Microsoft looks to 100 million consoles with 360, NPD to show 2:1 ratio to PS3 for October

By Patrick Garratt

Speaking at today’s annual BMO Capital Markets Interactive Entertainment Conference, Microsoft entertainment division CFO Mindy Mount insinuated that Xbox 360 is to become a 100 million-selling machine.

Mount said that by the end of this month, Microsoft predicts the console’s global installed base will reach 25 million units, surpassing that of the first Xbox.

“It’s a great milestone for us, but it’s still only a start, when you consider that history shows that more than three-fourths of a console’s sales come at a price of $199 or lower,” a price point that the company reached just a month ago.

Mount also said that tonight’s NPD figures will show a 2:1 sales ratio to PS3 in the US in October.

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