Microsoft’s plans for its previous generation consoles peaked in 2020. The Redmond-based company kicked off by releasing the Xbox One S All-Digital Edition and the most powerful model of the machine, the Xbox One X. Production of the Xbox One S model continued, but was discontinued later that year, they acknowledged in an interview with The Verge.

“In order to focus production on Xbox Series X/S, we will stop manufacturing all Xbox One consoles at the end of 2020,” said Cindy Walker, the division’s senior product manager. The new generation of Microsoft started at the same time as that of Sony, that is, in November 2020.

More than a year later, the semiconductor crisis has not ceased and product manufacturing is compromised. Therefore, normal flow is not expected to resume until at least the second half of 2022. This strategy stands in contrast to Sony’s, as some sources claim that PlayStation has ramped up PS4 production due to a PS5 shortage.

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The lack of console stock particularly affected PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. However, Xbox Series S was more easily found. Phil Spencer, head of the division, told The New York Times that the sales figures are more than positive: “Right now we have sold more of this generation of Xbox, which is Xbox Series X and S, than any previous version of Xbox. Xbox”. . So our job is to get supplies to meet that demand,” he said.

Microsoft does not offer specific sales data, although it has just revealed that its consoles have already reached one million units in the United Kingdom. The race will be long and the North Americans will compete on other fronts, since they have diversified their activity thanks to Xbox Game Pass.

Origin | CVG