Microsoft: 40.2 Million Xbox 360 Units Sold

Microsoft has released their fiscal data for the year and in this report they revealed that the Xbox 360 has sold over 40 million units worldwide since the consoles launch in 2005. In 2005 they sold a reported 5 million units and things have taken-off since then.

[Hellsvacancy]

"I, believe u"

[Lionhead]

Oh man, can't wait til this hits top of the page.

[Parapraxis]

SUPER DUPER! =D

Microsoft should be really proud of themselves.

[iFLOWLIKEWATER]

I'm expecting butthurt feelings, but who will they be attached too?

[Nicholas Cage]

beware...trolls ahead. so let me sum it up for you, so you dont have to read all of their nonsense. yes the 360 is at 40 million good for them. theve done a good job. now for you fanboys...the ps3 is selling more than the xbox360 worldwide! but we cant have that! one system has to be on top right? one fanboy has to "own"the other right? pathetic.

EDIT: why the dissagres?

[Rampant]

Good job Microsoft. The ps3 is gaining some ground, but they already had a hardware revision. Watch the sales blow up this christmas with Halo: Reach, Fable, Natal and then Gears of War 3 for April.

Microsoft is in really good shape!

[WhittO]

I don't believe any numbers MS post, because every time they do the number seems to be different(for whatever reason).
Then contradicted by what the other companies are saying.

So really, who knows how much they have 'really' sold!?

[King_of _the_Casuals]

That is A LOT of 360's sold! But you can expect another sale from me in November when the 360 Slim & Natal launches. It will look very nice in my living room right next to my PS3 and Wii.

(My launch 360 will still stay in my bedroom)

[siyrobbo]

40 million sold is good, but when you look closer at the figures provided

year ending-

06 to 07 - 6.6 million increase

07 to 08 - 8.7 million increase

08 to 09 - 11.1 million increase

09 to 10 - 8.8 million increase

they seem to be starting to move backwards

[La Chance]

stiffer competition thats all, remember the PS3 had a price cut and which led to millions of PS3 fat owners "upgrading" to the new slim model and definitely stole some potential 360 buyers.

Wii had a price cut too. Nothing MS should be too worried about.

[Persistantthug]

I'm just asking for clearification,
thanks.

[presto717]

When did xbox reach 40 mil?

Lie.

[chrisnick]

Last november or december they said that they sold 39 million. So they sold 1 million in about 4-5 months?...that's why when they post numbers I gotta take it with a grain of salt. You lie now then tell me the truth later...its confusing.

[ape007]

I love my xbox so much, I never knew that it gonna last all this time, I thought once the ps3 is released, xbox is done but I was wrong, totally wrong

and still, things look great for the good O'L box , halo reach looks insane, GeOW 3 will own, alan wake looks to blow the world away and everybody don't forget crackdown 2(1 was the $HIT), crackdown is in my main wants, having a blast right now with the awesome conviction

xbox live is the best service, tons of awesome xbla games, perfect dark xbla was a golden moment for me, overall the system is on FIRE, only backdraw however is its failure rates and scratch-able disks

that's it

the APE have a strong feeling that at this year's E3, ms will announce an xbox 360 slim, add natal to the equation and it is done

[TROLL EATER]

halo reach will sel even more wiv that install base

[darthv72]

technically I didnt directly contribute to that number. I got both of mine second hand. I'd still like to think I did though.

[Army_of_Darkness]

"I'm expecting butthurt feelings, but who will they be attached too?"

oh yeah... I'm very depressed now. Matter of fact, after writing this, I'm going to Jump off a bridge because MS( which I have no association with) sold soooo many console that I'm ridiculously butthurt, since I bought a PS3 instead of a 360.. I could of been part of that 40mil!!! Boo F#@Kin whooo... Naww.. I kidd ;)...

[Echo307]

You're getting disagrees because you're basically trolling. The headline of this article doesn't state, "MS gets to 40 million and therfore is the greatest console ever." This is just basic news, and about 90% of the gamers here know that both Nintendo and Sony have done this before as well, but that doesn't mean this isn't news worthy.

It's just gaming news, get over it... or stop coming to a site called "NEWS 4 Gamers"

EDIT @Tinyman: Oh yeah, and there were a fair amount of PS3 owners that traded up for a slim, myself included. For those of us who aren't stuck in last gen, it's a good upgrade if you're willing to shell out the money.

[DarkTower805]

VGChartz has the 360 tracked at 39.44m and the PS3 at 34.09m. Seems right to me.

Btw, AGAIN it looks like the site everyone loves to bash was pretty much on the money :)

[Blitzed]

If you consider the year end numbers from launch; that would mean they have sold an average of 1.2 million consoles a month in 2010. I haven't been following NPD numbers etc., does that add up?

Edit: I should add that I'm going by Siyrpbbo's post of the year end numbers.

[Philaroni]

@siyrobbo

They have been doing well, they managed to double the original Xbox install base which means they grew there fanbase by a factor of two.

That and MS started off very strong I expect them to go down a little then stay flat. Sony on the other hand started off very low and had no where to go but up. Though no mater how you look at it both MS and Sony are selling very well.

[RememberThe357]

Millions of people didn't upgrade to Slims. Just because there are some commenter on line that did doesn't mean million of people did it. Maybe thousands but defiantly not millions.

On topic: These are great numbers from MS/ It's good to see that all the manufacturers are doing well now.

[Strikepackage Bravo]

REACH is still yet to come, along with Alan Wake, Gears 3, Crack Down 2, and Natal. There is no way PS3 ever gets out of 3rd place this gen, PS3 has nothing left but GT5, they've played all their cards in an effort to get sales where they are, price drops, cutting features, multiple skus, slim ps3, GOW, MGS4, Sony has nothing left.

[Cyrax_87]

http://www.edge-online.com/...

39 million consoles sold at January 6th, 2010. So basically it took Microsoft 3 months + just to sell a million consoles worldwide? One of these articles is a lie.

@ above, Bravo, stop being such a fanboy. Sony has nothing left?

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[Echo307]

Not to get too far off topic here, but I think it's way too early to say that Sony has nothing left. Both consoles have strong line-ups, but Sony's real strong point as of late has been firing up new IP's. I do agree that Sony will stay in 3rd place (especially in NA), but I'm sure they have an ace or two up their sleeve that will get them out of this gen without too many scars... and that's coming from a mostly 360 supporter.

[siyrobbo]

i read that microsofts financial year starts in july, if thats the case then its too early to tally the 09 to 10 totals and thats the reason for the sharp decline

[Triella]

Actually the 40.2 million figure is shipped consoles (or sold to retailers if you prefer) not sold to customers. The fact that they said 39 million back in January means that they overshipped 360's in the holiday season, retailers' stocks were already loaded and that's why they only shipped 1 million more in the past 3 months.

But the real 40 million mark (sold to customers) could be reached in about 5 or 6 weeks.

[RememberThe357]

This is a quarterly report not a yearly report. This is for Q3 2010.

@Strike: Hahaha sure, whatever helps you sleep at night.

[Cyrax_87]

Ahh, thanks for clearing that up.

[tinybigman]

i really dont care about sales since i get nothing from it; but i always find it funny when these numbers are released and everyone goes gaga over them. as for the B/C when Sony puts the games that i got on PSN like Ico (which i dont want to get rid of) i'll buy a slim until them the phat stays right where it's at.

just to let you know i own all three consoles i've been a multi console owner for a very long time. i dont play that own one system bullcrap. and i've been gaming since the Atari 2600 days.

i'm glad M$ has achieved the 40 million mark honestly i am, but i hope sometime in the near future they'll start to invest in 1st party studios and create some damn new IP that are creative and get more interested back into the system. something in the vain of ico, SotC, HR anything that doesnt always involve having a gun in hand.

[Absolut_Turkey]

40.2 million Xbox 360 Units sold since launch. Over half either have or will FAIL thanks to the RROD. That's about 20 million dead Xbox units. Did I miss something? Would I buy something knowing that there was a good possibility it would fail? Oh wait...I didn't.

McDonald's has sold the most hamburgers, but we all know they're not the best. In fact, if any of you saw how they actually made their hamburger "meat" I doubt most of you would want to eat there any time soon.

Xbox sales numbers are indeed impressive, but that STILL doesn't overshadow the fact that the Xbox is STILL technologically inferior to the PS3.

[DevastationEve]

Here comes year 5 of Microsoft proving they can do it, and that even Sony can take a couple pages from the history that Xbox paved this gen.

All you people are so hung up on figures and stats that you've trained yourselves to see only those aspects. But for the people who are doing it right it doesn't matter; I'm going through some of my old games and bringing back some 2006 and I must say it's been an awesome time for Xbox 360. The cosole is superb, the games are plenty, and the service is stellar.

For the money I've paid (and the cost of a yearly membership) I've never been stiffed or felt even for a moment that I should've gotten something else. That's all that matters to me.

[HDgamer]

Of course it's on fire Ape007

[darthv72]

I am sure MC D's doesnt make their burgers any different than Burger King. In fact, they don't even make their own hamburger. It is made for them by a third party who services other FF chains throughout the world.

Why are you talking hamburgers? Think about this. If your math is correct then there should be waaaayyy more 360's sold because if they get replaced by RROD then they are from the factory not the store. Refurbs and replacements are not counted as sales. Sales are determined by the stores and how they report their numbers. If you wanted to add in stuff from the factory then you should add in ones sold second hand. 40 mill original 360 sold could ultimately translate into closer to 65 million "transactions" meaning a sale second hand or used at a game store.

For what MS is reporting is 40 mil from counter to customer. I bought mine 2nd hand but who is to say they werent bought then sold then bought then sold then bought then finally sold to me. That means that is (technically) 3 sales but only the first is really counted.

Oh and the inferior part of the 360 would simply be the disc format. Everything else can pretty much go toe to toe and seems to be doing fine so far.

[Blitzed]

I didn't notice he left out the 5 million sold in 05. So it seems it's also fiscal year to date.

[Blitzed]

Actually, it wouldn't technically be 3 sales. Unless I entirely missed your point, and if I did i apologtize in advance. The people selling you the xbox no longer have it, so it wouldn't be right for MS to record the sale toByou. The previous owners are no longer Xbox owners unless they replaced the one they sold, in which case that sale would hve been factor into the 40 million. The install base is the number of consoles in homes, not how many people owned it at one tome or another.

I sold my Xbox and never replaced it, that's still only one console sold for MS despite that console having two owners.

Edit: Sorry Darth, it seems what I wrote is exactly what you are trying to say (if I understood you correctly), however I think Turkey is claiming MS' numbers are shipped and therefore the number is inflated if they are including referbs they shipped; counting the same customer twice and a single xbox twice. If that were true, the actual install base would be significantly smaller than 40 million.

Edit 2: I re- read Turkey's post and it's seems he wasn't saying that at all, I just assumed he was after reading you're response. (you know what they say about when you assume) It seems he was just saying he was surprised so many consoles sold considering the failure rate. Maybe it was the hamburger reference but it seems I have no idea what anyone is talking about!

[ALFAxD_CENTAURO]

If gonna Troll, do it Right...Defend your statements with factual evidence, and stop being a liar,

You just write things and then run away like a little girl.

No wonder why people don't support you.

[Majinzo]

im already tired of the console war. I miss the good old days when all the gamers won. i just want b@d@ss GAMES!!! & I want them NOW!!!!!!!!

[ruiner4482]

No I didn't upgrade to a slim. I have a no B/C phat ps3. But why would I buy a new ps3 when my current one works just fine. Some people might, but I doubt the vast majority would.

[Anon1974]

I knew things looked bad for calendar year 2009 but Microsoft just confirmed that 360 sales dropped 12% over the entire fiscal year. Funny how they were boasting at the beginning of 2009 how they were the only console with year over year increases.

So 360 sales are still down and Microsoft confirmed in their financial that 360 software revenue was also still falling but the Entertainment division still made money due to selling Windows mobile windows.

Anyone else find it odd when the 360 was selling in record numbers in the six months after the price cut in 2008 that revenue for their Entertainment Division plunged 130% year over year but now that 360 software and hardware sales are down, profits are back up again?

Also, this caught my eye in the financial release. "...primarily reflecting decreased third-party development."

Decreased third-party development?

Edit below: 100% correct. Microsoft only sees units leaving the factory, they don't see in-store replacements as anything other than another sale, and consumers primarily deal with the store they bought the product at, not the manufacturers.

Edit below that: They can send the busted units back to Microsoft but Microsoft isn't tied into individual stores inventory so when a new 360 goes off the shelf for whatever reason that's a sale. And you don't really believe that Microsoft then deducts defective 360's off their sales tally at the end of the day, do you?

[DaTruth]

Sorry, but you are wrong. Everyone given the choice, who bought a store warranty with their 360, would have taken a new 360 off the shelf that day in the store rather than send it to Redfield and receive someone else's refurbished unit back.

Store warranties are paid by the store's warranty insurance and count as a sale, because they take it right off their shelf and are forced to repurchase to replenish stock. This could happen any amount of times in the length of the warranty. Then they are rebated by their warranty insurance. The stores don't send them to M$ for repair.

[Echo307]

Do you have any proof of what you're claiming? When I returned a 360 to walmart just after launch because of RROD, the customer service guy told me they were boxing up all the ones they received and sending them back to Microsoft.

So no store has to return defective merch and the vendor just ships them new stuff? What's to stop stores from claiming defective merch that was really ok just to get free merch back from a vendor? That doesn't make any sense.

If I'm wrong, my apologies, but this sounds like a Sony troll trying to make more excuses for Microsoft's numbers.

EDIT: Nevermind DaTruth, after re-reading what you said, I realize that you are talking strictly about store warranties, and not defective merch in general.

[Brklynty1]

Congrats to 40 million sold, I mean if I ignored a major hardware issue that forced millions to rebuy another 360(don't even bring the warranty crap, its only for 1 fix, the ORIGINAL bought 360) I'd sell plenty too(yes let's all bring PS2's DRE into this, which is nowhere near RRoD) yay 40 million sold, now question is, what else ya got?

[kunit22c]

You guys can brag about these sales all you want, but Sony not only sent out their console a year later but it had a way bigger price tag, but yet some people still chose to get the PS3 and now that they are the same price check out the sales..

http://www.nintendoeverythi...

I myself honestly don't care too much about sales but when Microsoft fanboys start bragging about it I get disappointed because I don't think they deserve it, they released such a flawed system but people still bought it, and how it still continues to get sales today confuses me.. also I realize you guys have heard this argument over and over but I think you guys actually really need to realize Microsoft are just a bunch of cheapskates. and I don't care how many disagrees I get as long as you read it I don't care, cant argue facts, besides the cheapskate part, I guess that somewhat depends on personal preference.

[Christopher]

They're solid numbers, but those who are saying that sequels to existing games will be system sellers? Not at all likely. Halo: reach will be the third game of its type released on the console. If people aren't interested in it yet, they won't be in November. Same thing with Fable 3.

Now, Natal is all up in the air. It completely depends on 1) the price point that Microsoft can get it to; 2) The game options; 3) Success of the technology at E3 and later demonstrations. If Microsoft fails with Natal, it's likely that Sony will catch up within 2 years without much issue, especially with the Blu-ray market continuing to see large growth in the average household.

Regardless, it's ridiculous how much money they make off of their software sales that they could see a loss in sales and really not make much of a dent in their profits.

[vhero]

To increase those numbers each year they had to drop the price every year so those people holding off for a nex gen console in their price range finally got one. If the PS3 ever got anywhere near the price of the 360 arcade it would destroy the 360 but of course Sony couldn't afford to do that and MS know this and use the arcade model to their advantage. The only people who lose out are the buyers of course who don't realise the arcade comes with no HDD as its not exactly advertised well to the common person what the differences are and what the point of the HDD is if you never had a nex gen console before. That's where MS hits you with the stupidly high HDD too.

MS are not stupid they play the customer the only problem with there tactic of course is you cannot trick the same customer twice with the same trick but of course with technology moving on MS will always have an ace up its sleeve. Sony killed some of MS numbers with its own price drop last year and it seems this year its killing even more..

2 years time the PS3 will have taken over 360 but of course MS will quote NPD numbers and call Sony a liar as of course only America exists when MS is losing the worldwide battle.

[sid4gamerfreak]

lol come on console fanboys start the war.....

im just gonna get my popcorn...

[jaysquared]

2 years from now this race will be over.. I expect the new consoles to come out by then but of course if the PS3 does take over the 360 sony fans will put that on M$ fanboys faces!

[Hill_billy]

Good for them. Now, what matters to me is the one I have and knowing it has games on it... That is all that matters to me. Why folks get so hung up on MS console sales or any other company for that matter is beyond me.

[Pekka]

When broken console is replaced with new console under warranty, it can't be counted as sold or shipped console. Only actually bought consoles (by retailers or customers) can be counted as sold consoles. It would be illegal to count replacement consoles as sold in financial reports. So I doubt actual amount of working consoles is only 20-25 million.

[Dee_91]

Without rrod it wouldve been around 20mil lol

[lokiroo420]

More examiner.com goodness :)

[hamoor]

launching your console before the competitors is very smart move

[lokiroo420]

Angel why are you getting mad bro?

[Parapraxis]

LOL, 40% of which were to replace broken units.
There are currently only about 25million WORKING 360's in existence.
=D

[Rampant]

Which would make the attach rate for software around 14. But we all know the 360 has better games, so no surprise here!

[MR LOOKINGBILL]

gtfo of here you ps3 troll.
go and take your panties off and put some underwear on and quit crying about 360 system and games. You ps3 panty boys should give up gaming and start selling some hi-end baby food.

please report all ps3fanboys that troll the 360 sections.

[Rampant]

And yet every console owner bought 17 games for their console. That's sick!

[Parapraxis]

only 17!? LOL

I have over 30 for my tripple =D

[evilmonkey501]

Maybe you could have said that in 2006, when it was actually true.
I think its common knowledge now that ps3 exclusives are the best of the breed. Don't get me wrong, the 360 does have some good games (eg:Alan Wake) but the offerings are better and more plentiful (exclusives) for the ps3 right now. Seeing as Microsoft sold off all but three of their first party studios and Sony currently has over TWENTY first party exclusive studios...I don't see this changing anytime soon.

What was this article about again? Console Sales? lol.

[AuToFiRE]

only 30? i have almost double that!

[TheXgamerLive]

Microsoft doesn't count replaced consoles as sales, (THUS THE WORDING "REPLACED"). Sales are just that sales, not replaced or repaired unit's.
I do realize since your being of little mind to make such an idiotic comment you don't have the mental faculties to understand what I've just said so forget it and cry away lil wannabe's, cry away.

[RBdrift]

Do you seriously believe M$ about there sales and that they "supposedly" do not include replacements in there sales?
M$ has always found a way to spin there sales to make them look huge because of the swift increase in sales by the PS3.
http://www.xbox360rocks.com...

[RobertieNL]

If ure actually smart(and the 54.2% is true which it isnt) than it isnt 40 million / 2= 20 million, that would be 100% failure rate, frikkin' twelve year olds

[GenerationWinner]

HELP!!!!!!!!!

[avengers1978]

Out for Five years. Giving it an averaged of just of 8 million a year, 4 those of you enjoying this, and droid bashing...PS3 out for 3 years average around 11 million a year sold.
Pretty good for both systems.
@ bots below... so what do you say about your declaine in sales steadily for the past 2 years? Or the fact that besides North America the 360 is getting owned buy both PSP and PS3, and in some places even PS2, oh that's right only NA sales matter; I forgot.

[TheXgamerLive]

it's been a little over four (4) for MS and a little over three (3) for sony, so that's more like 10 million a year for MS and right at 10 million a yr. for sony.

[green]

Good Job Microsoft.

[pixelsword]

And why not? If they got the numbers, they deserve the credit. Give credit where credit is due.

[8thnightvolley]

ms has a bucket load of shyt to show this year and their sales are already all high Reach coming.. Gears3 coming, Natal coming and its coming with over 14 games which i heard might be announced at E3, fable3, so many games increase of the xboxlive friends caps.. i wont lie the console has really outlasted its date and not just that its very strong .... looking forward to may 3rd. :)

[WildArmed]

Gratz. 40mil is a pretty good number.

[no_more_trolling]

nice keep up the good work

disagree if the truth hurts

[mesh1]

game over ps3rd well the psnation alwys have the internet to delude them selves with !

[Parapraxis]

Yeah..that and GOTY games LOL ;)

[PS360PCROCKS]

40 million? That's pretty good, that beats the original Xbox right?

[Elven6]

Beats it by about 17 million IIRC.

[PS360PCROCKS]

7 disagrees? lol that's interesting, but thanks for the answer. I thought that they sold 30 something million xbox's, guess I was wrong.

[siyrobbo]

40 million is a good start

Lets see where they go from here

[coldfoot]

Copied from the article:

Microsoft's Fiscal Year 2007-08: 360 - 20.3
Microsoft's Fiscal Year 2008-09: 360 - 31.4
Microsoft's Fiscal Year 2009-10: 360 - 40.2

In 2008-09 MS sold 31.4-20.3 = 11.1M Xbox 360s
In 2009-10 MS sold 40.2-31.4 = 8.8M Xbox 360s

Sales decrease (11.1-8.8)/11.1 = 20.7%

So 360 sales are down 20.7% worldwide and yet this is good news?

[Parapraxis]

For MS, of course, now if Sony or Nintendo had a sharp decline like that they would be...DOOOOOOOOOOMED ;)

[The Wood]

but there has been a global recession. It has to be factored in

[coldfoot]

It's just the numbers, not the fanboy BS of red ring, etc. This is Microsoft's official numbers and it shows a 20.7% decrease in 360 sales year over year. Why the disagrees?

[GiantEnemyCrab]

The product has been on the market for 4+ years it is bound to hit some saturation. The software/accessories side(where the real money is made) is doing just fine.

I believe once Natal launches that number is going to start turning around. Just think, in past generations, at the 5 year mark we usually see these companies moving to launch new systems.

[Primetimebt]

They average 8 million consoles a year with one of the lowest price so it really isn't much to brag about. That is basically the same number the first XBOX was averaging over it's 5 years.

[ceedubya9]

Just saying good job. And it is good for Microsoft. This is new territory for them. Their second game console is making a name for itself and still selling. They've made their mistakes, but they are still fighting. Have to give them credit.

[MajestieBeast]

*grabs popcorn*

[The Wood]

shipped or sold its still prolly over 40 mill so well done

[Omega4]

This time next year they should be well over 50ml with Natal,Reach,Slim and pricecuts.

360 will have its best year yet

[BloodyCHAMP]

GEARS OF WAR 3 !!! haha bye bye sony

[ceedubya9]

But "bye bye Sony" I don't see. All 3 of these consoles have a lot of life and surprises left.

[techie]

When Sony announces their Q3 results it'll be around 40millon versus 36million. That's a 4 million difference - the gap is closing.

[November 9 2004]

i heard about the gap closing for years, yet it's still millions behind.face it ps3 is last place this gen forever. it's an 7-8 million gap.

[Christopher]

The last time Sony started closing in on the 360 was mid 2008, but then Microsoft went and cut their prices which quickly closed it.

Since the price cut of the new PS3 model, the gap has been closing back up. It was about about 8.5 million, now it's closer to 5.5 million.

All Microsoft needs to do now is come put with lower prices and possibly package Natal correctly and at practically free prices and they'll likely go back to an almost 9 million lead.

The hard thing to measure is the potential of Blu-ray, which is on the rise in the average household, much more so than the last 3 years.

[Brklynty1]

You think Sony actually cares about what place they come in? What if the gen finishes with Wii at 100 mil, 360 at 90 mil and PS3 at 89 mil? Sony would be in third place as you ppl call it, but does that mean PS3 wasn't successful? No! Like I've said many times, only M$ cares about what place their in, because they're the only ones that has something to prove, Nintendo and Sony showed their greatness years ago and its still continuing. Every so often M$ pulls out the NPD numbers and what not. Sony could careless if they came in 80th place, they care about being the best. More console sales doesn't mean your the best in gaming. Sony been the best for years and I haven't seen a change since.

[AliTheBrit19]

Well, 2 of those where bought by me :P

[anonymouse111335]

So the winner of this "war" is by how many are working? I thought it was sold units but looks as not.

Fact is PS3 is in third place now, PS3 is catching up fast and move and natal could very well determine the outcome of this "war"

[insomnium]

Come on! I thought I was a fanboy but some of you are pushing it WAY too hard.

[ItsMeMeMe]

Some of them have a good point, but badly put across. Until Microsoft refute the failure rate we must assume the following:

40M - 54% Failure Rate = 18.4M install base

That is quite a low number for nearing 5 years in sales.

[insomnium]

I just don't get it. I hate MS for what they've done with the x360 but isn't these numbers kinda irrelevant? They are both a viable platform for devs to make games on so why should you care? This doesn't take ANYTHING away from you does it? Sony still has it's first party studios and the games just keep on coming don't they?

I was pissed of at the x360 fanboys for all the doom and gloom from 2-3 years ago but as we've seen the PS3 survived just like we said it would. Common sense really. The x360 fanboys have been proven wrong on these things so many times it's getting boring really.

I just don't get why would these numbers feel like a threat to some of you. Threat enough to come here and make all of us PS3fans look bad. There is the option to take the higher road you know. Officer Barbrady said it best "move along now, nothing to see here" right? Don't flap your gumms for nothing.

Get back at them when there is a reason (ie they start BSing about something again). Don't be the one starting this BS for no good reason.

[badkolo]

between natal and a pricecut I dont see the gap closing anytime soon.

in 1 year the 360 will be entering its 6 year, anytime ms wants to they can lock second place by introducing a new console and thats that.

[insomnium]

when the PS3 is STILL priced at 300€? Take off a hundred or two from there and THEN we'll see where the numbers settle down. Remember, the PS2 is STILL selling. Have you stopped counting them sales on that one already?

[MajestieBeast]

Lol great logic it would just mean microsoft quit early cause they cant keep up it doesnt mean they would end up in second place. Simple way of looking at it if microsoft quit in the 6th year you just compare it to the 6th year the sony ps3 is on the market and you look who has sold most its just simple logic.

[Obama]

That's almost 20 millions misinformed individuals right there.

[Shaka2K6]

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[mcnablejr]

I have both, the ps3 first. now i know i should of bought the 360 in the first place and ignored the ps3.

[The real killer]

I think you don't have a PS3, otherwise you don't talk so childish.

[Mo0eY]

Microsoft: 40.2 Million Xbox 360 Units SHIPPED

Fixed.

[BubbleSniper]

poor saps

ms booty bustin the consumer on a daily basis

ms coming at the buyer of flop60 like a naked man in trenchcoat

trenchcoat in bots.

[GrandDragon]

39,999,999 360's are in the repair shop and only 1 is actually working LOL!

EDIT: BREAKING NEWS!!! the last and final fully functioning 50'sBox-3sh1ty has now died, may all of the 40 million deceased 360's rest in piss.

[Halo3 MLG Pro]

You can clearly see that the only ones that have made huge strides since last gen are both Microsoft and Nintendo. The 360 has more than doubled its install base since last gen and the Wii more than tripled its install base.

Sony on the other hand who once dominated the last 2 generations in both market share and total sales is still dead last.

The only 2 that you can say is winning this generation is Microsoft and Nintendo. You can't say the same for Sony. Lost all its market share, last place, and still losing money with each console sold. The ps3 definitely brought Sony down from its once dominating position.

You can't disagree with those facts.

[NotSoSilentBob]

Halo your facts are true but twisted. You forget to mention that Sony released the PS3 a year behind the 360 and the 360s lead was 8-9mill and last we knew it was only 5-6mil. Yes the 360 is ahead but only because of those 365 days head start.

[The real killer]

No, the 360 has not double the userbase and if it true than the most people buy twice or more the same 360.

If you see the software facts, than you will see on multiplatforms are so close in some case lead by the PS3 versions.

You need pull your head out of the 360 machine dude.

[Halo3 MLG Pro]

And the Sega Dreamcast came out before the ps2 and the ps2 still DOMINATED THE GENERATION! Look you can find every excuse in the book why the ps3 is in last place. The fact is the ps1 and ps2 COMPLETELY OWNED all the other consoles. The ps3 cannot say that this gen. That is a fact.

Killer, HAHA, I can see that this article has you frustrated. And so what if people bought another 360? How many ps3 owners are buying another one because of YLOD's? I know a bunch that did. At least with the 360 you had a 3 year warranty. Sony forces you to either put up $150 to fix it or buy a Slim. And how about all the ps3 owners that upgraded to a Slim??? Lots of sony owners on here have upgraded to a slim. Those aren't going to count either?

Just stop. None of you can disprove my original comment. The 360 and the Wii are both huge successes while the ps3 is a step backward compared to the ps1 and ps2.

[Shendow]

Yeah right, the Wii is slowly dieing out an mostly because Nintendo came out with alot of great things an left themselfs with notthing to really show off, they got about 3 big games plan an notthing else new.

360 only has some titles coming out an Natal, which Natal looks to be the Playstation EyeToy.

PS3 is bring us the first 3D gaming in HD and 3D Bluray movies, PS3 already supports 3D gaming right now and that is something pretty big.

So you can't say Nintendo and Microsoft are the only ones that could when because you never know when one of them might screw up big time or giving up. Kind of like Microsoft done with the Xbox.

Keep in mind people the only system I own right now outside my old school systems, is the 360 an my gf has the Wii. If you don't believe I have a 360, then check me out on XBL:Cat_Corye.

[NotSoSilentBob]

I didn't know that this Generation of Consoles was over already Halo? I don't think it is going to end any time soon but if you want to consider the ps3 a failure I guess that is your choice but then the 360 has to be just as a big of a failure.

[Christopher]

Also, when you're on top... the only way to go is down.

Sony went into this generation with two great competitors, one of them truly reaching the casual market at a level no one expected, and only had things to lose.

I think the issue is that people fail to see that this is a stabilization of the competitive video game market at its finest this generation. Where people have just seen 'Sony exclusives go multiplatform' what has really happened is the playing field has been laid flat and evenly distributed in regards to potential and services.

This generation is what we've been looking for since the early 80s, where the market is teaming with potential and ever-increasing technology and us gamers are getting so much good stuff because there isn't a clear-cut winner out there anymore. Sony and Microsoft are both fighting to do their best, and the result is happier gamers.

So, when I see people somehow saying that one has one and another hasn't, I shake my head in shame and wonder where these people went wrong.

[insomnium]

The PS3 costs 300€ today. That's the same price as PS1 when it launched and almost the same price as PS2 launched afaik.

Wait 6-8 MORE years and then we'll discuss about the PS3 being what it is saleswise mkay? The tech isn't even beginning to get old in PS3 so there will be no PS4 in a loooong time. It's not Sonys style to make only minor improvements between generations.

[Wrathman]

my spidey sense led me here..i detected a lot of butt hurt droids in here...man,was i right.if only there was a way to harness the butt hurt energy..we could power the world for a year!

seriously..still using the old RROD arguement.sad..so if 40% of xbox's are replacements..then why does the xbox shift more games every freakin week?

oh wait..i do buy 2 copies of every game!

GAWD you droids are dumb.nice to see you all still agreein and bubbling each other in an xbox article.

[mcnablejr]

So true !!! ;-P

[Mo0eY]

I'll not be a fanboy for once, and actually answer your question:

PS3 has a multitude of exclusives whereas Xbox 360 have only multiplatforms. There are two main reasons. Firstly, the reason there are more games sold is simply because you are looking at the NPD where many Americans have bought a cheap arcade version of the 360 or some equivalent and buy some other games. If you look at worldwide sales where culture comes into play, Europe and Japan are smart consumes and research what they buy. Just look at McDonald's - Europe will laugh at us all for going there and getting fat.

Secondly, the exclusives. For every PS3 exclusive someone buys, an Xbox 360 fan will buy one multiplatform. Considering we have one to two exclusives per month or so, and the Xbox 360 fans have none, they are forced to buy a multiplatform. If you were to add up all the exclusives, it would equate to the multiplatform sales. The same can be said for why there are more multiplatforms games on both the Xbox 360 and PS3 sold.

Halo and Gears are the only exceptions here as they have a strong fanbase just as God of War 3 and Gran Turismo have a slightly less strong fanbase. These guys will sell millions regardless of what's on it because fans love their franchises. Same goes with Mario, but Mario appeals to all young and old.

Hope that cleared some up, now back to being a fanboy.

[MR LOOKINGBILL]

all you ps3 panty boys have been reported have a good day

[playstation_clan]

i wont report you because im not butthurt, im just enjoying my uncharted 2 while you finished your splinter cell and have nothing better to do.
ITs ok, just buy a ps3 and you'll be happy, i promise.

[NotSoSilentBob]

40 million sold but maybe 25million working

[Captain Tuttle]

If that's true then the 360's software attach rate is INSANE.

[NotSoSilentBob]

It might be an insane software attach rate but when you have 13yr old kids crying to mommy and daddy for the next COD like shooter and mommy/daddy don't really care for their kids like a lot of parents these days they will buy them anything to keep them entertained.

[Captain Tuttle]

13 year old kids...yeah,that's it.

[MR LOOKINGBILL]

Microsoft hs done an excellent job marketing the 360.

[gamingisnotacrime]

25-28 million
game sells are not representative of a 40 million install base

[Strikepackage Bravo]

lots of upset Sony lovers in here, but this is great news for MS, and its NOT a lie, it was in the quarterly report, a lie there is illegal, and such a lie would not be worth the risk.

Excuses really dont matter, MS XBOX was the underdog at the start of this gen, headstart or not the PS3 was supposed to rape 360 in sales, Sony was the undisputed market leader last gen, to see PS3 in 3rd and 360 at 40 million already is a huge victory for MS.

[gamingisnotacrime]

After 4-5 years on the market, and the RROD fiasco 40 million is about right, not impressive just right
I am one of the many who bought a 2nd 360 due to the RROD issues, i for one know that the hardware issues played a role in the sales

[Strikepackage Bravo]

made buy sales due to the RROD were canceled out by the far greater number of sales LOST due to the RROD.

Most people are not total idiots, if they got RROD they exercised the warranty.

The number of people who are getting RROD outside of warranty has been far too few to make a huge difference in these numbers.

[palaeomerus]

Yeah, and of course the PS3 has what...10-15 million units being used as nothing but a blu-ray player too right? Lol. Dumb conspiracy theories about the "real numbers and why the offical numbers are wrong" are nothing but dumb conspiracy theories. Both sides have their own version of them and they are ALL completely worthless. They tend to be employed selectively when advantageous and then abandoned when not. Here are some more:

'Shipped vs. Sold' is just another dumb conspiracy theory of why the official numbers are wrong.

'Real gamers only follow VGChartz numbers(until they are changed to resemble the official numbers)' is a dumb conspiracy theory of why the official numbers are wrong.

'The Press and retailers and such are against console X (due to pay offs or nationality or whatever) and so they hide the "real" numbers and post fake ones' is another dumb conspiracy theory about why the official numbers are wrong.

'NPD doesn't count Walmart' is ANOTHER dumb conspiracy theory about why the official numbers are wrong.

The official numbers are what they are for better or for worse. Publishers make decisions based on them. Get over it.

[Christopher]

You sure about that? How many people went through more than 2 RRoD situations? If I had that issue with my PS3, I'd get rid of it and stick to PC/360 gaming.

IMHO, people in the first two and a half years of the 360 period were very idiotic, idiotic enough to put up with some of the worst hardware in the history of gaming.

[red2tango]

40.2 Million Xbox 360 Units Shipped

[Strikepackage Bravo]

but shipped or sold, PS3 is still in third place, to stay.

[mrmikew2018]

Those are good numbers, but why do we care again? I never hear any of the NIntendo fans bragging about how their system sold a crazy amount of units? Why are the 360 fans the only ones bragging about sales and not games?

[blazed13]

its not just wii fan its the sony fanboys who are always talking about the the 360 being outsold worldwide or the 360 being doomed now. 40 mil. is impressive good job ms...

[xg-ei8ht]

November 9 2004

Don't be silly. it was only 7-8 mill gap the year after m$ had launched.

ATM it's 3.2mill max. Maybe less.

360 gets outsold 200k a month worldwide. .

BloodyCHAMP

This ones for you.

GT5 - bye bye M$.

Just GT5 alone will push neck and neck.

You'll see.

[Michael-Jackson]

How many are actually working?

[playstation_clan]

wait, i just been told, that number has now decreased to just 3

EDIT: forget it, its now at 0

[MR LOOKINGBILL]

i have a ps3 and play it religiously just hate ps3 fanboys for what they stand for. Go and pull your panties out of its bunch sit down and eat some baby food and play your games.

[knightdarkbox]

GOOD JOB MICROSOFT.

ps3 Fanboys are laughable...

A gaming console is suppose to have great games. Even with it's vaunted lineup, its hardware and software continues to underperform at retail. With the XBox 360 resounding lead in North America, I've said a hundred times, the ps3 wont suplant the console into second place in it's lifecycle, it's IMPOSSIBLE!

its over ps3 fanboys...

ps3 is dead in this gen..

deal with it.

[ItsMeMeMe]

@11.1

Isn't EU a bigger market and isn't EU Sony teritory?

[evilmonkey501]

so you have a ps3, play it a lot and hate it????

[silverchode]

gj?

[rakunado]

Sure thing, I'll upgrade to a slim and get rid of my backwards compatibility and 4 usb slots... riiiight.

I will upgrade to a xbox slim or wateva they call it when it comes out because I fear for my Xbox360 elites life(pre-jasper still going abt 3 yrs strong now), I still haven't gotten RROD, but since all my friends who bought it at the same time have already, I can only count the days.

anyhow... competition is good.

If Microsoft were to start dropping off now, Sony would get slack eventually as well which would lead to sub-par games like the 1st generation of ps3 games.

[ChronoJoe]

Okay

1) Microsoft don't count the units they replace, through warranty as a unit sold. They're not allowed to. So maybe sure, there's only about 35 mil out there, then 3million more basically bricked because of the modding bans. But it's not 25 million.

2) These are figures are SHIPPED, not sold. http://news.vgchartz.com/ne...

3) Microsoft aren't in great form. The 360 install base lead is dropping rather rapidly (see image)

http://i493.photobucket.com...

The lead has dropped below what it was in 2007. So basically Sony got to where they should be, and now are nipping on Microsofts heels. Sony are a year behind and there 5th gen will likely end a year later than Microsoft so if the PS3 does actually surpass the 360s sales... I'd say that's really quite embarrassing for M$ as a competitor.

[Halo3 MLG Pro]

LMAO!

[blazed13]

ROFLMAO

[ReBurn]

This has turned out to be the flamewar I expected it to be. I'm going to go watch Avatar on Blu-ray now and come back later to see the aftermath.

[ReBurn]

Neither Avatar nor the flamewar was a disappointment.

[foxxy]

DVD ftw /s

[RELAX]

good job MS,
now make a handhold console

[baodeus]

Gotta give MS some credit for selling well.

I'm tired of flame bait comments on here. All consoles are doing just fine and they are here to stay. Stop with that bye bye Sony/MS once GoW3 or Natal hit crap. Its getting really old.

[Figboy]

considering that the original Xbox only breached 40 million units.

say what you will about Microsoft's business tactics, and hardware issues with the 360, but with this generation of gaming, i really think MS stepped up their game and became the competitor that Sony needed to step up THEIR game.

having played games for a long time, i can say that Sony hasn't had a legitimate competitor since they entered the gaming industry.

the PS1 steamrolled the N64 and Saturn.
the PS2 steamrolled the Dreamcast, Gamecube, and Xbox.

this time, however, it's been a genuinely worthy fight for Sony.

they've had to fight for EVERY bit of ground they've gained in 3 years of complete media blacklisting (to try and pretend that the PS3 and Sony haven't been blacklisted by the gaming press would be ignoring YEARS of countless "Sony has done XXX, are they DOOOOOMMMEEEED?" articles).

again, judging the 360 by the content it has brought to the table, and not taking potshots at it's hardware, Microsoft has created a great gaming console. there are some design issues i have with it (ie, lack of HDD standard, and reliance on DVD9), the software and features are quality, and better than what the Xbox has offered.

in turn, Sony has improved the PS3 by leaps and bounds to 1up Microsoft.

40 million 360's sold is simply impressive. one just has to look at this:

NES - 60 million units sold
SNES - 60 million units sold
Genesis - about 30 million units sold
PlayStation - 110 million units sold
N64 - 32 million units sold
Saturn - 9.5 million
PlayStation 2 - 140 million units sold (and counting)
Gamecube - 25 million units sold
Xbox - 25 million units sold
Nintendo Wii - 67 million units sold (and counting)
Xbox 360 - 40 million units sold (and counting)
PlayStation 3 - about 34-35 million units sold (and counting)

the Xbox 360 can stand tall with some of the best selling, most successful gaming platforms in gaming history.

and we aren't finished with the console generation yet.

there's no argument that the Wii is a sales beast, but what's more interesting this generation is how much more balanced the distribution of install base is compared to last generation.

this is impressive news, and i'm not a big sales guy (i just like to know my sh*t when making comments).

[Tigan]

so many butthurt fanboys in here trying to spin. ps3 is last guys. Not even GoW3 could help it pass the 360 in March. I know I know I know its becauze of teh shortagez.

Congrats to MS. They have really been a force this gen. Great games on both systems.

[hoops]

Competition is great for us consumers. With the Wii and Xbox360 and PS3 selling strong, it bodes well for all of us. Only fanboys would disagree

[Captain Tuttle]

Looks like I missed some comedy. There ain't nothing in the world like the N4G fanboy.

Good job MS.

[mcgrawgamer]

LOL; so many comments from people who don't even support the brand. Why do you guys care? What does it mean to you to?

[xTrueLegendx]

It should also note that more than half of tho's have red ringed.:):)

[maxcer]

currently the 360's attach rate is 8.8, now with your reasoning the 360's actual attach rate would be 17.6 with all the replacement consoles, simply amazing numbers that MS would love to flaunt, but unfortunately its wrong. not to mention xbl goes from 35% to a crazy 75% of users connected.

[Russia208]

Sorry, I'm allergic to bullshit.

[foxxy]

shipped isn't sold lmao faceplam.

[chrisin3]

kids say butthurt? From reading, I have figured out what it means, but it has to be one of those most retarded non-words I have ever heard in my entire life. It feels like something someone in 3rd grade would say. Weird.

Anyway, good for Microsoft. Good for PS3. Competition breeds excellence.

[madpuppy]

the Emperor's new clothes around here. People think that they are really "sticking it to you" when they say that about you.

(Frankly, you are totally right, it is a stupid word and it seems like something elementary school kids call each other so they don't get in trouble with their teachers or Parents.)

[Funky Town_TX]

Who the hell are the people buying up the Wii. I can understand the PS3 selling well (even though I don't want one anymore), but the Wii.

[madpuppy]

20 million or so laying around to replace all the broken ones!

Lighten up! it's a joke!

[cheetah]

How many of those 40 million are replaced consoles? Thats what I want to know.

[kasasensei]

Nobody will never know that dude...

[Funky Town_TX]

How many people rebuy after a redesign, or just to get a new console? I got a sega genesis after a redesign. I know a few friends that got a new PS2 after the slim launched.

[Meryl]

lol that's 40.2 million shipped not sold, that mean vgchartz have them overtracked it should have sold around 38 million in reality the rest should be in warehouses or waiting on shelves ready to RROD.
This means the gap is around 4 million, but i will have to wait for shipment info to confirm my theory of ps3 being undertracked by 1 million ps3's

[silverchode]

lol

[espiritu604]

Nothing LEFT? That fanbois stoopid! Agent FFXIII Versus GT5 The Last Guardian ModNation Racers Twisted Metal/whatever resistance 3 confirmed Kz3 confirmed Uncharted 3 confirmed and More

[Hotel_Moscow]

why is socom missing from that list

[blazed13]

learn how to spell first before posting fanboy comments

[Infamous Gamer]

It's actually 40 million shipped. It's just Microsoft trying to make you nervous 360 fanboys happy. We all know Wii and Ps3 are doing better. Is this how Microsoft counterattacks Sony? With shipped console numbers? FAIL!

[evilmonkey501]

over 50% fail to be exact.

[kasasensei]

Well done MS.

[silverchode]

another day on n4g.

[x5exotic]

1 million units sold in 5 months hahah well done MS now you're really f*cked!! :P :P

[saimcheeda]

but to all the others please stop trolling, i admit MS have done a good job this year congrats on hitting the 40 million mark, lets see the wii and ps3 numbers now!

[Kos-Mos]

Are you playing on the other team?
Those who like to do things the other way?

[saimcheeda]

its not like im a MS fan if u look at my comment history u'll see i was once a hardcore fanboy but that just made me look stupid. Im still the same PS Fan but just dont troll because its really not doing anything to anyone!

[spinbot_lv1]

shipped not sold.
I'm waiting Sony's fiscal year sales and revenues,after the ps3 shortage and the high demand I expect a big good surprise.

[madmonkey0]

should be coming in the next few days, as will nintendo.

[mcgrawgamer]

once again for the people who want "proof" why do you care if you don't support the brand?

[Rowsdower]

1.Nintendo
2.MS3
3.Sony

I really thought it would be:

1.Sony
2.Nintendo
3.MS

In the end the competition has made this console gen awesome, I never owned two consoles (360 and PS3) at the same time during previous gens but this gen has been worth it.

so many great games on both consoles, too many in fact, my wallet hurts

[maxcer]

agreed, i still have unopened games like heavy rain, star ocean, prince of persia, condemned2 and halo wars. its almost to the point where the back log helps me pick up discounted games because i was busy with another game at release. in fact 4 of those 5 game i listed were only $15-$30 each

[Rowsdower]

is amazing

[ReBurn]

I have a handful of unplayed games, too. The flood of games in the last few months has been amazing. Heavy Rain is one that I am playing, though. It gets really good after the first hour or so.

I'm going to have at least 3 new games in March across the 360 and PS3. It's crazy!

[kraze07]

This comment section has become a cesspool.

[maxcer]

my thoughts exactly. if you want a real discussion on games look elsewhere. its N4G, a bunch of 12yr olds trying to justify their console of choice by trying to put a negative spin on anything that they don't agree with

[jalen247]

Congrats to Microsoft on selling 40 Million Xbox 360s

[madmonkey0]

so they sold 1.2million since the end of january(when they last gave numbers), i dont think that is anything to shout about, at that rate they are on course for about 4 million sales in 2010!

[anaviel]

When I need comic relief I read the comments on such topics and get my fix! You guys are hilarious!!! Knee slapping hilarious!!! C'mon...40 million is 40 million. Doesn't matter if someone decided to buy a new one after the 360 tanked on them or not...40 million is 40 million. If what some on you say is true about half of that number being re-buys due to defective consoles then when you think about that...well that's even more impressive. Why? Well because the love for the 360 is so great that even after it RROD on you....you go buy another one...cash money!! Full price!!! WOW!!! 360 owners must really love their console!!

What is it about this 360 that would make someone do that? Spend over 600.00 on two consoles just to play it. How many PS3 owners would do the same if the PS3 had the same high defective rate? Especially back when the PS3 was 399.99 base. Would you say games? Well PS3 fanboys claim the 360 system don't have quality games. Is it xbox live? Well PS3 fanboys claim that live costs too much and PS3 nation is better. Is it the features? PS3 fanboys claim that the PS3 is the better console and better bang for your buck. So what is it? What would drive someone to do something like keep buying a defective system when another system that is claiming to be a better system is available? Hmmmmm?

The answer is....the 360 experience is addictive and it does have great features, games, and online play. That is why the 360 is at 40 million. The fanboys argument has been heard and it has no ground to stand on. I can assure you that once the word gets out that the 360 no longer suffers from RROD...that number will skyrocket again.

[You Noob]

I can't belive that the mor0ns at MicroShaft put inside these numbers the RROD replacement units.

Fail

[FadeToBlack]

Well done MS..

I can tell from all the negative comments and disagree's on all positive news about xbox 360 that this site should be re-named n4ps3g.com

You fanboys should really stop being so childish and enjoy all consols for what they bring to the table.

[devilhunterx]

Shipped or Sold?

[DigitalRaptor]

MS is too scared to reveal their true number of sold units. The PS3 sold numbers are too close for comfort.

[commander]

I feel bad for those 40million gamers. It sucks to have the consoles that always breaks, scratches discs, pay for online, no games to play.

PS3>360 anyday

[ManiacMansion]

vgc undertracks the 360!

[AnotherGamerUser]

That ANYONE can write an article on the examiner right?

[NotSoSilentBob]

And I don't think these are the actually numbers as don't forget that 600,000-1mil were banned from live so I guess they were sold but are not fully countable.

[foxxy]

40 million shipped not sold lmao fanboy fail.