September 2024 Sales Charts: Xbox Series X Is Finally Outselling the Series S

10/23/2024, 12:59 PM

September 2024 Sales Charts: Xbox Series X Is Finally Outselling the Series S

It took four years, but the Xbox Series X is finally outselling the Xbox Series S in the United States by a slim margin, according to this month's report from Circana.

It took four years, but the Xbox Series X is finally outselling the Xbox Series S in the United States by a slim margin, according to this month's report from Circana. Circana, which tracks US game spending in dollars, reports that the Xbox Series X accounted for 58% of all total Xbox Series units sold in September, and 51% of all Xbox Series units sold life to date. This is especially notable given that when we last checked, the Series S was well ahead. During a big leak of Xbox court documents last year, we learned that as of April 2022, 74.8% of Xbox Series owners globally owned an S, and 25.1% owned an X. At the time, both Circana's Mat Piscatella and Niko Partners' Daniel Ahmad clariifed to IGN that the split in 2023 was closer to 50/50, but that the Series S still had the edge at the time. So in the US, at least, it looks like the X has pulled ahead. Overall, though, spending in September was down 44% year-over-year across all hardware in its lowest point since 2019. Xbox hardware sales were down 54%, PlayStation was down 45%, and the Nintendo Switch was down 23%. The PS5 was the best-seller in both unit and dollar sales, 40% of PS5 unit sales in September and 18% of PS5 sales life-to-date were digital. And the PlayStation Portable was the best-selling accessory of the month, with 3% of all PS5 owners in the US having bought one. As for content, spending was down 6% year-over year, but it was a hoppin' month for game releases. EA Sports FC 25 debuted at #1, followed by Astro Bot at #2, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom at #4 (excluding digital sales), NBA 2K25 at #7 (also excluding digital), and NHL 25 at #9. Space Marine 2 debuted at #18, not including digital sales, and was third in total MAUs on Steam in September per Circana. Also notable was the resurgence on the charts of Dead Rising, which leaped from #502 last month to #11. EA Sports FC 25 Astro Bot Madden NFL 25 The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom* EA Sports College Football 25 Star Wars: Outlaws NBA 2K25* Hogwarts Legacy NHL 25 God of War: Ragnarok Dead Rising Final Fantasy XVI Elden Ring Minecraft* Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2023) Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics Age of Mythology Space Marine 2 (Warhammer 40,000)* Ghost of Tsushima EA Sports MVP Bundle * Indicates that some or all digital sales are not included in Circana's data. Some publishers, including Nintendo and Take-Two, do not share certain digital data for this report.