Xbox 360 Sales Jump 38 Percent

Nov 2, 2010 by consolegamestop

Xbox 360 sales grew 38 percent during Microsoft’s first-quarter 2011 fiscal year, which ended on Sept. 30, 2010.

The company reported it sold 2.8 million consoles, up from the 2.1 million sold in the first-quarter of fiscal 2010. In total, Microsoft has sold 44.6 million units worldwide since the console’s launch in 2005. Halo Reach continued to have strong sales. Since its release in September, the game generated approximately $350 million of revenue for the quarter. Halo Reach saw first-day sales top $200 million in the United States and Europe.

Furthermore Microsoft also said it saw “strong” Xbox Live membership growth in the quarter.