Monday, November 7, 2011

Xbox 360 Beating PS3 In Lifetime Sales

Microsoft hits new milestone with Xbox 360 as it surpasses 57 million units sold worldwide

The Xbox 360 continues to sell well, even after being on the market for almost six years. Xbox Live director of programming Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb revealed via Twitter last week that the Xbox 360 has now surpassed 57 million systems sold worldwide.

"Just saw a new sales figure that I though you would like: Xbox 360 has sold more than 57 million units worldwide" tweeted Hryb on November 4th.

The most recent numbers from Microsoft puts the Xbox 360 slightly ahead of the PlayStation 3, with Sony reporting lifetime sales through September 30 of 55.5 million units worldwide. Nintendo sits ahead of both system with its end-of-September financials placing the Wii at 89 million units sold worldwide.

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