Xbox Live surpassed 4 million members, targets 6 million by 2007
Xbox Live has surpassed 4 million members worldwide,
four years after the launch. The service is available in 24 countries and the company
expects it to surpass 6 million members by the summer of 2007.
More stats and facts:
- More than 70 million pieces of content downloaded in Xbox Live Marketplace's first 11 months
- Over 12 million Xbox Live Arcade downloads in that same period, with a trial-to-purchase ratio of 24 percent (Uno leads all Arcade titles with a 50 percent trial-to-purchase ratio)
- Time logged on Xbox Live playing games has surpassed two billion hours
- More than 9 million text and voice messages are sent over Xbox Live each week
More than 60% of Xbox 360 console users also use Xbox Live, most of whom are paying members. By comparison, Sony says there are about 3 million players of online games through the PS2 in North America, accounting for less than 10% of PS2 users in the region (via WSJ).
