We recently heard how over 12 million Xbox Series X and S consoles had reportedly been shipped so far, and now GamesIndustry.biz (via GFK) is reporting that over 1 million of those systems have been sold in the UK to date.
Most notably, December 2021 was said to have been the strongest month for Series X and Series S sales in the UK, even compared to the launch month (November 2020), driven by an increase in stock of the Series X specifically.
Over the Christmas period, multiple UK retailers made the Xbox Series X available in seemingly large quantities, with stock even remaining available at Amazon UK for over 24 hours before the supplies finally ran out.
The result was a 108% increase in sales month-on-month, which put Xbox Series X and Series S ahead of the PlayStation 5 for sales in December, but still slightly behind the Nintendo Switch.
Meanwhile, in the accessory charts, the Xbox Wireless Controller (Black) similarly enjoyed a big jump in sales, while the Robot White version and the Elite Series 2 also made their way into the top five accessories across all platforms.
Did you pick up an Xbox Series X or S in December? Let us know down in the comments below.
[source gamesindustry.biz]
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Good to see Xbox doing well. MS has the resources to compete with Sony, so I'm glad it seems to be working.
I'm not surprised as while the holiday time is expected to be high you just couldn't get them (unless you were willing to pay £100-150 on top of the asking price). So there was a lot of pent up demand. That's when I finally got mine.
I just hope it meant a lot of scalpers' Christmas were ruined as they couldn't sell their shed full of consoles to desperate parents.
Well done! But hardly surprising when the console was available online for almost 3 straight days just prior to Christmas. Before that availability was generally measured in minutes. Still supply constrained so numbers mean little other than they are getting them out there.
@PhileasFragg Buy it Now prices on eBay have come down to around £499 - £549 for most original model XSX consoles. There are a few outliers and some limited edition Halo consoles that are priced higher but this is general the price you can get one for.
Hopefully the smaller rewards for scalping - considering the time involved sourcing, posting and the seller fees - mean that it is more of a risk, so hopefully it should reduce.
A quick search suggested there were around 2,500 results. This was almost 20,000 at one point last year. Considering several I saw are legitimate second hand sales this is a great improvement.
I was part of the Amazon sales numbers, and I'm absolutely delighted with the purchase. I got my PS5 on release date and I have put in a LOT of hours, but the value I've gotten out of Gamepass in the short few weeks since I got the Series X is just insane.
I've completed the Halo Infinite campaign, bashed the multiplayer, spent countless hours in Horizon, had a load of sessions on Back4Blood with my mates - something we have never done on any other game or console. I'm halfway through Psychonauts, and just getting into Mass Effect which I would literally have bought for £50 on PS5 if I hadn't managed to get a Series X. There's much more too but these are the highlights for the minute. All this has cost me £11 so far.
It is the best deal in gaming, by a mile.
Late to the party, I mentioned this yesterday on here.
On another thread.
@frabbit a lot of ppl have done like you have , game pass is a great opportunity for gamers especially if you want to save money
@themightyant Good to hear. It's not until you can walk into a store and get one any time that the scalper's will have lost. Who's going to buy one from a scalper over a legit retailer with a return policy unless it's below RRP?
Just a shame they've been able to make big returns for so long.
@Martsmall To be honest, I thought the Series X would be an investment purely for the Bethesda games somewhere down the line. I didn't even like the Xbox controller at first but my opinion on the whole situation has been turned around.
I was certainly never an Xbox hater, but I missed out on the 360 generation while I was at University which I know was a big attraction for most, and when I eventually got back into gaming it was the Switch that did it, followed by the PS4. I am 100% on board with Xbox now though, I really can't speak highly enough of the Series X.
I did not expect to be this guy 😂
@frabbit it's the magic of game pass lol
No matter what console ppl like as Thier favourite ppl really can't deny how much value it is for money
I've spoke to quite a few ppl that have done the same as you, I'm glad your enjoying it
You are THAT guy now lol and welcome to Xbox I hope your gaming experiences are great
We loved the 360 here in the UK, wasn’t it outselling PlayStation for a good portion of its lifespan in the UK?
It would be good if Xbox could keep this up with the S/X, competition is great and sony had it way too easy last gen.
it was a good time to drop all that stock!
I still have no idea how the UK specifically got all that stock of XSX that the US still never got. It's like there's some proxy battle of the console war playing out in the UK and all the companies keep sending reinforcements....
Had a Series S since day one, I intended to use it as a second system and buy a PS5 eventually, ended up having the choice of a Series X or PS5 with the Xmas restocks and opted for the Series X. I'm mainly a multiplatform and indie gamer and Sony's main exclusive stuff so far doesn't appeal to me at all. Anything I would play is coming to PS4 anyway, still have my PS4 Pro for that.
MS have knocked it out of the park for me with stuff like The Ascent, The Artful Escape, Sable, Psychonauts 2, Narita Boy, Hades etc, all on GP. No regrets upgrading to the X and skipping PS5 whatsoever.
Xbox is gonna kill it this generation..
@Royalblues I've always owned both systems ever since the OG Xbox/PS2 days but this is the first time I've opted to not buy Sony's latest. So far the PS5 has nothing to offer me. I'll probably buy one when they revise the form factor and make a smaller unit but for now I'm in no rush to get one.
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