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    57.6 million Xbox 360 units have been sold worldwide, according to Microsoft earnings report

    Microsoft has released its quarterly earnings report for the first quarter of the 2012 fiscal year, and it contains some interesting data on the sales of Xbox 360 and its associated games and other content.

    Posted over at Microsoft’s website, the report indicates that 57.6 million Xbox 360 consoles have been shipped worldwide as of September 30, though the number of units shipped this quarter (2.3 million) is down when compared to the same period last year (2.8 million).

    According to the press release that accompanied the report, the Xbox 360 also remained the top-selling gaming console in the U.S. for the ninth consecutive month, and overall platform revenue was up 7 percent thanks to increased XBox Live revenue. The higher Xbox Live sales offset the reduced number of consoles sold, as well as a reduced number of 360 games sold this quarter as compared to the same quarter last year.

    Broken down into simpler terms, this means that the success of Gears of War 3 this quarter didn’t have quite the same level of positive effect as the release of Halo: Reach during this quarter last year.

    The report also mentioned the company’s desire to incorporate the Xbox 360 into users’ television experience, citing the plan to “roll out the next generation of TV entertainment on Xbox LIVE with nearly 40 content providers starting this holiday season.”

    This article was originally posted on Digital Trends

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    3 comments

    • gilg  •  7 mths ago
      I have to admit, I did get the red ring but MS fixed it and I didn't have any problems after that. MS even extended my warranty for it. I would rather have that issue instead all my information from PS network getting out. I have read that the PS network information is still being leaked from hackers.

      I got a Halo Reach edition Xbox and I love it. I have had no issues since I got it and it is cooling just fine. We now have 2 Xbox’s in the house to stream Netflix and Hulu Plus in different rooms.

      I have been an Xbox fan since the first gen and been with Xbox live since the release. I have seen XBL grow to what it is now and it is just getting better with new TV content that will available soon. Just so many haters out there that have nothing else better to do but complain, complain, complain.
    • j  •  7 mths ago
      57.6 million sold. Nice... and all of them are about to be outdated with the new next gen coming out soon.
    • A nony mouse  •  7 mths ago
      57.6 million. 28.8 million original sale and 28.8 million units for red ring of death replacements...ROFL...
      • SamW 7 mths ago
        No.They fixed those problems 2 years ago. If thats the only bad thing you have to say about the 360 then you need to catchup a little
      • A nony mouse 7 mths ago
        (facepalms) dude I own a 360, it was a joke.
      • abc x 7 mths ago
        @Mouse,

        totoally agree with you. 1/2 of the units "sold" were replacements and gifts

        I don't know why one would count replacements and gifts as unit "sold".

        Misleading info.
        Either way, PS3's number is right there with xbox 360 unit "sold", and Sony actually sold those units.

        Wii's unit sold is amost twice as many as xbox. For the xbox to catch up this generation, they would have to release the xbox720 in 2015 or later, otherwise, they would have to settle as 3rd place in the current console work.

        And no, xbox360 WILL NOT catch up to Wii in term of unit sold, not for another 3-4 yrs asasuming consumers still buy their units at this constant rate.
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