Half a Million for Xbox Live!!

[Xbox Owner]

Xbox Live Claims Milestone |Josh| 1:55 PM EST |Top|
Source: http://www.avault.com
Type: News

The Seattle Times reports that an estimated half a million people now subscribe to Xbox Live. Microsoft launched the system in November in definace of different strategies at rivals Nintendo and Sony. Nintendo of America vice president Perrin Kaplan is quoted as saying that online console gaming is still an experiment - even though GameCube has the ability to go online. Sony has pushed its system online - allowing both broadband and dialup connectivity - but hasn’t seen the success that Xbox Live has.

[No Fear 23]

thats pretty damn good. im sure by the end of the year there will be over a million :eek:

[silvertrace]

i wonder how many people have actually purchased broadband solely for xbl, or since it was released....

because they are the real winnners, w/o BB xbl starter kits are worthless, but i'm sure alot of the 500,000 already had it....:)

[Dirty DeStrO]

Originally posted by silvertrace
i wonder how many people have actually purchased broadband solely for xbl, or since it was released....

because they are the real winnners, w/o BB xbl starter kits are worthless, but i'm sure alot of the 500,000 already had it....:)

Yeah and something else to think about it is how many people left AOL Broadband because it would not work with XBL.

[Brevity]

Humbling:D

[LTM360]

Originally posted by silvertrace
i wonder how many people have actually purchased broadband solely for xbl...

I'd be one of those people ;)

[Xbox Owner]

Originally posted by LTM360
I'd be one of those people ;)

I'd be too:D

[No Fear 23]

imagine this, if ms charges life for another 50$ for a year, after ur first year of free live is up, and an estimate of 400,000 could be paying the start of the new subsribtion by january.
they will make,

400,000 times 50= 20 million dollars

plus more to come.

it shows that xbl was the best idea ms ever made.

[Casper]

And proud to be one of the 1st :cool:

And yes, I did purchase BB just for XBL..hell, I had XBL before I got Beta :D

[Young_Fledgling]

hmm i always had broadband and was a beta tester


i wanna know how much router sales have gone up! I KNOW TONS OF PEOPLE THAT HAD TO BUY ROUTERS!

that would be an interesting figure.

[No Fear 23]

Originally posted by Young Fledgling
hmm i always had broadband and was a beta tester


i wanna know how much router sales have gone up! I KNOW TONS OF PEOPLE THAT HAD TO BUY ROUTERS!

that would be an interesting figure.
router and broadband companies oughta pay ms some money for hooking them up for a good business.

lol,

[canadianboi3]

I think that they should. I mean, I've bought a router, also another like 15 friends have as well. Good business for the router companies. They should give like 10% of sales to MS lol.

[ShannonX]

i never got a router.. just use a hub and ICS... works like a charm.

[RudedogX]

I ended up picking up a router, but after rebates, it was like 5 bucks. Works like a charm though.:cool:

[Dark Enemy]

I got broadband for xbox live and i was also picked as a beta with no xbox live lol

[shrew king]

Originally posted by LTM360
I'd be one of those people ;)

Same here. This is some good news for Microsoft, to think people were doubting XBL. :eek: