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Microsoft Corp. is optimistic the Xbox 360 console will be more in demand than the PlayStation 3 (PS3) Sony Corp. in the battle of next generation game console market at the moment. Microsoft released the Xbox 360 one year earlier than the launch of PS3 by Sony that the Xbox 360 has a user base more.

“Xbox 360 will sell more than PS3 in the console market in the latest game generation,” said Vice President Microsoft Corp’s Xbox division Don Mattrick, the Reuters news release. Xbox 360 has graphics technology is lower than the PS3.

However, Xbox 360 cheaper than the PS3, to increase the popularity of Xbox 360, Microsoft’s aggressive price cut the Xbox 360 as well as enhance its features, Today Microsoft also collaborates with Netflix Inc. that Xbox 360 users who connect to the Internet can access Netflix’s network and Xbox 360 users can watch videos and television broadcasts are provided by Netflix. In May, Microsoft said Xbox-360 sales in the U.S. have exceeded 10 million units of volume.
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Game made in device Microsoft, Xbox 360 advanced into the top rank in the gaming market in the U.S. in February. As is known, the software giant could only take second place after the Nintendo Wii for nearly three years in a row.

Popularity of the game Bioshock 2 votes as levers factor increased Xbox 360 sales in February to 422,000 units sold, Based on data from the NPD Group, this number increased by eight percent from the previous year in the same month.

As reported by News Factor, Monday (15/3/2010), Nintendo sold 397,900 units of Wii and Sony sold 360,100 PlayStation 3 units in this month. Bioshock 2 game for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 was released on February 10 and sold 750,000 copies of the Xbox 360 the number of donated contributions of 75 percent or 562,900 copies of which were sold through the Microsoft gaming device.
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Millions of Xbox Live members have taken advantage of the integration features of the new social networking Micorosoft invested some time ago. In June ago, Microsoft began offering access to Facebook, Twitter and Last.fm for users of Xbox Live. This step apparently greeted with enthusiasm by users of Xbox Live.

In the first week alone, at least there were two million Xbox Live users who do log in to Facebook. In addition, within a period of 24 hours since this feature was launched, noted there is Last.fm half a million accounts created via Xbox Live, “Microsoft spokesman David Dennis, (as quoted from CNet on the stairs; 24/11/2009). Dennis did not mention the amount of Xbox Live users who have been using Twitter features. He just said there was a lot of tweet is updated in almost every place that has the Xbox Live service.

Based on the information Denis, Facebook seems to integration with Xbox Live is a feature of the most widely used. Two million people who log in to Facebook is still far from the total number of Xbox Live users as much as 20 million people. Read the rest of this entry »

Beijing Rumors about the presence of console latest made in Microsoft, Xbox 360 Slim faster. An online forum board A9VG leaking mother who is said to be used on the Xbox 360, in photos ‘Valhalla’ was a picture of the motherboard cooling fan for the chip CPU / GPUs. Estimated, these motherboards will reduce the size of the Xbox 360 that already exist.

Launch of Xbox 360 Slim version has invited some Gamers curiosity. Meanwhile, competitors XBox, Sony PlayStation 3 has secured for Slim released version some time ago. As quoted by Cnet, (18/3/2010), this estimated Xbox 360 will sell for USD300. The console is still in the development stage is expected to be present in June 2010, although in the form of prototypes.

Various speculations emerged, ranging from news that the console will have Wi-mote-style control systems, to fabrication of a more advanced processor. Past 2009 years, the latest being made in TSMC chip could also bring more and more rumors are slim Xbox 360, Integrating the processor chip, graphics card and memory in one package, but until now no official statement from Microsoft about the Xbox 360 launch plan slim.