Xbox 360 Tops 28 Million Consoles Sold Worldwide, Microsoft Claims 8M Lead Over PlayStation 3

by Chris Faylor, Jan 06, 2009 7:53am PST

Related Topics – xbox 360, Microsoft, Hardware Sales, Xbox Live

The Xbox 360 has sold over 28 million units worldwide since its 2005 launch, manufacturer Microsoft announced today.

The Xbox 360's lead over Sony's rival PlayStation 3 hardware now exceeds 8 million units, the company claims, with the Xbox 360 outselling the PS3 in Europe by over 1 million. Microsoft's wording suggests the PlayStation 3 has now sold around 20 million units worldwide--in October, Sony revealed the the PS3 was then nearing 17 million.

Before the holiday season kicked off, Nintendo's Wii had sold 34.55 million units.

Microsoft also boasted the latest figures for Xbox Live, stating that the online service now has 17 million active members, recently hit a new record with 1.5 million users online concurrently, and has accumulated over $1 billion in revenue since November 2005.

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Not bad for Sony really. For being almost double the price of a 360 for awhile, and now $100 more along with the 360's 1 year head start the PS3 is doing well.

Jan 06, 2009 8:02am PST

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Not bad for Sony really. For being almost double the price of a 360 for awhile, and now $100 more along ... : manlyman
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- Yeah, not too bad at all. : pimpium
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  It's certainly doing better than one might perceive from comments on the internet : Begawkiness
  - Yea, I was under the impression it had sold about half the number of Xbox 360s but the difference really ... : Mr Milquetoast
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  "not bad" I think you're forgetting that Microsoft was the red headed stepchild of the console industry f... : kpxkrnjc
  - Yes, I understand that, that is why they really are not doing that bad. The PS2 was not nearly as expens... : manlyman
  - both the ps1 and ps2 took off from 20 mil to 100 mil after the console was $199 : Chandler55
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  In the US, the PS3 is doing pitiful. It's the European countries that are buying it. Also, Sony still t... : tedrotheredro
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    And the Xbox360 is doing pitiful in every country BUT the US.
    
    Jan 06, 2009 9:03am PST
    
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    And the Xbox360 is doing pitiful in every country BUT the US. : james t kirk
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      Not in Japan or the UK. Xbox outselling PS in Japan is almost hearsay. : tedrotheredro
      
      Heresy? : themaestro2657
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    Facts? Numbers? : SlingBlaze
    - one month. : Boxelder
  - And yet the 360 is still more than a million units ahead in EMEA. : uncleanmonkey
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  The gap is widening. : Endymion_
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    The gap between you and reality? : Boxelder
    - No, the gap between your sphincter. The gap between PS3 and 360 sales is also wider now than it was on... : Endymion_
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  Yeah but combine the income that MS gets from XBL, the high cost of producing PS3s, and the 360s much hi... : jtthe2nd
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    dont forget that sony is still selling the ps2 and making a killing off of each one : furdude
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      No one cares about the PS2, though. : getlefty
      
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      well apparently some do, since it is still the most played console out there : Break
      
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      Can we please stop quoting this. : Boxelder
      
      I didn't how that was so surprising, the PS2 was an immense success when it comes to consoles. Games are ... : Sailor of Fortune
      
      I dont know how they got that, because while i do have a ps2, I sure as hell haven't touched it in 6 mont... : X-GOUKI
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  People buy the PS3 as a bluray player too. The attach rate for games is pretty bad compared to the 360. : Sailor of Fortune
  - the games attach rate is very very good for the 360, but could be very bad as that means its not appealin... : Chandler55
- i'm surprised as well. I didnt know sony had sold so many PS3s. : ultramega
- How is this good? Sony had the most successful console brand name ever, and MS' lead is WIDENING. : uncleanmonkey

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