Xbox 360 worldwide sales top 70 million units October 22, 2012 - 21:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Xbox 360 has sold more than 70 million units worldwide since its release in 2005, Digital Spy reported. Microsoft announced the milestone during its quarterly earnings report, stating that it shifted a further 1.7m during the period in question. The platform holder generated revenue of $1.95 billion (£1.2bn) during the quarter, despite selling some 600,000 fewer consoles that it did during the same period last year. Comparatively, Sony revealed that the PlayStation 3 had sold 63m units as of March this year, while the Nintendo Wii hit 96m units in June. There was a significant increase in Xbox Live subscriptions during the three-month period, with the network service seeing gains of 15%. More than 40m subscribers now make use of the platform. Microsoft has been tipped to unveil a successor to the Xbox 360 in 2013, with job listings and leaked documents supporting such rumours. Partner news  Top stories Apple joined the Fair Labor Association in 2012 after being slammed with criticism over the working conditions at Foxconn. It’s not the first time Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has been interested in the New York-based hipster blogging service. The number of new smartphones delivered with Android jumped to 162.1 million in the first three months in 2013. “We believe Samsung generates more revenue and profit from the Android platform than Google does,” Neil Mawston said.   Partner news |  Latest news "The Fades" actor to star in Ryan Gosling's "How to Catch a Monster"  Centered around a landscape of a disappearing city, the film follows a single mother who finds herself in a gloomy fantasy underworld.Israel calling off UNESCO mission to Jerusalem "Israel has cancelled the delegation," which was due to have arrived the same day, a foreign ministry official said.1st look at Idris Elba as Nelson Mandela in "Long Walk to Freedom" The Golden Globe-winning Luther actor has been paired up with Bond girl Naomie Harris, who will play Winnie Mandela.Pistorius not to compete in 2013 as he awaits trial Pistorius was granted bail and had certain conditions lifted which meant he could compete in events outside his homeland. |
