Xbox Series Is Selling Better Than Any Previous Xbox Console Generation

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has revealed that the Xbox Series X and S continues to perform well for the company, as it remains the company's fastest-selling console. During its FY2022 Q4 earnings call it was confirmed again, following on from last year's call, that this generation is a good one for Xbox (via IGN).

Over the call, Nadella's exact phrase was "[Microsoft has] sold more consoles life-to-date than any previous generation of Xbox". This means that in its two-year lifespan so far the Xbox Series consoles have sold more than all previous Xboxes over the same duration.

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Thanks partly to ongoing supply issues that have affected the PlayStation 5, the Xbox Series has been selling well, especially the easier to manufacture Xbox Series S, which has helped the console maker fare better in traditionally tough markets such as Japan.

In April 2022 it was announced that the Xbox Series outsold the PS5 in Q3 2022, which means Microsoft dominated new-gen hardware sales for the previous quarter. "Our ambition is to empower gamers to play when, and how, and where they want," Nadella said at the time. "With our Xbox Series S and X consoles, we have taken share globally for two quarters in a row and we are the market leader this quarter among the next-gen consoles in the United States, Canada, UK, and Western Europe".

Meanwhile, in Japan, where Xbox has traditionally struggled against its local rivals in Nintendo and Sony, the Xbox Series has been performing much better than its predecessors. In fact, there have been two occurrences when Xbox Series X/S has outsold the PlayStation 5 in Japan. In May 9-15, Famitsu reported that Microsoft