2003 350k users
2004 july 1m
2005 july 2m
2007 april 7m
2008 march 10m
2009 january 17m
so how many users are there now.
i see reports of 20m users in may 09. so if i had to guess id say here is now 23 million xbox liv user. very good progress since 03

20 million or so users from start of 2010. $40 a year. thats $ 800 million for 2010.
and thats not counting any growth in 2010 so in 2010 xbox live could mak over a billion dollars.

I was on Live from day one, though I think I let it lapse for a year or two.

Back on Xbox I dont remember much about it. I remember my first game of Unreal Championship with people talking, it was uncommon then so it seemed kind of awkward.

Anyways yeah, on Xbox, Live was mostly a curiosity imo. Only the 360 version did it really become worthwhile.

Interesting that its still the same price. Given inflation, it means really the price has dropped. At 3% inflation per year, $50 in 2002 is equivalent to about $40 now. I'm expecting MS to bump the price to 59 sometime.

not all of them are gold users though.

Inflation is probably the reason Amazon can sell a year of Live so cheap.

Damn you halo 2:

ewww.. 7 years of $40 = $280... ouch...

I didn't like how the article started off by saying the 360 lacks a good line up of exclusives. I would have to disagree.

Over all an interesting article. The memberships for LIVE have grown tremendously. Imagine if it were free o.0

I'll be 6 in March/April. Worth every penny.

Love LIVE!!! Worth every penny.