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Microsoft: 2008 was 'biggest year ever' for Xbox

SAN FRANCISCO - Microsoft sold 28 million units worldwide of its Xbox 360 video game console through the end of 2008, expanding the Xbox's lead over rival Sony's PlayStation 3 console in worldwide unit sales, the company said on Monday. (Msnbc.com is ...

'Red Ringed' Xbox 360s still dog Microsoft

Travis Williams drove around Louisville, Ky. for a week with a busted Xbox 360 in his trunk. It was his third console stricken by the dreaded “Red Ring of Death” — known as “general hardware failure” in the halls of Microsoft. (Msnbc.com is ...

Recession? What recession?

Microsoft’s Xbox 360 had a good month as well, selling 836,000 units.   (Msnbc.com is a joint Microsoft - NBC Universal venture.) ... NPD’s Frazier wrote that “all three of the newer-generation console systems have something to brag about” this ...

Sony launches PlayStation virtual community

But both Shoda and Akagawa were cautious about promising significant console sales perks from Home. The PS3 has struggled against rivals Wii from Nintendo Co. and Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360. Sony announced Tuesday it was trimming 4 percent of its work ...

Black Friday shoppers cautious with gadget buys

But she got an Xbox 360 bundle for her 16-year-old daughter that included the Microsoft gaming console, some games and accessories for $299. Perry, a manager for Verizon's FiOS TV service who lives in Liverpool, N.Y., said she is staying home more ...