Xbox 360 hits 57.6 million units shipped, worldwide

[jkipp82]

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Tucked inside Microsoft's latest earnings report for fiscal Q1 2012 comes an updated figure on the worldwide Xbox 360 numbers: 57.6 million shipped.
The most recent quarter, ended September 30, accounted for 2.3 million units shipped, a 2.8% decrease from the same period last year. Despite that dip in sales, the Xbox 360 has been the top selling console in the US (http://www.joystiq.com/tag/npd-monthly) for the last seven consecutive months, and platform revenue was up 7% thanks to increased Xbox Live revenue.

[havenplaya]

do u guys think ms will support x360 until it hits 100 millions?

as a matter of fact, do u think it will support x360 after the new one comes out or do you think it will do the same thing it did with xbox when the x360 came out?

[bjay33]

those are good numbers!!! when does the new xbox come out anyway?

[havenplaya]

no one knows when the next one is coming out, but we know they are working on it ;)

[jkipp82]

you probably wont hear anything until we get closer to e3 next year. should start hearing rumors in march.

[arkangel602]

Did you guys see that movie Real Steel? It could just be a teaser but it shows, in the last fight in the banner, Xbox720 couple times. :-r

[Zyrius]

All the Gamer magazine's I've been reading and a few "Microsoft Personnel" are trying to break the 5 year console cycle. Kinect and Move probably added another year or two to the systems lifespans, for some people. Personally, I think the 5 year cycle is great. Innovation for new consoles and improvements? Yes please! I love my 360 sure, but five year old technology is old. Especially considering it is a computer system, and computers tend to double their processing power... At least, according to my textbooks that are 5 years old themselves now. I'll try and hunt for some sources but it was nearly a year ago I read this, so I doubt it's still accurate. I am hoping for a new system though.