There has been a lot of conjecture surrounding the naming conventions that Microsoft has opted to use both in this current generation of consoles and in the one to come. Many (myself included) think that the Xbox One X/Xbox Series X and Xbox One S/Xbox Series S naming pattern might be a bit confusing to those who aren’t as integrated in the gaming space. Well, those fears seem to have now been potentially verified if some new information is any indicator.

Following Xbox Series X and S pre-orders going live, it looks as though some purchasers may have snagged the wrong console. Noticed by @AndrewAlerts over on Twitter, the Xbox One X has shot up the sales charts over on Amazon and saw a 747% boost in sales, which is staggering, to say the least. The sudden change in sales of Microsoft’s current-generation Xbox seems to have come about solely in relation to pre-orders for the Xbox Series X going live, which points to the fact that some people might have outright bought the wrong machine — oops.

Xbox One X sales rank is up 747% on Amazon lol...

Wonder how many people bought an Xbox One X instead of an Xbox Series X https://t.co/atj4thPwqD pic.twitter.com/CUzRkib3Sr

— Andrew Alerts (@AndrewAlerts) September 22, 2020

Then again, maybe these fine consumers should be given the benefit of the doubt? After all, the Xbox One X is being discontinued by Microsoft. Perhaps the striking increase in sales is simply because many people decided all at once that they’d like to have a piece of gaming history before it’s gone forever. I mean, hey, it’s (really not) possible!



Posted: Sep 23, 2020 6:14 pm
Related Forum: Xbox Forum

Source: https://www.dualshockers.com/xbox-series-x-pre-orders-xbox-one-x-sales-surge/