Gates Wants 1 Billion Xbox 360 Users!

Jeff · Post by **Jeff** » Fri May 20, 2005 8:14 am

E3 2005: XBOX 360: "WE WILL REACH A BILLION!"

Microsoft declares its intent for the next generation and confirms backwards compatibility

9:14 It's had more coming out parties than Elton John but last night Microsoft officially unveiled the Xbox 360 to a fairly salivating industry at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles California.

In an evening alive with bold claims and whooping Americans, a trio of Microsoft bigwigs including Robbie Bach, Peter Moore and J Allard unveiled the console again, announced that it would be backwards compatible with the current Xbox and made the boldest of claims that in the next generation they would reach a billion consumers.

How? Well after picking our jaws up from the floor after hearing such an audacious claim, the Microsoft trio confirmed that they were targeting every flavour of gamer from the hardcore to more casual players, and also wanted to involve people who would design additional content for the console, which they would be able to sell through the Xbox Live marketplace.

Freaky. *Waits for X360's to be $5 in China*. That, or this is monopoly again.

LToidKing · Post by **LToidKing** » Fri May 20, 2005 8:37 am

Since when is wanting to make money an automatic monopoly? I say, if their product is actually GOOD, and someone makes another (nearly as good, or even better) product, but the MS product does better, it's the market speaking.

If they use bullying tactics, that's another story.

gamer2 · Post by **gamer2** » Fri May 20, 2005 9:50 am

I dought that thier will be 1 billion xbox 360s out to the public unless the price is around 150-200 dollars

peppers · Post by **peppers** » Fri May 20, 2005 11:07 am

copulate microshaft

Post by **benheck** » Fri May 20, 2005 12:10 pm

Oh that is re-gosh-darn-diculas. 1 billion???? Lemme check the calendar, nope it's May 20th not April 1st.

Not even after 15 years are there even close to billion Gameboys in existence... more like 150 million. And those don't cost $300 each.

Is this quote for real? I can't imagine someone saying or thinking something so stupid. How many Xbox 1's have sold wordlwide? 20 million? 30 maybe? Hm, that's not quite a billion last time I checked.

Once XBox 360 fails we can look back at these claims and laugh. They're already digging their own grave in the hype.... Phantom anyone?

*o* · Post by ***o*** » Fri May 20, 2005 3:50 pm

we want the xbox 360 to been own by 100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
or something like that

Mr. Cool · Post by **Mr. Cool** » Fri May 20, 2005 4:03 pm

They are definitly insane. the ps2 sold under 200million. The xbox 360 thinks it can sell 5 times that? They might sell half that, but if PS3 or NR came out at the same time they wouldnt sell a quarter of that. If the Xbox360 costs less than $100, then it will get close to 1 billion, but that aint gonna happen. I only know of two people in my grade that have an Xbox. My friend got one when it came out for christmas, and it was his only christmas present because it was so expensive. The game he got with it was Billiards! Who the heck would want a game like that. A few months later, he sold that xbox to buy a PS2 and he has that ps2 today. That shows that Sony good. Microsoft badddd

*o* · Post by ***o*** » Fri May 20, 2005 4:10 pm

it will if its $50

Mr. Cool · Post by **Mr. Cool** » Fri May 20, 2005 4:17 pm

$25, no wait FREE!Hah I win

Post by **bicostp** » Fri May 20, 2005 4:25 pm

NO THEY PAY YOU! I WIN!

*o* · Post by ***o*** » Fri May 20, 2005 4:27 pm

they shouldm pay us for the xbox

Super Mulletman · Post by **Super Mulletman** » Fri May 20, 2005 4:47 pm

I suppose you don't have to own a 360 to be a user, but even if 5 people use one 360, that still means 200 million consoles. Then again, I don't think Bill Gates has much to worry about, financially, *cough*richestmanever*cough*. Whew, sorry about that. Must be my allergies...

soundwave · Post by **soundwave** » Fri May 20, 2005 5:31 pm

Were they trying to say itll be open source? They want homebrews, and they want people to sell it over their service? I'm sorry, but I can't see Microsoft welcoming that so graciously.

Lucretius · Post by **Lucretius** » Fri May 20, 2005 5:45 pm

I think the bigger question is: Are there even one billion people who have the money to afford an XBox 6.283185307179586476925286766559 plus games, or did this "trio" make themselves and Microsoft look like a bunch of poop egress?

*o* · Post by ***o*** » Fri May 20, 2005 7:29 pm

the bigger question is if one billion people want an xbox -193487425.35.5.54.54.54.54114576141`6517264561934878635789ghfbhfdvb788f58dhbd6hf578
can they even afford games and why wou;d they want it if they dont have any access and it is so important to be connected to the internet that most people wont be able to get anything out of it it will be a huge waste of money