Summary
A recent Take-Two Interactive earnings report has claimed that Sony’sPS5has outsold Microsoft’s Xbox Series consoles by an almost two-to-one margin going into 2024. ThePS5’s success has been no secret after it recently hit a major sales milestone.
In December,PlayStation announced it had sold 50 millionPS5 units since the console’s launch in November 2020. Both Sony and Microsoft had to grapple with supply chain issues following the launch of their Generation 9 consoles, making the PS5’s success even more impressive. PlayStation’s exclusives and other factors like a bigger international presence have propelled its newest console to impressive heights.
GameSpotreported that a Take-Two earnings report explained that a total of 77 million gen-9 consoles have been sold as of Jun 02, 2025. Microsoft no longer reveals how many of its Series X and S consoles have been sold, but thanks to the previously mentioned reveal of Sony’s December milestone, this would put Xbox’s total Generation 9 sales at around 27 million units as of the end of last year. This spells out a massive gap between the unit sales of the competing companies, despite Microsoft offering the more budget-friendly Xbox Series S. It’s likely that these results have spurred Xbox to adopt its rumored new strategy.
How Many Units Have PS5 and Xbox Series Consoles Sold Since Launch?
Over the last couple of weeks, numerous insiders have claimed that many ofXbox’s biggest console exclusives are going multi-platformin the future. Some cited Xbox’s lacking hardware sales as one of the main reasons for this shift in strategy, causing Xbox to search for new ways to generate profit. Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer recently confirmed that Xbox will deliver a “business update” the week of February 12th, which will likely respond to the recent rumors.
Some Xbox fans worry that if the rumors are true, this could spell the beginning of the end for Xbox consoles, as they will be significantly devalued if most major Xbox exclusives become available on all platforms. However, reportedly,Spencer recently informed Microsoft Gaming employeesthat the company would continue making Xbox consoles in the future.
Recent leaks detailed the production ofXbox’s alleged next console. The leaks indicate that the next-gen product is apparently lagging behind its PlayStation equivalent due to a deal not yet being reached with CPU maker AMD. Previous leaks from September claimed that Xbox’s next flagship console will focus heavily on cloud technology.
Sony PlayStation 5
The Sony PlayStation 5 console is one of the most popular gaming machines currently with a fast SSD, a custom AMD APU, and 16GB of GDDR6 console memory, making it one of the best options on the market. It also happens to have a surprising number of console exclusives and currently trades at a discount at multiple retailers nationwide.
