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Microsoft concluded their CES keynote presence in underwhelming fashion with a presentation lacking in punch or substance. That said, we did get a variety of stats and figures from CEO Steve Ballmer, something that I am always interested in.
With 66 million Xbox 360s now sold since its 2005 release, Microsoft must be very pleased with such strong sales recently, and so they should be. It’s a very impressive count for the console now, and with 40 million Xbox Live users, there are a lot of people enjoying its online functionality as well.
Additionally, Steve revealed that Kinect has now shipped 18 million units, before claiming, “We’re the world sales leader for the last year in console.”
Away from the console market, Windows 7, the current OS, now has over a staggering 500 million users, a figure that is increasing by seven every single second.
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Very strong sales for the console indeed and to be honest it deserves them. It is very versatile and the key features implemented from launch together with Xbox LIVE make for consistent gameplay on and offline.
That said I have recently been playing more PS3 simply due to the games at the moment. It may be just me but I feel like Microsoft have ran out of steam as regards any serious first-party support for the 360. Sure the new UI update has brought a few new features to the table, but where are the games? There is very little on the 360 at the moment to draw me away from the PS3, I’m really enjoying Uncharted 3 and Gran Turismo 5 (with the new update) whilst getting geared up for Vita. The PS3/Vita 2012 line-up really is something to get excited about.
I’m certainly with djhsecondnature in the “ready for the new consoles now” camp, being more excited about this years E3 then I recall having been any other.