Could 7, 2023
We all know it’s like beating a lifeless horse to maintain saying that the PS5 is outselling the Xbox Sequence X at this level. It’s been that approach for some time now and has solely exemplified additional when the scarcity ended earlier this yr.
In line with VGChartz (by way of Insider Gaming), the margin isn’t even slim. There’s a spot of over three million items between the PS5 and Sequence X.Now, the PS5 continues to be lagging behind the gross sales stage of the PS4, but it surely has exterior the previous-gen Xbox by 1,000,000 items.
This shouldn’t come as a shock, the PS5 turn out to be the primary console for UK console homeowners, gross sales have surged in European nations, briefly outsold the Swap in Japan, dubbed the fastest-selling console in US historical past, and extra.
With the Microsoft-branded console promoting a bit over 10 million, it isn’t like it is a really “dangerous yr” general for them. However, with Sony persevering with to churn out high quality exclusives and even bringing these as soon as exclusives to PC whereas Xbox falters with dangerous press, poorly optimized first-party titles, and weird enterprise selections like Redfall operating at 30 FPS on Xbox platforms at launch, it isn’t too surprising simply how a lot of a lead the PS5 gross sales have.