In a surprising turn of events, Microsoft revealed their Xbox X and S sales numbers at a Brazilian event called the BIG Festival.
Perhaps they are tired of everything coming out of the FTC vs Microsoft court case so they’re just giving it to us with prettier pictures.
In the Twitter thread, we can see that Microsoft has sold above 21 million devices, and combined with the Xbox One; over 79 million. It also said that 48% of users who have purchased a Series S are new to Xbox. Microsoft also gives us some insights into their Game Pass subscriptions; 400 PC Games, 300 Console games and 300 Streaming only games live on the Game Pass platform.
Interestingly, Microsoft also revealed that one in three gamers in South Korea stream games.
Slides from the ID@Xbox Developer Accelerator Program
21M+ – Xbox Series X|S
79M – Combined Xbox One & Xbox Series X|S
48% – Series S Players are New to XboxCredit to @LucasTaves 📸 pic.twitter.com/sdjWDaY3Zn
— Idle Sloth💙💛 (@IdleSloth84_) June 29, 2023
The company says it has had a 20% year-on-year growth in active Xbox App users and a 3% growth in paying members.
What do you think of the numbers? Are you one of the newer users of Game Pass or a new Xbox owner? Let us know in the comments below.