European Commission Says PlayStation Sells 4 Times More Consoles Than Xbox in Europe
The European Commission, which approved Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard earlier this month, said PlayStation sells four times as many consoles as Xbox in Europe.
witnessed speech euro gamer European Commission Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager has suggested that Sony’s consoles are now significantly ahead of Microsoft’s in the region.
Vestager has debated why the European Commission has approved a partnership with Activision Blizzard, noting that the two companies’ presence in Europe is not high enough to warrant concern.
“Microsoft and Activision’s overall market share was generally low in Europe,” she said. “The only time it goes over 20% is when you look at specific segments like shooters.
“And when it comes to consoles, Sony sells about four times as many PlayStations as Microsoft sells Xboxes. Against this backdrop, we didn’t think the merger would cause vertical problems. “
It is worth noting that the exact metric used to achieve this 4:1 figure is unknown. That means it could also take into account all the consoles that Sony and Microsoft have released so far. That said, it’s more likely that this refers to current numbers, perhaps taking into account sales over the past few years, or sales for this generation alone.
Vestager also talked about market share in Europe, which means the 4:1 figure may not represent global console sales.This reflects to some extent euro gamer According to Sony, the PlayStation 4 is three times as popular as the Xbox One in Europe, according to a 2017 report.
But while Microsoft has been very quiet about console sales, so far it hasn’t released any updates on the performance of the Xbox series. Sony does the opposite, providing regular updates such as PS5 sales recently surpassing 38 million units.
Sony is also aiming to break PlayStation’s record by selling more consoles than ever this year, and expects the PS5 to start surpassing its predecessor by the end of 2023.
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer and UK Deputy News Editor. He will talk about witchers all day long.
