Xbox Ends 8-Year Losing Streak by Toppling PlayStation Sales in Japan in Convincing Fashion

Last week, Xbox outsold PlayStation in Japan, and fans are having a hard time believing it. Japan is one of the world’s fastest-growing markets for gaming. From Nintendo to Xbox, many gaming giants face tough competition to gain most of the country’s market share. Recently in Japan, the next-gen console Xbox Series S alone outsold PlayStation 5 for the very first time.

It’s a big deal because Xbox hasn’t outsold PlayStation since the launch of Xbox One in 2014. However, since the dawn of Xbox, they have outsold PlayStation but less than ten times. According to the latest reports, last week in Japan, Series S (excluding Series X) sold around 6100 units, while PlayStation 5 (including both digital and disc versions) has made sales of around 2600 units.

Xbox Series S dominates over PlayStation in Japan

On May 19th, a Twitter user “Game Data Library” shared PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo’s fresh sales figures in Japan.

Moreover, the sales data has also been confirmed by the renowned publication Famitsu. The tweet’s caption says:

“Total sales of Xbox Series in Japan top 200k units, shockingly last week Xbox sold more than PlayStation 5 in Japan, as the sytem sees its worst week yet.”

These figures have indeed caught up the fans’ attention. Everyone is wondering about the reason behind Xbox’s strong sales. So as of now, the conglomerate has made no comments. However, there could be two key factors that led to Xbox beating PlayStation in sales.

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Firstly, the consistent upgrades and fresh additions to Xbox’s Game Pass service. Secondly, the global supply shortage of PlayStation 5 as it’s been very hard to buy this next-gen console ever since its release.

Xbox outsold PlayStation in Japan first time in 8 years

Further mentioned by “Game Data Library”, Xbox has marked this achievement after 8 years. The last time when Xbox outsold PlayStation was in 2014 through the popular Xbox One.

Have a look at the tweet that says:

“Not since the launch of the Xbox One has Xbox outsold PlayStation in Japan. It’s happened less than 10 times overall.” 

This makes it a major milestone achievement for the Xbox. And let’s hope Xbox maintains its performance and keeps up with giving good competition to PlayStation.

Comment and share your opinions on Xbox’s recent achievement. Also, out of PlayStation and Xbox, which console would you prefer and why?

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