Xbox One tops 2 million sold worldwide

And the battle of the next generation console sales continues… Microsoft fired the latest sales figure salvo back at Sony by announcing that the Xbox One has sold through over 2 million units worldwide.

The console keeps popping back in stock at a number of retailers in North America over the past week or so (Amazon and Best Buy), so it’s not entirely impossible to grab one before the Holidays.

Xbox One gamers have spent 83 million hours playing games, watching TV, and using apps since launch. They also revealed that 39 million Xbox One achievements have been unlocked along with a Gamerscore total of 595 million. Impressive!

Read on for the announcement from the Xbox Wire.

Since its launch 18 days ago, Xbox One is proving to be the must-have gift this holiday season with more than 2 million consoles sold through to consumers worldwide, averaging over 111,111 units sold per day ? a record-setting pace for Xbox. Millions of fans around the world who have purchased Xbox One have shown incredible engagement with the all-in-one games and entertainment system, spending over 83 million hours in games, TV, and apps on Xbox One since the system launched on Nov. 22.

?We continue to be humbled and overwhelmed by the positive response from our fans. We are thrilled to see sales of Xbox One on a record-setting pace, with over 2 million Xbox One consoles in homes around the world. Demand is exceeding supply in our 13 launch markets and Xbox One is sold out at most retailers. We?re also particularly excited to see consumers engaging in a wide range of games and entertainment experiences on the platform, with more than 1 million paid transactions* on Xbox Live to date,? said Yusuf Mehdi, corporate vice president of strategy and marketing, Xbox.

Xbox One is also proving to be the most popular online multiplayer community for gamers with over 39 million Xbox One achievements unlocked and 595 million total Gamerscore achieved.

?Demand for next generation gaming continues to be very strong,? said John Love, director of video games at Amazon. ?At peak demand, customers were ordering the Xbox One console at over 1000 units per minute on Amazon.com.?

?The Xbox One entertainment system is one of our hottest selling products this holiday season,? said Bob Puzon, senior vice president of Merchandising at GameStop. ?GameStop is experiencing high demand from our customers for this innovative console and we are working closely with Microsoft to receive more units to fulfill our customers? holiday shopping lists.?

?Xbox One is one of the hottest Christmas gifts this holiday season and was a top seller this Black Friday,? said Chris Nagelson, vice president of entertainment for Walmart U.S. ?We are refreshing our inventory as fast as we can to ensure customers can give and receive the new console for Christmas.?

The Xbox team is continuing to work hard to meet consumer demand, delivering consoles to retailers as fast as possible this holiday season. To help people find Xbox One, Major Nelson recently shared some tips for consumers this holiday season.

Xbox One brings the best games, live TV, Skype, sports, fitness, music and more to one system at the center of the living room, all available at the command of your voice. With 22 hotly anticipated games, including 10 exclusive titles, and entertainment apps, YouTube, Netflix, Hulu Plus, and many more ? Xbox One fans have the best entertainment and games available on one console this holiday season.

* includes both digital games and video purchases