Xbox Console Sales Drop: Third-Party Publishers Worried
As you know, Xbox consoles offered to players by Microsoft include many special games and continue to serve users with both first-party and third-party games. However, at this point, some third-party publishers state that they are quite worried about the stagnant sales in Europe and that supporting Xbox consoles will bring concerns.
The decline in Xbox consoles continues
Following these developments, GamesIndustry.biz president Chris Dring makes various statements and states that Xbox is in trouble as a hardware manufacturer. Additionally, he says: “Xbox is in real trouble. If you follow our monthly news on the gaming market, you can see that console sales have dropped a lot here. Last year there was a similar decline, but this year we feel this decline much harder.”
In the current period, third-party publishers state that they want to be compensated for the services they provide. With stagnant console sales at the forefront, publishers express their concerns about whether their products will sell.
Last year, Microsoft ranked third behind PlayStation and Nintendo “in terms of sales” since it entered the market with Xbox in 2001. After this setback, he admitted that he “lost the console wars”. On the other hand, according to data shared by Grand Theft Auto publisher Take-Two, PS5 surpassed Xbox Series X/S sales worldwide by the end of 2023 by approximately 2 to 1.