Microsoft: 30M Xbox 360s Sold; 20M Xbox Live Members

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 28, 2009 - 11:15am.

Redmond, Wash. - Microsoft (NASD: MSFT) announced on Thursday that worldwide sales of its Xbox 360 video game console have now topped 30 million units, up 28% from the same point last year.

The company also said that there are now over 20 million active members of its Xbox Live online game service, and noted that, before the end of the year, the number of Xbox Live members will surpass the number of subscribers to the world's largest cable TV provider.

Microsoft added that Xbox 360 owners purchase the greatest number of game titles, owning an average of 8.3 games each.

The console has so far generated $5.9 billion in sale to date at U.S. retail for third-party publishers.

"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," said Don Mattrick, senior vice president of Microsoft's interactive entertainment business.

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