Microsoft has announced that they have sold two million Xbox One consoles in the 18 days since launch on the Xbox Wire.
Yusuf Mehdi, corporate vice president of strategy and marketing at Xbox, welcomed the news commenting:
“We continue to be humbled and overwhelmed by the positive response from our fans. We are thrilled to see sales of Xbox One on a record-setting pace, with over two million Xbox One consoles in homes around the world. Demand is exceeding supply in our 13 launch markets and Xbox One is sold out at most retailers. We’re also particularly excited to see consumers engaging in a wide range of games and entertainment experiences on the platform, with more than one million paid transactions on Xbox Live to date.”
39 million Xbox One achievements unlocked and 595 million total Gamerscore has been achieved so far on the console.
Sony announced that it had sold 2.1 million PlayStation 4's on December 3rd. The PS4 is available in 32 markets compared to the Xbox One's 13.
Yesterday Sony said the console was outstripping the Xbox One by three to one in Spain. There have been reports that the Xbox One will not be released in some of the delayed territories until the third quarter of 2014, most likely September, suggesting Microsoft will have a major uphill struggle in those regions.
The Xbox One was delayed in eight European countries in a bid in improve Kinect voice recognition though that feature is currently only available in 10 of the 13 launch territories.
