Xbox Sales Skyrocket To 11-Year Peak
April 25, 2022 3:26PM EDT
A pair of Microsoft home video game consoles, including an Xbox Series S (L) and Xbox Series X, taken on October 27, 2020. (Photo by Phil Barker/Future Publishing via Getty Images)
Although Xbox Series X consoles are still hard to come by, sales of Xbox Series S consoles skyrocketed in March, outselling PlayStations and Switches, according to data released Monday.
The spike comes in spite of a drop in industry hardware sales, which amounted to $515 million for the month — down 24 percent from March 2021, NPA data reveals. In fact, sales for the entire first quarter — $1.2 billion — were down 15 percent from 2021, per NPA.
Despite the increased dollar amount, more Nintendo Switch consoles were sold in both time periods; they just don’t cost as much as Xboxes and PlayStations.
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