Xbox One Ships 5 Million, Titanfall March's Best-Selling Game

Xbox One Ships 5 Million, Titanfall March's Best-Selling Game

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Richard Walker

Microsoft has revealed its NPD statistics for March 2014, in which Xbox One reaches the 5 million units shipped milestone, and Titanfall celebrates success as the best-selling game during that month.

Xbox One sold 311,000 units in the US alone during March, surpassing Xbox 360 sales by a over 60% at the same point in time. Xbox 360 has a good month too, however, selling 111,000 units in the US, which is more than any other seventh generation console.

Combined, Xbox One and Xbox 360 sold the most games across all consoles, with 4.1 million sold; an average of 2.9 sold per console. In March, Xbox One sold 1.4 million games and Xbox 360 selling 2.7 million, giving Microsoft a 49% total market share.

Not too shabby.

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  • I hope the X1 and PS4 both continue to sell well. It can only be a good thing for gamers.
  • thats good but there wasn't really anything else to buy
  • Shipped.......? So, there are still (at least) a million sitting on shelves somewhere?
  • Exactly. Shipped isn't sold. I know my local best buy has pallets of consoles everywhere
  • Clapping to Microsoft yeah. :):) Titanfall achieved it. EA must be proud of Microsoft now. :)
  • @5: I don't get your logic. Why should EA be proud of Microsoft?
  • Not to start a flame war, but the PS4 has sold (actually sold, not shipped) 7 million consoles, and still outsold the One during Titanfall's release. North America is keeping the xbox afloat, because it's getting completely spanked in Japan and Europe.
  • #6 I mean because TF is exclusive to Microsoft and TF sold very well and became best selling game during March this year so EA proud for Microsoft for achieved it and themselves too. Both partisanship for this game. :)
  • I'm already getting the thumbs down for posting the truth I see. Never change, xboxachievements comments section :)
  • @7 that was implied in my post
  • Who cares?
  • @5 I'm sure EA doesn't feel anything for anyone. Except Benjamin, they probably love that guy.
  • @12 Yep, and I heard he gets free Fifa and Madden to boot...lucky bastard :P
  • @7 yes thats because it hasn't released in over 50% of the EU territories yet and Japan was the same last gen, they don't like American hardware, nice bit of racism for you but Microsoft won't let that deter them,they only care about the western regions and xbox is winning in the US... its going to be an interesting generation but one Sony can not win simply because of how much money Microsoft can pump into the XBONE compared to Sony who are floundering as a company selling off divisions left right and centre. In fact the Playstation is the ONLY division of Sony that is turning a slight profit
  • @14 From my math I don't think PlayStation makes any profit on their system at all. They always lost money on their system before so this next gen technology for the same price as a PS3 a few years ago only proves their they are at least losing 50 to 100 dollars per system. Don't get me wrong I also believe Xbox is losing money or at least cutting even on their systems. The profit for both is their required online play as well as all the peripherals. I could be wrong but it just seems this way. Also at E3 a few years ago ,so these are old stats but they haven't really changed since, the company's were ranked based on units sold. Wii was ranked 1 (gotta love that Zelda), than Xbox, and than PS3. There have been more conversions and there will continue to be.
  • @ #7 Not really, since Europe is much better than America in every way possible.
  • @16 first off that's dumb if Europe was better in every way people would not want to move here so apparently since everyone wants to be in the good ol' USA i guess we have to be better for something.... dumb.... think before you speak... god the ignorance you can find on here... Not to mention did you even read #7 post... by your comment id say no since your comment has not a damn thing to do with what he said... but hey your entitled to your opinion but i cant make you right.
  • @ #17 Your spelling and grammar is dumb, by the looks of things.
  • @17 "Everyone want to be in the USA", err, I can assure you categorically they don't. You could probably get away with "some people like to visit the USA".
  • @#18 Even as a proud Brit, I find your comments laughable. Don't even know why I bother with this "community" sometimes.
  • @7 It's not even for sale in Japan, you dumbass.
  • @20 You referenced the wrong comment you british douche
  • People need to remember that the XB1 is still only available i9n a select few countries so don't get carried away when comparing it to the PS4. Why else would Microsoft release their stats AFTER Sony released theirs; they knew that the stats meant nothing for the time being.
  • @7 Xbox One hasn't released in Japan yet and only limited areas of Europe
  • Xbox one has sold 5 million units to RETAIL not customers
  • Sony has sold 7 million units to CUSTOMERS..... See the difference, and the ps4 is STILL outselling the Xbox in America
  • Considering its $100 more and has released in way less territories yet they're only behind by 2 million consoles....I'd say that MS is doing really well. Let's be honest, most 360 holdouts are waiting for the big guns to make their X1 debut: HALO and GEARS OF WAR. You will see a massive spike in units sold once they come out. As much as I love Ryse, Dead Rising 3, Killer Instinct, and Titanfall Almighty, they aren't really system sellers. Those other two f
  • Considering its $100 more and has released in way less territories yet they're only behind by 2 million consoles....I'd say that MS is doing really well. Let's be honest, most 360 holdouts are waiting for the big guns to make their X1 debut: HALO and GEARS OF WAR. You will see a massive spike in units sold once they come out. As much as I love Ryse, Dead Rising 3, Killer Instinct, and Titanfall Almighty, they aren't really system sellers. Those other two franchises are.
  • @26 Yes, and the PS4 is available in 49 countries. While the X1 is available in 13, see the difference?
  • It's MS' s fault that they didn't release in more countries and Sony took advantage of that and put their next gen product out for those consumers. Plus since most of the people already bought a PS4 more than likely, do you really think X1 sales are going to go up when they do release in those countries? They'll sell some sure, but not nearly as many as people are assuming.
  • The One has been on retail shelves for 4 months. The 360 has been on shelves for 9 years. I don't even know why this is an issue. Give it time. People act like the last gen consoles were successful overnight. It's a long journey. One I think the One will surpass in every way possible so keep talking shit. It can only get better and eventually people are going to realize that and want to be a part of it.
  • @29 the ps4 is PS4 in a whopping 72 countries and regions so it makes to say xbox is doing really gd
  • @29 To be fair. Even when tier 2 and 3 release in September....it won't make that big of difference in terms of catching up to the PS4. Xbox sold in the countries that matter. @32 PS4 is sold in 49 countries, not 72. I don't understand where the hate is coming from. Just because the PlayStation is in the lead doesn't mean that Xbox is doing bad. I mean really whose coming up with these "Xbox is doomed" theories. It's (Xbox) is still doing great. Congrats to both Sony and MS.
  • Proud to say I'm not part of it. Get rid of the Kinect, then I'll buy the XB1.
  • @30 Definitely not MS's fault. Countries can deny a company the right to sell their product in their respective countries. They just simply don't have to let that product enter their territory.
  • @14, talking about racism ? who are you to judge a half billion of people ? if PS4 is in the lead, it s simply because not everyone likes microsoft policy, not everyone wanna pay for kinect crap, not everyone wants a console with 50% FPS and no j-rpg planned for over 3 years, not everyone wants a console where if you get you will get 1 lame 4 or 5 years old games for free in the future when PS4 will most likely like PS3 let you get recent AAA games... i don t have ps4 nor xone but your comment about other people's choice is just retarded. keep convincing yourself u did right to buy a one while other people will keep having fun with their ps4, kid .. ㅗ ㅗ
  • @27 halo and gears of war the big guns?! Really just more sequels! Where are the 15 or so new ips and exclusives Ms promised in the 1st year? Its been out 6months and the few exclusives they do just are not enough for me to even think about getting an xbox1 yet...
  • @33 it in 72 look for urself http://time.com/67549/sonys-playstation-4-was-the-top-selling-console-in-march-but-microsofts-titanfall-was-the-top-selling-game/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+time%2Ftopstories+(TIME%3A+Top+Stories)
  • #37 ummm...Halo and Gears consistently sell tens of millions of copies and are always great games. You're fucking right they're big guns! Don't be a moron. Halo alone will be responsible for at least an additional 2-5 million X1s sold. As for exclusives....Quantum Break looks amazing and Sunset Overdrive has promise. If you're a Sonytard Pony then disregard my entire response, sorry for wasting keystrokes on a fuckboy.
  • Will start with that i have neither console. That said its only been like 6 months since the consoles released. The PS3 undersold at first and eventually caught up last cycle. Once good games start releasing i am sure the xbox one will catch up. Even if it doesn't who cares as long both sell well. Selling less will only drive competition which is better for GAMERS. People really need to stop being fanboys. Being excited about the win for the PS4 is like being excited your team is 10-0 in the regular NBA season. It means absolutely nothing. This console gen just started.
  • I think you're all dumb. You shouldn't be buying next generation consoles until they get a handle on basic stuff like dlc achievements and season passes working day one and party explosions. Otherwise you're voting with your dollars that you're fine with paying for a subpar service. Also, I can't stand this illiterate and proud country, I never wanted to be here I was just born here with no one consulting me. I wish we had lost the the revolution/rebellion then we'd have more Dr Who and no honey boo boo duck dynasty et cetera. Let the down thumbs and jingoistic nonsense commence!
  • Just gonna throw this out there, once and IF the cloud can deliver like MS claims, I think that will be a huge benefit for the XBO over PS4.
  • Microsoft are rich bastards
  • @7 you're forgetting Wii U outsells both combined.
  • @41 you sound dumb as hell. I own a XB1 and i am happy so far with my purchase. A few hiccups but doing FAR better than how the 360 did when it launched in regards to issues with the system.
  • @41 you have got to be the most retarded poster I have ever seen on here. You wish we lost the revolution/ rebellion? Hahahaha. Step out of your time capsule. And Please don't ever reproduce.
  • @9 Japan is a miniscule portion of it, tbh. Wait until Microsoft irons out their deals with counties who have been deprived of consoles in recent years. And Microsoft is well aware of this. Not many people realize this, but they're currently developing the Xbox One for counties like China, Russia and India, almost exclusively. China won't sell Sony/Nintendo products due to a trade limitation and when Microsoft taps those 3 countries, nobody will be counting 1 or 2 million anymore. It'll be, "Xbox One 'sells' 15 million units, blah blah". I'm 'not' a fanboy, either. I see the flaws in both systems and I embrace their strengths. At the moment, Sony 'is' winning, and they need it, because in 2-3 years it'll be Microsoft at the top and then PS4 a distant second. Can't argue over these logistical facts, especially since they represent nearly half of the world's population lol.
  • I think it's funny that some have over 100,000 gs but still won't pay to buy the xbox one. Obviously it makes up a large part of your life at this point, so you would think it would be worth it haha
  • If M$ didn't have the console ready for the other countries at launch, they shouldn't be allowed to sell it now. All that parity stuff ya know...
  • @39 you really are a bit of an idiot. Would i have over 400thoisand Gs if i was a sonyfanboy?! Numpty.
  • @41. If no one bought the consoles day 1 then what point would there be in producing. People saying they'll buy something 'X' months down the road isn't the same as a physical sale because you're not putting your money where your mouth is. I've had no problems w/ my XOne except the shitty BF4 issues; shame really as it's not even the console's doing. And for those saying they'll buy a One - Kinect 2.0. No. You're not the audience MS is after. Kinect is fantastic piece of kit and something that I use everyday to make gaming and entertainment easier. I want them to push this tech forward.
  • I love my Xbox One and especially Titanfall!
  • #51 right on. These people saying "dump Kinect" are stone-age gamers who are perfectly fine with having nothing more than a system that puts out better graphics. Fuck that. MS is trying to push the industry forward. I hope they don't give in to the dinosaurs who hate multiplayer-only games and Kinect.
  • @48 why would it? having a strange sense of loyalty to a company because you played one console is really a stupid idea all the moronic things so called gamers do right now that is honestly the stupidest.
  • @41 Yeah too bad you weren't born in Ethiopia because then maybe you would understand how important freedom is and what our forefathers died for. I can see why our country is in the state it is in now because people like you vote! There are idiots everywhere, in every time period and every part of the world. There just happens to be a lot of them on tv, just do what most of us do and ignore them!
  • Hahahaha the fact that you think you have any freedom is proof that the propaganda has done it's job. This country was founded by rich white men that didn't want to pay taxes and were good at empty rhetoric. Thomas Jefferson wrote about freedom yet had slaves. Do you remember the free speech zones? Lots of European countries actually have freedoms and don't beat the freedom drum because they actually have them.
  • Lol whats with all anti Americanism? Move to Canada and play with some Moose if you don't like it here.... no-ones stopping you. and LOL 48 why would a fan of the 360 just buy an Xbone for the hell of it? The reason they have such a high GS is because the 360 did it right. Xbone.....not so much....
  • @56 Of course freedom is decaying, when our political parties have no respect for our founding what do you expect? The federal government mandates and regulates EVERYTHING, that is not freedom. I think maybe you should take a history class because our founding fathers went through hell trying to establish this country, a lot of them were killed along with their families. The constitution never would have passed if they didn't allow slavery because so many planations relied upon it, but at least America actually tried to rectify their mistake, unlike many nations where slavery still exists today. But there is really no point in explaining anything to you because you hate this country and everything it stands for. Maybe you should get the hell out and move to a place that fits you better, like North Korea.
  • Idolizing and mythologizing our history is foolish at best. For instance Benedict Arnold was a better tactician and military leader than Washington but George was a charming and charismatic leader. And where is this regulation? The EPA doesn't do it's job and scary companies like Monsanto run wild. I'm not talking about the genetic engineering but the fact that there the ones behind agent orange and are now patenting nature like the DNA of pigs.
  • Sooo... are we all talking about how the xbox ships 5 Million still or not?
  • Good for Titanfall. I haven't purchased a copy yet. Still waiting for M$ to to release a 1TB HDD XB1 model..
  • EUROPEANS ALL HAVE WOODEN TEETH
  • Some of the comments, wow! Well i was surprised was until I went to ign. Nice start to both consoles. I wish wii-u would sell better too. Unlike some I own them all and want them all to do well. What is amazing is the comments about I won't buy it until kinect is not in the box. Get over it, or stop bringing it up. The horse is beaten. System comes with it and with a lowered price or with a game, or both. If you really wanted an xbox one then unplug it. Problem solved. Unfortunately it is a means for you to feel cool stating it.
  • @62 yeah pulling splinters out of our mouth every day isn't fun
  • Hope both console's keep selling well,still would like better games on them but time will tell the tale.
  • Im debating picking up a one today with titan fall ( good old argos card lol ), but can anyone tell me is it actually worth the 400 quid im going to spend? Cuz theres not many other games out and maybe would be better if i waited until the price drops? Also is it possible to run ny 360 through the one via USB?
  • @66 If I'm being totally honest pal at this moment in time I would say no, I had my money all set to get one until my friends warned me not to get it, they are all back on the 360 now. Simple reason is at the moment it's more off a media device and most people don't need this with sky,Virgin media etc. Until it gets better games I would hold out but this too could hurt the Xbox one in sales if everyone does the same which means it might never get better games.Its a no win situation but I'm just being honest.
  • Im buying two xbox ones ( one for the wife) when elder scrolls online is released. So ill add to consoles to that. Lol
  • @66 no, neither console are really worth their money yet because frankly they dont have any games
  • What happen to this thread? I could feel the HATE when I clicked the link! Please everyone save the stupid for your personal lives.
  • @68 & 70 Cheerz for the feedback guys, ive had a friend tell me the same about the lack of games and being more of a media device. Im deep into dark souls 2 at the mo anyway so theres not too much of a hurry! Shame they cant just focus on what a games console was designed to do! Amazon are doing the titanfall xb1 bundle for 350 at the mo, not sure if thats a good or bad thing for the future? Nicer on the wallet tho!
  • I have a PS4, Xbox One, PS Vita and a 3DS. I'm sick of all these console wars. I have memories from all sorts of different consoles both home and handheld. At the end of the day it's the gamers who win. Everything you have ever liked can't be on just Xbox or PlayStation. I hope they both succeed as they offer a wider range of games together. I'm looking forward to more games on both as there is so little at the moment.
  • @72 well no console really has that many games at this point in its lifespan, its never really advisable for the general consumer to buy into them early and they dont expect them to.
  • @75 Yeah good point pal but I think the big difference this time is there are no games on either console that stands out and its been nearly 6 month's. With the Xbox 360 I went out and bought it just to play Gears of War plus it had other good games like Halo that gamers wanted, but the new console's have nothing to make me want to buy it.
  • @76 gears was a whole year after release halo was 2 years after, see how this really wont matter a few years down the line. people quickly forget when titles came out and about the lack of games at launch, 360 didnt ahve a system seller until the following november, its big exclusive at launch was Kameo: Elements of Power at least the ONE had killer instinct and dead rising 3 theyll bang out a halo and a couple of other big exclusives over the next year and at the end of this generation they will be what people think were launch titles
  • @77 yeah pal but I guess people thought Microsoft would have learnt from the mistakes off the past and get good games out early but like you said only time will tell.
  • @78 tahts my point though, its not a mistake. early sales when it comes to a console mean nothing at all, early adopters are always going to pick the consoles up early for whatever reason and they are going to do so knowing full well there wont be much content at the time, its the 1-2 year mark that are most important because thats when you start to sell to the majority of the owners of your previous console. all of the console makers know this and thats why you see the real system sellers dropping around that time, dropping them now would result in poorer than usual sales for them damage the brand and most likely not make a profit at all.
  • I find it funny that people think the "lack" of games on the One is somehow Microsofts fault
  • @80 I find it funny people think it lacks games. When the 360 launched all I had was CoD 2. I mustn't played CoD 2 for months before I bought ANYTHING else, but on my One I had 4 games on day one and have bought several games since and am now highly anticipating Watch Dogs is a couple of weeks and then a few weeks after that is ESO.
  • @81 Yes it has games but most off these are just Xbox 360 games revamped and games like Titan come out on the 360 anyway. That's why when gamers are asked is it worth buying most say no just stick to the 360. I have 10 friends on my list out off 100 who bought the Xbox one which is not a good percentage to start with and out off the 10 only one still plays the Xbox one and he is ragging because he traded the 360 to buy it. Hopefully like others have posted the better games will come.
  • Loving my xb1 and kinect, thought kinect was a crap idea in past. It is handy as hell for voice commands etc, and in game to. May not specifically buy a kinect game, but like using it for menus etc. I think lots of comments on here are really rtarded, but anyway i would say wait on buying any of them. I had to get mine at release, as this was the only time would have the money. There are great games on the way, elder scrolls online, watchdogs, very soon. But i didn't buy any system on release, ever in my life. When i did buy a 360 i was wowed buy its graphics and the amount of games. I am wowed by xb1, just need more games especially rpg's. All the people arguing about ps4 selling better, check your facts but also please stop trolling on here, if you own both then fine but stick to talking about what this site is for, it doesn't state xbox and ps4 achievements.com. If it did then fine.
  • HAPPY EASTER!! to Xboxachievements staffs, gamers, friends and people. :):) Try to find hidden easter achievement egg hahahaha lmfao joke.
  • @83 but it is selling better, that is a fact it is also relevant to the topic on this site being the xbox ones biggest competitor. It's not trolling to state that they have sold more than 2 million more than the ONE has shipped, the only issue is people like you seem to take it as an insult that sonys business model has been better.
  • Yes so insulted because i have schoolgirls screaming fanboy, on a site that has nothing to with ps4. If people were being logical about it, and talking like adults i wouldn't be commenting. As well as the other factors, ps4 is selling in 72 countries and xbox one in 13. So no its not relevant for ps4 users to comment on this site like children, i like all the systems but i don't go in ps4 sites bragging about my machine of choice. It people like you that need to grow up.
  • Maybe you should check all the pervious comments, made by your fan base, shouting fanboy at everything, and seriously not looking at the full facts. Both systems are doing well, and wish for both to do so. And again i don't go on ps4 sites commenting on sites, i don't slam the ps4 or say it crap or that xb1 is better, simply as.
  • Seriously all you guys arguing about sales, are you making money out of it? even with you lot arguing Sony and Microsoft are still getting immensely rich off the concept (percentage of game sales and console sales) haven't seen arguing like this since i was in junior school
  • This comes from a PS4-lover: As much as i hate the xbox one (i loved the xbox360), i don`t want to see them going down, i hope that the xbox brand gets better and better in the future. We need competition, this is very important, if you truly want to see the xbox one brand in ashes (Im speaking to you PS4 bro`s)...what would happen next you think? Sony could get greedy and they could be like: " We have nobody to fear of, we have a monopole-status, we can set up the prices for the console and for all of our ps4 games". "Console gamers will have no choice but to buy our high-priced product,because there is no one else beside us muahahaha *evil and greedy laugh*. What you don`t believe me? Remember the PS3 price when it was first announced? ;) They sure can do higher up the prices my friends if they get a monopole-status...after all they are a company who tries to make money, they are not your beloved friends..like i said, remember the ps3 price announcement.. And you should also consider this: If the PS4 and Xbox One are getting equal, they will try to overcome each other, so they will add more games and features to be more attractive than the other one...and guess what? WE gamers win this "war" in the end! Because of the competition, the companys are not going lazy and sitting on their a$$es, they will be forced to try hard to make us gamers happy, so while they are trying to beat each other, we get more features and games to look forward too! The companys should depend on us gamers and not the other way! Competition = Profit for us gamers I hope somebody understand this! Best regards Mogry
  • @86 it is relevant, you cant just say one company shipped X amount without the figures for their competition, also the amount of countries theyre selling in doesnt matter because it is microsoft that chose to put a tiered system in place and sony didnt its part of the business model. the only fact here is that sony are outselling them, stating that isnt being a fanboy is the truth and your acting all insulted and stating that people shouldnt comment here because they have the audacity to say whats true. as far as my fanbase goes i actually dont own a ps4 or have any desire to... for a ONE for that matter... but i dont like people being basically told they cant speak because someone doenst like to be told the truth and is insulted by some moronic sense of brand loyalty.
  • And here I am... Still happily playing on my 360. They'll need Mass Effect 4 to make me buy a X1. So far I'm only really interrested in DR3 so it's not worth buying the X1 just for that...
  • At ps4 lover, finally someone with logic and a comment that is bang on. As for the other guy, sorry still have no respect for you and think your a Sony schoolgirl in some form, because if you were an xbox user you wouldn't be continually banging on about Sony sales. And i care about both systems.
  • @92 you can tell i have an xbox because if you look to the left of this very post my accounts linked to it, however owning an xbox doesnt impede my ability to count and thus i know that the number 7 is higher than the number 5 and because i own one i see no reason to lie about that fact.
  • I'm warming up to getting an Xbox One but that price tag... Just too much at the moment.
  • @93 I'm like you pal I own a 360 and have never owned a PS but I don't know what #92 is going on about, the PS4 is selling more than the Xbox one and everyone knows it and that doesn't make anyone and fan boy. Just because I own the Xbox doesn't mean I'm going to make rubbish up and I will be getting the Xbox one in November when hopefully it will have better games. If both console's sell well then the quality off games will get better so I'm rooting for both machines.
  • Yeah, Titanfall on Xbox One! Next gen screen tearing that isn't even HD! Yeah! Who's buying this garbage?
  • LMMFAO @41. I disagree with you, but that sh*t was funny as hell. Easy way to solve all this dumb bickering is to own both sytems! Personally, I wouldnt want to miss out on the great games that are coming out on both systems.
  • Honestly, I don't care which console sells more or which one sells more games. As long as I am enjoying the games I purchase, that's really all that matters to me.
  • #98 completely agree. I buy the games I like and enjoy on the system I prefer. I couldn't care less about the other stuff as I'm not making any money off it.
  • Ok so talking about ps4 sales, is on topic with the topic ok that makes sense, i don't care for sales figures, i care that both are doing good and that is the case dumfucks. Plus http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/5174719/ and i agreed with the dude that stated he was a ps4 lover, and maybe again a few of you should read other posts that gave been posted screaming fanboy all day buy ps4 users.
  • @100 of course the sales of a rival console is on topic and if you dont care why are you bothering so much at trying to shut everyone else up, if you didnt care you wouldnt have been here replying so often. and on the topic of the other posts, no one talking about the ps4s sales has said anything bad, the only raging fangirls here are the xbox one owners that are so insulted and hurt by the fact sony sold more like you which is a common theme on this site
  • I have enjoyed this game pretty well. Granted, it is nothing mind blowing but this game is a breathe of fresh air IMO.
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