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Xbox 360 tops six million in Europe following price cut photo

Microsoft's worldwide string of price cuts has done nothing but good things for the Xbox 360 lately. Fresh off the back of actually beating the Wii in Japan, Microsoft is pleased to report that it has topped six million sales in Europe.

The last time Sony talked about its European sales, it claimed that five million units had shifted. If Sony hasn't made another million since then, MS will have retaken the Euro market. 

The 'Soft claims that the price cut will work together with mainstream-hopeful titles like Scene It? and Lips to "set the stage for a record-breaking holiday season" in the PAL territory, something that MS hopes to get going with a big Euro-wide ad campaign.

"We're supporting this momentum by putting launch-level investment into a European advertising campaign, launching this week, which shows how Xbox 360 is changing the way consumers experience entertainment," beams Chris Lewis, Microsoft VP of Interactive Entertainment Business, EMEA.

There is a joke to be made with changing the way users experience entertainment and the Xbox 360 breaking all the time, but I leave the tools in your hands, dear readers.


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14 comments | showing # 1 to 14

Projectexodus's Avatar
Projectexodus at 09/23/2008 08:52
Just give me a working console, Microsoft! I'm about to switch to my third now.
Marioland's Avatar
Marioland at 09/23/2008 09:04
cool. now give Live to all European territories.
Emrah's Avatar
Emrah at 09/23/2008 09:04
Is the title a bit misleading? I can't challenge a native speaker of english, but shouldn't the title read something like:
Xbox360 total sales reach 6 million after price cut.
TheToiletDuck's Avatar
TheToiletDuck at 09/23/2008 09:05
Hmm, what was it in the first place that stopped Europe from going Xbox crazy?
OrangeGoblin's Avatar
OrangeGoblin at 09/23/2008 09:11
Yeah, bit of a misleading title there Jim. You must be an Xbot fanboi !!11!!!!! etc, etc.
Emrah's Avatar
Emrah at 09/23/2008 09:19
I was thinking purely of informational-wise, don't get me wrong or anything.,
OrangeGoblin's Avatar
OrangeGoblin at 09/23/2008 09:32
No, I was actually agreeing with you Emrah, just in a pretty sarcastic way. I'm sure Jim wasn't trying to intentionally mislead.
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swiftly at 09/23/2008 09:44
360 needs more runny cheese style stuff to make it a success in mainland Europe.
swiftly's Avatar
swiftly at 09/23/2008 09:45
..and in France for all FPS' to have a 'surrender' option.
Jim Sterling's Avatar
Jim Sterling at 09/23/2008 09:50
Emrah:

Very good point, looking at it now it does read a little wrong. Fixed. <3
PEICanada7's Avatar
PEICanada7 at 09/23/2008 10:01
"Fresh off the back of actually beating the Wii in Japan"

Ah wasn't it reported on this very site that the 360 actually didn't outsell the Wii in Japan last week? I know it was close, but still lets not let the facts get in the way of a good story! Right?

http://www.destructoid.com/media-create-numbers-say-that-xbox-360-did-not-outsell-wii-104381.phtml
seamonkey420's Avatar
seamonkey420 at 09/23/2008 10:10
@swiftly hey oh! hehe.. lmfao.. :)

well played..
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BattyAdroit at 09/23/2008 12:56
Every-day is a beautiful day for the Good-Ship 360, with Captain James Sterling at the helm!
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brainderailment at 09/23/2008 15:20
Oh you crazy game companies and your "casual gamer" craze.
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