At the start of the 2016 fiscal year, Microsoft transformed his approach and decided not to publish console sales and also rather to name the Xbox live figures. Although it is well recognized that the sales figures for the Xbox One are clearly behind that of the PlayStation 4, however, there were no main numbers, which were documented.

As component of the argument between Microsoft and Sony concerning the Activision Blizzard requisition, which already brought some fascinating details to the light, records sent to the Brazilian competition authority currently bring some light right into the dark when it come to the Xbox One sales. The documents mentioned by Microsoft as follows:

With the current generation of gaming consoles, Microsoft was able to overtake the gap. According to Ampere, a total amount of 17 million PlayStation 5 were sold in 2021, which represents the 1.6-fold sales efficiency of the Xbox Series X | s. Furthermore, according to Microsoft chief executive officer Satya Nadella in The United States and Canada, one has actually been among the next-gen consoles as a result of 3 quarters.

Given that Sony does not proceed to publish the sales figures of the PlayStation 4, the life time sales of the console are located at the number of 117.2 million units marketed in March. The Xbox One sales are likely to be an optimum of 58.5 million devices. In mid-2020, the Ampere Evaluation market research study institute estimated the set up basis of the Xbox One at 51 million.

Sony exceeded Microsoft relating to console sales and also mounted base, as they have marketed more than twice as much as Xbox in the last generation.