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Windows Central
Windows Central
Technology
Jez Corden

Xbox Series X|S consoles U.S. sales see an impressive 86% jump in June 2026, as PS5 and Nintendo slide — "Highest units this year."

Stonks stock going up meme with a bad Xbox photoshop twist.

One depressing part of the Xbox story over the past few years has revolved around Xbox hardware sales, which have been in near freefall decline quarter in, quarter out.

Factoring the memory crisis, attention market saturation, bad marketing, and the general negativity over the Xbox brand — the Xbox Series X|S platform has had a pretty awful gen, despite arguably being the best console Microsoft has ever made (on paper).

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