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Carl on 28 May 2009

Congrats!



                            

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scottie on 28 May 2009

Haha, you know what'd be funny? If MS used VGChartz as their source. We'd be patting ioi on the back because his data exactly matched MS's :P

I would lol.



outlawauron on 28 May 2009
mike_intellivision said:
I wonder how they count Xbox Live users. I have not paid for a couple of years but still get my monthly email updates (to my computer) about Xbox Live.

Also, 30M is an important milestone. This will mark the first generation that more than one console has passed the Atari 2600 level of success (the Genesis just missed). So Microsoft should be congratulated.

Similarly, the number shows that VGC tracking is pretty close - and worth far more than what we pay for it.

Mike from Morgantown

Of course it counts Silver members.



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gebx on 28 May 2009
mike_intellivision said:
I wonder how they count Xbox Live users. I have not paid for a couple of years but still get my monthly email updates (to my computer) about Xbox Live.

Also, 30M is an important milestone. This will mark the first generation that more than one console has passed the Atari 2600 level of success (the Genesis just missed). So Microsoft should be congratulated.

Similarly, the number shows that VGC tracking is pretty close - and worth far more than what we pay for it.

Mike from Morgantown

 

They've stated that Silver users are also considered "active" since they can browse through the stores, download junk, etc. Now how long does an account have to be dormant to be considered inactive is still a mystery.

 



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Zizzla_Rachet on 28 May 2009
outlawauron said:
mike_intellivision said:
I wonder how they count Xbox Live users. I have not paid for a couple of years but still get my monthly email updates (to my computer) about Xbox Live.

Also, 30M is an important milestone. This will mark the first generation that more than one console has passed the Atari 2600 level of success (the Genesis just missed). So Microsoft should be congratulated.

Similarly, the number shows that VGC tracking is pretty close - and worth far more than what we pay for it.

Mike from Morgantown

Of course it counts Silver members.

Are you sure?..



 



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1337 Gamer on 28 May 2009

Great job M$ and also VGchartz for the great tracking!!! Keep it up



Long Live SHIO!

waron on 28 May 2009

VGC is acurate and impressive nombers for MS. man i can't wait till my final exams will end since then i will get 360 with nice 22'' lcd monitor. man i was so happy on the weekend that i entered online shop and kinda bought too many 360 games - bought 10 but they were ultra cheap(i paid for them 100$) so i wnet a little crazy. but hey i've got nice stack of 360 games on my desk waiting for their big bro and since i'm getting rid of some of my gc and ps2 games it's ok:) but then now i'm pissed with my psp so....



outlawauron on 28 May 2009
Zizzla_Rachet said:
outlawauron said:
mike_intellivision said:
I wonder how they count Xbox Live users. I have not paid for a couple of years but still get my monthly email updates (to my computer) about Xbox Live.

Also, 30M is an important milestone. This will mark the first generation that more than one console has passed the Atari 2600 level of success (the Genesis just missed). So Microsoft should be congratulated.

Similarly, the number shows that VGC tracking is pretty close - and worth far more than what we pay for it.

Mike from Morgantown

Of course it counts Silver members.

Are you sure?..

Yes. Unless otherwise specified as current Gold members, then it includes each and every Live enabled gamertag. It's the same thing when Sony merges PSP and PS3 PSN accounts.

I wouldn't be surprised if Xbox Live accounts are included in this as well.



"We'll toss the dice however they fall,
And snuggle the girls be they short or tall,
Then follow young Mat whenever he calls,
To dance with Jak o' the Shadows."

Check out MyAnimeList and my Game Collection. Owner of the 5 millionth post.

Zizzla_Rachet on 28 May 2009
outlawauron said:
Zizzla_Rachet said:
outlawauron said:
mike_intellivision said:
I wonder how they count Xbox Live users. I have not paid for a couple of years but still get my monthly email updates (to my computer) about Xbox Live.

Also, 30M is an important milestone. This will mark the first generation that more than one console has passed the Atari 2600 level of success (the Genesis just missed). So Microsoft should be congratulated.

Similarly, the number shows that VGC tracking is pretty close - and worth far more than what we pay for it.

Mike from Morgantown

Of course it counts Silver members.

Are you sure?..

Yes. Unless otherwise specified as current Gold members, then it includes each and every Live enabled gamertag. It's the same thing when Sony merges PSP and PS3 PSN accounts.

I wouldn't be surprised if Xbox Live accounts are included in this as well.

I was trying to find info but got nothing....Infinity Ward though pretty much confirmed 13 million Gold Users



 



gebx on 28 May 2009
outlawauron said:
Zizzla_Rachet said:
outlawauron said:
mike_intellivision said:
I wonder how they count Xbox Live users. I have not paid for a couple of years but still get my monthly email updates (to my computer) about Xbox Live.

Also, 30M is an important milestone. This will mark the first generation that more than one console has passed the Atari 2600 level of success (the Genesis just missed). So Microsoft should be congratulated.

Similarly, the number shows that VGC tracking is pretty close - and worth far more than what we pay for it.

Mike from Morgantown

Of course it counts Silver members.

Are you sure?..

Yes. Unless otherwise specified as current Gold members, then it includes each and every Live enabled gamertag. It's the same thing when Sony merges PSP and PS3 PSN accounts.

I wouldn't be surprised if Xbox Live accounts are included in this as well.

 

??

That's exactly what MS is refering too... 20 million Xbox Live accounts...



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