In an article about the Xbox 360 in my local paper yesterday, it said that Microsoft claimed that there goal was to have 1 billion consumers for the xbox360... can anyone confirm this? I think there dreaming if they believe they'll even get close to a billion... thats like 1 our of every 6 or 7 people...
Um, no.
Yeah, that's there goal. They mentioned it a couple times during there conference at E3. Basically, it's impossible and just sounds good, that's all.
Unless they think everybody is going to buy 3 copies of the consoles too, there is no way.
I mean, come on! Loook how many people just HAVE a console.
I literally laughed my *** of when they made the comment.
I remember them saying that, but I thought they meant the game industry in general in the next generation, not just Xbox 360.
I think even if it was the whole industry it would never happen... oh well... I'm gonna sit there laughing as the xbox360 sells 1/20th... maybe 1/10th at best of there goal... like they'd need to make the thing a game console/dvd player/60" TV/Dishwasher/Laundry Machine/Microwave/Basketball/Kitchen Sink all in one and have it selling for $50 bucks to sell that many.
Keep Dreaming Microsoft.. Keep Dreaming.. Just tell yourself that and it'll all be ok...
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1 billion, *** thats a joke.
They might as well just made a sign made with crayon saying
"1 billiondy million persons" with the B backwards.
I too find it laughable to think that 1 billion people will own said product. Is there not only 6.5 billion people in the world? That makes every one in six people an owner of the 360. When you look at countries like Kenya and Madagascar, it makes one think, "Gee, do you think that people that can't even afford food can afford to buy a 360?" Did you know that $100 has the capability to feed an African village of ten familes for four years? I'm sure that the whole of the country will be bandwagoning 12 years of their food for a 360.
Thanks Microsoft, but no.
Urg well not necessarily.. if they Make it Addicting but crappy, they'll sell maybe 2 or 3 per each person making the Ratio a bit better :-P But it's highly unlikely. I don't really see how it's possible. It is but it's highly doubtful.
Well i'm saying if they break. Is what I mean. They make sales for everytime they break and you get a new one. Even with Warranties that counts as a new sale. But I do know a few people with a few Xbox's for LAN parties. But I highly doubt the 360 will sell so high.
So they could make them extremely cheap hoping that people will buy 2 or 3 replacements when their first breaks? I don't think so, the bum rep they'd recieve from the quality of the system would be enough to hinder their hopes of meeting 500 mill, let alone 1 billion.