Xbox One X pre order update, games news, PS4 Pro sales boost

THE LATEST Xbox One X news this week, including a big pre order update, more games reveals and a big boost against Sony’s PS4 Pro.


UPDATE ONE: Microsoft have officially announced that the Xbox One X is the fastest-selling Xbox Pre-Order ever.
The tech giant made the announcement today, while also providing quotes from leading retailers on the impact of the new console.
 “Microsoft has done it again! The innovation and power behind the new Xbox One X console is driving excitement and demand among our customers worldwide,” said Bob Puzon, senior vice president of Merchandising for GameStop.
“The speed at which we sold through our initial pre-order supply surpassed expectations, and what we experienced with pre-orders for the original Xbox One console. This new system is definitely going to change how video games are played!”
Microsoft have also confirmed that they will be announcing details of the next wave of Xbox One X standard edition pre-orders next month.
As you might expect, this will not be for more Project Scorpio Editions of the consoles, which will not be restocked.
ORIGINAL: Xbox One X pre order pages went live earlier this week and there’s so far been a lot of interest.
The new upgraded console has been selling out from stores in both North America and the UK, although restocks will continue to arrive.
It will be welcome news to the tech giant, who will be looking to the Xbox One X to help make up some ground against the PS4 and PS4 Pro.
Microsoft have revealed that sales of the new console are actually above what they expected, which could mean that they’ll need to ramp up production.
"We expected out inventory to last for about a week, but we sold out in less than a day," Microsoft marketing manager Aaron Greenberg told Rocket Beans. 
"We don't share the amounts, but the Project Scorpio Edition was for those core fans, the people that used to sort of line up in front of the stores."
As mentioned above, the special Xbox One X Project Scorpio Edition console has been the first to go on sale, featuring a unique design for both console and controller.
And in more news released this week, it appears that the Xbox One X has been given a big boost against Sony’s PS4 Pro.
It’s been confirmed that the Xbox One X has now officially overtaken the PS4 Pro on the Amazon U.S. 2017 Best Sellers list.
An analyst at Niko Partners has crunched the numbers and revealed that the Xbox One X is now ahead of its biggest rival, even though the upgraded PlayStation console has been available all year.
“Xbox One X pre orders seem to be doing well on Amazon,” Daniel Ahmad posted on Twitter. 
“Already ahead of PS4 Pro on Amazon US for 2017 YTD.
“This is an indication that XB1X pre orders are doing quite well, especially since pre orders just started. Can't infer more than that though.”
The PS4 Pro has already been confirmed to be a good seller for Sony, who believe it makes up about 1/5 of PS4 console sales.
So it could be massive news for Microsoft if the Xbox One X can keep up with its early success, or even continue to surpass it.

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