Can Xbox 360 ship 100 million or where will it end up?

[theword]

Blappo said:

theword said:
At first 100million seems like a very long shot, but after thinking about it, it is possible. MS executives had on a couple occasions mentioned that the victor of this generation will be determined by whoever crosses 100millions first. So obviously they had this goal in mind.

Surely, the 360 will have a shelf life of at least 9-10 years. We have almost 6 years left. If each years sells about 12 millions globally, then reaching 100 millions will not be so far fetch.

MS will probably still release a new machine in 2011-2012, but 360 will continue selling until 2015. Same case with PS3.

I don't think MS ever talked about 100 million and you are confusing it with the following MS spin regarding sales in the USA:

"History has shown us that the first company to reach 10 million in console sales wins the generation battle."

http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-Declares-Xbox-360-Winner-over-PlayStation-3-and-Wii-85705.shtml

Shane Kim said "first to 100 millions win" in this interview.   Check it out, you probably have not seen it.   You can probably still call this a spin.  Either you win or you don't, why the 100 millions?  The final count should be when all three systems are no longer selling.  All this does is delay the inevitable crowning of the Wii.  But regardless, it does show that MS had 100 millions in mind.  Whether they will get to 100 millions is another story.