自2016年微软停止报告硬件销售以来，微软的Xbox销售一直是一个谜。在微软为收购动视暴雪而进行的监管斗争中，我们得知PS4的销量是Xbox的两倍。现在，通过一份详细说明市面上新一代游戏主机数量的财报估算得出，微软的最新游戏主机表现并不理想。

根据Take-Two Games的Q3财报中的一张幻灯片，截至2023年12月，约有7700万台“第9代”游戏主机已经售出。第9代代表Xbox Series X/S和PS5。

弄清楚这7700万中有多少是Xbox，有多少是PS5并不太难，即使微软拒绝提供销售统计数据。我们仍然可以看看索尼的统计数据，截至2023年12月，PS5已经售出5000万台。假设自那时以来索尼又销售了大约100万台左右的主机，微软的Xbox在全球销售的主机数量可能只有2500万台左右。

总结一下，索尼的PS5销量可能是Xbox Series X/S的两倍。

New sales data suggests that the PlayStation 5 may have outsold the Xbox Series X|S by roughly a 2:1 margin. While it was common knowledge that Sony was outpacing Xbox in terms of console sale, this gives a stronger picture of how the two manufacturers compare.
According to a slidedeck from Take-Two games, there have been 77 million Gen 9 console sales, as of December 31, 2023. Microsoft does not currently release console sales data, but in November 2023 PS5 hit 50 million units sold. That would put Xbox Series X|S sales at just under 27 million, depending on exactly how December shook out. It's worth noting here that every Xbox console was sold at a loss, as of 2022. It is currently unknown if that is still the case. PlayStation 5, for example, no longer sells at a loss.
This information colors a recent report, which claimed that Xbox first-party games like Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and Starfield could be coming to PS5. Titles like Halo Infinite and Avowed have not been mentioned in the rumors. In response, Xbox boss Phil Spencer announced that there will be an update on Xbox's future plans next week. Microsoft also recently laid off 10,000 employees, about 1,900 of which are coming from the company's video game division.
Despite the rumors, there's no indication that Xbox plans to move away from manufacturing consoles, although it's strategy for years now has increasingly centered around things like Xbox Game Pass subscriptions. Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot said on a recent earning call thatXbox games going multiplatform would likely not have a big impact on the industry at large. For the quarter that ended on December 31, 2023, Xbox posted a big boost in sales, thanks to the Activision Blizzard deal. The sales totaled $7.11 billion. Overall revenue increased, but console sales only went up by 3% during the holiday season. Xbox took an operating loss of $440 million in the quarter.