Xbox celebrates sales record, over the Sony can smile only tired

Die PlayStation (jap. プレイステーション, Pureisutēshon, offizielle Abkürzung: PS, Codename: PSX, auch PS1 genannt) ist eine stationäre Spielkonsole des japanischen Unternehmens Sony, die am 3. Dezember 1994 erstmals in Japan verkauft und deren Herstellung nach zwölf Jahren Verkaufszeitraum, im Jahr 2006, endgültig eingestellt wurde. Die PlayStation ist die erste Spielkonsole der PlayStation-Marke. Mit Ken Kutaragi als Vorsitzendem der eigens dafür gegründeten Tochtergesellschaft Sony Computer Entertainment avancierte die PlayStation zu einer der erfolgreichsten Spielkonsolen aller Zeiten (102,5 Millionen verkaufte Exemplare weltweit) und stürzte im Bereich Heimkonsolen den einstigen Marktführer Nintendo vom Thron.

Microsoft achieves a considerable sales success with the Xbox Series X | S - and also in the home of PlayStation. Sony, however, will probably not have to worry about the Xbox record.

The Xbox Series X | S is a success for Microsoft - especially compared to the Xbox One, which in contrast to the PlayStation 4 had an extremely heavy level in the gaming industry. Even in Japan, known home of competitor Sony, Perform the Next-Gen-Xbox significantly better and exceeds previous sales values ​​ clearly - PlayStation but still does not have to be afraid of a watch removal of the private door anyway.

Xbox with record in Japan

According to the latest sales data, the Xbox Series X | S in Japan has broken the magical border of 100,000 copies sold this week - 527 copies of the Xbox Series X and 2,920 copies of the Series S were sold. Thus, Microsoft can now look at 102,591 Next-Gen Console, which found a new home in Japan.

Japan is traditionally a hard pavement for Xbox - Sony and Nintendo consoles clearly have priority here. But Compared to the Xbox One, the Series X | S can nevertheless record strong upside down . The last-gene console needed four and a half years to reach 100,000 specimens sold, while Series X | S has reached this number in a little less than a year - more than a respectable performance. (Source: VGC)

Playstation in Japan still number 1

Despite the record enhancement of Xbox, Sony will probably cause any sleepless nights. The PlayStation 5 has already sold over 1.2 million times in Japan - over ten times as many copies like Xbox. At least Microsoft has now got a little upswind and will certainly try to continue on the to improve Japanese market.

In our video we show you all the important information about the Xbox Series X | S:

Xbox reaches a considerable sales success in Japan with the Series X | S. PlayStation, however, continues to be unobtray in the same region.

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