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CTOnews.com May 7 news, in November 2020, Sony and Microsoft respectively launched a new generation of game consoles PS5 and Xbox Series X | S, which aroused the enthusiasm of players around the world. However, after 29 months of fierce competition, the sales gap between the two hosts is becoming more and more obvious. According to the latest data from VGChartz, as of March 2023, global sales of PS5 reached 35.94 million, while Xbox Series X | S only had 21.35 million, a difference of 14.59 million. PS5 has 62.7% of the market share, while Xbox Series X | S has only 37.3%.

VGChartz website is a professional game data analysis platform, every month will release a variety of game hardware and software sales comparison report. Its latest report compares the sales of PS5 and Xbox Series X | S since its launch, pointing out that PS5 is ahead of Xbox Series X | S in North America, Europe, Japan and other major markets, while Xbox Series X | S has a slight advantage in other regions. CTOnews.com noted that the report also analyzed the sales comparison of the two hosts with the previous generation, which showed that PS5 currently lags behind PS4 by about 2.87 million, while Xbox Series X | S is about 950000 ahead of Xbox One.

Why can PS5 beat Xbox Series X so overwhelmingly? Industry insiders believe that this is mainly due to the following reasons: first, PS5 has more exclusive games and high-quality games, attracting more players; second, PS5 has certain advantages in design, performance and compatibility, providing a better user experience; third, PS5 has also done better in marketing and channel distribution, increasing its brand influence and availability. Finally, PS5 has a deeper user base and loyalty in some important markets such as Japan and Europe, forming a good reputation effect.

However, this does not mean that Xbox Series X | S does not have any advantage or hope. Microsoft is also constantly improving and innovating its game console products, introducing some attractive services and features, such as Xbox Game Pass, cloud games, backward compatibility and so on. In addition, Microsoft has also acquired some well-known game developers and IP, adding a lot of highlights to the future game lineup. Therefore, it is still possible for Xbox Series X | S to narrow the gap with PS5 or even surpass it in the future.

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