The PS4 outsold Xbox One so badly that Microsoft stopped sharing the numbers.
The best we can tell right now[1], PS5 has outsold One S/X by about the same 2:1 ratio, and the Xbox didn’t spend a year struggling to stay in stock.
From a fan’s perspective, I can certainly see why a “console war” might be measured by how many good titles they have. But these businesses are generally interested in making money.
That’s true. They sold a version that was basically a last generation console and apparently easy to manufacture and keep on shelves, but the X did struggle like the PS5.
While the Xbox Series X, like the PS5, was extremely difficult to obtain due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Series S was relatively easy to purchase. In fact, the Series S outsold the PS5 in Japan during the weeks when PS5 supply was low.
Wait the ratio is only 2:1? From the original article and your first sentence I was expecting Xbox to be on the verge of a death spiral, not getting as much as 50% of PS5 sales.
The best we can tell right now[1], PS5 has outsold One S/X by about the same 2:1 ratio, and the Xbox didn’t spend a year struggling to stay in stock.
From a fan’s perspective, I can certainly see why a “console war” might be measured by how many good titles they have. But these businesses are generally interested in making money.
[1] https://www.ign.com/articles/best-selling-video-game-console...