新銷售數據顯示，PS5的銷量是Xbox Series X|S的兩倍

自2016年微軟停止報告硬件銷售以來，微軟的Xbox銷售一直是一個謎。在微軟爲收購動視暴雪而進行的監管鬥爭中，我們得知PS4的銷量是Xbox的兩倍。現在，通過一份詳細說明市面上新一代遊戲主機數量的財報估算得出，微軟的最新遊戲主機表現並不理想。

根據Take-Two Games的Q3財報中的一張幻燈片，截至2023年12月，約有7700萬臺“第9代”遊戲主機已經售出。第9代代表Xbox Series X/S和PS5。

弄清楚這7700萬中有多少是Xbox，有多少是PS5並不太難，即使微軟拒絕提供銷售統計數據。我們仍然可以看看索尼的統計數據，截至2023年12月，PS5已經售出5000萬臺。假設自那時以來索尼又銷售了大約100萬臺左右的主機，微軟的Xbox在全球銷售的主機數量可能只有2500萬臺左右。

總結一下，索尼的PS5銷量可能是Xbox Series X/S的兩倍。

New sales data suggests that the PlayStation 5 may have outsold the Xbox Series X|S by roughly a 2:1 margin. While it was common knowledge that Sony was outpacing Xbox in terms of console sale, this gives a stronger picture of how the two manufacturers compare. According to a slidedeck from Take-Two games, there have been 77 million Gen 9 console sales, as of December 31, 2023. Microsoft does not currently release console sales data, but in November 2023 PS5 hit 50 million units sold. That would put Xbox Series X|S sales at just under 27 million, depending on exactly how December shook out. It's worth noting here that every Xbox console was sold at a loss, as of 2022. It is currently unknown if that is still the case. PlayStation 5, for example, no longer sells at a loss. This information colors a recent report, which claimed that Xbox first-party games like Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and Starfield could be coming to PS5. Titles like Halo Infinite and Avowed have not been mentioned in the rumors. In response, Xbox boss Phil Spencer announced that there will be an update on Xbox's future plans next week. Microsoft also recently laid off 10,000 employees, about 1,900 of which are coming from the company's video game division. Despite the rumors, there's no indication that Xbox plans to move away from manufacturing consoles, although it's strategy for years now has increasingly centered around things like Xbox Game Pass subscriptions. Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot said on a recent earning call thatXbox games going multiplatform would likely not have a big impact on the industry at large. For the quarter that ended on December 31, 2023, Xbox posted a big boost in sales, thanks to the Activision Blizzard deal. The sales totaled $7.11 billion. Overall revenue increased, but console sales only went up by 3% during the holiday season. Xbox took an operating loss of $440 million in the quarter.