Published 5/29/2009
at Eurogamer
And Microsoft claims 20m Live users. Microsoft has announced that sales of the Xbox 360 have surpassed 30 million units globally. According to the company, Xbox Live membership has now passed 20 million active users, with US consumers spending over USD 14.5 billion on Xbox 360 product at retail. "We've always been confident that Xbox 360 offers more entertainment value than any other console on the market, and these latest numbers show that consumers agree," offered Don Mattrick, senior vice president of the Interactive Entertainment Business at Microsoft. Read more... > >
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