#Xbox Collection X/S {hardware} hits two million UK gross sales – Destructoid
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Xbox Collection X/S {hardware} hits two million UK gross sales – Destructoid
Goal hit quicker than Nintendo Swap in similar territory
Xbox seems to be sitting fairly within the UK, at the least in keeping with new knowledge launched by the chart-building analyst Gfk, which notes that the Xbox Collection X and Xbox Collection S platforms have now surpassed two million gross sales inside Blighty’s borders.
As reported by GamesIndustry.biz, the 2 million milestone was achieved in 128 weeks from launch, which makes the Gen9 platform the eighth fastest-selling console in UK historical past. Surprisingly, (or maybe not, relying in your perspective), Xbox hit this mark even quicker than the Nintendo Swap, which took 140 weeks to shift two million items to British prospects.
The comfy black field didn’t, nevertheless, beat the precedent set by Microsoft’s personal Xbox One, which offered the identical quantity of items in simply 104 weeks. In fact, the Xbox One launch didn’t need to face the identical obstacles offered to the Xbox Collection X/S launch, together with COVID-19 pandemic and part shortages. For the sake of curiosity, the console that reached two million UK gross sales within the quickest time is, in fact, Nintendo Wii, which reached the goal in a mere 57 weeks throughout 2006-2007.
The rest of the High 5 is rounded out with PlayStation {hardware}.
Xbox Collection S/X hit 2m gross sales within the UK, 12 weeks quicker than Nintendo Swap [GamesIndustry.biz]
Extra Tales by Chris Moyse
