Xbox One Reportedly Only Sold 30 Million Units So Far Compared To PS4’s 73 Million

It has been known for some time that the PlayStation 4 has been outselling the Xbox One by a lot, and Electronic Arts recently revealed just by how much. Apparently, Microsoft’s current generation of console hardware only sold 30 million units by the end of 2017. In contrast, Sony’s product sold more than twice that in the same period. No wonder Microsoft didn’t want to talk about this anymore.

Being in second place is not exactly the best feeling in the world but selling less than half of what its closest competitor is doing must be a terrible blow for Microsoft. It hasn’t talked about actual figures for nearly four years now. The current data was only compiled via revelations from EA and this is the second time that the video game publisher has outed Microsoft, Variety reports.

Apparently, the numbers were revealed by EA CFO Blake Jorgensen. Coupled with some investigation and number crunching, the final count as of the end of 2017 puts the PS4 in a comfortable lead. Jorgensen was speaking to investors during an earnings call when, as well, which was supposed to be about the company’s outlook for the industry.

“Turning to our expectations for fiscal 2019, we expect sales of current-generation consoles from Microsoft and Sony to continue to be strong, with the installed base growing to 130 million consoles by the end of calendar 2018 from 103 million at the end of calendar 2017,” Jorgensen said.

With regards to the actual performance of the Xbox One, it would seem that the sales of the system aren’t equal everywhere, Ars Technica reports. In Japan, for example, the console was never going to perform well but it has been outselling the PS4 in the US for quite some time. This is likely why Microsoft has been focusing on “engagement” rather than actual sales numbers to prove how successful the console is.