Microsoft: Xbox 360 about to surpass sales of original Xbox

By the end of November, Microsoft expects the Xbox 360’s install base to exceed 25 million, effectively going past the lifetime sales of the original Xbox. Quite a landmark, but Microsoft said that it’s “only a start.“

By the end of November, Microsoft expects the Xbox 360’s install base to exceed 25 million, effectively going past the lifetime sales of the original Xbox.  Quite a landmark, but Microsoft said that it’s “only a start.”

Microsoft’s Mindy Mount, CFE of the Xbox business, says that “more than three-quarters” of a console’s sales falls to the sweet spot of US$ 199, which is the current price of the Arcade. And I thought they were just desperate for people to stop noticing LittleBigPlanet.

According to their numbers, the recent 360 price cut kicked Xbox 360 sales up 42% month-on-month in the US, 62% in Europe, and 500% in Japan. Now the question is, can they keep this up?

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Via CVG