a new survey just measured how far Xbox has fallen — and the number is brutal

85% of US console gamers regularly play PlayStation. 76% play Nintendo. Xbox trails both at 58% — and its own new CEO just called the division…

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Diego Santos · Gaming Editor

The numbers that matter

Statista surveyed 3,200+ US console gamers; 85% regularly play PlayStation, 76% Nintendo, 58% Xbox.

The numbers that matter

The PS5 alone reaches 46% of surveyed gamers — more than any single Xbox or Nintendo hardware generation.

The numbers that matter

The original Xbox 360, over a decade past its last new game, still edges out newer platforms in the same survey.

The numbers that matter

Xbox's gaming division revenue fell 11% last fiscal year, largely blamed on Call of Duty underperforming.

The numbers that matter

New Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has called the division 'unhealthy' while citing 200 million total Xbox players — a figure whose methodology hasn't been detailed.

My take

Xbox isn't dying, but it has functionally already lost the 'which box do I buy' argument, and pretending otherwise wastes marketing budget it can't currently afford. The actual opportunity Sharma…

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