Watch Xbox Live’s director of programming, Larry Hyrb, ‘Major Nelson‘, in the first official unboxing video of the Xbox One console. The video shows what inside the limited edition ‘Day One’ units. In addition to the console itself, the package contains a Chat headset, which was numerously hinted by Microsoft as ‘sold separately’.
Microsoft E3 2012 Full Press Conference
Microsoft just wrapped up its presentation at this year’s E3 event and they unveiled SmartGlass, Xbox Music and new Kinect features and they demoed some of their upcoming games lineup. If you missed it you can watch the full keynote below:
Xbox 360 Has Biggest Sales Week in History
Xbox 360 has sold 960,000 units in the U.S. during Black Friday week, Microsoft announced today. That makes it the biggest sales week in the history of Xbox.
800,000 of those units were sold within a period of 24 hours. Besides, over 750,000 Kinect sensors were sold during the Black Friday week, combination of standalone and bundled.
“We have seen tremendous excitement from customers for our hot holiday gaming offers,†commented Chris Homeister, senior vice president and general manager of Home Entertainment at Best Buy. “Xbox 360 was among the best-sellers at Best Buy this Black Friday, and is a testament to the continued popularity of the gaming category this holiday.â€
Microsoft added, “Xbox 360 should deliver its eleventh straight month as the number one console in the US. Â With a robust holiday portfolio and the new Xbox LIVE dashboard going live on Dec. 6, we expect holiday momentum to continue, driving Xbox 360 to finish the year as the number one console in the U.S.”
As for the competition, Sony noted strong demand but did not provide a sales figure for PS3, while Nintendo had its best Black Friday for the Wii yet by selling 500,000 units.
[via industrygamers]
According to the guys at the Guinness World Records, Microsoft’s Kinect sold on average 133,333 units per day over a 60 day period. That totals a mind-blowing 8 million units in two months.
Gaz Deaves, Editor of Guinness World Records 2011 Gamer’s Edition, said:
The sales figures here speak for themselves. We can confirm that no other consumer electronics device sold faster within a 60-day time span, an incredible achievement considering the strength of the sector.
These numbers mean MS shifted more Kinects than Apple sold iPads or iPhones during their first 60 days of being on sale.
Labeled as a fad by many, Kinect took the world by storm with its futuristic approach to gaming, though a lack of titles since launch has left existing Kinect owners with shiny new kit but few games to use it with. It’s early days though, and few can argue with the hardware’s promise.