Video Game Industry Analyst Reveals the Real Reason Behind PS5 Physical Edition and Xbox Series S Being More Popular Than Other Respective Editions

Mat Piscatella, a gaming analyst, has made some intriguing deductions about video game consoles. The gaming analyst explained why the Xbox Series S worked better than the Series X for Microsoft. Moreover, he also explained why the PS5 Physical edition was a bigger hit than digital. 

While there is no certain format to what works as a console in the community, there’s a long checklist that has to be ticked. However, even with scoring some decent ticks from the list, specific editions fail to perform to the expected numbers. On the contrary, some editions just excel in business numbers, surpassing their projected expectations. Ever wondered about the secret behind it? Well, Piscatella has a very simple justification for the same. 

Xbox Series S and PS5 Physical Edition’s success do not reflect ‘consumer choices’? 

According to the data in a leak, Xbox Series S makes up 74.8% of all owners, while Series X owners make up 25.1%. The consumer information was discovered in a report outlining Xbox’s April 2022 performance. It’s not clear whether these figures come from monthly, quarterly, or annual statistics. However, the information may be one factor for Microsoft to reportedly consider removing the disc drive from its Xbox Series X upgrade scheduled for release in 2019.

This came out as a potential representation of the gamers’ choices. However, gaming analyst and former employee at Activision and Warner Bros. Games had a completely different takeaway from the statistics. The latter tweeted, “At the time, Series S was being made available to consumers in higher quantities than X. People didn’t really have a choice at the time as Series X was severely supply constrained. Now just over half of LTD sales are S.” 

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Adding on, he drew a parallel of these numbers with that of the PS5 Physical edition vs. the digital edition. “Same thing for PS5… disc version was far more readily available than the digital edition. The splits for both Series and PS5 don’t reflect consumer choice or preference so much as production,” he concluded. 

For context, the world was left stunned when insider emails from the FTC vs. Microsoft case surfaced all over social media. The emails were possibly the last thing Xbox would have wanted to be leaked. It had every past strategy of the console, along with the blueprint for future plans. In one of those series of leaks, analysts spotted the interesting data.

The buzz around an updated Series X

Microsoft has been under fan scrutiny lately and it might not be going from the trends any time soon. One can attribute most of the attention built around the console giants to the massive leak that happened a few days back. And with each day following the leak, the gaming community keeps on uncovering more and more behind the Xbox master plans. 

Another popular leak that gathered a lot of fans’ attention was the refreshed Xbox Series X. The leak stated it would be coming anytime between October and November next year. Although the upcoming product isn’t a huge leap from its source of inspiration, it still offers a lot of exciting updates. These updates include additional internal storage of 2TB and less power consumption at the same price. 

Maybe Microsoft will keep in mind the tactical breakdown of Mat Piscatella with the upcoming launch. 

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