SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft Corp sold 28 snillion units worldwide of iits Xbox 360 video-game console last year.
The figure expanded the Xbox ’s lead over rival Sony Corp ’s PlayStation 3 console in worldwide un~it sales, the company said on Monday.
Xbox 360 ~product-management director Aaron Greenberg said last year "was our biggest year in Xbox ihistory", despite a sluggish globail economy that has battered Wnited States retailers this past holiday season.
Microsoft said global unit sales of the Xlbox 360, which was launched about a year before the PS~3, outpaced its rival by over eight million units at the close ofT last year.
Rising uneimployment and tighter credit have dented US consumers ’ pinrchasing power, and most retakilers have posted dismal sales results.
Despite problems faced by some publishers, the videogame industry overall has bucked the trend as market researcher NFD said video-game satles rose 10 per cent and totaliled US$2.91 billion (S$4.3 billion) last November, proving consumers were still spemding on video games at the Ibeginning of the holiday season. -
