How well did the Xbox 360 sell?

The Xbox 360 sold 85.73 million units lifetime.
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Was the Xbox 360 a success?

The Xbox 360 sold much better than its predecessor, and although not the best-selling console of the seventh generation, it is regarded as a success since it strengthened Microsoft as a major force in the console market at the expense of well-established rivals.
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How much sales did the Xbox 360 make?

Microsoft's best-selling Xbox video game console is the Xbox 360, with almost 86 million units shipped. The company's newest consoles, the Xbox Series X and S, have sold a combined 25.37 million units as of November 2023.
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Did the Xbox 360 make a profit?

During the full fiscal year, the company took in a profit of $1.32 billion, up from $618 million in 2010. The division also saw an overall revenue increase, again reflecting higher Xbox 360 platform revenue.
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Why did the Xbox 360 fail?

These issues were alleged to be the end results of the decisions of management in Microsoft's Xbox team and inadequate testing resources prior to the console's release. A second source cited that, at one time, there was just a 32% yield of one of the test production runs.
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Why did Xbox 360 get Red Ring of Death?

But until 2021, we never actually knew what caused the Red Ring of Death. Power On reveals that the problem could be traced back to the console's CPU. After multiple instances of consoles being turned off and on, the expanding and shrinking components would eventually break.
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Will my old Xbox 360 still work?

Yes. You can continue to play games and unlock achievements on your Xbox 360 or through backward compatibility on Xbox One or Xbox Series X|S.
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What sold more Xbox 360 or PS3?

The PS3 has sold 87.4 million units and the Xbox 360 has sold 84 million units. What makes this accomplishment for Nintendo more impressive is that the console debuted in 2017, reaching this figure in just under five years. By comparison, the PS3 and Xbox 360 figures come from an 11 year period.
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Why was the Xbox 360 so good?

It had great game library and exclusives, good performance relative to the time it was released, and a fair price to boot. Oh and before I forget, HALO. Think of the exclusives released for the XBOX 360 from Fable, Forza, Gears of War, Left 4 Dead.
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How long will Xbox 360 be supported?

The Xbox 360 Store and the Xbox 360 Marketplace will be retired on July 29, 2024. You can read additional details here.
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What is the most sold console ever?

1. PlayStation 2 – 159 million* *PlayStation 2 remains the best-selling video game console of all time. Sony's beloved system tops Nintendo DS by roughly 5 million units sold, while handily outselling every other console in existence.
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Did PS3 outsell 360?

“Sony's PS3 managed to surpass the number of Xbox 360s shipped worldwide (about 77 million vs. 76 million), despite the PS3 launching a year later.” It's important to note that these figures are shipped and not sold to consumers (though it's unlikely production is far in excess of perceived demand for either console).
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Are Xbox 360s worth anything?

Storage size is generally a major factor affecting Xbox 360 S prices. The average sale price for the 250 GB Xbox 360 S was $121 in February 2024, compared to $73 in September 2023. The average sale price for the 4 GB Xbox 360 S was $51 in February 2024, compared to $ in September 2023.
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Was the Xbox 360 rushed?

The main reason that the Xbox 360 had so many "Red Ring of Death" (RRoD) issues is because of general hardware failure as a result of Microsoft rushing the production of the console to beat the PlayStation 3. The console would also experience overheating, which stressed the solder joints on the GPU and CPU.
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What year did Xbox 360 stop?

Microsoft stopped the production of Xbox 360 in 2016 and a year later launched Xbox Game Pass, a subscription gaming service that can be accessed on consoles and Windows platforms. As part of its latest move, the Movies & TV app on the older console will also be removed.
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Did PS3 or Xbox 360 win?

Although the PS3 technically won the console war against Microsoft's Xbox 360 (87 million units vs 83 million units, respectively) its reputation struggled. Fanboys aside, it was objectively clear from title counts and metacritic scores which console was putting out more, better games.
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Why did the Xbox 360 overheat?

Overheating. The RRoD is sometimes caused by excessive dust, but is more commonly caused by heat warping the GPU or CPU away from the motherboard. E74 is caused by the HANA/ANA chip warping away from the motherboard.
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How popular was the Xbox 360?

First released in November 2005 as a successor to the original Xbox, the Xbox 360 is a video game console produced by Microsoft. As of January 2024, it had sold 85.7 million units across the world, including over 46 million units in North America.
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Did PS2 outsell Xbox 360?

PlayStation 2 sales continued to be strong through to the end of 2010, due to the system's large software library, continuing software support, and affordable price. In February 2008, the PlayStation 2 outsold both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the United States.
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Did PS4 outsell Xbox One?

Microsoft finally acknowledged for the first time what many have already known for years: that Sony's PlayStation 4 drastically outsold its Xbox One. In court documents in Brazil, Microsoft admitted that the PS4 sold "twice as many" units as the Xbox One.
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How many ps1 were sold?

Sony's original console, the PlayStation, was first released in Japan at the end of 1994 and worldwide in 1995. As of September 2023, it had sold 102.49 million units worldwide, including over 40 million units across North America.
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Is Xbox shutting down 2024?

On July 29, 2024, Xbox will stop supporting the ability to purchase new games, DLC, and other entertainment content from the Xbox 360 Store on the console and the Xbox 360 Marketplace (marketplace.xbox.com)
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Can Xbox 360 still play online?

The Xbox 360 Store shutdown won't affect Xbox network services for Xbox 360 consoles. Xbox 360 owners will still be able to play online multiplayer, and they can still transfer games to a different Xbox 360 or even an Xbox One or Xbox Series S / X.
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How old is the oldest Xbox 360?

…more powerful gaming console, the Xbox 360, was released in 2005.
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