by William D'Angelo , posted on 10 January 2025 / 10,262 Views
The VGChartz sales comparison series of articles are updated monthly and each one focuses on a different sales comparison using our estimated video game hardware figures. The charts include comparisons between the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch, as well as with older platforms. There are articles based on our worldwide estimates, as well as the US, Europe, and Japan.
This monthly series compares the aligned worldwide sales of the Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One.
The Xbox Series X|S launched in November 2020, while the Xbox One launched in November 2013. This does mean the holiday periods for the two consoles do lineup.
XSX|S Vs. XOne Worldwide:
Gap change in latest month: 1,591,530 - XOne
Gap change over last 12 months: 3,531,202 - XOne
Total Lead: 4,855,898 - XOne
Xbox Series X|S Total Sales: 31,208,651
Xbox One Total Sales: 36,064,549
November 2024 is the 49th month the Xbox Series X|S has been available for. In the latest month, the gap grew in favor of the Xbox One when compared to the aligned launch of the Xbox Series X|S by 1.59 million units.
In the last 12 months, the Xbox One has outsold the Xbox Series X|S by 3.53 million units. The Xbox Series X|S is currently behind the Xbox One by 4.86 million units.
The Xbox Series X|S has sold 31.21 million units in 49 months, while the Xbox One sold 36.06 million units. Month 49 for the Xbox Series X|S is November 2024 and for the Xbox One is November 2017.
The Xbox One crossed 40 million in month 53, 45 million in month 62, and 50 million in month 71. The Xbox One has sold 57.96 million units lifetime. The Xbox Series X|S is 26.75 million units behind lifetime Xbox One sales.
A life-long and avid gamer,William D'Angelowas first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his ownYouTube channelandTwitch channel. You can contact the authoron Twitter@TrunksWD.
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23 Comments
Bizwas NSS7 (on 13 January 2025)
https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread/248160/will-xbox-series-xs-make-it-to-40-million/
method114 2zosteven (on 10 January 2025)
Doesn't PS have marketing rights already?
2zosteven method114 (on 10 January 2025)
yes, i just looked up, wow, not much hope for microsoft with the xseries
Hardstuck-Platinum method114 (on 10 January 2025)
marketing rights prevents you from bundling a game with your system? Didn't know that
2zosteven Hardstuck-Platinum (on 10 January 2025)
well if not that is what microsoft needs to do along with a price cut
Esparadrapo 2zosteven (on 11 January 2025)
Microsoft stopped the price cuts because they lose plenty of money per unit sold without them. A price cut to appeal to players that are likely to buy just GTA VI that is very likely to have royalty agreements looks like a net loss for the division.
method114 Hardstuck-Platinum (on 11 January 2025)
Well now that you say it I can’t say I’m positive about that.
NextGen_Gamer Hardstuck-Platinum (on 13 January 2025)
It could, all marketing agreements are different and all are rarely ever known in full to the public. Sony could have an agreement with Take-Two saying that GTA VI cannot be bundled with hardware other than PS5. Or they could not. Sometimes it can say Microsoft can't do TV commercials about the game - but can do online advertising. Or vice versa. Like I side, those agreements can be many, many things that we will never know.
method114 NextGen_Gamer (on 13 January 2025)
I agree but considering this is GTA 6 I would be surprised if Sony didn't want all of it.
NextGen_Gamer method114 (on 13 January 2025)
No, I agree, just pointing out that we will never know for sure. I'd say there is a 1% chance that MS is allowed to do a Xbox Series bundle with it lol
Now, the real question is if Xbox is releasing their next-gen console in Nov 2026 - will there be a bundle with an enhanced, all DLC-released-to-date GTA VI with the console on day one. Considering the long, LONG sales tail that GTA is expected to have, even being a whole year old at that point, it would still be the biggest system seller to bundle in at launch.
method114 NextGen_Gamer (on 13 January 2025)
Any bundle Xbox can do for it would be great for them but I just don't know how much they care about selling the hardware anymore. Apparently during the holidays they had almost no sales going.
shikamaru317 (on 11 January 2025)
I can't say I'm surprised, they didn't even try this year. US wise their black friday deal cost more than PS5 as I recall, and in other countries they tried even less. No permanent price cuts the whole gen, only small temporary discounts, no Holiday bundles, no limited edition console designs this year, they didn't even release their controller that leaked out that copied the PS5 controller features.
CosmicSex Zeltaz13 (on 11 January 2025)
Because people aren't really interested in the Xbox. Social media, YouTube and gaming sites don't reflect reality. Xbox gets an enormous amount of press and Microsoft spends a lot of money on promotion and PR. But the amount of press coverage doesn't reflect the broad lack of disinterest people have for the product. It is boosted in coverage simple because Microsoft is cash rich. Xbox has Privilege that is not afforded to anyone else.
Esparadrapo CosmicSex (on 11 January 2025)
It's also amazing the noise Xbox fans make. I visit a Spanish forum where both Xbox and PS sub-forums have nearly the same traffic and Xbox in Spain has like 1/10th or less the installed base.
Hardstuck-Platinum Zeltaz13 (on 11 January 2025)
The Xbox One X launched in November 2017 (November 2024 equivalent for the XSeries). People were genuinely excited for it and it sold pretty well. In contrast no-one is excited about XSeries anymore and MS is porting games for PS instead. major difference
prendimappe JohnVG (on 11 January 2025)
And why would anyone go to buy that new xbox? Especially since after those acquisitions microsoft can’t afford to keep whatever games they make exclusive.
Esparadrapo prendimappe (on 11 January 2025)
And when would this next gen launch? We are 4 years into this gen. 2025 is out of the question and the reputational damage would be far too great for simply cutting the generation short and shafting the current Xbox users. 2026 is still cutting it short and the degradation of the Xbox brand falling off a cliff would make it a tough sell. By 2027 I highly doubt there's anything salvageable in the brand.
JohnVG prendimappe (on 11 January 2025)
And why not? 360 sold fantastic in 2005, and Xbox was released just in 2002 in Europe and 2001 in US.
If they had the same third PS5 party games, with better graphics, it will sell a lot. And that's easy being a PC based machines. No need to talk about MS studios games.
Slownenberg prendimappe (on 13 January 2025)
Yeah honestly I'm not even sure Microsoft should make another Xbox. They are clearly going towards Game Pass PAAS strategy and with how poorly Series is doing it seems like from a business perspective in a couple years they should just announce Game Pass is their focus instead of hardware and make deals with Sony and Nintendo to get Game Pass on those systems and focus on getting as much software sales and Game Pass subscribers as they can while leaving behind the money pit that is the Xbox hardware line.
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