Supplied in their Facts 'n Stats are little statistical gems post-marketing spun for easy digestion. Little gems like 18 million Xbox 360 games have been sold worldwide, which is twice as many sold as both competitors combined. And another stating that Xbox Live has garnered 7 million members and that in the last year a new member has joined Xbox Live every 8 seconds. Or how about one of our favorites that since November, sixteen third party Xbox 360 titles have broken into the top ten best selling games (NPD figures) while third party titles on the PS3 or Wii have yet to achieve any top ten status. Fun, isn't it? More Facts 'n Stats enjoyment can be had after the break.
Leadership
- More than 11.6 million Xbox 360 consoles have sold across the 37 countries where it is currently available. Xbox LIVE is currently available in 25 countries across the globe.
- According to NPD in the U.S., since our competitors launched in November, consumers have spent $2.4 billion on Xbox 360 consoles, games and accessories at retail; nearly as much as both of our competitors combined.
- Since our competitors launched we've sold more than 18 million games. That's more than both the Wii and PS3 combined, according to NPD.
- Faster than expected, Xbox LIVE has eclipsed the 7 million member milestone and is on track to reach 10 million members by the end of June 2008 making it larger than the largest city in the U.S. In fact, in the last year we've added a new Xbox LIVE member every 8 seconds.
Gaming
- There are more than 250 games available today on Xbox 360, including 71 Xbox LIVE Arcade games.
- Xbox 360 is the next-gen console with the largest games attach rate at an astounding 5.9 games sold per Xbox 360 owner.
- Since November, 65 percent of all next-generation third-party console games sold were Xbox 360 games,
- According to NPD data, since November, Xbox 360 3rd party titles have cracked the top ten overall best selling games list 16 times. Over the same period, not a single third party title for the Wii or the PS3 made the top ten overall list.
- Xbox LIVE members have spent more than 2.9 billion hours playing games on Xbox LIVE with their friends around the world. That is equal to 121 million days or more than 332,000 years of gaming.
- To date, Xbox 360 owners have unlocked more than 466 million Achievements. All of those unlocked Achievements have created a total combined Gamerscore of more than 11 billion.
- There have been 2 billion game sessions hosted since the launch of Xbox 360, with more than 4.3 million hosted each day.
- More than 45 million Xbox LIVE Arcade games have been downloaded since launch; everything from the arcade games of our youth to the best in new, original titles.
- Xbox LIVE Arcade has been a huge hit on Xbox 360, with nearly 70% of all connected consoles downloading and playing Xbox LIVE Arcade titles.
- Xbox LIVE Marketplace currently offers nearly 190 free trials and demos, giving owners more free playable content than any other console.
Entertainment
-Xbox 360 continues to lead with the largest library of on-demand high-definition movies and television in the U.S. on-demand market. Twenty-eight movie studios and TV networks continue to provide a growing catalogue of premium high- and standard-definition entertainment content that to date totals 2,350 hours.
- Xbox LIVE Marketplace is now the leading provider of on-demand high-definition content in the U.S., providing more than twice the number of hours as leading cable operators.
- Xbox LIVE Marketplace is home to a growing catalogue of more than 9,000 pieces of individual gaming and entertainment content, downloadable at the click of a button.
- Nearly 50% of Xbox LIVE members in the U.S. log into Xbox LIVE Marketplace every time they turn on their console.
- There have been 220 million downloads of gaming and entertainment content from Xbox LIVE Marketplace.
Social Networking
- Xbox LIVE is the largest social network in the living room with 2.4 million IM, text and voice messages sent over the service every day.
- In 2007, Xbox LIVE members are averaging more than one hour a day on the service engaging in a variety of activities such as playing games, watching TV shows or movies or downloading content.
- Since Xbox LIVE launched, 2 billion games sessions have been hosted on the service.
- The average Xbox LIVE Gold subscriber has 23 friends on their Xbox LIVE friends list.
- More than 1 billion cross-game invites have been sent since the launch of Xbox 360.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
7-11-2007 @ 3:22PM
footlong! said...
"is that good?" (sung to the tune of Happy Gilmore's response to being told he drove the ball 400 yards)
in which case the proper repsonse would be "that's unbelieveable!"
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7-11-2007 @ 3:25PM
Manvir said...
WHOOP WHOOP!!!!!
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7-11-2007 @ 3:27PM
Dr Rumble said...
Minutes, hours, one billion, third-party,...
MA HEAD SPINS!
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7-11-2007 @ 3:41PM
Carnie said...
XBOX 360 FTW!!!!!
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7-11-2007 @ 3:42PM
ANt said...
Metal Gear looks really stupid by the way.
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7-11-2007 @ 3:49PM
DjChad said...
Wow, every stat imaginable except the ever elusive console failure rate...
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7-11-2007 @ 3:50PM
Bravo6 said...
Impressive..
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7-11-2007 @ 3:54PM
Sean said...
"More than 1 billion cross-game invites have been sent since the launch of Xbox 360."
PS3 IS TEH FAIL.
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7-11-2007 @ 4:03PM
Beaudry said...
I'll give you another number: $399. Sony $100 price cut is going to seriously move some units. If MS doesn't respond to that, they will start losing their lead.
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7-11-2007 @ 4:07PM
TORO said...
"Atleast my POS3 doesn't break!"
Please someone post this, that's where you guys are winning :( Whatever, maybe your POS3 would break if you actually played on them.
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7-11-2007 @ 4:13PM
GregA said...
DjChad,
That is because outside of the blogosphere the failure rate is not as bad as the blogosphere makes it sound. The three year warranty was a PR move to crush the nefarious desires of the MS haters.
It is my personal experience that marathon sessions of certain games cause the RROD, and if you stay away from those games, or marathon play, your xbox 360 will last indefinitely.
And one more thing. These statistic, as well as the guy who hozed his xbox 11 times and kepy coming back for more, that the Xbox 360 is the undisputed winner of this generation of consoles.
I am sorry you dont have the money, or too much pride or whatever your issue is that prevents you from owning the eleet console of this generation. However, these are the sorts of statistics that smear poo all over the faces of the haters. You are just gonna have to try and lick that poo off your lips try your FUD tactics again in the next generation of console.
Or just go buy a 360 and start enjoying the best most compelling gaming system available today.
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7-11-2007 @ 4:19PM
Tony said...
"I'll give you another number: $399. Sony $100 price cut is going to seriously move some units. If MS doesn't respond to that, they will start losing their lead."
Yeah, and here's another number $499. They had a $499 model before and it was discontinued.
Sony did say during their conference that at the top 5 retailers their sales have doubled in the past week... but there's no real indication on what the average weekly sales are anyway.
Really, I think MS is smart to do nothing about it now. It remains to be seen what the long term effects of Sony's price cut will be. Once they can figure that out, then they should make the decision. Doing it around the holiday season will create a larger false sense of value than it would if they did it in the Summer.
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7-11-2007 @ 4:21PM
wtfmate? said...
@10
HAHAHAHAHA!
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7-11-2007 @ 4:28PM
GregA said...
#12,
So even if the PS3 numbers have doubled it is still less than the XBox 360 from the sales history and after the discounting effect ends it will be back to the same old crappy sales. Also from the trends, it looks like the 360 will surpass the ps2 in sales in the next few months. But hey, third place isn't that bad.
Kinda sucks to be a ps3 fanboy though, because even drastic price decreases can't get a response from MS.
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7-11-2007 @ 4:31PM
Mike said...
I have stats for you guys too:
1. Your console sales are ahead because you've been a whole year ahead of the competition.(Also, a replacement 360 shouldnt count as sale, I DO work in retail...33% failare rate remember!)
2. PSN's total amount of online users is about half of Xbox Live in barely 7 months.
3. The Engine that was used to make your bread-winner (Gears Of War) is now signed to exclusively to Sony...Which means there maybe a sequel to GoW BUT it WONT be on 360!
4. MGS4 is STILL exclusive to PS3 and there will be NO MGS after that.
5. KillZone will look better than HALO 2.5 when released...
Good Bye 360fanboys...looks like you were knocked by SONY...(Down goes Fraizer, Down goes Fraizer)
PEACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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7-11-2007 @ 4:38PM
THA1icarus said...
@15 you 3the point is a load of bull shit.
yes UT3 is comming exclusevly to the ps3 and Epic will optimize the Unreal engine for ps3 but thats it.
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7-11-2007 @ 4:41PM
GregA said...
15,
Funny that, every PS3 owner I know spends all their time playing with their wii.
Also, they guy went back for more ELEVEN TIMES! I don't care how you try and spin it (and fail) If microsoft has em returning the console ELEVEN TIMES, that is damn compelling games.
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7-11-2007 @ 4:43PM
burgerwinkle said...
Must all Sony fanboys come and try to make a case of their shit show of a console?
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7-11-2007 @ 4:43PM
DjChad said...
@11
Wow what a response... Acting like you know me and my situation... Anyway, for your information I have purchased 2 360s in the last year both of which died and they were not from marathon gaming sessions which is not a cause of the RRoD. Its common knowledge now that heat combined with poor hardware design is the direct cause and before you make more ignorant assumptions I keep my 360 in a well ventilated cabinet with plenty of room for air to flow all around it.
You're post is just another example of the ignorance that plagues diehard fanboys. Where does it say in the console's manual that I cant play games for more than a couple hours at a time or my system will blow up? Nevermind the fact that Microsoft has admitted theres a problem.
I love my 360 (when its working) but I want to know when I cant expect this bs to stop. 3 year warranty means nothing to me if I have to keep sending in my console every few months for repairs. I want the hardware issues addressed and resolved.
Instead Microsoft has disappointed me and chose to focus on software at E3 rather than hardware. The games all look great, I know, but who really cares if you cant play them because your console is on vacation in Texas...
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7-11-2007 @ 4:47PM
THA1icarus said...
@15 BTW killzone will never sell as much as Helo 3 no matter how good it looks.
And the online of the PS3 even with home(secondLife) still is not as good as XBL.
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