Microsoft Aims For 15 Million 360s By Next Year

Gamespot is carrying the news that Microsoft is aiming to sell 13 to 15 Million consoles by June of next year. The story shows good and bad news for the company; While they've already sold 5 Million units, the Home Entertainment division lost about $1.2 billion for the last year. From the article: "Will Microsoft make its goal in the face of not one, but two rival next-gen console launches this fall? That remains to be determined, but the console will have the advantage of being cheaper than the Sony PlayStation 3 and having a bigger game library than the Nintendo Wii. The upcoming 12 months will also see several exclusive 'system seller' titles be released for the 360, including Epic Games' Gears of War, which is tentatively due this holiday season." Kotaku points out that, to sweeten the pot, a new bundle pack may be in the offing for the system.

No problem

[eln]

I think they can hit that mark easily. 15 million units produced should be no problem in that timeframe.

Oh, sold? Well, that could be more of a problem.

Step 1...

[tomstdenis]

1. Make less suck.

Taking 300W, putting out enough heat to warm a house during a Siberian winter and catching on fire is not the first way to win over customers. :-)

Tom

they seem to be right on target

[Frag-A-Muffin]

Home Entertainment division lost about $1.2 billion for the last year.

They're on track to lose $4+ billion for this generation console. That's their goal right?! Just like the last one?! ;)

Re:Isn't that par for the course?

[Megane]

thought that the XBox division lose a billion dollars every year, and always have?

Yeah, but they make it up in volume.

Re:No worthy software

[14CharUsername]

yeah, using a pointing device to point a weapon is just plain crazy.