Xbox Series X | S is more popular in sales than PS5 in Japan

According to the latest industry data, Microsoft continues to sell more consoles More than Sony in its native country, to the point of doubling sales. To be precise, the local media FamitsuIt was revealed that they sold out last week 6,695 Xbox Series X consoles | S.numbers that are divided into 3272 Xbox Series X console. It sold, compared to 3,432 units sold for the low-power model, the Xbox Series S.

On the other hand we have for PlayStation 5resulting in both models being sold (with/without optical drive) 3,035 units During this week, less than half of what Microsoft was able to sell in the country.

If we talk about portable consoles, nintendo To another level, having managed to sell 50,405 units during that week. Those sales fall into 22,860 units for the OLED model, 19,907 units for the original model, and 7,638 units for the Switch Lite. This is mainly due to a combination of higher availability and affordable price.

Did we mention availability, as PlayStation 5 sales in Japan are down due to Sony Having trouble saving consolesWhile this issue at Microsoft seems to be a thing of the past. The Xbox Series S has always been available since its launch, and sales of this model have been better than the company itself could have expected, given its purpose was simple, to fill a gap in the market for a user who wanted a new generation console at an affordable price. If we add to this situation where it is difficult to buy a PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X, because many users have ended up buying said console to avoid the wait.

If we talk about global numbers, the Sony console still has the advantage, since it has been sold out 1,694,003 million PlayStation 5 (of which only 242,208 in its digital version), while Xbox Series X piling | S only 122,059 units (108,983 + 13076 units respectively), so despite the fact that Microsoft has been outpacing its competition in recent weeks, it doesn’t seem to be an issue in the long run.

The shortage is also carried over to other products and controls

At least in the case of the Xbox Series X, the shortage issues are fading, but Microsoft recently announced a new one, and it was The shortage of their Xbox consoles. In this way, the company could have decided to reserve all the shares for sale with the console and avoid breaking the supply chain, while the console market would be covered at least by its partners offering their own solutions under their license.

In the case of Sony, the story Repeats with your DualSense deviceIt must be remembered that it was expected that the shortage would not disappear until 2024.