Microsoft: 1.2 million Xbox Ones Sold Q1 14, 5.1 mil total

I think MS saw sales figures a few weeks ago, and combined with the new CEO getting his footing, made the decision to give control of Xbox to Phil Spencer. To date with sales of 4.2 million, E3 for them looms massive as they need a damn comparative price drop and to have the games and features that wow people. Between the overzealous Xbox is doomed crowd and those who feel everything is fine, the middle ground is likely MS is concerned, but far from panicking. No matter the way things change, certain things remain the same. Game consoles sell based on games, features, and price. The 360 had 10 million sales before one PS3 was on the market. It took Sony 7 years to catch up. How did they do it? Price drops, compelling software, pushing on. Things change worldlier all the time, but the 80+ million that bought the 360 and the 80+ million that bought the PS3, the vast majority have not upgraded yet as the PS4 is at 7+ million and the One is at 4+ million. After five months and before one price drop to claim that one side is a guaranteed victor is silly beyond words IMHO. So many things could happen, but first and foremost if Sony didn't panic with the PS3, and they never had the money of MS, I doubt MS panics either. They will be behind for the foreseeable future until they nail a effective price drop. At E3 they have one hell of a opportunity to start clawing their way back into it. There's no magic fix button/game, but they have to deliver on the games sand features and drop that damn price. That will help them a great deal going forward. But the doom and gloom Cows, its premature to think anything is over this far. Phil Spencer has his work cut out for him, no doubt, but I do think he's the right man for the job to turn things around.

Wii-U doesn't have the big multiplayer titles, big name mainstream titles, multi-plat titles, or features to compare with Xbox One. Its not even remotely the same. OG Xbox came in on the tail-end of Godly PS2. It had no chance and MS saw that early on. The 3 million gap in four months isn't the 10 million gap the 360 enjoyed as the PS3 wasn't on the market yet. Gamers buy based on games, features, and price. A great deal of people end up owning both consoles. And saying MS can't match the PS4 price point without huge losses is silly if you are not selling then you make no money anyone.When you provide services like Xbox Live you can make up money long-term that's lost short-term as production costs fall and you offer more features. The start of the race is important, but how you end it matters more.

Moneywise, Zune was a failure. Surface 2 just made 500 million in profits, and is doing far, far better than Surface 1. Bing is doing well even as it trails behind. Everything at Sony except for insurance and Playstation has completely failed or been sold off. Not every product you make will work no matter how much money you have. But having money allows you to turn things around ala Surface. Xbox One has the support of the new CEO and a new overall boss who gets what it will take to turn this around. I make no predictions that the One will suddenly leap past PS4 or anything like that. But you continue making the case that a war is over 5 months in, with no historical understanding that not a damn thing is over in five months. A number of events and issues loom large and MS is in a fighting, focusing mode which works best for them. If they hit price parity or undercut PS4, and deliver the games and features they will be just fine and do very well. You act as if 30 million next gen consoles have been sold when its just over 11. There's a long fight ahead, and its a uphill one for MS, but far from being lost. I see a system war race in 3 years within 10 million sales of each other. But as always, time will tell.

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@asylumni:

You think like a Cow.

Dat damage control.

"b...bu.....bu.....bu.....but teh 5 millionz shipped!!!1"

"Titanfuh will be teh system seller!!!!!1"

When it comes to sales, this gen is looking like the PS2 era again.

Not bad at all. Congrats Microsoft.

@I_can_haz said:

@StormyJoe said:

@tormentos said:

@StormyJoe said:

MS had shipped 3.9 million by Christmas, and 1.2 million since then. Jan, Feb, March - that's 400K a month. Is it as good as the PS4? No - but those aren't bad sales months; especially post Christmas.

Yes and from those 3.9 million 900 were unsold by MS own mouth.

Add another 1.2 million and is 5.1 million but from those 5.1 million 2.1 million were unsold units in January,so MS move 1.2 million in those 3 months which is 400K a month,so yeah 900 units still floating around in stores,reason why all of the sudden an article pops about MS slowing down production or stopping it..

What is your point? MS shipped 400K from Jan through March. Obviously the 900k left the channel, because retailers would not have ordered 1.2 million more.

What article?

Dat damage control.

"b...bu.....bu.....bu.....but teh 5 millionz shipped!!!1"

"Titanfuh will be teh system seller!!!!!1"

LMFAO, dat ownage

It's been a tough year for the lemmings, and it's only going to get worse.

I can't believe how well the X1 has done considering the backlash it had after E3 which made the mind of the casuals up instantly