EA says PS4 has sold more than twice as many units as Xbox One

Earlier this week, Microsoft said it still doesn’t want to disclose Xbox One revenue since 2015 and said the company is shifting its focus from business results to consumer interactions. Many people suspect this reason is just a fallacy, when compared to its competitor – Sony’s PlayStation 4. PS4 sold more than 73 million units by the end of 2017.

Most recently, Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson has just revealed Microsoft’s revenue in a meeting to discuss EA’s projections for the next financial years and predict the capabilities of Microsoft and Sony, along with what has already happened. sold last year. However, getting the above figures requires a bit of calculation and they are yet to be confirmed by Microsoft or EA.

Wilson said he expects “Microsoft and Sony to continue to be strong, with combined console shipments by the end of 2018 estimated at 130 million, up from 103 million at the end of 2017.” As is known, PlayStation 4 has sold 73.6 million units at the end of 2017, this means that Xbox One has sold 29.4 million units since these two systems came out.

This is not the first time EA has announced Microsoft’s sales revenue as they previously announced Xbox sold between 18 and 19 million units in January 2016. If we subtract the 29.4 million figure from 2017, already, shows that Microsoft has sold between 10 and 11 million copies, which is much lower than expected from the big company.

Looking at other platforms, the mobile market is expected to enter the “near-mature” phase this year as well. The Nintendo Switch can compete on par with Microsoft’s Xbox One, and the PC is unchanged. As EA predicts, 27 million more will be sold this year, let’s wait and see how much Xbox One accounts for. But with Microsoft preparing the Xbox team in Santa Monica for the new franchise, perhaps their team and console will exceed expectations.

Source: Variety