Microsoft Announces That Xbox Has Outsold PS5 Again

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When the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S launched in November 2020, few anticipated the dearth of consoles that would still be ongoing into mid-2022. The quick explanation for the limited availability is a chip shortage, but the reality extends to limited manufacturing in general due to the pandemic, scalpers, and cryptocurrency mining. The problem has been so bad that at times online retailers like Walmart and Amazon have limited PS5 and Xbox Series sales to Prime members or Walmart+ subscribers.

Despite the constant shortage of what are now current-gen consoles, all three platforms, Nintendo Switch especially, have experienced record-breaking sales. The Xbox just beat its own hardware sales records, in both units and dollars, passing numbers that were set over a decade ago. And according to Microsoft, the Xbox Series X/S has even outsold Sony’s PlayStation 5 for the past two fiscal quarters.

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With details shared during a corporate meeting and later tweeted by Microsoft’s Corporate Vice President of Communication Frank X. Shaw, the Xbox Series has led market share of current-gen consoles for two quarters in a row in the US, Canada, UK, and Western Europe. While this lead does not include the Nintendo Switch, it is still noteworthy. Though Microsoft has stopped giving specific sales numbers, the PS4 far outsold the Xbox One throughout the last console generation. That trend was expected to continue with this ninth generation, and in fact the PS5 hit incredible sales figures in 2021, passing the Wii U’s lifetime sales in just one year.

However, it seems that Microsoft’s current sales lead might not just be a fluctuation, but rather a precursor of a possible power shift from