MS: 1.5 million 360s sold as of Dec 31st 2005

Hmm, those Japanese numbers are in no way correct. No idea about the others. Btw, you don't need "analysts" to tell you those numbers are fishy, Media Create and NPD say "hello."
 
The japan #'s are off by what, 15k?

If these #'s are true, I don't see what the big problem was with the 360 launch.

1.5million in the 5 weeks after launch is good by any measure. Seems like less since they did a global launch, but the overall # sold is still as good as any other console launch.
 
Serenity Painted Death said:
Hmm, those Japanese numbers are in no way correct. No idea about the others. Btw, you don't need "analysts" to tell you those numbers are fishy, Media Create and NPD say "hello."
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Well obviously they're shipped numbers. I remember when MS stated they were shipping 100k to Japan on launch day.

Doesn't Sony notoriously use "shipped" numbers? I don't see the problem.

Edit: And just so you know, we don't know how much the 360 sold in Canada, so that could take up the slack for NA's numbers.
 
There is certainly no problem with the number of Xbox360s MS are selling, the problem is they could be selling a whole lot more (if your a stakeholder, it's not a problem for me ;) ). I didn't think MS would send quite so many to Japan when they were needed in NA and even Europe, but they did.

Of course I seem to remember reading that the Japanese were now importing DS's from America so MS arn't the only ones sending too much hardware to the wrong place.
 
Yes for indirect distribution, the XB360s are sold to retailers and distributors. So it is not uncommon to use sold and shipped terms interchangeably to a high level finance audience. All they want to know is how much MS earned/will earn.

The sold-thru/sales-out numbers are usually used for more sophisticated functions/companies such as demand analysis and more accurate forecasting.
 
scooby_dooby said:
Well 90% of the consoles went to EU and NA!
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Well what are people complaining about then? :LOL: There's not much more MS can do about the situation, except buy up more factory space which is easier said than done.
 
Ragemare said:
Well what are people complaining about then? :LOL: There's not much more MS can do about the situation, except buy up more factory space which is easier said than done.
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They have a third factory coming on line in February, I believe. ;)
 
patsu said:
Yes for indirect distribution, the XB360s are sold to retailers and distributors. So it is not uncommon to use sold and shipped terms interchangeably to a high level finance audience. All they want to know is how much MS earned/will earn.

The sold-thru/sales-out numbers are usually used for more sophisticated functions/companies such as demand analysis and more accurate forecasting.
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Exactly. C'mon people, there's no effort to spin here on MS' part. Whether or not systems are sitting on shelves in Japan, Microsoft generated revenue from those systems.
 
Dave Baumann said:
Evidently 2.5M is now the projected 90 day target.

http://yahoo.reuters.com/financeQuo...tfh71059_2006-01-27_01-06-18_n26350211_newsml

Apparently they've also dropped hints of a portable digital media / gaming device as well:

http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jan2006/tc20060126_148049.htm?campaign_id=rss_tech
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How much does the 360 cost- originally I read it sold for 700 bucks but I heard sources that it was selling for 300 now. What is the price?
 
Dave Baumann said:
Evidently 2.5M is now the projected 90 day target.

http://yahoo.reuters.com/financeQuoteCompanyNewsArticle.jhtml?duid=mtfh71059_2006-01-27_01-06-18_n26350211_newsml

Apparently they've also dropped hints of a portable digital media / gaming device as well:

http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jan2006/tc20060126_148049.htm?campaign_id=rss_tech
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Yep I can't believe MS is talking about a handheld already. Slow down control the console market first.:mad:

Xbox chief Peter Moore told Business Week that a new Microsoft device would most likely incorporate music, video and gaming, the latter of which the iPod doesn't support. The device, then, would also butt heads with Sony's Playstation Portable and fall into a category all its own.

"It can't just be our version of the iPod," Moore said in the interview.

The fact that Moore commented at all could indicate that the Xbox brand would be used to market the device. Back in 2004, it was rumored that Microsoft was developing a handheld called the "Xboy."

"I think the brand is an opportunity," Moore told Business Week.

Microsoft would not comment on the device and even if one is in development, but a representative did say, "Microsoft is committed to innovation." The software giant has shifted focus to increase its presence in entertainment fields, and an iPod/PSP competitor would fall in line with that shift.
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mckmas8808 said:
Yep I can't believe MS is talking about a handheld already. Slow down control the console market first.:mad:
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This could be good but it all depends on the hardware.

To me they've got to exceed PSP in every spec..then they would succeed. But I dont know how you could do that with a Hard Drive standard without costing too much, so, much remains to be seen...
 
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