Microsoft is still struggling to sell the Xbox Series S and X

It isn't clear just how few Xbox Series S/X units Microsoft sold this quarter and in previous quarters. Unlike Nintendo and Sony, Microsoft doesn't announce console sales figures as part of its quarterly results.

In any case, you can't blame fans for believing the earlier reports that Microsoft is thinking about selling the Xbox division because of its low sales figures.

Then again, the best has yet to come for Microsoft. After a relatively quiet period of close to zero exclusives coming out on the Xbox Series S/X, Microsoft will welcome a handful later this year, starting with Arkane Studios' Redfall on May 2, after which is Bethesda Game Studio's Starfield on September 6. Not to mention, Activision Blizzard will be a part of Microsoft whether Sony likes it or not. The infusion of games will have a massive impact on the Game Pass, cannibalized game sales be damned.

We're curious to find out if Microsoft will try to address the declining interest in the Xbox Series S/X or if it has accepted that it can never compete with Sony and Nintendo.

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