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The current panel generation has been a big win for Xbox, with the Series X and S becoming best-sellers. Co-ordinate to one analyst, that best-seller status means the twin consoles have sold over 12 million units.

The effigy comes from Niko Partners' Daniel Ahmad, known on Twitter as @ZhugeEX. Ahmad tweeted that Niko's estimates put the Xbox Series 10/Southward at over 12 one thousand thousand shipped. The tweet cites the "dual strategy" of offering both versions of the console, which has allowed for "increased product" of the Due south despite supply chain shortages. This milestone probable wouldn't accept happened if the X were the but console on offering.

Ahmad'due south tweet references a Eurogamer article most Xbox Series X/Southward being Microsoft's fastest-selling console generation. That story itself cites a New York Times interview with Phil Spencer, in which the Xbox dominate says Microsoft has "sold more of this generation of Xboxes, which is Xbox Serial Ten and S, than any previous version." Whether that amounts to the estimated 12 meg sales or not, it'southward still a win for Microsoft.

Lots of console sales lead to big software numbers too, as evidenced by Forza Horizon 5 passing xv million players since launch. The racing game released on PC, Xbox Series X/S, and Xbox One on November four, and while that 15-million player count is a combined number, the top-selling 10 and S surely played a office in reaching information technology.