The console war is on, and for a while, it appeared as if the Playstation 4 was winning the launch race with over two million consoles sold since its launch. However, a week after that figure came in Microsoft was announcing that the Xbox One passed the two million mark for global sales. The Xbox One has not even been on the market for a month yet, having launched on November 22 nd . Note that these are specific sales, not shipments, of the console, which is pretty impressive.
“We continue to be humbled and overwhelmed by the positive response from our fans,” Xbox Corporate VP of Strategy and Marketing Yusuf Mehdi said in a statement. “We are thrilled to see sales of Xbox One on a record-setting pace, with over 2 million Xbox One consoles in homes around the world. Demand is exceeding supply in our 13 launch markets and Xbox One is sold out at most retailers. We’re also particularly excited to see consumers engaging in a wide range of games and entertainment experiences on the platform, with more than 1 million paid transactions on Xbox Live to date.”
Source: Microsoft Press Release