kotaku.com - 12/2/2008
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The Xbox 360 experienced "record-breaking console sales" during the post-Thanksgiving weekend, Microsoft corporately gloated today. It estimated a 25% increase in sales from Black Friday 2007 and...
benheck.com - 12/3/2008
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benheck.com —
My latest project is the Xbox 360 Portable.
Figured that was a more appropriate name than laptop,
because seriously, who’d put this in their lap? It weighs almost as much as my sister’s cat. New Xbox 360 Portable Experience It differs ...
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New Xbox 360 Portable
xbox360fanboy.com - 12/2/2008
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xbox360fanboy.com —
As if all the images and videos weren't
enough evidence, we've now received official confirmation from Microsoft
that new Xbox 360 Arcade units do come with 256MB of internal storage. Speaking with us, a Microsoft spokesperson said quite simply, "We ...
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Microsoft confirms 256MB internal storage in Xbox 360 ...
microsoft.com - 12/2/2008
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microsoft.com —
Xbox 360 consoles and games sell at record
levels; outsells PlayStation 3 by three-to-one ratio. REDMOND, Wash.
— Dec. 1, 2008 — Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system kicked off the holidays with record-breaking console sales ...
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Xbox 360 Registers Biggest Black Friday in Its History: ...
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Microsoft Xbox 360 outsells Sony PS3 on Black Friday
Obsessable News Feed —
... [Alley Insider] Microsoft: Xbox 360 Outsold PS3 3-to-1 On Black Friday [Corporate Gloating] [Kotaku] ...
Xbox 360 Outsells PS3 3:1 on Black Friday [Sales]
Gizmodo —
... Of course, the notably absent data was regarding the Nintendo Wii's sales on Black Friday. But our guess is that if Microsoft toppled that giant, even for a day, they would have mentioned it (at the top of their lungs from the tallest mountain they could find). [Kotaku] ...
Microsoft's Black Friday and the Success of Xbox 360
Fast Company - Technology —
... Microsoft announced today that on Black Friday its Xbox 360 game console outsold Sony's PlayStation 3 at a 3 to 1 ratio. That record weekend of sales puts the 360 over 25 million systems sold worldwide, surpassing the sales of the original Xbox -- and in only three years. Say what you will, but Microsoft clearly learned from the mistakes it made in the last console cycle. It gambled at launch that being the first one to market (a year before rival Sony) and with more cost effective components (DVD rather than ...
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Microsoft confirms 256MB internal memory for Xbox 360 Arcade
joystiq.com 12/3/2008 —
Microsoft has partially confirmed rumors of the latest Xbox 360 hardware revision, revealing that new Xbox 360 Arcade units indeed ship with 258MB of on-board memory. In a statement obtained by X3F , a Microsoft spokesperson said: "We are ...
Xbox 360 price cuts from Friday 28th: Elite $300, Pro $250
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edge-online.com 1/6/2009 — Microsoft proclaimed Monday evening that Xbox 360 has sold 28 million units worldwide through 2008 since its launch in November 2005.
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Microsoft Xbox 360 Arcade internal memory confirmed
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Playing Games: Left 4 Dead —
SFGate: Technology 12/2/2008
RATING: (WILD APPLAUSE)Left 4 Dead: Horror survival first-person shooter. Developer: Valve Software. Publisher: Valve Software/Electronic Arts. ($59.99 for Xbox 360. $49.99 for PC. ESRB rating: Mature. Many of us have overcome such common fears as ...