Gaming
Worldwide Xbox 360 sales top 30 million
Published Thursday, May 28 2009, 19:18 BST | By Andrew Laughlin
This follows what the company calls Xbox's "biggest year" in 2008 when growth jumped by 28%.
The firm also indicated that membership of the Xbox Live community has now reached over 20 million active users, which has risen by 136% since the launch of Xbox Live Experience last November.
Xbox executive Don Mattrick said that the corporation expects "growth to continue to accelerate" over the year ahead.
He added: "Our news at E3 next week will underscore our commitment to bringing blockbuster entertainment experiences to everyone and to growing the Xbox entertainment brand globally."
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