Stuart360
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lol ok. So microsoft what?, purposely held back stock from the UK, just so they could say 'we sold out'?.
Come on now.
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Xbox Series X|S sold 155k units in the UK (full allocation)
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Come on now.
ethomaz
Banned
Probably the MS/retail didn’t expect to sell more than Xbox One.
We can back to that talk next week with PS5 data to have more info.
I’m sure we will have data in Germany, France, Italy and Spain too... plus NPD late.
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Major_Key
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The most important things, is that the demand is here without big exclusives...
They will sell more XSX/XSS than Xbox One for November & December in UK.
The demand is much higher than XBO, if they could have produce 200-220k consoles at launch they will be sold out.
Switch sell only 80k at launch without big stock shortage in UK and look now how she killing it in UK.
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prinz_valium
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PS4 has sold over 250k in the UK - MCV/DEVELOP
Over 250k PS4 consoles were sold in the UK in the machine's first 48 hours on sale. - MCV/DEVELOP
www.mcvuk.com
DonkeyKong
Member
They launched in something like 40 countries and had their most successful launch ever, that’s a good thing right?
Why does this seem to upset some people? I don’t get it
Why does this seem to upset some people? I don’t get it
CircleOfFire
Member
Everyone on earth to own a PS5 in 3 months confirmed!
leo-j
Member
I disagree, the console sold 155,000 despite starting $200 cheaper than the xbox one. The argument that it is sold out is a valid one, but why would they not ship more than 155k? That makes no sense if the demand is there.
Insane Metal
Member
As expected, that's kinda low
fighterman101
Banned
They want playstation to have a monopoly like the ps2 good old days. Sorry Sony, Microsoft is improving and have more capital to keep investing.
Kokoloko85
Member
Like Ive said, Xbox isnt selling past 60million units worldwide ever again.
360 will be the highest selling and even then it didnt sell as much as Playstations worse selling console.
360 will be the highest selling and even then it didnt sell as much as Playstations worse selling console.
WakeTheWolf
Member
They definitely should have allocated more than 155k. I know that isn't a bad number but the demand is definitely much higher.
Major_Key
perm warning for starting troll/bait threads
Yup true, but I don't think we will have the answer until March.
We know that Sony want 15M PS5 produce at the end of March.
If Xbox can manage to have +10M XSX/XSS produce at the end of march I think they will sell +60M.
The launch is nothing look at the 360 (bad launch but great success).
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LittleBusters
Banned
XBox One sold 3 million units in the launch period and bombed afterwards. I see Series X/S having much better legs.
Jaguar Victory
Member
How are some trying to spin sold out as a bad thing?
N1tr0sOx1d3
Given another chance
There’s going to be plenty of disappointed people this Xmas no matter what box you desire.
It’s a shame since the hype for this new gen is huge.
Not surprising since both have done a great job.
It’s a shame since the hype for this new gen is huge.
Not surprising since both have done a great job.
Butch_0451
Member
It's too early to tell, we would need to track the numbers over a longer period of time to measure the sales performance considering the stock level issues. I do think that the units sold will be consistently higher for a while.
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Foamy
Unconfirmed Member
150K doesn't sound impressive in the least.
Insane Metal
Member
That should've been long ago. It's too late now.
BTW from a business point of view XBox division is doing just fine.
Hitchyhero
Banned
I doubt MS will ever reach 360 levels of success again in terms of console numbers. They really ruined their brand with the Xbox One.
Myself and lots of others switched to the PS4 and most eople I know are sticking with it. I myself switched back to xbox with series x (gamepass and bathesda won't me back) but most of my friends are staying with the PS.
Myself and lots of others switched to the PS4 and most eople I know are sticking with it. I myself switched back to xbox with series x (gamepass and bathesda won't me back) but most of my friends are staying with the PS.
DonkeyKong
Member
It’s a given PS5 will outsell the Xbox we all know that but MS will be strong this generation
Xaero Gravity
NEXT LEVEL lame™
MS is hiring zombies now?
Iced Arcade
Member
that's pretty damn good during a global pandemic. good to see it's not hurting MS or Sony.
man some of you need to form a crew and come up with gang signs the way you flock to xbox threads. the CCC "constant concern crew" has a nice ring
man some of you need to form a crew and come up with gang signs the way you flock to xbox threads. the CCC "constant concern crew" has a nice ring
ZehDon
Member
The spin on display in this thread is wild.
Reality: Microsoft sold every console they made. They’re sold out everywhere and back ordered well into next year.
NeoGAF: “Oh man, that’s a bad start, doesn’t look good for Microsoft at all.”
Clown world up in here. Microsoft launched in more countries around the world than ever before, but their launch production likely wouldn’t have been that much larger than the Xbone. Why would they - the Xbone’s lifetime sales are half of the PS4, and they have a ways to go before the Xbox brand is as strong as it once was. With the Series X, they have an amazing piece of hardware to do make that happen with.
They’ll continue to push consoles into the market and they’ll continue to sell.
From a day-one perspective, it couldn’t have gone better.
Reality: Microsoft sold every console they made. They’re sold out everywhere and back ordered well into next year.
NeoGAF: “Oh man, that’s a bad start, doesn’t look good for Microsoft at all.”
Clown world up in here. Microsoft launched in more countries around the world than ever before, but their launch production likely wouldn’t have been that much larger than the Xbone. Why would they - the Xbone’s lifetime sales are half of the PS4, and they have a ways to go before the Xbox brand is as strong as it once was. With the Series X, they have an amazing piece of hardware to do make that happen with.
They’ll continue to push consoles into the market and they’ll continue to sell.
From a day-one perspective, it couldn’t have gone better.
fighterman101
Banned
I know I'm probably going to get laughed at, but MS already won with "teh cloud". That is where we are all heading eventually if we look at all the market trends. Sony even knows this and made deals with Microsoft already for Azure servers.
LeftThumbstick
Member
It’s ethomaz, what do you expect? His main goal in life is shit talking about Xbox.
waquzy
Member
It’s not bad at all given the stock situation...
Slings and Arrows
Banned
Don't be that guy. Shipment and production are two different things.
Microsoft does well in the UK so sending more units abroad is a good idea vs sending them to the UK. There's also a chance they're holding units in a European Distribution centre, waiting to send them to the places that need them most.
Sony will do the same.
sixamp
Member
If ms allotted 150k and they sold through that then it was a success. You can't compare xbox one/ps4 #'s since they weren't affected by a global pandemic. If ms was only able to make that many for the UK due to Covid and production limits I wonder how many sony was able to make and sell there. Not that it really matters since selling your entire stock is a good thing and I'm sure ps5 sold out of theirs
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MrFunSocks
Banned
Lol at OPs spin - “not a good start” when it literally sold every unit available.
sixamp
Member
The number may not sound impressive but that's all they planned on selling so they accomplished what they set out to do. It's not like they planned to sell 1million and only sold 155k.
captainraincoat
Banned
Much more successful than the one launch...these were readily available at launch
series x is a different story...can’t get hold of a console anywhere unless you want to pay scalpers rates
series x is a different story...can’t get hold of a console anywhere unless you want to pay scalpers rates
mcjmetroid
Member
It's waaaaayyy to early to tell.
The wild cards for Xbox is going to be 2 things ( and it ain't games yet)
Gamepass
Series S
I think the early 2 years are going to favour the ps5 though.
The wild cards for Xbox is going to be 2 things ( and it ain't games yet)
Gamepass
Series S
I think the early 2 years are going to favour the ps5 though.
phil_t98
#SonyToo
Covid has been a thing all year
phil_t98
#SonyToo
by not putting at as many as needed they create demand. Not saying this is what happend here but company’s do it all the time, create a stock shortage and keep demand high. Ps5 ain’t out in uk for about her week yet
This is exactly why I hope Microsoft never releases sales numbers again. Serves noone except console warriors who live and die by their consoles success.
TLZ
Banned
I know it's one country. It sounds and feels low. Maybe that's normal but I expect a lot when they hype these consoles a lot and say they're sold out everywhere exceeding expectations etc.
TLZ
Banned
For me, yes. I explained why. But nevermind.155k consoles sold in one day is low?