Microsoft: Xbox 360 widens lead over PlayStation 3 (flag)

latimesblogs.latimes.com — Banjo Kazooie 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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Microsoft: We've Sold 28 Million Xbox 360s [Numbers Game]
Kotaku — ... Aaron Greenberg told the Los Angeles Times that sales were ahead of the company's high-def competition... and widening. Microsoft also whipped out its Xbox Live subscriber data numbers, hoping to impress the ladies. It puts Live membership at 17 million, with "a majority" of them being the Gold (read: paying) variety. Greenberg tells the Times that Live members have spent over a billion dollars with the service... almost enough to cover those big extended warranty bills. Microsoft: Xbox 360 widens lead over PlayStation 3 [LA Times] ...

Xbox 360 is Widening the Sales Gap Over the Playstation 3
Planet Xbox 360 — ... said online sales on the service, such as movie rentals and downloads of TV shows and games, jumped 84% in 2008 from 2007. The Redmond, Wash., company said consumers have spent more than $1 billion on Xbox Live, but it did not say how much of that was spent in 2008. "It's a huge part of our business," Greenberg said. "And it's a quickly growing portion of our business." How did the others do? NPD Group plans to release its sales number for the video game industry next week. [SOURCE]

Xbox 360's Lead over PS3 Still Growing
Kombo.com — ... 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. "We're widening our lead against PlayStation 3," said Aaron Greenberg, director of product management for the Xbox, who noted that going into the fourth quarter, Microsoft's lead had been 5 million consoles. "This was the best year in the history of the Xbox, despite the tough economy." -- Los Angeles Times Now Microsoft has a whopping 8 million console lead on Sony? I still wouldn't ...

Microsoft Boasts 17 Million Xbox Live Users, We Annotate
MTV Multiplayer — ... life-to-date unit sales of Xbox 360 systems climbed to 28 million consoles worldwide — expanding the product’s lead over Sony PlayStation 3 to more than 8 million units. [ But Microsoft can claim it's winning against Sony. ] The Xbox LIVE community also grew to more than 17 million active members, [ Take note. An MS rep noted that this is a new stat. The company doesn't indicate here how many of those people are paying Xbox Live Gold members, but the company's Aaron Greenberg did tell the LA Times that the "majority" of that 17 million do pay. ]as online consumer spending ...