| Blappo said: @theword - Thanks for the link to prove me wrong. If MS thought they could displace Sony as the leader this generation then they probably had 100M in mind. I wonder if they still feel that way with the Wii selling so well. I don't believe the XB360 will reach 100M and think sales will follow slightly lower than mrstickball's predictions. Sales will probably end near 65-70M IMO. |
It was said in a way that leave them room to undershoot 100M. Here's Mr. Kim's quote "somebody's well on their way to reaching 100 million units." And frankly I think your 65-70M estimate is more achievable. But MS has really proven they can surprise, so we will just have to wait and see. Microsoft had repeatedly said that historically 75% of a console sales happened at or below the $200 price point. If historical trend follows through, this means the 24M sold prior to the system hitting $200 represent only 1/4 of total life time sales. Which means MS expected to move more than 70M additional units once most of their bundle fall below $200.
