Resident Evil Requiem Hits $500M, But Xbox Sales Are Shockingly Low

Did you pick up Resident Evil Requiem on Xbox? If so, you're in a surprisingly small club. New sales data from Alinea Analytics reveals that only 8.6% of the game's copies were sold on Xbox consoles. That's roughly 731,000 units out of a total 8.5 million copies sold across PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S. Meanwhile, PS5 accounted for a whopping 48.1% (about 4.01 million copies), and Steam wasn't far behind with 43.4% (around 3.69 million). So yeah, Xbox is lagging way behind.

This isn't just a random blip, either. Resident Evil Requiem has now passed $500 million in total revenue and is selling faster than any other game in Capcom's survival horror series. But the platform split paints a stark picture of Xbox's ongoing struggle this console generation. PS5 has shipped 95.3 million units as of June, while Xbox Series X/S is believed to have sold a little over 35 million units to date—well below the Xbox One's 58 million. Microsoft stopped reporting sales figures years ago, so we're left with estimates, but the gap is clear.

Why such a lopsided split? Part of it comes down to history. Resident Evil has always been more of a PlayStation franchise, especially in Japan where Xbox has never really gained a foothold. But even accounting for that, the disparity here is eye-opening. It suggests that some Xbox owners might be choosing to play on PC instead, or perhaps they're just not as interested in this particular game. Either way, it's not a great look for Microsoft.

The timing is especially rough because this news drops just a day after reports that GTA 6 preorders are also heavily skewed toward PS5. The Verge's Tom Warren said this set off "alarm bells" at Microsoft. Xbox's chief strategy officer, Matthew Ball, fired back, claiming Microsoft is "very happy with GTA 6 preorders" and that they're "breaking records for Xbox" and "matching our share of the console market." But he didn't specify which records, and given Requiem's numbers, it's hard not to raise an eyebrow.

Of course, no one expected a 50:50 split. PS5 has clearly outsold Xbox this generation, and Microsoft isn't pretending otherwise. But Ball's implication that GTA 6 preorders simply reflect the hardware reality doesn't quite line up with Requiem's sales, where Xbox lags far more than its install base would suggest. That's a problem worth watching, especially as Microsoft undergoes a massive reorganization aimed at ensuring its survival.

So what do you think? Are Xbox players jumping ship to PC, or is this just a one-off? Will you be picking up Resident Evil Requiem on Xbox, or did you go with PS5 or Steam? Let us know in the comments.