BKK2 on 06 January 2009
Microsoft director of product management for Xbox 360 and Xbox Live Aaron Greenberg told Edge in a phone interview that the company sold 10.3 million Xbox 360s throughout the year.
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360 was at 17.7m through 2007, so 360 is exactly 28m through 2008, which means the 5.5m CYQ4 figure is exact too.