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Microsoft sells 4.3 million Xbox 360 units in last quarter of 2007Dela @ Jan 04, 2008 23:18 | 42 comments Microsoft Corp. is touting impressive sales performance for the Xbox 360 console over the last three months of 2007. The Redmond-based software giant moved 4.3 million units over the fourth quarter of the year following excellent performances of titles such as Halo 3 and Mass Effect. This brings the total number of Xbox 360 consoles sold to 17.7 million since its November 2005 debut according to the company.
"Holiday 2007 was a blockbuster season for the gaming industry," Microsoft said, claiming the Xbox 360 kept a lead over rivals in terms of money spent on software and hardware. While neither Sony or Nintendo have released sales figures for the holiday season yet, as of September 2007, the Wii had sold 13.2 million units and the PS3 had sold 5.6 million units.
Microsoft's Xbox Live service suffered from performance problems over the holidays. Before the holiday sales surge, it had already 8 million members, many who pay a $50 yearly fee to play against friends over the Internet. "While the service was not completely offline at any given time, we are disappointed in our performance," Xbox Live General Manager Marc Whitten said in a statement
The blockbuster title Halo 3, which went on sale in September, reached an impressive 8.1 million sales by the end of the year according to the company. The popular role-playing game Mass Effect sold 1.6 million copies by the end of the year after going on sale in November.
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Comment by: glasssd (Jan 06, 2008 00:49) Seams you all have already tried the BataMax argument with HD DVD and Blu-Ray. See where that got ya. |
Comment by: ZippyDSM (Jan 06, 2008 01:01) Originally posted by philzone: and the PS2 was better.... you doubt it not in terms of the shear amount of games and sales, the Xbox is a lot like the PSP its a great multi device one hacked but the games for it suck, the 360 has contentiued that with more PC titles bought off to be 360 exscluzie.
For all the console/game fanboys out their.
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles...Console-Rundown Oh god I can't stop laughing!!! |
Comment by: philzone (Jan 06, 2008 01:07) Sorry if i came across as pricky, or argumentative. this is all opinion really, and you know what they say about opinions... |
Comment by: ZippyDSM (Jan 06, 2008 01:13) Originally posted by philzone: naw you came off as an arse but then I do most of the time too and BTW Poo makers stink :P
For all the console/game fanboys out their.
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles...Console-Rundown Oh god I can't stop laughing!!! |
Comment by: philzone (Jan 06, 2008 01:36) what do you mean by poo markers?
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Comment by: ZippyDSM (Jan 06, 2008 01:58) Originally posted by philzone: opinion makers are poo makers too :P
For all the console/game fanboys out their.
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles...Console-Rundown Oh god I can't stop laughing!!! |
Comment by: gtaUK (Jan 06, 2008 02:03) i have a ps3 and am a bit of a fanboy but im pretty sure home isn't going to win over live by itself but i'm not saying it wont be good and i like the way that they are getting you to interact with people around the world to play games etc. instead of clicking through pages and joining games but still home won't take down live and ms certainly won't make it free as paying for it keeps the dedicated servers so 360 players can play online and that is why so many people like it because there will always be a server to play on as long as it is bbeing payed for bby the users... it's a bit like taxes lol some go into the pockets of ms annd the rest goes to live etc. Yes some people can't afford it or just unfortunate enough not being able to get it as they could be children and this is were the psn comes in as it is free and anyone can use it so both have there advantages and disadvantages... |
Comment by: philzone (Jan 06, 2008 02:07) opinions are like ass-holes... everyones got one.
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Comment by: ZippyDSM (Jan 06, 2008 02:18) Originally posted by philzone: I love halo 1, 2 is unpolished and 3 is unfinished, its not quite as bad as the joke FF has become, new 360s still have a higher than normal fail rate which is sad same goes for the PS3s 40GB unit.
For all the console/game fanboys out their.
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles...Console-Rundown Oh god I can't stop laughing!!! |
Comment by: zerobreak (Jan 06, 2008 04:05) how many xbox"s were bought because the first one broke! Inexcusable |
Comment by: philzone (Jan 06, 2008 12:17) i'm getting my ass kicked over here... clearly, this is a pro ps3 thread. i'm gonna leave with my tail between my legs, and head over to the console forums. i'm bound to find some 360 people over there.
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Comment by: pspjunior (Jan 06, 2008 12:47) Quote:Originally posted by philzone:
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Comment by: ChiknLitl (Jan 06, 2008 14:46) Originally posted by philzone: Umm..Did you see my post early in the thread?
Quote: I admitted to playing with my 360 more than I play with my Wii, (not the anatomical one!!). That was a true surprise to me. I got them at around the same time but found myself gravitating toward the 360 when I had time to play. |
Comment by: vinny13 (Jan 06, 2008 15:17) Originally posted by pspjunior: I've played both online lots and lots. Most of the people don't have mics on the PS3 :P
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Comment by: nobrainer (Jan 06, 2008 17:30) well done m$ for keeping competition alive between the hardware and forcing lower prices so we ain't all fuked up the arse like with the ps2! (imho i believe this to be the most successful console in history with a great back catalouge of software but sony do know how to screw over their customers, especially the loyal ones!)
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Originally posted by gtaUK : in his head, you know that nextgen is a sony faniboy blogger don't you?
Originally posted by above link: Tor: anonymity online HIDE your IP from the spies, post and browse anonymously! http://www.torproject.org/
The RIAA Soundexchange Are: SONY, UNIVERSAL, WARNER GROUP, EMI. The MPAA Are: SONY, UNIVERSAL, WARNER GROUP, DISNEY, PARAMOUNT, FOX. |
Comment by: vinny13 (Jan 06, 2008 19:00) Quote: Well I'm sorry but you have to be seriously retarded to not go to a hardware store and find that kind of screw. The guys at Sony are probably laughing their asses off at this guy. If it was me at Sony and some guy came to me for a screw, I would do the same :P
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Comment by: neo1000 (Jan 06, 2008 19:27) So the WII has reached itīs peak,itīs a gadget,itīs gonna be third place,yada yada cīmon guys give nintendo some credit the wii still selling more than the other two consoles and itīs gonna still no mattter what you say.As a matter of fact there are a lot of people like me who are not gonna buy a different platform and will stick with it cause it bring us enough entertainment. |
Comment by: saltynuts (Jan 06, 2008 20:40) Originally posted by neo1000:
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Comment by: Wanpa-Kun (Jan 06, 2008 22:17) I've been a site visitor for quite some time and as of late I've been reading the users' comments. Everything that vinny13 says I find offensive, annoying, and ignorant. It is like listening to a 13 year old who flames on anyone that doesn't have what he has or doesn't think the way he does. |
Comment by: vinny13 (Jan 06, 2008 23:13) Originally posted by Wanpa-Kun: Aww thanks :P
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Comment by: saltynuts (Jan 07, 2008 02:34) Originally posted by vinny13:
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Comment by: nobrainer (Jan 07, 2008 10:39) this may help with sales in the uk:
Originally posted by above link:
Originally posted by gtaUK : He made them up as usual!
Originally posted by bbc link: now if the wii had an internal hd-dvd drive ;-) Tor: anonymity online HIDE your IP from the spies, post and browse anonymously! http://www.torproject.org/
The RIAA Soundexchange Are: SONY, UNIVERSAL, WARNER GROUP, EMI. The MPAA Are: SONY, UNIVERSAL, WARNER GROUP, DISNEY, PARAMOUNT, FOX. |
Comment by: borhan9 (Jan 07, 2008 11:20) Quote: Quote: These are the two reasons why Microsoft's Xbox 360 has been making massive grounds on the other consoles.
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Comment by: ZippyDSM (Jan 07, 2008 15:31) Quote: what he is saying is he is a brand fan, frankly branding has failed it was not so bad at the start of the 6th gen when there were huge diffrances in what games went where now tis all spamed out with only a few unquie games left worse yet the WII is not getting much dev support only adding to its gimmick problems, yes the WII has games but the majority of them are gimicks for the masses not games for gamers..... altho I hope its just a mid wave lull...but I doubt it...
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Comment by: emugamer (Jan 07, 2008 17:15) Quote: They were disappointed in at least $400 million in online subscription sales for 2007?? I would like to know what their expectations were - what they think sales should be. How about those with modded systems who were banned? Did they get their subscription fee back? Or did M$ assume that they would justbuy a new system? |