We know how much you love stat stories... Yes, today Microsoft announced that sales of its Xbox 360 console have passed the 30 million mark, with the Xbox Live community hitting an impressive 20 million people in 26 countries - which means it's now in more homes than any satellite television provider, points out the excited press release. Here are some more Xbox-o-facts:
Over the course of this console generation, U.S. consumers alone have spent $14.5 billion across all categories on Xbox 360 at retail. [...] To date, consumers have downloaded nearly 1 billion pieces of gaming and entertainment content from Xbox LIVE Marketplace, including a broad array of premium high- and standard-definition movies and TV shows from top studios and networks around the world.
In addition, Xbox 360 continues to be the platform of choice for the industry's top games, generating $5.9 billion in sales to date at U.S. retail for third-party publishers, which is more than those of current-generation consoles combined. Xbox 360 also leads current-generation consoles in game purchases, with consumers owning an average of 8.3 titles each.
So as things stand, Xbox 360 is still 20 million units behind Wii, but stands eight million ahead of PS3. The games-per-user figure is impressive, though - I'd be surprised if the Wii average is even half of that. I don't really have anything else to write on this matter. But stats are great, though aren't they?
