Microsoft touts 30 million Xbox 360s sold, 20 million Xbox LIVE members
By Donald Melanson 
posted May 28th 2009 8:29PM
posted May 28th 2009 8:29PM
Sony may have been the first to claim the 20 million users number, but most will no doubt agree that Microsoft has a considerably stronger claim to that title, as their just-announced 20 million users apparently includes only "active members," and doesn't include users that have simply signed up to use their online forums. Even less debatable are Microsoft's latest sales numbers for the console, which now officially top 30 million worldwide. As Microsoft points out, that translates to a whopping $14.5 billion in sales across all Xbox 360 categories, or an impressive $5.9 billion in game sales for third-party publishers. Other tidbits include the fact that Xbox 360 users own 8.3 titles each on average, and that Xbox LIVE has seen a 136% increase in new members since the launch of the New Xbox Experience last year.
do the numbers include returns to Microsoft due to RROD?
"Microsoft touts 30 million Xbox 360s sold, 20 million Xbox LIVE members"
"Microsoft touts 30 million Xbox 360s sold,"
"30 million Xbox 360s sold,"
"Xbox 360s sold,"
"sold,"
Additionally, if you 'return' your RROD360 to Microsoft... You get it back...
I'm hoping that you're legitimately confused rather than an idiot.
Then again, it is Engadget... :P
Yea what that other guy said... *eyes shift back and forth*
I know of a few people who instead of waiting 3-9 weeks just bought another...
@Verified Insanity
Dude, you're a dick.
It's a legitimate question. Many times, manufacturers consider "sold" to mean "shipped" usually because the number of units shipped is larger than the number of units they've actually sold. It usually also includes those replaced under warranty, too, and considering the Xbox 360's reputation for abyssal hardware reliability, it's a valid question.
But Microsoft is obviously releasing this statement as a counter-point to Sony's previous press release touting the number of users the PSN has, so warranty-replaced units included or not, it's not even a close call.
Even if the numbers included people who bought another 360 cause theirs' RRoD, the point is, if the console RRoD the consumer just went out and bought a new unit. That is repeat business, even dispite the hardships of the product. I knew that once someone posted sales numbers for the 360, some jackass would come on here and bring up the RRoD. I almost died laughing when i seen it was the first commener. You sir are a douche for even trying to bash microsoft sales numbers by even thinking it was boosted by RRoD.
@Mike
The article didn't say number of 360's shipped or replaced, it says sold so i presume it does not include units replaced under warranty or shipped to licensed vendors.
Why should people forget about and stop commenting on RROD. It did happen, if it still doesn't. It was/is a major reason why sales aren't much higher. Sure I can understand it's a sore point, and one that's brought up frequently, but it's still a legitimate subject that should not be forgotten about. Personally I won't buy a 360 with one of the major reasons being the reliability of the machine. This will also stop me buying any future xbox release unless it is shown to have outstanding reliability.
Well, your choice for not purchasing a console based solely on the reliability of the first year consoles proves that you will not be satisfied with the console. Microsoft has proved the new consoles have outstanding reliability by redesigning the interior, using lower power consumption components, voluntarily extending the console's hardware failure warranty for 3 years on all consoles. Microsoft spent millions, if i recall they set aside a billion dollars for their warranty program, on research and development of the newer consoles to make them have outstanding reliability. Consumers took notice and acted accordingly. I wanna see Sony do something like that.
I bought 3 PS2s during its first three years of life. Why? Sony's warranty sucked. I bought one 360. Still works. But if it had failed like others, I enjoy the fact that it actually had a REAL warranty and that they updated it after problems were found. Say what you will, but not many companies do this.
I still enjoy my PS2 more though, sadly.
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Now if you'll excu....*RROD*
Any statistic for "units sold" almost always includes hardware in homes, *and* in the channel; i.e. those units hooked up to our TVs, those on store shelves and those in trucks on the way to stores. Basically, any 360 that isn't in Microsoft's possession anymore, which also includes replacement units for RROD'd hardware.
This is typical of *any* hardware maker, it's not Microsoft being evil (unless they're stuffing the channel, but that's probably not happening this time of year). Nintendo's numbers will also include replacement Wiis, and Sony's will include replacement PS3s.
"Nintendo's numbers will also include replacement Wiis, and Sony's will include replacement PS3s."
The numbers of which are likely *miniscule* compared to the number of replacement 360s. So Microsoft's padded numbers (if they indeed include RROD replacements, likely a vast number) still get destroyed by the big N. Making Microsoft's performance in this generation's console battle (with the added advantage of a year's head start) even more failtastic.
@Mike
Shipped would also not include returns, shipped would imply being shipped to stores.
Hahahaha! Verified Insanity, classic.
Of the 30 Million, how many have been modded to play backups?
I say 10 million.
No wonder every good gamertag is taken...
Yeah, but I'm the only one with the gamertag WifeIgnorer!
"Yeah, but I'm the only one with the gamertag WifeIgnorer!"
And she's probably the only one with an affairmatch.com user name of "FKCNARNDONMYHSBND"
Zing!!!
Way to go MS and XBOX360 now bring on the ZuneHD
indeed! ftmfw!
you forgot to mention all the e74 returns too
you know the only thing I don't like about consoles is that you get something good going and then you have to buy a new one in about 3 years starting all over again
just like you have to buy a new tv when the old is outdated. or upgrade to bluray when dvd doesnt cut it.
its called innovation in technology.
`People use the same stereo type with computers. Why bother buying one at all, it will be outdated in six months time... A consoles life span is longer than 3 years, and you dont need to take out a second mortgage to afford PC gaming either.
no pc's can be up graded gradually
and tv's usually last longer consoles are not that innovative they are becoming more like computers now a days
This excruciating dilemma can be made less painful by getting a fucking job.
I got my Xbox (1st gen) in 2005. I still have it, still use it (I play vice city, kotor 2, forza, and some others), it's also my media center. I paid about €130 for it at the time, and it's still worth every penny. That was 4 years ago, and at the end of this consoles lifecycle. Keeping a console beyond it's lifecycle is not without problems, since I originally bought it to use mostly as a media center I never bothered with getting an extra controller, or buy that many games: now I go to the electronics/video game stores, and there are controllers or video games for my old xbox.
At my work we have a lot of gaming computers (xbox 360s, ps3, wii, and the handheld stuff), and 90% of the games we play here are the xbox stuff: halo 3 teamgames, CoD4 team games, etc.
Ever since I started playing with the new one, I've slowly started wanting one, and I came quite close to buying one this week, but while wandering around the store, thinking if I should spring for it, pondering all the RRoD stories, and thinking about how annoyingly loud they are, I came across an extra controller for my little old xbox! So I'm keeping my old one around for another year or so, I believe.
Anyway, long yammering post and boring story aside: How can anyone stand the loudness of the 360? My old xbox was loud, I did replace the fan with a more silent one (a nasty operation, as they use a 70mm fan.. and I replaced it with an 80mm one), but the few things I've read online about silencing the 360 seem even more complicated.
Now with the launch of some VOD services for it (which is great), I'm really quite perplexed how people expect to enjoy watching a move with the xbox blaring away under their tv?
"This excruciating dilemma can be made less painful by getting a fucking job." - rofl nice, dan.
btw- 360's been out for almost 4 years... i don't think the Xbox 720 or whatever will be out for at least another 2-3. these consoles were supposed to have a much longer lifecycle. the PS3's is supposed to be something ridiculous like 10 years(?).
either way, ctfd. go buy a 360 and enjoy your face.
"Something ridiculous like 10 years"? lol PS2 = 10years and still selling.
Not surprising, 360 has a better game library then the PS3 (I don't have a Wii yet so I don't know much about it). Yes the PS3 has some good titles but the library is still seriously lacking. Go to walmart and go take a look in the game iles.
Of course, because the 360 is released a year (?) before the PS3.
It's like a race car that had a head start of a whole 5 minutes than the others, of course it will be ahead. But eventually, if you keep going, everyone catches up.
Agreed, the only reason/time I'll buy a PS3 is when Gran turismo 5 is out... that is if it ever comes out for PS3. Sony might decide it's already too late to save PS3 all together and roll it for PS4 launch title.
I hate it when the fanboys keep touting PS3 superior "firepower". Face it douche bags, nobody cares how awesome your GPU is, it's all about the games. Or else how do you explain the Wii?
Oh come on the ps3 doesn't have any games excuse is just not valid anymore, I mean maybe if you talking just about arcade games yes the ps3 suffers, but as a person who has owned both, and then sold them both the each have their own advantages and disadvantages. Yes xbox live is better than psn but psn is free, and the difference is small enough that I think that makes them about equal. Back to number of titles, I know I'm gonna get low ranked for this but...the 360 doesn't have any exclusives that excite me, played gears of war wasn't a fan, not really a fan of halo either, and most of the 360 "exclusives" are available on the computer. I know it sounds like soemthing every sony fanboy has said before, which I am not, but I don't see how the xbox can win the e3 war, ps3 has a ton of strong titles coming up and I may just pick one up again once they release the slim ps3. I also believe to date as long as you don't count games that the 360 shares with pc it really doesnt have that many great exclusives. Personally the only games I would play on the 360 that's the ps3 doesn't have at this point in time are forza and pgr4.
So it all depends on where your coming from, what types of games you like, if your will benefit from a blu-ray player, if you have a decent computer to play games on, if you don't mind paying fifty dollars a year for online. I just don't believe that there is a definitive winner so far this generation, and I think in the end it will be even closer than it is now. The only definitive winner of this generation is the consumer.
I forgot to mention, I did owned a PS3... when it first came out. Yes, I'm one of the lemmings who actually camped out and wait for the system. After more than a year of collecting dust, I sold it off to my mate at half price.
I do go through PS3 section every time i went to a gamestore and the titles selection are woeful. Every good game on PS3 is avail on X360 (and in some cases better on 360, like GTA). And their exclusives is just not good enough. I'm sorry but I played MGS on my mates system and I'm not impressed.
People still talking about PS3 got strong library/selections coming up... and that's all I kept hearing about... coming soon, coming soon. What about NOW?!! Sometimes having free stuffs is meaningless unless you have someone to play with (strength of Live).
I dont consider myself a fanboy as I owned all dreamcast/PSone/N64, PS2/Xbox/gamecube and now X360/wii/PS3 (of all those, only PS2, X360 and wii is still in my possession). But right now PS3 just doesn't justify it's existent in my console cabinet... again.
But make no mistake, I'll buy the PS3 again when GT5 comes out.
So 2/3rds of xbox owners are xbox live members... I find that very hard to believe.
1 moth free with every xbox so maybe
And a silver account is free. They are counting that as an active account. I live my xbox!
That most likely includes Gold AND Silver members.
this does not include silver members. do the math if every xbox360 comes with a free silver mebership then that would mean a 1 for 1 ie 30 million sold = 30 million subscribers.
You aren't a member if you don't go online...
That means 1/3 of all xboxes haven't connected to the internet yet.
no, it means ACTIVELY USED because they are only counting ACTIVE accounts.
Xbox Live is the selling point of the 360 and it will always be that way. I have played and watched my friends on the ps3 and the 360 is far superior with online play. Saying that i won't deny that this year i'm liking the ps3 lineup for first party games.
ANY new gamertag that you create gives you 1 month FREE gold XBL membership provided that you link it to an email address that hasn't yet been registered to a GT.
Good job Microsoft. As sure as I am that many of us were upset when getting RROD you can't deny the fact that the 360 is great console with by far the best software.
My Elite that I bought at launch in May(?) '07 RROD'd a month ago. They sent me my console back and now it's much quieter both with the internal fans and the DVD-Drive. I think I may have gotten a Valhalla mobo. :)
You know what's odd is even though the Xbox 360 might be one of the most hacked system out there. it still manages to outsell and have more residual income from attached sales than the PS3. I wonder if the ability to hack a PS3 is possible could the sales go up?
Why don't you ask Sony PSP developers is video game piracy is helping them.
What developers? @.@
HomeBrew = increase in sales and increase in profits but when backup loaders and iso loaders are made thats when you see developers stop developing and dramatically decrease in game sales (PSP).When sales on games go down console makers take a huge hit since that's where they get most of their revenue not on the actual console.
Xbox Live FTW.
Now, I need to get back to SF4--and the road to Saikyo!
I fixed my own RRoD because my original 360 was out of the warranty period. Some Artic Silver and some new HSF mounting hardware from Lowe's, and I'm back in business (for theoretically the long haul.)
I'm looking forward to the new switch to next gen(not that I can afford it). The current hardware on both xbox and ps3 are showing it's age.
New hardware = new possibilities.
Image, 1080p @ 60hz on all games...7.1 HD audio on all games...2xAA or 4xAA. Faster load times, better internet speed,
the list goes on and on and on.
Bring it on!
Indirectly what you say is rather important to the sales numbers. Sure MS pushes quite a few consoles here but on avarage the Xbox has a shorter living time compared to the PS1 and PS2. They both stayed in business about 10 years while MS has a shorter lifespan, not to mention Nintendo which seems to push a new console every 3 years.
The benefit is ofcourse, new launch is new hardware but the downside is that you are limited to what you actually bring in as a producer. New developments like the cell in gaming as well the previous PS2 which was at that time state of the art (and hard to develop for initially) require some learning time for the developers which in the end result in amazing games. I think actually that we need atleast another 2 to 3 years for Sony to see that the limits are for the PS3 while for the Xbox the limits are pretty much there as it is.
I do wonder though what the result will be in the long haul, now MS has a clear advantage just numberwise but what over 5 years, most likely we already have an Xbox 480 or so while Sony might be pushing slowly a new PS4 but the PS3 is like the PS2 still running and might surpass the Xbox360 bigtime.
and do they take into account whether a purchase is a replacement for a rrod box :/
I am one of those 30 Million. The Xbox 360 has been just a great console despite some of the hardware issues. I really enjoy mine.
still i do not believe that they have 20 million active (!!!) player at xbox live. If this number is just the sum of all people that have ever used the (crappy) xbox live features, I don't think that this expresses anythig... Microsoft is giving away weekly or monthly tryout cards for xbox live, so no wonder that 2/3 of the customers have tried it out!
at least I don't know anybody who is using this feature, so there must be planty of those 10 million people around me...
xbox live is definitely not crappy, its the best online experience of the three consoles. and every single one of my friends with an xbox (too many to count on my hands) has xbox live (full subscription).
"I am one of those 30 Million."
Actually, most of us probably know people who are *3 or 4* of those 30 million. Not because they're 3 or 4 different people. Or because they've bought 3 or 4 Xboxes. But because they're on their 3rd or 4th replacement.
@ Caveman --> Exactly
The 360 is an immensely enjoyable console, with lots of games, great media streaming capabilities, and a kickass online network.
Haters: The console war is completely over, I'm sorry if no one told you. The Wii won the casual gamers, the 360 won the gamers, and the PS3 won the entertainment center's DVD player replacement. The 360 has been fixed and offered a warranty superior to any other console in history, the Wii offers a unique gaming experience with no comparison for family entertainment, and the PS3 is the best value for home theater aficionados. Please stop your bitching, you greasy little twelve year old nerds.
@Quix
3-4 consoles still only equals 1 gold account... r-tard. I highly doubt anyone in this arena is using their XBL month trials.
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You are Steve Jobs' nightmare.
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i agree that cdma sucks as it is not a global standard but get off the icrap kick. there are way better phones out there.
@michelleoffrance: what a dotard. Way to stay off topic boi.
I'm not impressed by that number. With only that many sold and their well over their climax, with little significant future advancements on the horizon this system will be slight more than a footnote in the history books.
Better to be a footnote than nothing at all. This entire generation will be a footnote.
There is no real winner, no real advancement this generation ACROSS THE BOARD. Just a lot of refinement. A lot of it was needed though, so hopefully the "next" generation will truly be "next".
This generation will simply be known the generation where gaming truly became mainstream, and possibly its climax.
Hardware sales are up about 25% over last year.
I don't think climax means what you think it means.
seeing as how the Wii is the most-selling console in history, I wouldn't say the entire generation will be a footnote.
/not a fanboy, just telling truth
@Massmass saying that the Wii will only be a footnote is probably the dumbest thing I've heard today unless you consider it next gen or something.
The fact that my unit died on me four times and I STILL haven't given up on it...still the best gaming deal for the dollar this generation!
Replaced 4 times and that is the best value FAIL!
too bad they haven't brought netflix to canada yet....bastards
ClaymoreCupcake owns that gamertag! =p
Woo Hoo! It only took them an extra 12 months to sell half as many systems as Nintendo!
Seriously? They *announced* that?
Okay, I apologize for the snark but with all the cash MS has sunk into this endeavor, *and* they fact that they had a year's head start, *and* the fact that they are well over halfway to the end of the 360's lifespan...I don't know if I'd be yelling about 30 million units sold.
Maybe 30mil but majority are paying subscription fee, therefore more money overtime.
Where's 1vs100?
Cmon Man, this is like bringing a Vikings Vs Packers football argument to a baseball forum of Yankees Vs Red Sox! We already know that you will instantly run to your local apple store and by what ever aluminum concoction Steve Jobs has thought up just because a piece of fruit is plastered on the back. I like Apple and all, but this is too much! Jeez, Fanboyism is a disease.
Warranty or not, the systems break. I know 20 people who bought more than 3 Xbox 360 consoles for replacements.
When did it ever become intelligent to buy something that breaks? If you notice, only the American public are falling for this "extended warranty" nonsense.
Hey guys...I have a car for sale that has a 90% probability of breaking. It is fully loaded and has every option you can dream of. You can have it for $50,000. I'll throw in a 3 year warranty on the electrical parts because we've had so many recalls and service bulletins.
But don't worry...I've sold 30 million of these cars so don't be afraid! Buying products that break is okay! It only encourages us to make things cheaper because we know you'll buy it again.
Would you buy a television with a high probability of breaking within the first year? How about a cell phone? What else do you buy that has a high probability of breaking within the first year? Are you telling me that the United States has a whole bunch of uneducated consumers making bad decisions to support companies' faulty products just because they are ignorant of the competition and reluctant to actually trying something else?
Ford trucks sell well because they are built well. Ford cars (except the Mustang) don't sell as well as their foreign counterparts. An educated consumer SUPPORTS OVERALL QUALITY. Use your brains and don't act like mindless zombies.
As for the games argument, until you buy a PS3 and play it for an extended period of time, you have NO IDEA WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT.
"Use your brains and don't act like mindless zombies." - Joe
Um, you *are* talking about Microsoft customers here you know...
"Warranty or not, the systems break. I know 20 people who bought more than 3 Xbox 360 consoles for replacements."
I was just scanning these, and hardly ever comment, but I'm calling BULLSHIT. You have ZERO credibility with that statement. There were 20 people you know that had an xbox breakdown, then instead of sending it back FOR FREE, they bought another, and it broke down, and instead of sending it back FOR FREE, they bought another???????
If you "know" 20 people that this did happen to, They're the most idiotic bunch of people I've ever heard of
yet thinking about it now, i can see how you can relate to one another
really? are people still arguing about this. gd.
I think the Xbox 360 Arcade has helped them a lot. These days not everyone can afford a $300 Video game system. A hard drive is not a must have item if you only need to save a game! Unlike what most people think, a game save doesn't usually need a 60GB hard drive! I have the original 20GB version and it's just fine for me. I also think that many people are buying them for something other then playing games. It makes a good media server for playing music and watching movies. I was considering a $125 piece of hardware to play just movies and decided to just spend an extra $75 and play games too. I must be crazy, I just purchased a second Xbox 360 just for watching H.264 movies on an external hard drive! I bet a lot of people are getting one because of Netflix as well.
Right now I have both the Xbox 360 and the PS3. I originally bought the PS3 because it was once the cheapest Blu-ray player. Both systems have good games, but 90% of the time i'm using my Xbox 360.
The biggest negative though is that you need to pay $100 for a Wireless Adaptor for the Xbox 360 when this is a standard item on the PS3. It amazes me that not even the Xbox 360 elite has this included. I'm offline on my second Xbox because I refuse to fork over $100 for a $10 item.
Take an old wireless router you have laying around (or buy one on sale for $20), flash DD-WRT onto it, configure it as a wireless bridge, connect the 360 too it, and viola, a free/cheap wireless solution. Wireless G is good enough even for Netflix, no need for N.
$10 Ethernet cable?
Really, folks. It's getting old. "PS3 suxxors!" "I have gone through 57 PS3s!" blah blah blah. It's a verified fact that the 360 still suffers from problems (anyone notice the "new" error as a result of the new "Xbox Experience" taxing the GPU more? Just google it.) Face it... the 360 is shite hardware. It hasn't got demonstrably better, in spite of the fanboy wagging. (I'm on my 3rd elite, and it's starting to exhibit the same lovely problems as the last two. My 2nd elite lasted 1 hour. RRoDed OUT OF THE BOX for chrissakes.) THAT is piss-poor hardware. It may have "Great games" and all that, some of which I own... but people claiming the problem's "fixed" and new hardware is 10x better are kidding themselves. It simply ain't true. Believe it all you want, but realize there are people who think the world is flat and the Pyramids were built by aliens.... Go figure.
My launch PS3? Fine. Works great. All multiplatform titles go to my PS3. It's just that simple.... I want to _play_ the games... not wait 3 weeks for the refurb to come back. If Sony were smart, they'd start some commercials about the hardware reliability. :) And for those who claim the blu-ray laser issue on launch consoles... seriously? What percentage? It's TINY compared to the mountains of 360's that have gone through the refurb centers.
That said... the 360 has some nice games the PS3 doesn't. A year head start and deep pockets helped that quite a bit. But Sony's got Infamous (ROCKS!!) and LittleBigPlanet (yes, its fun). I happen to be looking forward to Cross Edge and White Knight Chronicles.... (Disgaea 3, while utterly frustrating, is addictive as hell, and well supported....) To top it off Bethesda finally wised up and put a date on the release of DLC for Fallout 3, which is nice. There are some surprisingly addictive games for the 360, but no one can claim reliability is Microsoft's strong suit. Cheap Arcades are the reason why we're not talking about the 360 in the past tense. Let's not kid ourselves. If we still had to spend $349/$399 to ditch a bad design for a lesser crap one, no one would've done it... and eBay would've been full of 360's, Live or not. And with Mass Effect 2 coming out for the PS3, that's another title I won't be playing on my 360. Besides, I like the PS3 controller better... so sue me. :)
Lets take a look at these numbers. May or June 2007 Xbox failure rate was around 30%. Around March 2008 a new report stated 16%. A vast improvement, but still abysmal compared to its rivals.
Yet a poster states: "The fact that my unit died on me four times and I STILL haven't given up on it...still the best gaming deal for the dollar this generation!"
Well then the MS generation is a generation of customers who accept low quality, sub par, cheap knockoff products with a high failure rate. Conditioned to believe that low expectations is the norm when it comes to products and services from Microsoft, the biggest "me too" company on the planet.
Jubei, don't act like you don't accept sub par products- iMac, iPod, iPhone, PowerMac, just to name a few.
The fact that people feel the 360 is the best in terms of exclusives, online play, and even multiplatform (because theres no mandatory install) even though they've had their console replaced 4 times for FREE, well... I can't say I would give up if it's been four times with free replacements, even if it were my PS3 or my Wii that had those problems (except both Nintendo and Sony would charge for repairs/replacements). Microsoft realized their mistakes and has since fixed them with the last two revisions of the console. Microsoft had a problem similar to that of the early iMacs when they when "flat"- insufficient cooling.
You really have a problem about speaking on topics you have no clue about.
@Mr Clickerson, who used to be Zues God, but no more how sad. = FAIL!!!
Lets reiterate the fact thats being ignored again.
"May or June 2007 Xbox failure rate was around 30%. Around March 2008 a new report stated 16%. A vast improvement, but still abysmal compared to its rivals."
"The fact that my unit died on me four times and I STILL haven't given up on it...still the best gaming deal for the dollar this generation!"
Conclusion.
Well then the MS generation like ( Mr Clickerson, who used to be Zues God, but no more how sad. = FAIL!!!) is a generation of customers who accept low quality, sub par, cheap knockoff products with a high failure rate. Conditioned to believe that low expectations is the norm when it comes to products and services from Microsoft, the biggest "me too" company on the planet.
See? You ignore everything I or others say and repeat the same BS you initially posted. Learn how to debate, Jubei.
Xbox 360 currently stands as the best gaming platform for many reasons. The only drawback is the failure rate, and oh, whats that? It's COVERED.
Go cry in your corner Jubei.
@Mr Clickerson, who used to be Zues God, but no more how sad. = FAIL!!!
Your an interesting study. Reviewing some of your post, your actually trying to "copy" my style of writing, sometimes verbatim. Really affirms the fact that your are the ultimate Microsoft Fanboy. You actually exercise Microsoft DNA! Thats hilarious. You copy cat... I love it. So many instances that your trying really hard to do it. hahahaha....
Back to the subject at hand.
Mr Clickerson, who used to be Zues God, but no more how sad. = FAIL!!! states that:
"Xbox 360 currently stands as the best gaming platform for many reasons. The only drawback is the failure rate, and oh, whats that? It's COVERED."
Yet. May or June 2007 Xbox failure rate was around 30%. Around March 2008 a new report stated 16%. A vast improvement, but still abysmal compared to its rivals.
With those embarrassing failure rates, the XBox is a piece of junk.
LOL! Copying you!? LOL! Fanboy?! AHAHAH! Where do you come up with this crap? Microsoft fanboy? Jeez, Jubei, you really are blind, aren't you? Disliking Apple does not = Microsoft fanboy. Just like disliking Microsoft wouldn't make anyone an Apple fanboy. But theres the difference between use... I appreciate competition between products because it brings me, the consumer, a lower price in the long run. You just dis all the competition and ignore the achievements of other companies who bring new products to the market, whether it be Microsoft, Sony, Palm, Blackberry- ANYONE. The only company that you can acknowledge is Apple. Now, I don't know why I'm arguing with you, as you're a very illogical person (if you're even a person at that), as a matter fact, you just IGNORE logic and reason so that you can proclaim Apple as the best. While you spout of for nothing but Apple, I'm a proponent of any company that can put out an honest to goodness product, that does as advertised and doesn't blow it out of proportion (ie: the crap Apple pulled with it's incorporation of copy and paste- they tried to make it sound as if it was some new revolutionary feature that no one else had).
Apple is just a company of thieves, taking ideas from others by buying them out, along with their patents to incorporate them into their own product.
This video is straight from the horses mouth and sums up Apple's business practices perfectly. Whether you agree or not doesn't matter because your opinion can't change facts.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0UjU0rtavE
You can go on another one of your little hiatuses any time now, Jubei.
@Mr Clickerson, who used to be Zues God, but no more how sad. = FAIL!!!
Your an interesting study. Reviewing some of your post, your actually trying to "copy" my style of writing, sometimes verbatim. Really affirms the fact that your are the ultimate Microsoft Fanboy. You actually exercise Microsoft DNA! Thats hilarious. You copy cat... I love it. So many instances that your trying really hard to do it. hahahaha....
Banned: Zeus God! Just luck his post up and all the evidence is there! Hahaha so saaad.
Back to the subject at hand. Which you fail to understand. MS states they shipped 30 millions xbox machines. What is the true number with that high failure rate. Not 30 millions mind you. You deny it because....
Mr Clickerson, who used to be Zues God, but no more how sad. = FAIL!!! states that:
"Xbox 360 currently stands as the best gaming platform for many reasons. The only drawback is the failure rate, and oh, whats that? It's COVERED."
Yet. May or June 2007 Xbox failure rate was around 30%. Around March 2008 a new report stated 16%. A vast improvement, but still abysmal compared to its rivals.
With those embarrassing failure rates, the XBox is a piece of junk.
@Mr Clickerson, who used to be Zues God, but no more how sad. = FAIL!!!
I even double checked the data for you since you don't believe me that its a piece of junk.
An Acceptable failure rate is 3% within the industry. Xbox is 30% - 35%. In fact 68 our of 100 unites tested FAILED! 68 out of 100. FAILED!! Even when resolved with the next revision it was still around 16% failure rate! LOL So that 30 million Xbox number is bogus at best.
Yet you're not citing any references. You're just posting crap.
16% is not marking those new console revisions, that's a number after the new revisions were put into the market. Lets see a failure rate of the latest revisions Jasper and whatnot.
Jubei, you probably don't even play video games, nor do you own any of the competing consoles. This is an article you don't belong in, because you haven't the slightest clue what you're talking about. You've probably just Googled a couple things and accepted them as fact.
@Mr Clickerson, who used to be Zues God, but no more how sad. = FAIL!!!
Let me point out the facts that you keep denying and refuses to investigate.
Out of the 30 million Xbox claimed by MS, the biggest "me too" company on the planet announced. The stated evidence undisputed by MS is below for you to read. Facts! hehe
An Acceptable failure rate is 3% within the industry. Xbox is 30% - 35%. In fact 68 our of 100 unites tested FAILED! 68 out of 100. FAILED!! Even when resolved with the next revision it was still around 16% failure rate! LOL So that 30 million Xbox number is bogus at best.!!!
68 out of 100 Mr Clickerson, who used to be Zues God, but no more how sad. = FAIL!!!
Prove that wrong.. you can't can you. Please I can't wait to see your numbers. I have mine, where is yours? Mr Clickerson, who used to be Zues God, but no more how sad. = FAIL!!!
LOL!
Thank you, Jubei. You've proven to me that you have no idea what you're talking about. Not only have you failed to cite your sources, again, but you also don't seem to realize that numbers have been all over the place, and you've taken but a few of them. Do a bit more research. 68 consoles failed out of 100? I'm assuming you got that one from G4? LOL Yeah, I'd take that with a grain of salt, if I were you, otherwise you'd be even more of a fool than I thought you were.
Cite sources. All of it is just speculation anyway, but some sources are more "credible" than others. At one point, the failure rate may have been 30%, but all new consoles have been perfectly in line with that "3%" failure rate, otherwise the failure rate wouldn't have been cut in half, because the 16% failure rate you speak of is including all 360 consoles of all revisions.
Think, Jubei, I know it's hard for you, but I believe you can do it.
Out of the 30 million Xbox claimed by MS, the biggest "me too" company on the planet announced. The stated evidence undisputed by MS is below for you to read.
FACTS! hehe
An Acceptable failure rate is 3% within the industry. Xbox is 30% - 35%.
In fact 68 our of 100 unites tested FAILED!
68 out of 100. FAILED!!
Even when resolved with the next revision it was still around 16% failure rate! LOL
So that 30 million Xbox number is bogus at best.!!!
Did you read that Mr Clickerson, who used to be Zues God, but no more how sad. = FAIL!!! Thats 68 out of 100 Xbox right out of the assembly line and shipped.
Prove that wrong.. you can't can you.
Please I can't wait to see your numbers. I have mine, where is yours? Mr Clickerson, who used to be Zues God, but no more how sad. = FAIL!!!
FAIL again. Mr Clickerson, who used to be Zues God, but no more how sad. = FAIL!!!
You refuse to look and refuse to believe. Laughable. I have the proof, you have nothing! FAIL! LOL
@Mr Clickerson, who used to be Zues God, but no more how sad. = FAIL!
States: "You can go on another one of your little hiatuses any time now, Jubei."
Why? You still haven't responded to my facts below. The Xbox, by industry standards is a piece of junk. The proof is from the very numbers stated below, even Wiki points it out. Let me reiterate for you again.
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Microsoft touts 30 millions Xbox sold.
FACTS! hehe
An Acceptable failure rate is 3% within the industry. Xbox is 30% - 35%!!!!
In fact 68 of 100 unites out the door FAILED!
Even when resolved with the next revision it was still around 16% failure rate! Far above the acceptable 3% FAILURE rate! LOL
So that 30 million Xbox number is bogus at best.!!!
Did you read that Mr Clickerson, who used to be Zues God, but no more how sad. = FAIL!??
Thats 68 out of 100 Xbox right out of the assembly line and shipped.
Prove that wrong.. you can't can you?
Please I can't wait to see your numbers. I have mine, where is yours?
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