Xbox Series X And Series S Were The Highest Grossing Consoles In The US For June

Feels like the Xbox 360 days again, Man it's a good time to be a Xbox fan..

Yes because it costs more than the switch/switch lite, also I wonder what sold more the S or the X

@Bmartin001 Yep 2 of my best friends both got PS5's after I told them for months to get an X before launch. They both got X's after E3!

@UltimateOtaku91 going to say the X given the S is the price of the base Switch. The OLED model might make Switch pull up dollars as well hard to say. But October should see some hefty Switch sales dollars. Either way it’s good to see all three being healthy

In other news, so happy about Scarlet Nexus’s debut ^___^

@mousieone well here's food for thought you could get both the series S and the switch lite for cheaper than the series X and enjoy the best of both

@mousieone yeah scarlet nexus has been a blast so far, my interest has waned slightly though due to monster hunter stories 2

@mousieone Scarlet Nexus is great so far. I absolutely love the visual design and the MUSIC!!!

Well done ❤💚 XBOX 💚❤

I gave sea of thieves a go this month for the first time and it’s pretty fun with friends. The water looks gorgeous on the series X. Not sure how long it’ll keep my interest but it ain’t bad.

@uptownsoul yep you're right, infact if E3 had that much of an impact then the series S would be out of stock every where too but its not, its literally in stock everywhere I look

The fact is for atleast the next year the series X and both the ps5 versions will sell out of stock as soon as its available no matter the hype/no hype these gaming events bring

@Fenbops I absolutely love Sea of Thieves. It's one of those games I can just keep going back to. Game is gorgeous and runs like butter on the X. My friend and I lit our boat on fire and unanchored it and watched it drift into the vast ocean while playing Ride of the Valkyrie.

@uptownsoul not even the S? In the UK it's in stock every where and has been for the last few months, even on ebay people are selling the S for £40-£50 cheaper than its retail price....

@uptownsoul finally someone gets why I’ve been trying to say about the S in US vs UK.

@Halucigens yeah the story is weak but wow does the game nails everything else @.@ it’s are really fun game; I just avoid too much story thought

@UltimateOtaku91 ahh yeah I might purchase that but I’ve been so busy. Plus I really enjoyed the playing SN. I’m trying not to overload myself. And that’s true about the S and Switch Lite.

@SplooshDmg Definitely agree. I feel like you need the right mindset to play it though. The anxiety of losing your loot and getting ganked and sunk over and over in an hour is crippling. But then you can play for 4 hours get a huge loot haul, solving riddles nonchalantly and island hopping without a single enemy in sight. Its a great balance of serene/chaos.

Nice to see Xbox doing well in the biggest market. Didn't quite take Switch's spot for unit sales, but it did very, very well. Can't wait to contribute to Series X sales, myself.

@UltimateOtaku91 to concur with @uptownsoul you basically can’t find an s or x at all in the wild here in the US. I only got my x through the All Access program from GameStop after months of trying.

@xMightyMatt14x how much would it cost you to import one from the UK

@UltimateOtaku91 haha no clue honestly. Since I was able to snag my x I’m good.

@UltimateOtaku91 the S costs the same as the base Switch, for it to generate more dollars than the Switch(that sold a lot more units) it means the ratio for the month at least was tilted towards Series X.

Also, unit wise Series X|S is barely above PS5 units, given the Series S is way cheaper than the PS5 Digital, makes me think it must have sold a high percentage of Series X units than PS5 to earn that “most dollar” mark. If it was mostly Series S, any combo of PS5 models would had beat it for dollars.

@Tharsman yeah it does seem like the X is selling more and there is less interest in the S, makes me wonder if it would be smarter for Microsoft to cut down on manufacturing the series S and make more series X consoles instead.

@UltimateOtaku91 in the US both sell out. The S does take a few hours to sell out when it drops, sometimes less than an hour, but it simply sells out regardless.

In the American countries (not just the US) Xbox has always have had way stronger demand than the rest of the world. Even the Xbox one fumble didn’t hurt Xbox One as badly over here. I think the Switch still has not outsold the Xbox One in the region (although it’s about to.)

Edit correcion: switch just finally outsold Xbox one.

PS4: 38.21 million
NSW: 32.84
XBO: 32.19

Also, PS3 never managed to close the gap in America:
X360: 49.11
PS3: 29.42

Yeah, US citizen as well, have yet to see an Xbox Series in the wild at any store. Got my Series X through a GameStop bundle months ago luckily.

@Sakisa yea, if it wasn’t because Xbox is throwing a lot of chips at series x server cloud infrastructure, it would be very likely that the Series devices would be outselling the PS5 in the region, given how even the Series S is in demand.

I've never seen a Series X in the wild, they sell out in hours.

@UltimateOtaku91 I don’t know seeing Nintendo basically introduce an OLED screen to justify raising the price 50.00, makes me see the reasoning for the Series S. :/ it does make a great secondary console, and I see demand picking up later in its lifespan.

That said it’s really hard to say anything as the stock issues well yeah -_-;;,

@mousieone The OLED model is 10.00 more expensive to manufacture but why keep the same price as 2017's Switch if they can abuse their fan base indefinitely? 😅

Wild theory of mine: a big part of the success of the switch (design wise) is that they managed to force, from day one, all devs to make their games run in two profiles/specs. High power and low power mobile.

I am imagining that at some point, by the point most consoles get slimmer versions, Xbox will find themselves in a position where they can ship a Xbox Series S based handheld devices that can run any Xbox Series X|S in its low power mode.

Imagine that 3 years down the line. An Xbox handheld that can simply run any Series S game, with the only caveat being it is limited to digital purchases only.

@BlueOcean Look I love my Switch, and play it mostly handheld. If the OLED model actually had a feature that made sense, like a lot better battery, or way more space than 64gigs. I’d be all for it. Instead, it’s adding a feature that the Vita had at launch with a much higher price tag. Oh but you can dock it, but I don’t. And my grip negates the need for a kick stand. The Micro SD I bought years ago still has room on it. The louder sounds is cool, but I use headphones so as not to diatribe those around me. Oh but I still can’t even use BT headphones. Exactly what feature do I need? But the screen is pretty sighs I never had and issue with the current model since I like handhelds anyway.

And I never needed a “pro” model just some QoL features that still aren’t there …

@mousieone @BlueOcean honestly if something happened to my switch and I needed a replacement I would get the SWOLED in a heartbeat.

With mine working perfectly fine, I can wait for the mythical Pro model.

@BlueOcean @Tharsman Okay but that’s if something happened. I wouldn’t want to be without a Switch either. The thing is this one looks to be replacing the base model at a higher price point. The cost doesn’t add up, and thing just seems like ploy to me to raise the overall base models pricing. 7” OLEDs are in cellphones now; they aren’t as expensive as they used to be.

@mousieone I don’t think Nintendo is planning to remove the current baseline $300 model from the lineup. Even if they did, the actual entry price for switch is $199.99 with the Switch Lite.

Offering a larger screen model is rather in line with the Nintendo 3DS lineup of devices:

2DS budget device
3DS standard
3DS XL premium model
And eventually New 3DS “pro” model.

I might be wrong but my guess is the baseline model will not be discontinued until after the release of the “pro”.

@Tharsman I never said “entry price”.

Switch Lite is like the 2DS, just like the base model 3DS was a 3DS not a 2DS. If history repeats; they’ll replace the base model just like they did with the New 3DS XL/New 3DS for those outside of the US.

I don’t think they’ll replace the basic Switch right away, but it will happen because it has. If the sales support the new OLED model, which they will.

It was off the back of E3 that I picked up my Series X and I can't think of many games I've enjoyed playing more than Sea of Thieves over the last year or so, I think its great

@mousieone @Tharsman I love OLED screens, I have a fantastic LG C9 but the OLED screen of Switch OLED is 720p 7" and has the same old smartphone technology behind so games are going to look more pixelated and frame rate won't be any better. It's a Switch XL, not a New Switch.

When I read the news, I assumed that it would be the model that would replace Switch so I was shocked when I read that the price is higher. Switch was already old technology in 2017, Digital Foundry was expecting it to have a Tegra X2 chip but now after four years the only improvement is the OLED screen, a Surface stand to replace the cheap small frame stand, an Ethernet port like any non-Nintendo console and better speakers. I have a New 3DS and a Wii U since launch so Switch has never given me as much as them. Switch has a reflective screen and worse speakers than New 3DS at least the Lite model so there's that. On Nintendo Life, where Nintendo fans pre-order digital ports at full price, more people are going to buy Steam Deck than Switch OLED.

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/07/poll_so_will_you_be_getting_a_switch_oled_or_valve_steam_deck

I agree with @mousieone, Switch OLED is going to replace the base model. I expect a "new" Switch in 2023 but instead of being trapped in a cheap hardware and accessories whirlwind I'd prefer Nintendo to become a third-party publisher and being able to play their games on Series X.

@carlos82 Sea of Thieves is the most beautiful game of the last generation in my opinion and it's as fun or frustrating as you, your crew and circumstances make it. It's daunting and it's relaxing and one of the best multiplayer experiences available.

@SplooshDmg There are only 13 million loyal Nintendo fans in the world, the ones that bought Wii U. Switch's success is a bit surprising because it's not as portable as 3DS and yet it has surpassed that console with "home" software that struggles on its mobile technology. It also takes some ideas from Wii whose novelty died in 2010. It also comes after a console that was abandoned by Nintendo three years later and it doesn't support any kind of cross-buy in spite of remarketing all of its greatest hits.

Switch's success is intriguing considering the lack of new high-quality first-party content that is why Nintendo has always been popular. I don't think that Steam Deck is a menace for Nintendo but it also brings everything that people wanted from Switch when some Nintendo fans are starting to be disappointed in Nintendo. Much more power, better sticks, no boundaries, TV/monitor output without a dock, all that with a similar price and similar battery life... I would be surprised if Steam Deck doesn't succeed.

@SplooshDmg It's also interesting because Switch belongs to the last generation and uses old smartphone technology that produces results only slightly beyond PS3/360/Wii U. Sony exited the handheld market last generation and now Valve enters. Anything can happen.

@SplooshDmg @BlueOcean The Fabled Switch pro was never going to move the units people think it would have. I think for the crowd it’s intended the SteamDeck will do fine, but even if Nintendo has released something like it; the sales wouldn’t have been there. The New 3DS models that were substantial upgrades is evidence of that. For that matter, I don’t think Pro/X shifted as many units as the slims did. Nintendo would rather focus on QoL features which do actually sell more units. As much as I find it useless; plenty of people are going to look at the OLED model go after that one. I would have the battery life been significantly improved. That’s what moves more Nintendo units

@SplooshDmg @mousieone The interesting thing is what position Nintendo will be in with Series X/S, PS5 and Steam Deck around. First-party content aside, what about the Stadia-style games like Control and Resident Evil VII that you pay for playing a cloud version on Switch? What about games that run at 400-600p 25fps on Switch? I don't know if the fabled "New" Switch would have sold more than Switch OLED but nothing Nintendo does seem to make sense anymore and yet sometimes it works.

Steam Deck is a very important element because since Sony exited the handheld market we assumed that Nintendo wouldn't have any competition. Switch belongs to the eight generation (last generation) and the ninth generation (current generation) don't have any other handheld... until Steam Deck arrives.

@BlueOcean Nintendo have a very interesting decision to make with their "next" console after the switch. Do they abandoned the hybrid style and go purely for a powerful home console which can play any third party game which I honestly believe wouldn't sell as much as the switch has/will, as the only reason it has sold so well as it has is because it can be played handheld aswell. Plus owners of playstation/xbox consoles like the switch as a secondary device for handheld gaming.

Or do they make a switch 2? Seeing that the steam deck can run the newest AAA Games and at a price point which is the same as the switch I don't see why nintnedo can't make something that's just as powerful whilst also keeping the hybrid design.

The switch is basically the wii, wiiu and 3ds all in one and because of its design appeals to casuals aswell with fitness games and party games, but if nintendo made a pure home console with no gimmicks then it wouldn't sell above 30 million, labelled a failure and only last 4 years plus Nintendo would go back to having a seperate handheld console.

Big decisions coming for Nintendo

@SplooshDmg I agree but, fortunately, most of the games are becoming multiplatform, Monster Hunter Rise included. As a Wii U owner, Switch has less to offer me. I rarely play outside my house and when I do I prefer to take the New 3DS instead of the Switch. Paying full price for games that I don't know if I'll have to buy again (Wii U, Switch) is what makes me not consider Nintendo as a first option anymore. The weak hardware constraining games is something I don't like. There are no options, it's either Switch, Lite or OLED and all have the same smartphone technology from 2015. With Nintendo you don't know how games will play and how many times you'll have to buy them. You might miss a few games if you skip Switch but you can always buy them in the future. Nintendo re-release their games all the time.

@UltimateOtaku91 Switch is Wii+Wii U, it's not really 3DS because it's not a compact clamshell handheld with 3D. Will people buy full-priced third-party games on Switch that run at 400-600p 25fps and even a cloud-version for a handheld console in 2022? Will people only get a Switch for Mario and Zelda and buy everything else on Xbox or PS? Will people get Steam Deck to play the real version of the games, probably cheaper than on Switch?

We all thought that Switch was safe because it has been very successful and Vita was abandoned years ago but now with Series X/S, PS5 and Steam Deck will this change?

@BlueOcean well I likened it to the 3ds as its can be used as an handheld and has basically replaced the 3ds.

At the moment Nintendo don't need to be worried as its still outselling the ps5 and series S/X and with games like Metroid, pokemon legends, BOTW2 and shin megami tensei 5 coming out it will continue to sell.

I think the steam deck will sell ok but they won't have enough untis to keep up with nintnedo or the marketing and publicity, plus casuals will never even take a look at the steam deck. So I don't think nintendo are worried about that but maybe nintnedo can take notes and improve the next Switch to be as powerful as the steam deck.

What confuses me though are the people who bash the switch for it not having the best graphics yet those same people play ps1, ps2, original xbox and xbox 360 games via backwards compatibility yet don't seem to mind out dated graphics then.

People need to remember the switch is an "handheld console" that can be projected onto a TV via a Dock, that Dock contains no specs whatsoever it's just an hdmi to tv converter. So that being said an handheld shouldnt be as powerful

@UltimateOtaku91 It's different. Original Xbox games were designed for Xbox and optimised for that hardware and are 4K and free (if you have the disc) on Series X. Super Mario Odyssey and Breath of the Wild, while originally designed for Wii U, run smoothly on Switch because the power is equivalent to it. When people or I (if you mean me) complain about Switch's power is because of the games that struggle, not just third-party games but first-party games like Xenoblade Chronicles 2. Besides, don't forget that Nintendo designed awesome hardware until GameCube so complaining about Wii, Wii U and Switch in regard to power and hardware design and quality makes sense. Nintendo have not always been like this and complaining about bad changes and stingy practices is logical.

@SplooshDmg I agree. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is another game that has a pathetic resolution on Switch. I would love to play it because I loved Xenoblade Chronicles X but I didn't buy it because of that. And that's fine because I will be able to play it in the future in better form. Besides, Nintendo's recent first-party output is not as good as it used to be and I'm a really big Nintendo fan that grew up with Nintendo's consoles.