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Microsoft Sells Over 66 Million Xbox 360 Consoles and 18 Million Kinect Sensors at CES 2012

Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

In recently, Microsoft announces that over 66 million Xbox 360 consoles and 18 million Kinect sensors have been sold worldwide.

This year may be Microsoft’s final press conference at the Consumer Electronic Show, but don’t expect the Xbox product line to disappear anytime soon. At CES 2012, CEO Steve Ballmer announced today that the Xbox 360 console has now sold over 66 millions units through the end of December 2011, eclipsing its predecessor by approximately 40 million unit sales. He also asserted that the Xbox 360 was 2011′s best selling console in the world.

In conjunction with the units sold to date, over 40 million user accounts have been created on Xbox Live. No numbers were released on how many such accounts were tied to one unit or what percentage were Gold Memberships.

The Kinect sensor also had a successful 2011. Observers of the gaming industry have seen Microsoft heavily invest in the Kinect over the past year, and it has clearly paid off. Despite the dominance of the Nintendo Wii and the recent introduction of the Sony Move, the Kinect has sold over 18 million Xbox 360 Kinect sensors in little over a year. With the continued push of the motion controller device, including the requirement that all future Xbox 360 apps offer Kinect support, Microsoft is attempting to make the device an essential part of the Xbox 360 (and perhaps the Xbox 720) experience.

Ballmer also confirmed that the Kinect will soon no longer just be limited to the Xbox 360, but will now be officially supported by Windows 7 and Windows 8 on February 1, 2012. Unfortunately, it appears that the Xbox 360 Kinect Sensor will not be supported. Instead, users will need to purchase a Windows-compatible Kinect sensor for $249.99 at www.link4game.com, which will only work with computers running the Kinect for Windows SDK software.

On the bright side, the Kinect for Windows allegedly will permit the camera to accurately see objects as close as 50 centimeters in front of the device, which is a vast improvement over its predecessor and perhaps another argument in support of PC gaming. For those who are not turned off by the price, you can pre-order Kinect for Windows from Amazon by clicking here.

What do you think of these numbers? Should Microsoft continue to focus on the Xbox 360 and Kinect as its primary platforms rather than turning its attention to the Xbox 720?

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Xbox initially accessible to the first Call of Duty 8 DLC

Thursday, December 22nd, 2011

Infinity Ward has announced that the first Modern Warfare 3 DLC: Call of Duty will be launched on January 24, 2012. However, Call of Duty Elite members will have first opportunity to download additional content each month. Furthermore Elite premium members are going to have access to added video storage, exclusive pro tips and guides, as well as TV shows. And then you must have one Xbox 360 console. The PlayStation 3 and PC MW3 DLC details are going to be revealed at the beginning of 2012.


Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is a first-person shooter video game, developed by Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer Games, with Raven Software having assisted in development.
Microsoft released a limited edition Xbox 360 for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 when the game debuts on November 8, 2011.
The new version has a MW3 branded Xbox 360 console with a 320GB Xbox 360 hard drive. Not only is the gaming console designed to match the game’s theme, additionally, it gives off “Call of Duty” sounds when powering up and whenever the tray is opened. The bundle comes with two MW3 wireless controllers, a copy of Modern Warfare 3, a one month subscription to Xbox Live Gold, and exclusive Xbox Live Avatar items. Both the Xbox 360 controller and headset arrived before the game scheduled to hit stores on October 11th.


Infinity Ward’s Robert Bowling has mentioned a few more details on upcoming Modern Warfare 3 patch 1.07. To offer everyone an even better gaming experience, title update 7 (patch 1.07) will be released on all platforms. Additionally he announced that PlayStation 3 owners will get a console specific patch in January.

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Xbox 360 Upgraded and Decreased The HDD Installed Capacity

Tuesday, December 20th, 2011

According to the gamers which take part in the testing of Xbox Live panel upgrade reported that Microsoft has deceased the Xbox 360 hard drive installed capacity of Xbox360 game, and the installed required capacity declined obviously of some works .

Installad capacity drops obviously game are “Street Fighter 4″ and the beginning “Left 4 Dead”. while “BioShock” other works and so on has no significant changes, but for now all 400 types of Xbox 360 games, still have a lot to be retested.

Anyhow, the future of the CD-ROM X360 game installation required space will be more less, although the users still need to use CD to start the game, but the using of hard disk will no doubt some more efficient than the past. In addition, the report shows that while installed capacity declined, but it did not make influence to the effect of reading the game.

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Play Xbox 360 Games on Windows 8 PCs?

Friday, December 9th, 2011

The Teknylate article claims that Windows 8 will let users play Xbox 360 games on their PCs, although it attributes no particular source with the information.

Teknylate’s piece appears to be the reason this story has entered the news cycle today, but it’s not entirely new. A very similar story surfaced in May on Insideris, with the author of that piece (who goes by “Sam”) attributed generic “sources” with the information that Xbox 360 functionality on Windows 8 PCs will be reserved for those willing to pay an Xbox Live-like subscription fee.

However, the subscription service won’t simply be Xbox Live, as cross-platform play will specifically be prohibited to avoid competitive mismatches that could arise from one group of players sporting mice and keyboards while others wield standard Xbox 360 controllers.

Such a move would dramatically increase the installed user base for the Xbox 360 and bring console gaming into households that never would have considered picking up a $200 gaming system they would play rarely, if at all. The risk of Microsoft undercutting the Xbox 360 market could also be limited as the console is already older at this point than the original Xbox was when it was discontinued.

The longer Microsoft can ride this generation, the better, but the software giant is rumored to be unveiling its next step forward by E3 2012. And given the razor-razorblade business model the gaming industry generally adheres to (in which hardware is often initially sold at a loss with the money recouped through software sales), perhaps Microsoft wouldn’t mind significantly expanding the Xbox 360 user base without needing to sell more systems.

This isn’t the first time Microsoft has eyed PC and Xbox integration. The company’s original Games for Windows Live initiative brought the Xbox Live gamertag (and games like Gears of War and Halo 2) to PC players with merged friends lists and achievements.

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Xbox 360 Records The Biggest Week In Xbox History

Thursday, December 8th, 2011

I just got in some great news about Xbox sales over the Holiday weekend that I wanted to share with you.

Here are the details directly from a notice we just sent to press:

Entering the seventh year of its lifecycle, Xbox 360 just closed the biggest sales week in the history of Xbox, selling more than 960,000 consoles in the U.S. during the week of Black Friday.

Microsoft’s retail partners are equally excited about our sales performance this holiday.

“We have seen tremendous excitement from customers for our hot holiday gaming offers,” said Chris Homeister, senior vice president and general manager of Home Entertainment at Best Buy. “Xbox 360 was among the best-sellers at Best Buy this Black Friday, and is a testament to the continued popularity of the gaming category this holiday.”

Sales highlights in the U.S. during the week of Black Friday include:

Xbox 360 sold more than 960,000 Xbox 360 consoles in the U.S. alone, of which more than 800,000 were sold within a period of 24 hours – the biggest week of sales in Xbox history.

More than 750,000 Xbox 360 Kinect sensors were sold in the U.S. – standalone and bundled.

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Ways to deal with the screen freeze for Xbox360 console

Monday, November 21st, 2011

Didn’t you happen to this problem, when you playing with your Xbox 360 console the screen freezes or stops responding?So, here are some solutions for you to deal with it.

Solution 1:

Inspect and clean your disc,If you’re trying to play a disc. take a close look at the back side of your game, movie, or music disc. Are there scratches? Excessive scratches or smudges can cause your Xbox 360 console to freeze.Clean your disc; Hold the disc by the edges without touching the top or bottom surfaces. (note:Do not use solvents to clean the disc.)

Solution 2:

If your console still freezes,Try another disc to determine whether the problem happens with any disc or only with a particular disc.Find another disc of the same type: game disc, DVD, or CD. For example, if your screen freeze problem happens with a game disc, find another game disc.Load the new disc into your Xbox 360 console.
If your console still freezes, try the next solution.

Solution 3:

 Try another Xbox 360 games; Try playing another game on your Xbox 360 console to determine whether your screen freezes with any game or only with a particular game. Find another game on your hard drive or on disc. Play the game and see if your console freezes.If your console does not freeze when you play another game, the specific game you are playing or the game disc might be the source of the problem. Either re-download the game and try again or contact the disc manufacturer for a replacement disc or troubleshooting help.
If your console still freezes, try the next solution.

Solution 4:

Does the problem only happen with Xbox LIVE? Does your console only freeze when you play something on Xbox LIVE? Try playing offline content such as a game disc. If your screen only freezes when playing on Xbox LIVE, the problem might be related to your Internet connection.

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The 2011 Hong Kong Video Games & Cartoon Festival

Monday, November 21st, 2011

 On the 2011 Hong Kong video games & cartoon festival ,The Microsoft Xbox360 continually gave video games fans surprise, to celebrate the “Kinect Star Wars ” formal arrival in Hongkong in the half year, besides appreciate the demonstration of the game on Xbox 360 in Hong Kong,  Star fans have a better chance to get the “Kinect Star Wars Limited Edition for Xbox 360 Console Suit”


Various kinds of the mewly update games shown on the festival
In addtion to the l “Xbox 360 Star Wars Limited Edition Console Suit”.the Microsoft  has also arranged various kinds of the newly update games to let the video game fans to enjoy.such as: 《Dance Central 2》《Kinect Star Wars》《Kinect Fruit Nijia》《Gunstringer》《Dragons Dogma》


Making female devoted into the video game world, setting up the female area 
This year, Xbox360 also not forget to take care of female palyer, and set upfemale area for the first time, theConsumer Channels Group director of Microsoft Hong Kong Co;Ltd said , “ although the Xbox 360 hard drive and the design are more and more fit for the female, but many women always halt at how to playing the machine. many women mainly think that operate the video games is too complex, so they often unwilling to operate them.” In order to grasp the female market and appeal to the female, Xbox360 has set up the famale area so as to make the famele more familiar with the Xbox 360 games.

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Thrustmaster Ferrari 458 Italia Racing Wheel

Friday, November 18th, 2011

This type of Xbox 360 console special Racing Wheel controller is called Thrustmaster Ferrari 458 Italia Racing Wheel. The biggest bright spot of this racing wheel controlleris that it normal authorized by Ferrari Ferrari and Microsoft, therefore quality is supernaturally guaranteed. In additon, in the game “Forza 4″, we can see the Thrustmaster Ferrari 458 Italia Racing Wheel prototype racing Wheel in 458 Italia. This racing wheel is equipped with 11 inch diameter racing wheel, meanwhile including all kinds of racing wheel surrounding switches.Through this kind of Xbox360 controller, gamers can experience the feeling of racing the really car.

Thrustmaster Ferrari 458 Italia Racing Wheel equipped with a d-pad and eight –action button. In addition ,the racing Wheel itself actually is equipped with back system, after pulling out the racing Wheel ,it can automatically return to the central.

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Xbox 720 Logo Appears in ‘Real Steel’

Friday, November 18th, 2011

Hugh Jackman’s latest film, Real Steel, is set in the year 2020, a time when robots have replaced humans as boxers. While that may seem a bit far-fetched, the latest trailer contains another prediction of the future, specifically that Microsoft will have a new console out by then.

During a scene in the latest trailer for Real Steel, a logo for the Xbox 720 is briefly visible, mirroring the imagery Microsoft has used for the Xbox 360. some people predicted that some more Xbox 360 accessories will come up in 2020In addition to the Xbox 720 branding, the trailer shows the logo for Bing, Microsoft’s proprietary search engine. Other corporate logos featured in the trailer include Del Taco, Mercedes-Benz, Coca-Cola, Capitol One, and Cadillac.

When asked about the ad, a Microsoft spokesperson told GameSpot the company “does not comment on rumors or speculation.”

Over the summer, the rumor mill churned out word that Microsoft was readying an Xbox 360 successor reveal at the 2012 Electronic Entertainment Expo, scheduled for June 5-7 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

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