Xbox Live Has 4 Million Subscribers
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October 19th, 2006
Microsoft has announced that their online gaming service Xbox Live has surpassed the 4 million subscribers mark, a number which Microsoft predicts will reach 6 million before June 2007. The Xbox Live Arcade numbers are just as impressive; over 12 million downloads have been served, with UNO being one of the most popular titles.
A number of other statistics show that 70% of users are downloading content, with over 70 million pieces of content downloaded since the launch of the Xbox360. Most played game on Xbox Live is still Halo 2 closely followed by Call of Duty 2.
While Xbox Live is popular and still the only major online gaming network, it will face fierce competition from Sony and Nintendo; the PS3 online service will be free of charge, while Nintendo’s Virtual Console will have a back catalog of games like no other. But Microsoft isn’t worried, they “openly welcome other console platforms to join us in [the online] space”.
Read (Eurogamer)
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