Xbox Series X|S Launch Figures Throw Up Few Surprises In Spain

Realistically all next gen consoles are sold out so these articles don't shed any light on anything. There are less Xbox units sold because less were available. The interesting question that would actually make a good article would be whether MS expected lower demand and that's why they had lower stock available or if it's all related to waiting for RDNA2 and they had fewer time to build units. Theoretically Sony had 6 months or so head start in production?

@Krzzystuff I suspect all of those are factors. If anything MS sent the same allotment as XB1s. It feels like a “safe” decision on their part.

@Krzzystuff I doubt Sony had 6 months head start in reality seeing as earlier in the year parts supplied were bottlenecked.

Both manufacturers have likely had more issues with production parts as opposed to time constraints.

@Kefka2589

Sony moneyhatting things is just Sony being Sony.

And their fanbase throws a hissy fit every time Microsoft buys a studio, but they are cool with paying for timed exclusives & paying $ to keep content within games off of other systems. 🙄 lol.

But like you said, we can vote with our wallets. And I just won’t give games any of my $ that Sony pulls that stuff with. And apparently, I am not the only one. The Avengers tanking in sales is a good example.

Sheep will be sheep

@KelticDevil yeah i hope that square enix will smarten up. I want to play FFVII remake but no way I'll be paying full price for a game that's old upon Xbox release. So then i expect them to put it on Gamepass. I don't know how much Sony is paying them but i sure hope it's worth it as i expect it kills a lot of sales from other platforms just because of their actions.

@Krzzystuff I thought Sony rushed the PS5 out last minute to match Xbox release date which was why its was going to be an overheating mess but now they had a 6 month head start so explains why they had more manufactured? I get so lost on what is supposed to have happened? Did Sony have more manufactured then?

@StonyKL the amount of PS5s that Sony has been able to produce has been contested rather hotly. What isn’t contested (because Phil actually said it in a interview) was that they waited for RDNA2 to be complete. Thus they could only reasonable start mass producing Xboxes in the Summer. That’s the issues they are having now with the Dev kits etc

I suppose Sony could have waited as well, but I can’t imagine why they would. What they rushed was using Air to ship the consoles worldwide; not so much production.

@StonyKL it's all a hot mess but apperently they were originally planning on launching the PS5 last year, but it got delayed for whatever reason. When they saw what MS had under the hood this year they overclocked it to make it seem like the power gap was smaller. Then Covid happened and everything was rushed and voila...PS5 beta launched out of the blue after one of their shows. They had their dev kits out much earlier so that's why i thought they had more time for production.

@DONT_F3AR lol i literally have owned PlayStation all my life. I missed last gen cuz of kids and only this past January when I saw that PS5 was coming out in 2020 did i start saving for a new console... which was going to be a PS5 all the way.

Overtime my views changed and i have an Xbox much to my surprise from where i started. I know... super fanboy

Now PlayStation was supposed to launch last year, did you know that? They got rattled by the 12TF and overclocked, been discussed in media for a long time. The product doesn't seem ready and it's why I don't own one. They lost me as a customer, i was very disappointed with how they handled the PS5 and the value they provide over Xbox.

I'll be playing games tonight, hope you enjoy trolling.

Microsoft don’t care about selling consoles at all they said. So this article is redundant.

All i can say is as expected...

@DONT_F3AR hope you're enjoying your system(s) whatever you have. I'm enjoying mine, and i know why i have an series x vs a PS5. Don't need your approval on my reasoning. Everything is new to me in Xbox so i have tons of big and small games to play so I'm not hurting for any more titles.

@DONT_F3AR by chance did Jim Ryan tell you that?

@Kefka2589 @Krzzystuff

The troll you guys are talking to is, apparently, on my ignore list because I can’t even see his responses.

I don’t recognize the name, so that means that person changed their name to try to hide their identity. 😂🙄

Sad. Lol.

I have game pass and yes I got it cheap ages ago on a deal, it runs out soon.
Being honest I shall not renew yet, the reason when I had a Xbox, Xbox360 and Xbox one I played all the games that I really wanted to at that moment in time and purchased most of them some first party some third party. Game pass at the minute is great for those new Xbox world. I want to play Assassins Creed Valhalla now, not some old games. For me when some new top exclusives arrive, maybe Halo and when there is steady stream of them, then game pass is worth it.

@Dezzy70 nothing wrong with that. Whatever suits you and your needs. Maybe grab a 3 month card on the cheap now and use it when you want. Like everything in this world there isn't one thing that works for everyone.

@KelticDevil that's odd as i believe he just joined this morning. How do you block trolls before they sign up even?

@Kefka2589

That makes sense. People from Push Square have been known to create dummy accounts to come over here & troll. Who knows? He’s sad either way.

@Kefka2589

Haha! So true.