Microsoft: Xbox Series X/S is best-selling Xbox generation of all time

The Xbox Series X/S continues its strong momentum and is still the best-selling Xbox console generation of all time.

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Today was a big day for Xbox. Microsoft announced a record-breaking $16.2 billion revenue generated from Xbox gaming in Fiscal Year 2022, which is more money than the games business has made in the history of the brand.

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It doesn't stop there. According to Microsoft leadership, the Xbox Series X/S console duo is breaking new sales records since the system released in 2020. "We sold more Xbox Series X/S consoles life to date than any previous generation of Xbox, have been market leader in North America in the last three quarters across next-gen consoles," Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said in the company's Fiscal Year 2022 earnings call.

Microsoft no longer gives out exact console sales figures, but hardware made a record-breaking $12.52 billion in FY22, making up 23% of total Xbox earnings.

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This reflects previous comments from Nadella, who had previously said the Series X/S gen was the fastest-selling generation.

"Xbox Series S and X are our fastest-selling consoles ever, with more consoles sold life-to-date than any previous generation,"Nadella said last year in a FY2021 earnings call. The CEO had also said that Microsoft is "all in on gaming" at the time.