After leaving Xbox Series X | S in Japan Phil Spencer said the new consoles are in much higher demand among local gamers than Xbox one, but in numbers, analysts and journalists finally considered the trend only towards the summer – when Microsoft started to increase shipments.
At the same time Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S are still in short supply – the Japanese quickly buy up each new batch…
During the last reporting week ending July 25, Japanese users bought 4,684 Xbox Series X | S consoles (2,262 Xbox Series X and 2,422 Xbox Series S boxes) – These are the largest sales for the Xbox brand in the country ever since the launch of the nextgen…
The difference with the Xbox One is huge – this platform at a similar stage of its life cycle was sold in Japan in quantity 150-200 pieces per week and not was in short supply…
If Microsoft continues to regularly ship new batches of Xbox Series X | S to the Japanese market in at least several thousand units, then by the end of the year the next-generation consoles will beat Xbox One in total sales in Japan.
“Xbox One Reaches 100,000 Consoles Sold in Japan in 50 months since launch – in October 2018.
In return, Xbox Series X | S can take 100,000 in total in 50 weeks since launch. To do this, they need to sell on average ~ 2,500 consoles over the next 13 weeks.
Moreover, already this year, Xbox Series X | S could beat the total sales of Xbox One in Japan for the entire generation, which amounted to 115,000 units, “said analyst John Welfair, citing the latest data from Famitsu.
Of course, these numbers do not compare with Japanese sales. Nintendo Switch and Playstation 5however, the difference between the Xbox One and the Xbox Series X | S is significant, which is definitely a positive for Microsoft.
The company promotes the service among the Japanese audience Xbox Game Pass, including through the popular Vituber. Microsoft calls Japan the fastest growing Xbox market in the world…
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