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[MThanded]

In a statement provided to Ars, Microsoft's Xbox VP Yusuf Mehdi didn't provide any solid update on sales numbers, but he did say that Microsoft is "seeing record breaking sales and [we] are selling every Xbox One we can make. Demand is far exceeding supply in the 13 countries we’ve launched and we are sold out at retailers around the world." Mehdi added that 50 million man-hours have been spent on the system so far, and he said that the company has been "humbled and gratified" by the response to the system's roll out.

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/...worldwide-after-rollout-in-31-more-countries/

 

[davepoobond]

Everyone is breaking records.


But who is making them?

 

[ThoughtsOfSpeaking]

To who? Retailers? No shit.

 

[TheUsual]

Selling every Xbox One to the stores*.

 

[chubigans]

I believe that's the last time we'll hear about sales from MS until NPD, if then.

 

[Wario64]

Well of course they will sell every one they make. What else do they intend to do? lol

 

[McHuj]

Where are the numbers?

 

[Aquamarine]

I wonder why Microsoft refuses to give us updates for sales numbers. It's probably because---in comparison to the PlayStation 4---Microsoft's sell-through isn't nearly as impressive.

"Selling every Xbox One we can make" sounds more impressive.

 

[McDougles]

Easy to have overwhelming demand with underwhelming supply.

 

[Phire Phox]

"we are selling every Xbox One we can make."

Well what else would be you guys be doing with them?

 

[Vooduu]

Well of course they will sell every one they make. What else do they intend to do? lol

Click bait title be clicky.

 

[kadotsu]

Saw nine units at my local Saturn today.

 

[MightyHedgehog]

I believe that's the last time we'll hear about sales from MS until NPD, if then.

Maybe not. Might be time for MS to join Ninty and Sony in using the platform family to describe sales and shipments, though.

 

[Into]

¿Dónde están los números?

Hopefully they give us something, even if they probably are lower than PS4, it does not mean they are "bad", they nearly set a record in UK, which is pretty damn good.

 

[ItIsOkBro]

For comparison sake Power by Kanye West took 5,000 man-hours.

 

[2San]

50 mil man hours produced that? Damn then MS really is incompetent and I understand why investors want to get rid of it.

 

[RE_Player]

Looking forward to NPD numbers.

 

[Majine]

Stop buying some Xboxes so they can allocate those to us Tier 3 countries.

 

[bombshell]

Saw nine units at my local Saturn today.

So is he lying?!?!

 

[xavi42]

Can't get an xbox one anywhere near Seattle. Totally sold out.

 

[Boogdud]

Corporate speak says what?

 

[LAA]

Ha ha the comments here!
Well only thing that annoyed me here was saying they were "humbled and gratified", ha ha.

Their attitude this year hasn't displayed humble at all, ha ha.

 

[Aquamarine]

Maybe not. Might be time for MS to join Ninty and Sony in using the platform family to describe sales and shipments, though.

I fully expect Microsoft's PR to reference total sales for "the Xbox family" in the NPD threads.

As we've seen throughout the past few months, Microsoft is very hesitant to mention specific numbers when they aren't #1.

 

[MDSLKTR]

Yusuf didn't use the word magical in those statements??

 

[commedieu]

"we are selling every Xbox One we can make."

Well what else would be you guys be doing with them?

.....my takeaway..

 

[SSReborn]

Well of course they will sell every one they make. What else do they intend to do? lol

Lol same thing I thought.

 

[Chairhome]

Saw nine units at my local Saturn today.

I saw two units on Sunday here on Earth, in Target.

(sorry for lame joke. But I did see 2 units!)

 

[hawk2025]

lol, 50 million man-hours is the new 5 billion transistors.

 

[gregor7777]

This is positive guys. We want a healthy industry. You guys sound bitter in this thread for some reason, no offense.

 

[avaya]

Mehdi is the literally the face of what is wrong with the Xbox.

 

[timlot]

Given that PS4 is already at 2.1 million. I would be surprised if MS hasn't done at least 1.3 to 1.5 million given the blackfriday sales. They were available at every Target in Houston last Thursday now its sold out.

 

[ChosenPredator]

good i want both sony and microsoft to sell their consoles up the ass - both being successful is a good thing

 

[Computer]

Analyst: Xbox One Outsells PS4 on Black Friday

http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/12/03/analyst-xbox-one-outsells-ps4-on-black-friday

 

[kadotsu]

So is he lying?!?!

No I mean that they are very quick at re-suplying. Both consoles sold out at launch but right now only the XB1 is available. What's also interesting is that all units are the CoD bundle. MS probably wants to push value added boxes.

 

[RedNumberFive]

Day One units still available at my local Microsoft store.

 

[Anion]

Everyone is breaking records.


But who is making them?

Dat first philosophical post
Good point

 

[Majine]

Also, whenever I hear the name Yusuf Mehdi, I think of DJ Mehdi.

R.I.P

 

[Guevara]

50 million man hours and it's not even finished.

It's just like when they bragged about the new controller costing $100M to create, to me numbers like that point more to mismanagement.

 

[Elios83]

Day one units are still available here in Italy.

 

[Darklord]

50 million man-hours, still has a terrible party system and needs a year to rebuild it.

 

[Boogdud]

This is positive guys. We want a healthy industry. You guys sound bitter in this thread for some reason, no offense.

Says you, I want this industry to burn to the ground. Better games came out when this industry was fledgeling.

Spoiler

kinda joke

 

[shandy706]

I fully expect Microsoft's PR to reference total sales for "the Xbox family" in the NPD threads.

As we've seen throughout the past few months, Microsoft is very hesitant to mention specific numbers when they aren't #1.

All the console makers do that...so that's a "duh" comment.

They probably are selling every single one they can get out the door. I still have a few friends that didn't preorder and can't find one (outside of EBay/CL)

good i want both sony and microsoft to sell their consoles up the ass - both being successful is a good thing

Yep

 

[twobear]

This is positive guys. We want a healthy industry. You guys sound bitter in this thread for some reason, no offense.

We want a healthy industry. Not one where one of the competitors is releasing half-finished products filled with cynical crap like micro transactions, being kept alive by people who should know better.

 

[pedrothelion]

Whish I lived where there are XB1s was available. I've looked everywhere and can't find one.

 

[Muppet of a Man]

Selling roughly half the number of units as your next closest competitor has to be disheartening to say the least.

Reminds me of when Jack Trenton said he'd pay anyone $1000.00 for a PS3 found on the shelf after the PS3 launch.

 

[nynt9]

The stacks of Xbox Ones that no one seems to be buying at my local Target seem to disagree.



Jokes aside, duh?

 

[rokkerkory]

But will he give us $900 if we can find one on shelves??

 

[chubigans]

For some reason I took the 50 million man-hours to mean time spent playing games by users.

 

[S¡mon]

You know, I'd really like to believe that, but even today there are Day One units out there... just waiting to be bought.

 

[Raist]

Welp, that's quite telling.