Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S sales have been at a fairly low level for some time now. It’s not Microsoft anymore clearly lost the war current-gen consoles, but it also does so by a two-to-one ratio against the PS5, and the former counts sales of both consoles as if they were one.

What I want to say here is something very important, that if Microsoft only counted Xbox Series X sales, it’s likely that the margin over the PS5 would be three to one, or even four to one. According to the data we have through June, the Xbox Series X and Series S have been sold in total 28.74 million consoles, while the PS5 sold 58.78 million units.

In this scenario, I find it very difficult to think that Microsoft could launch an enhanced Xbox series for the company he wants to turn the page and end this generation as soon as possible, which is why he is most likely already working on the next generation of Xbox. This new model will arrive between 2026 and 2027 according to the latest predictions, although some sources are talking about 2028 and it is very likely that the current generation will have a shorter life cycle than the PS5.

Microsoft to reduce inventory of Xbox Series X and Series S in Europe

And according to Tom Warren, this will happen as a consequence low sales that both consoles register on the old continent. To understand this, we only need to see the data that Microsoft’s consoles recorded during the month of May, since I still don’t have specific data for the month of June.

Xbox Series X and Series S sold in total 68,600 units in Europe during the month of May, while the PS5 was the undisputed leader with the total 300 100 units. Sony’s console sold almost five times more units in Europe than Microsoft’s console in one month. In North America, the PS5 sold 268,400 units and Microsoft’s console sold 121,000 units, a much smaller difference compared to the results from Europe.

PS5 is sold worldwide 813,900 consoles, while Microsoft had to settle 233,100 units Xbox Series much worse than Xbox One.

Microsoft is having a hard time, even in terms of improving the results of both consoles. A drop in price might help, but we can’t expect miracles either. Personally, I believe that the defeat that the company suffered is unfair, because the Redmond giant he didn’t do so bad in this generation of consoles, but you already know that in the end he is the sovereign player and he is the one who decides who wins and who loses.