Microsoft has announced that Xbox One sales have reached two million in 18 days across 13 markets. The record-setting pace for Xbox One sales means that it averaged over 111,111 units sold per day. According to some statistics Microsoft revealed, over 83-million hours have been spent in games, TV and apps on the Xbox One since its launch on November 22, 2013.
Gamers have unlocked over 39-million Xbox One achievements while a 595-million total Gamerscore has been achieved by Xbox One gamers. At its peak demand, Xbox One sales were hitting over 1000 units per minute on Amazon.
“We continue to be humbled and overwhelmed by the positive response from our fans,” said Yusuf Mehdi, corporate vice president of strategy and marketing Xbox. “We are thrilled to see sales of Xbox One on a record-setting pace, with over 2 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 1 million paid transactions on Xbox Live to date,”
Source: Xbox News
