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Xbox 360's biggest black friday ever, outsells PS3 3:1.
Microsoft is very pleased about the Xbox 360's performance on Black Friday. They estimate a 25% increase from last year and they outsold the PS3 3:1. We won't know the real numbers until the November NPD results roll in so take all this like you would any corporate announcements and press releases.
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"Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system
kicked off the holidays with record-breaking console sales on one of
the biggest shopping weekends of the year in the U.S. Retailers
reported Xbox 360 console sales over the Black Friday weekend were on
pace to beat previous years, outselling the PlayStation 3 by a
three-to-one ratio and estimating a 25 percent increase from Xbox 360
Black Friday sales figures from 2007.
Strong game sales rounded
out a historic Black Friday for Xbox 360, with record-paced software
sales continuing for key Microsoft titles, such as “Gears of War 2,”
“Fable II,” and “Lips.” Xbox 360 continues to have the highest game
attach rate of any console at 8.1 games per console.
“We entered
into the Black Friday sales period with cautious optimism, knowing that
dollar for dollar, Xbox 360 offers more social entertainment value than
any other console on the market,” said Don Mattrick, senior vice
president of the Interactive Entertainment Business at Microsoft.
“Record Black Friday sales in the U.S., coupled with our existing
global install base of 25 million and an online community of more than
14 million Xbox LIVE members, have laid the groundwork for continued
global sales momentum in 2009.”
Xbox 360 sales have also surged
worldwide since the September price drop, outselling the PlayStation 3
week over week across Europe. Console sales in Europe are up as much as
400 percent, with sales nearly double year over year and reaching 7
million consoles sold this generation.
With a mass-market price
point starting at $199.99 worldwide (estimated retail price) for Xbox
360 Arcade, a games lineup of more broad-appeal social titles than any
other platform, and the recently launched New Xbox Experience, Xbox 360
is leading the industry and inviting everyone to play."
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