Xbox 360 sells 750,000 in the US over Black Friday

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Sales of the Xbox 360 during the Black Friday sales period (November 18 - 23) exceeded Microsoft's internal forecasts, coming in at 750,000 units. Even at a discounted price, that's not a bad haul for Microsoft.

Sales of three-month Xbox Live Gold subscriptions increased more than 50 percent from 2011's Black Friday week, and Halo 4 sales "exceeded expectations." Anything Halo 4 makes now is gravy, after reporting $220 million in day-one sales.

People with Xboxes at home turned them on more often than last year, with a 43 percent increase in the use of entertainment applications during Black Friday week. Perhaps that's why we hear rumblings of an "Xbox TV" set-top box coming next year.Continue reading Xbox 360 sells 750,000 in the US over Black Friday

Xbox 360 sells 750,000 in the US over Black Friday originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 27 Nov 2012 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.




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