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GTA 6 publisher accidentally reveals PS5 vs Xbox sales numbers - it's grim for Microsoft

PlayStation 5 is dominating this console generation according to Take-Two, with the GTA 6 publisher revealing some stats that make for worrying reading for Xbox

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Xbox is being outsold by PS5(Image: AFP via Getty Images)

The PlayStation outage may have seen internet searches climb for Xbox as fans threatened to jump ship, but the story of this console generation is apparently all too familiar to Microsoft.

That's thanks to Rockstar Games' parent company Take-Two Interactive, which has revealed some fresh console numbers in last week's earnings call that also reaffirmed GTA 6 is due to launch this year.

Since Microsoft doesn't report its own sales figures anymore (and hasn't done for almost a decade), we rely on third-party data to ascertain console sales, while Sony will occasionally beat its chest at certain sales milestones. Take-Two's update paints a grim picture for the Xbox console business, though.

PlayStation is handily beating Xbox

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The network is down for many players(Image: AFP via Getty Images)

In Take-Two's earnings report for Q3 2025, we've learned that there are more than 94 million PS5 and Xbox Series S and X consoles out there, but with Sony claiming to have shipped 65.5 million of those in September 2024, that means Xbox has sold 28.5 million less than a third of its rival.

That would mean Xbox has ceded more market share than it did with its Xbox One console, which was heavily outsold by PS4 but managed to maintain around a 3:1 ratio.

Xbox and PlayStation have been competitive for years, but in recent times they've begun to play nicely as Xbox moves to a multiplatform approach to great results. Microsoft has also committed to developing a handheld that fans are dubbing the 'Xboy'.

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Avowed could be one of the best reasons to have Xbox Game Pass this year(Image: Obsidian Entertainment)

It's also expected to be a colossal year for Xbox which could swing things back into Team Green's favour. 2025 will see the arrival of South of Midnight, Fable, DOOM: The Dark Ages and South of Midnight, although some are slated for PS5, too.. Avowed, a hotly-anticipated RPG, launches this month.

Which console, if any, do you own? Or are you holding out for the Switch 2? Let us know in the comments.

For more on Take-Two's earnings call, check out everything it didn't tell us about GTA 6, as well as the company's CEO's comments on

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