The PlayStation and Xbox console war is at a very low point. It has been years since hardware sales were so low for both consoles, but Microsoft is suffering a lot more during this dry period. According to several media outlets, there is a severe problem with Xbox console sales in Europe.
Microsoft can make those numbers increase. Some studios are even saying that developing for this platform makes no sense with these low sales. After various price cuts, Xbox sales won’t improve, and PlayStation keeps selling.
PlayStation is going through a tough path, but Xbox is just flat out not selling consoles in Europe
The videogame industry is not in the best scenario; with all the game failures and layoffs, the big companies are regrouping themselves to come up with a new strategy. According to the latest reports, both PlayStation and Xbox consoles are not selling well, especially Xbox, which is just not selling in Europe even with very generous price cuts. Publishers are even losing confidence in the Xbox platform as a whole. This kind of thing makes the possibility of PlayStation-exclusive console games more likely.
GameIndustry.biz has reported this in the most recent podcast, talking about how a new console will not affect the reality of the Xbox consoles that are just not selling. They also talk about the PS5 Pro and how it will unbalance console sales between these two huge brands.
European retailers are considering cutting back on the Xbox console stock, and even some big third-party developers are doubting whether to keep betting on Xbox. GameIndustry.biz reported phrases like “I don’t know why we bothered supporting it’,” referring to the Xbox ecosystem.
Microsoft has the numbers to keep betting on Xbox, but sales need to improve for future generations
The hardware side of the Xbox is in huge trouble; the studios are just aiming to sell on PC and PS5 without keeping in mind the Microsoft console. According to numbers reported last year, the PS5 outsold the Xbox console by 2-to-1. Phil Spencer even declared that Xbox had lost the console war. Other studios had many difficulties developing the game for both Xbox Series X and S. The current state of the industry has no room for anyone else.
Spencer told The Verge that there is still a possibility of launching some games on other platforms that are not Xbox, like Indiana Jones, Gears of War, and other IPs. He declared, “I don’t think we should as an industry ever rule out a game going to any other platform.”
What are your thoughts about Xbox losing even more console sales?
