How much of the bottom line does the Xbox line account for with Microsoft?

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Zizzla_Rachet said:

Seinfeld said:

sguy78 said:

How important has it really become for them now that it has become a profitable venture?

Considering Halo 3 has over a million unique players a day. It's very possible there are a couple million people paying for Gold accounts.

As I've mentioned, Live services generated a billion dollars of revenue for MS in the first 5 years. Its also growing faster.

Infinity Ward Reported that a total of13 million  Unique Users have played CoD4  Online Multiplayer Mode on Xbox 360 Alone...

Also a game like COD4 must get passed around a lot via used sales, rentals, or even piracy. Charging for online play at least allows MS to get some money out these people.