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Microsoft: 6 million Xbox 360s sold worldwide

Microsoft yesterday announced first quarter revenue of $10.81 billion for the period ended September 30, 2006, an 11% increase over the same quarter of the prior year. This revenue was bolstered in part by sales of Xbox 360 gaming consoles, in which the computer software company said they had sold 6 million consoles worldwide to date, while Xbox Live passed the four million member mark during the quarter. A few other interesting facts:

- By holiday 2006, we expect to have sold more than 10 million Xbox 360 consoles worldwide and have a catalog of 160 high-definition games. Our yearly guidance still implies that by the end of the fiscal year we expect to have sold 13 to 15 million Xbox 360 consoles since launch.
- The Xbox 360 accessory attach rate remains the highest ever for the first ten months after a console launch in the US, holding at 2.9 accessory units sold per console. Software attach rates rose to a record 5.1 units per console.