While console sales were announced around the world, sales between regions began to heat up. For the first time, Xbox knocked out its opponent in its own dominance zone.
The console giants, trying to outdo each other in every field, continue to compete in both content and sales and intensify the business. While worldwide sales were constantly being updated, the dominance in regional sales began to change hands at some points.
Xbox sales surpass PlayStation
Xbox, which could not reach the desired sales figures in the Asian region, seems to have finally broken its bad fate. The fact that the opponents were of Asian origin kept Xbox away from this region all the time. But they are making progress for dominance in the region with the increasing sales recently.
Although various factors are shown in this change of dominance, the most striking ones are the supply problems at some points and of course the Game Pass factor. Game Pass is one of the reasons why most users prefer the Xbox Series, as it is both very affordable and contains so many up-to-date games.
After Microsoft bought Activision Blizzard in the past months, console wars have reached a completely different dimension. Because even the rumor that Blizzard would switch to Game Pass after this purchase and that the Call of Duty series could no longer be played on PlayStations caused Blizzard fans to switch sides.
According to sales data shared by Famitsu, Xbox Series S surpassed PS5 in Japan last week. Moreover, the difference is not a little ice, it is almost tripled. Xbox Series S alone sold 6,120, while the PS5 and PS5 digital edition sold 2,693 units. Although Xbox has taken the lead in sales in certain periods, it is the first time after 8 years with such a big sales difference. We can say that the performance friendliness of Xbox Series consoles has caused a serious difference to its rival, which has supply problems at some points.