Microsoft Xbox Entertainment Division September 2009 Quarter Results
October 24th, 2009
-Entertainment and Devices Division (Xbox, Zune, PC games): $1.89 billion in revenue flat y/y, $312 million operating income +96% y/y
-Sharp rise in profits due to decreased Xbox platform costs and lower headcount
-Shipped 2.1 million Xbox 360s in the quarter vs. 2.2 million a year ago
-Growth in 360 and PC game revenue off-set by lower sales in PC hardware and Zunes
-Overall gaming revenue was up $100 million, while hardware revenue were hit due to console price cuts
-World-wide installed base of Xbox 360s is almost 34 million consoles with a 8.7 software attach rate
-Xbox Live revenue grew >50%
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