Microsoft Expects to Sell 3M Xboxes

[Kelemvor]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051108/ap_...;_ylu=X3oDMTA5aHJvMDdwBHNlYwN5bmNhdA--

SEATTLE - Microsoft Corp. expects to sell up to 3 million of its new Xbox videogame consoles within 90 days of the console's launch, an executive said Tuesday.

Bryan Lee, chief financial officer with Microsoft's Home and Entertainment unit, told investors and analysts at the Harris Nesbitt Media and Entertainment Conference that the company is aiming to sell between 2.75 million and 3 million consoles worldwide within 90 days following its Nov. 22 debut in North America.

The North American debut will be followed by a Dec. 2 launch in Europe and a Dec. 10 launch in Japan.

Lee also said he expects consumers to spend $1.5 billion in the first 90 days after the Xbox 360's launch on the console and peripherals such as games and subscriptions to its Xbox Live online gameplay service.

In North America, the company will charge $399.99 for the Xbox 360, and $299.99 for a scaled-back version.

Lee said production of the consoles was going smoothly and Microsoft remains on track to meet its previously stated goal of shipping between 4.5 million and 5.5 million consoles by June 2006, when the Redmond-based software company's fiscal year ends.

Microsoft has said it hopes to supply retailers with a steady stream of consoles, rather than providing a big spurt of shipments followed by a long lull.

The company will initially lose money on the consoles but hopes to eventually break even on the hardware and make money on games and other peripherals.

 

[ShadowBlade]

im not buying one til the good ones are $200 or less

 

[Viper GTS]

I dunno, it's got my attention even though I'm not a gamer (and never a console gamer).

I can't imagine I'm the only one who's looking at it for it's non gaming potential.

Viper GTS

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: Viper GTS
I dunno, it's got my attention even though I'm not a gamer (and never a console gamer).

I can't imagine I'm the only one who's looking at it for it's non gaming potential.

Viper GTS

Same here, HDTV MCE Extender, here I come!

 

[Rubycon]

So who's making them MS or 3M?

 

[ctcsoft]

Originally posted by: C6FT7
So who's making them MS or 3M?

rofl dude.. ROFL!!!

dang i hate that cell ad!

 

[dman]

I suppose that means they plan to distribute that many.

 

[God On Alcohol]

im not buying an xbox 360 until i heard of the defects of it in the first few months i'll make sure i'll inspect for those defects when i get mine

 

[EatSpam]

I don't plan to buy one.

 

[QurazyQuisp]

I'm in for one... and considering it's being launched in North America, Europe and Asia in that time frame, no, I will not be surprised.

 

[lobadobadingdong]

at that price within 90days, I doubt it.

 

[OutHouse]

Originally posted by: loup garou

Originally posted by: Viper GTS
I dunno, it's got my attention even though I'm not a gamer (and never a console gamer).

I can't imagine I'm the only one who's looking at it for it's non gaming potential.

Viper GTS

Same here, HDTV MCE Extender, here I come!

ummm explain please.

 

[sniperruff]

i was also thinking that MS will make some sort of adhesive XBOX with 3M. wall-mount or something.

 

[Ameesh]

Originally posted by: Citrix

Originally posted by: loup garou

Originally posted by: Viper GTS
I dunno, it's got my attention even though I'm not a gamer (and never a console gamer).

I can't imagine I'm the only one who's looking at it for it's non gaming potential.

Viper GTS

Same here, HDTV MCE Extender, here I come!

ummm explain please.

it has a built in MCE extender into it and it natively supports HD, when MCE supports HD natively it seems l,ike a no brainer

 

[D1gger]

MS tend to be conservative in their estimates so they don't mislead investors. I believe the number is realistic.

 

[Wingznut]

Originally posted by: D1gger
MS tend to be conservative in their estimates so they don't mislead investors. I believe the number is realistic.

Agreed. Large corporations cannot just throw numbers like that around.