not compare Xbox One vs Xbox Series X|S launch aligned, especially considering that this forum has a dedicated thread that has this data updated weekly and it definitely says way more about real state of things than some vague PS:XB split.

Because PS and XB are the with sets with the least overlap (largely due to their third party support).

PS2+XB = 175M

PS3+360 = 170-180M

PS4+XB1 = 170M

If Playstation makes gains, it usually means Xbox loses out.

Its far more likely that's the case than the overall set for both growing substantially.

What people do not understand about stock. The stock they get from TSMC is decided on their sales potential. There's a reason Sony was given 16M chips and XB 8M. That's the sales expectations. Furthemore, PS5 is stock constrained while selling 16M. XB is stock constrained while selling 8M. All while PS5's have higher resale value. This tells you about expected and received demand.