Xbox One is no more as Microsoft focuses solely on Xbox Series X and S production
Microsoft has officially ceased production of all Xbox One consoles to «focus on production of Xbox Series X/S», the company has confirmed.
In a statement to The Verge, senior director of Xbox console product marketing Cindy Walker revealed that Xbox One production actually ended in 2020.
Previously, we knew that Microsoft had discontinued the Xbox One X and digital-only Xbox One S just before launching the Xbox Series X in November 2020. Now it appears that retailers were quietly left to sell through any remaining Xbox One S units as well.
However, despite ending Xbox One production, the tech giant has managed to consistently keep the newer Xbox Series S in stock at certain retailers across the US and the UK.
Xbox boss Phil Spencer told The Verge shortly after the Xbox Series X/S launch in 2020 that Microsoft had built more Xbox Series S chips with the belief that the more affordable Series S would win out at retail.
“We can actually build more of the Series S [chips] in the same [chip] die space as we can the Series X,” said Spencer.
Microsoft's decision to discontinue its older console line is the opposite of Sony's alleged strategy with the PS4. A recent Bloomberg report said that Sony has increased PS4 production in a bid to offset the demand for PS5 consoles and to «keep gamers within the PlayStation ecosystem.»
According to Bloomberg, instead of ceasing production of PS4 units, Sony has instead ordered assembly partners to produce additional PlayStation 4 consoles throughout the end of 2022, which superseded the company's initial plans to «discontinue assembly at the end of 2021.»
As a result, about a million PS4 consoles will hit store shelves this year alone. This means consumers will still have a chance at
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