The Xbox One has shipped—not sold—5 million units to retailers worldwide, Microsoft announced this evening. The system sold 311,000 units in the U.S. during the month of March. Meanwhile, the Xbox 360 sold 111,000 units.
Microsoft also provided attach rate figures for the Xbox One, pointing out that the system is seeing an average of 2.9 games sold per console. During the month of March, the Xbox One sold 1.4 million games. Meanwhile, the Xbox 360 sold 2.7 million.
Earlier in the week, Sony announced sales figures—as in, sold to consumers—for their PlayStation 4, which they say has moved 7 million units worldwide thus far. Microsoft didn’t address the gap in sales, but it bears mentioning that their box costs $100 more than the PlayStation 4 and has been released in far fewer territories as well.
Earlier in the year, Microsoft announced plans to release the Xbox One in 26 more markets this September.
During the month of March, the PlayStation 4 was the best-selling platform in the U.S. for the third month in a row, owing to the release of Infamous: Second Son. It was the second-best-selling game for the month, with Titanfall—released for PC and Xbox One—taking the top spot. The game is was made available for the Xbox 360 on April 8th.
The top-10 best-sellers in the U.S. during the month of March were as follows:
| Rank | Title | System | Publisher |
| 01. | Titanfall | XBO, PC | Electronic Arts |
| 02. | Infamous: Second Son | PS4 | Sony |
| 03. | South Park: The Stick Of Truth | 360, PS3, PC | Ubisoft |
| 04. | Call of Duty: Ghosts | 360, PS4, PS3, XBO, NWU, PC | Activision Blizzard |
| 05. | Dark Souls II | PS3, 360 | Bandai Namco |
| 06. | Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes | PS4, XBO, PS3, 360 | Konami |
| 07. | NBA 2K14 | 360, PS4, PS3, XBO, PC | Take 2 |
| 08. | Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD | PS3, PSV | Square Enix |
| 09. | The LEGO Movie Videogame | 360, PS3, 3DS, NWU, XBO, PS4, PSV | Warner Bros. |
| 10. | Minecraft | 360 | Microsoft |
Published: Apr 17, 2014 04:05 pm