XBox 360 hits 70 Million, YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!

[Barozi]

Zappykins said:

Barozi said:

Already the third time I answer that question this month.

MS extended the warranty to 3 years. If they couldn't repair your 360 anymore during that time you got a free replacement model -> a more reliable one.
MS doesn't count replacement models in their shipment data.

Thank you! I have often wondered about this.  I wondered if I need to adjust the numbers when looking at other consoles sales.

So is it safe to assume then, that Microsoft manufactured a million or more that 70 million for replacements?  Say probably a million or more for warranty replacements, and another batch for gifts. 

MS was asked about these replacement models after releasing quaterly financials back in 2008 I think, and they specifically said that they only count consoles that were bought by retailers and not given away for free.
Probably quite a bit more than 71 million 360s that have seen the light of day, given the high losses.