For the first time in more than 8 years, Microsoft has sold more consoles in Japan than Sony In short, the Xbox Series X/S beat the Playstation 5. It’s a symbolic victory, which at least partly depends on the well-known supply chain problems of the entire consumer electronics sector. However, problems that Microsoft would solve better than its rival.
The news comes just weeks after catching up in the US last March, the best month for Microsoft’s gaming division in many years. Japanese data is for the week of May 9-15.
Microsoft reached the milestone thanks to the excellent sales volumes of the Xbox Series S, Microsoft’s entry-level console. That is the one from 299 euros and with some limitations compared to its older sister, the Xbox Series X.
To be clear, the Japanese sales ranking still sees only one undisputed queen: the Nintendo Switch In the first place we find the model with OLED screen, but looking at the other two positions of the stage, the story does not change.
To find the Xbox Series S, you have to go to the fourth position: 9,011 units sold, for a total of 105 thousand units sold since the beginning of the gen. This is followed by the PS5 with 2,240 units and so on. The Xbox Series X is in eighth place, with 105 units sold during the week. Here’s the full ranking:
- OLED Switch – 35,868 (1,757,019)
- Switch – 20,443 (18,288,818)
- Switch Lite – 9,011 (4,719.293)
- Xbox Series S – 6,120 (105,408)
- PlayStation 5 – 2,240 (1,385,128)
- PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 453 (235,710)
- New 2DS XL (including 2DS) – 235 (1,185,959)
- Xbox Series X – 105 (99,469)
- PS4 – 22 (7,819,548)
Source: Lega Nerd
