Thanks to last week's pretty substantial Xbox 360 price cut, today Microsoft announced that they've reached a 6 million Xbox 360 install base in Europe. An increase in console demand that retailers fully expected.Chris Lewis, Vice President of Xbox business in Europe, reiterated the fact that the 360 is the cheapest entry level next-gen console in Europe and pledged to support the new low price by putting an "investment into a European advertising campaign" all of which will be launching this week. Smells like sales success to us!
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9-22-2008 @ 3:11PM
cranium said...
Let's withhold our excitement until enough time has passed that we can call this "momentum" rather than the expected 'price-drop rush'
(fingers crossed, though!)
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9-22-2008 @ 3:34PM
Fenix said...
EPIC WIN!!!!!!!!!!!1111!!!!!ONE!!!!1!!
Heh, and Gears2/Fable2/BanjoK:NB/Left4Dead/The LastRemnant/COD:WaW/Fallout3/DeadSpace/GH:WT/etc, haven't even came out yet :)
Btw, I know some of those are multiplat but truth be told all those titles will be selling way more on 360.
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9-22-2008 @ 3:58PM
Jack said...
Shut your stupid face.
9-22-2008 @ 4:01PM
Fenix said...
Haha Jack you loser, you made an account just to reply to me. I'm flattered, really I am. You're a sad mofo.
9-22-2008 @ 4:35PM
Jack said...
Whether I take the time to go over to the 360 blog and read your pathetic fanboy comment, or reply to it as well, makes no difference to me.
Also, you regularly visit PS3Fanboy.com to spew your fanboy hate and BS.
Get a life, loser.
No gamer cares what system the game he wants to play will sell more one. You're sad.
9-22-2008 @ 4:30PM
cranium said...
agreed. Jack is acting unnecessarily twat-like
9-22-2008 @ 4:53PM
Knight Marquise said...
Wow Jack. You really are a douche. Have you been an internet stalker long?
9-22-2008 @ 5:03PM
Fenix said...
"Also, you regularly visit PS3Fanboy.com to spew your fanboy hate and BS."
Wow, really? I own a PS3. Look closer and take off your PS3 goggles 99% of the time (not including the occasional slap-a-ps3fanboy comment) I say positive things there you douche.
Oh, and whats sad is that you decided to make an account just to reply to my post which wasn't AT ALL trollish. Whats wrong with me rooting for the system I feel is superior?
Yes, I think 360, err scratch that I KNOW 360 is superior in every aspect when it comes to an overall gaming machine and experience compared to PS3 and Wii. I just want the rest of the world including JPN to wake up and know it too. :)
I have no shame in that.
9-22-2008 @ 5:06PM
Flame said...
Well duh. How couldn't the multiplat games more on the 360, there are more EU and NA that have 360 than ps3. The Japanese really don't care about our shooters. Only game i can see selling more on ps3 that is multiplat is final fantasy 13, mainly because of the Japanese.
9-22-2008 @ 5:08PM
Flame said...
sell more*
9-22-2008 @ 5:13PM
philmcphail (Free Mr.ESC!) said...
Woah, woah, break it up guys.
9-22-2008 @ 5:36PM
KingOfGods said...
That's pretty funny Jack, you created an account so that he wouldn't know who you were...and you called him a loser?
The Bloggers on x3f should look up your IP address and compare it to older accounts and shout you out....now that would be funny
9-22-2008 @ 3:35PM
Alex said...
My household contributed for two of those...
*Wipes emotional tear from face*
(Neither of them broke, just one for downstairs on the HDTV, and one in my upstairs for my bedroom.)
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9-22-2008 @ 4:59PM
Phizzy said...
I think the price cut will probably help it a bit in the UK, where we were just seeing PS3 start to come back. The rest of Europe will probably have a little jump in sales and go back to buying PS3s. They've been cheaper for a while now and PS3 has still been the main console in Europe. Slightly increased cheapness won't have a lasting effect.
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9-22-2008 @ 7:21PM
Hak said...
The spiritual successor to Playstation 2 is almost identified.....
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9-23-2008 @ 6:34PM
DigDug said...
Indeed, with the PS3 having outsold the 360 in Europe, and eroding that 18month headstart, it's clear the PS3 is indeed the spiritual successor to the PS2.
I congratulate you on your honesty in posting in on XB360FB..
Let's not forget, PS3 has sold better in Europe, and has better attach rates, the only difference, is Sony don't have dedicated departments constantly issueing press releases to this effect...
9-23-2008 @ 7:24PM
Hak said...
@DigDug
maybe you should make this comment after end of this year lol... thanks for the tip anyways!
I am not from Euro nor US though, but where I come from price is everything as the economy is gonna be real bad till the end of the year...
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