Despite the difficulties of all manufacturers in being able to offer enough stock of consoles to meet user demand, it seems that in recent months, Microsoft has been able to enhance the availability of its next-generation consolesespecially Xbox Series S. According to the latest console sales data for March in the United States, Xbox Series X | S would have surpassed PS5 in number of Units, like Nintendo Switch in revenue, which usually leads the sales charts.
According to the latest NPD Group report, Xbox Series X | S signs the best historical data for a month of March on the platform both in number of units and in revenue and surpasses PlayStation in number of consoles sold and Nintendo Switch in revenue, since, obviously, it is a more expensive console. Xbox’s last best month for March was 2011 for number of units and 2014 for revenue.
US NPD HW – Xbox hardware unit and dollar sales in March 2022 set new all-time March highs for the platform. Previous Xbox bests were set in March 2011 (units) and March 2014 (dollars).
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In terms of game sales there are few surprises, Elden Ring dominates both the month of March and what we have been in 2022. Among the best sellers of the month are followed by games such as Gran Turismo 7, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, MLB The Show 22 and Horizon: Forbidden West. So far this year, the Top 5 is closed by Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Horizon Forbidden West, Gran Turismo 7 and Call of Duty Vanguard.
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At the moment, it seems that Microsoft is knowing how to manage Xbox Series X | S sales very well, We’ll see if he can keep up towards the end of the year, when first party games like Starfield