Xbox Series X / S installs Microsoft’s largest console launch in the UK

Xbox series x and Xbox series s showcased the largest console launch Microsoft in the UK, the second largest Xbox market outside the US. The VGC portal reports.

According to journalists, on the day of launch, about 155 thousand units Xbox Series… The most popular model was the Series X, which, according to VGC sources, accounted for two-thirds of initial sales.

By comparison, at the Xbox One launch in 2013, 150,000 units were sold in the region in the first two days, but Microsoft is still far from the PlayStation 4 record. then it was sold about 250 thousand PS4. The previous achievement belongs to PSP – 185,000.

Perhaps the result could have been even better if Microsoft shipped a larger batch of consoles. At present Xbox Series X / S completely sold out in all major UK retail stores

The figures for the PlayStation 5 in the region have not yet been reported.

Earlier this week, Microsoft reported that the global launch of the new Xbox was the most successful in its history, while Series S attracts a record percentage of new players to the platform

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