Microsoft announces 3 million Xbox One consoles sold

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Microsoft announces 3 million Xbox One consoles sold
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Microsoft sold 3 million Xbox One consoles in 13 countries before the end of 2013, the company announced today; the first time sales figures have been released since it announced 2 million consoles were sold within the first 18 days of release.

The news comes from a post on Microsoft's official Xbox Wire blog, where Microsoft said it's "continuing to work hard to deliver additional consoles to retailers as fast as possible" thanks to steady sales.

"Over 3 million Xbox One consoles were sold to consumers in 13 countries before the end of 2013," wrote Yusuf Mehdi, corporate vice president of marketing, strategy and business for Xbox. "It’s been incredible to see Xbox One selling at a record-setting pace for Xbox, and we were honored to see Xbox One become the fastest-selling console in the U.S. during our launch month in November."

In November, the NPD Group confirmed 909,132 Xbox One consoles were sold in the U.S. in its first 10 days of release. Microsoft updated the total on Dec. 11 to announce 2 million sales within the first 18 days of availability, a tally that includes the other 12 markets the console launched in.

November's NPD sales figures indicate that the U.S. likely accounted for at least a third of Xbox One's overall sales, though Microsoft declined to break down the sales by territory. When the November figures were released, Microsoft claimed it "significantly outpacing the nearest competitor" in terms of daily console sales.

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Soldier_Posted:

ODI
Latias
foiyo
Hayslurp
Guffaw They mad over a billion dollars just in consoles


Eh not really because they don't make near $500 profit per console.. I think it's between $20-$40 per console.

But yeah they're still making a lot of money, plus all the money they make from games/membership.
People always forget retailers don't buy the console for $471 (the cost to make the Xbone) but they probably pay around $475-485 and the rest goes to the company SELLING it not the ones that make it so they probably haven't really made any money at all especially to make the OS, etc.

The money is not made from consoles, the real money is made from membership (gold paywall on apps), games, dlc,movies ect. They probably are making little to no profit on the console itself, when you factor in shipping and retailers cut.

This is true. They aren't making money from the Fagbox One. They are making it from the Gold Memberships.


Real Mature.

OT: I didnt think they were gonna hit 3 million by then. Good for MS.

ODIPosted:

Latias
foiyo
Hayslurp
Guffaw They mad over a billion dollars just in consoles


Eh not really because they don't make near $500 profit per console.. I think it's between $20-$40 per console.

But yeah they're still making a lot of money, plus all the money they make from games/membership.
People always forget retailers don't buy the console for $471 (the cost to make the Xbone) but they probably pay around $475-485 and the rest goes to the company SELLING it not the ones that make it so they probably haven't really made any money at all especially to make the OS, etc.

The money is not made from consoles, the real money is made from membership (gold paywall on apps), games, dlc,movies ect. They probably are making little to no profit on the console itself, when you factor in shipping and retailers cut.

This is true. They aren't making money from the Fagbox One. They are making it from the Gold Memberships.

HonkPosted:

Congrats on 3 million consoles sold Microsoft :)

LatiasPosted:

foiyo
Hayslurp
Guffaw They mad over a billion dollars just in consoles


Eh not really because they don't make near $500 profit per console.. I think it's between $20-$40 per console.

But yeah they're still making a lot of money, plus all the money they make from games/membership.
People always forget retailers don't buy the console for $471 (the cost to make the Xbone) but they probably pay around $475-485 and the rest goes to the company SELLING it not the ones that make it so they probably haven't really made any money at all especially to make the OS, etc.

The money is not made from consoles, the real money is made from membership (gold paywall on apps), games, dlc,movies ect. They probably are making little to no profit on the console itself, when you factor in shipping and retailers cut.

Evo8Posted:

Now imagine if the price was $100 cheaper, both consoles would be near impossible to find.

LinearPosted:

This is great for the economy, so much money will be made from this for a lot of countries, companies and retailers.

CokesPosted:

Pretty impressive Microsoft.

FijiPosted:

3million that's crazy though still think ps4 has sold more

XboxPosted:

That's a lot of consoles ! wow

foiyoPosted:

MSE that is not even that much


Lol not much? Thats around 1.5 billion US dollars spent on a console in less then 2 months...


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