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MS: 28 Million Xbox 360s sold
MS: 28 Million Xbox 360s sold
LATimes - January 5, 2009
Submitted by OuterHaven (570) at 6:55PM PST on January 5, 2009
Microsoft said today that it had sold more than 28 million Xbox 360s since introducing the game console in November 2005. That compares with more than 20 million PlayStation 3 consoles sold by Sony since it debuted the device in November 2006, according to Microsoft executives.
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3Arbiter posted on Xbox 360 (Xbox 360) at 9:51AM PST on January 18, 2009. RE: MS: 28 Million Xbox 360s sold@welshbloke,
I doubt that this year or next will be the "last season sale" of the Xbox 360. I agree with the deftangel's 2 reasons for the early death to the original Xbox.
Additionally, people really aren't expecting a new system to completely replace the 360 yet (evident from the article welshbloke posted on fewer xbox 360 users want upgrade). Sales don't peak in a cycle until there is strong anticipation that a new console is coming out and people hold off to buy the new one...and I really don't think that will happen this year. When the Xbox peaked by year 4, MSFT was already rumbling about next-generation machines. This time both MSFT and SNE have been have been saying they don't plan on rolling out next-gen for a while.[ Guru ] [ Level 21 ] [ Rank: 159 ]bids
3welshbloke posted on Xbox 360 (Xbox 360) at 4:32AM PST on January 18, 2009. RE: MS: 28 Million Xbox 360s sold@deftangel,
I agree, For this has been apparent for a long time now. The 360 will exceed 40 million by the end of this year (2009) and I see no reason to believe that that figure will not be higher.
The only fly in the ointment is Sony but I think Microsoft have demonstrated that they will not be playing second fiddle and will put up fight. The Wii has its part to play either in helping 360 sales or denting them but overall I think it will benefit both HD consoles.
Last year I would of put a lifetime sale of 60 million now personally I think they have it all to play for and see no reason why they cannot be selling 70+ as a lifetime sale (optimistic end of the scale).
As I have said before you have to believe the 360 will still be in stores in 2012 and I do, if you still believe that the 360 will be having its last season sale 2009/10 then obviously you will have a different take.[ Oracle ] [ Level 30 ] [ Rank: 60 ]bids
4deftangel posted on Xbox 360 (Xbox 360) at 5:47AM PST on January 17, 2009. RE: MS: 28 Million Xbox 360s soldThe Xbox 360 will last longer than the Xbox. This much should be obvious to everyone. The original Xbox was killed off early for two reasons;-
The GPU deal they worked out with nVidia and the bundled hard drive meant they could never turn a profit on the device
and
They wanted to move everybody over to the 360 ASAP.
That's it. With the 360 they have a much better set up to turn a profit on low cost hardware, they'll have a healthy last gen ecosystem which will make them money whilst launching their next "system" and this generation will be longer than the last.
So there is every reason to believe the 360 will be selling in 2011 / 2012 and possibly beyond. At what rate, will be the question.[ Oracle ] [ Level 21 ] [ Rank: 291 ]bids
1spot-on posted on Xbox 360 (Xbox 360) at 2:42AM PST on January 17, 2009. RE: MS: 28 Million Xbox 360s soldbids
2apujanata posted on Xbox 360 (Xbox 360) at 3:25PM PST on January 16, 2009. RE: MS: 28 Million Xbox 360s sold@oznerol,
Yes, it is US only data.
Yes, years 3-4 are generally "peak" years.
Yes, X360 lifespan should be shorter than PS2 (see how XBOX # died right after X360, unlike PS2 sales which didn't die after PS3 launch).
Yes, X360 GLS should be lower than PS2's, and current simEx price reflect that scenario. However, the big question is : How low should it go ?
What is your estimate ? and why ?[ Oracle ] [ Level 30 ] [ Rank: 14935 ]bids
1oznerol posted on Xbox 360 (Xbox 360) at 2:50PM PST on January 16, 2009. RE: MS: 28 Million Xbox 360s sold@apujanata,
Those are only US, no?
Anyway, yes - years 3/4 are generally the "peak" years. I don't see the 360's life being any longer than the PS2, regardless of what Microsoft says, and it's not selling nearly as well.[ Oracle ] [ Level 30 ] [ Rank: 1 ]bids
1apujanata posted on Xbox 360 (Xbox 360) at 2:25PM PST on January 16, 2009. RE: MS: 28 Million Xbox 360s sold@GoblinMerchant,
@welshbloke,
@oznerol,
Let's look at XBOX US sales, starting from year 1 :
1,402,436 (2001)
3,169,614
3,103,570
3,812,265
2,236,073
391,876
1,313
Did you noticed a trend in that yearly # ? If not, let me give you PS2's :
1,101,038 (2000)
6,179,578
8,387,491
6,308,783
4,389,259
5,517,153
4,713,238
3,945,982
2,502,298
Then compare those two with X360's :
607,343 (2005)
3,927,190
4,618,939
4,735,400
and draw your own conclusion from those data :D[ Oracle ] [ Level 30 ] [ Rank: 14935 ]bids
1oznerol posted on Xbox 360 (Xbox 360) at 11:00AM PST on January 16, 2009. RE: MS: 28 Million Xbox 360s sold@GoblinMerchant,
It would need to hold its current sales levels for the next 3 years to even have a chance at 60+ million.
If the 360 is still selling over a million units in December of 2011, I will be greatly surprised. Hell, if they outperform December 08 numbers in 09 I would be surprised.[ Oracle ] [ Level 30 ] [ Rank: 1 ]bids
1welshbloke posted on Xbox 360 (Xbox 360) at 9:52AM PST on January 16, 2009. RE: MS: 28 Million Xbox 360s sold@GoblinMerchant,
Ssshhh! You are going to let the cat out the bag. Somebody still has their heart set on the final figure being around 55 million GLS.[ Oracle ] [ Level 30 ] [ Rank: 60 ]bids
3GoblinMerchant posted on Xbox 360 (Xbox 360) at 9:29AM PST on January 16, 2009. RE: MS: 28 Million Xbox 360s sold28 million Xbox 360s puts us at almost 50% of our GLS forecast. Given the recent article that MSFT intends to stretch the Xbox 360 out longer, the console could reach the current GLS forecast with similar sales momentum in 2 years. Sales at this point are much larger than the first year. After all the complaints with GLS, it may actually be quite realistic.[ Guru ] [ Level 21 ] [ Rank: 260 ]bids
28OuterHaven posted on Xbox 360 (Xbox 360) at 6:55PM PST on January 5, 2009. Article: MS: 28 Million Xbox 360s soldMicrosoft said today that it had sold more than 28 million Xbox 360s since introducing the game console in November 2005. That compares with more than 20 million PlayStation 3 consoles sold by Sony since it debuted the device in November 2006, according to Microsoft executives.[ Guru ] [ Level 17 ] [ Rank: 570 ]
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Sounds like it is now the consensus that the Xbox 360 can sell 60 million units. I remember shorting this back in 40 million units and thinking the numbers were wildly optimistic. These console stocks have really grown.