Xbox 360
From the Australian Gaming Database
| Type | Console |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Microsoft |
| Distributor | Xbox Australia |
| Released | March 23, 2006 |
| Launch RRP | AU $649.95 |
| Generation | Seventh generation |
| Userbase | 1.25 million |
| Predecessor | Xbox |
Launch originally March 2, 2006, delayed to March 23, 2006.
Known variants
Arcade w/ Sega Superstars Tennis / XBLA Unplugged Vol. 2
Elite 250GB w/ Final Fantasy XIII
Pro - Halo 3 Limited Edition
Notes
- 950,000 sold by end of 2009. 307,000 sold in 2010, 256,000 in 2009.
- 11,000 sold in NZ by June 2006[1]
- First week sales - 30,421[2]. 60,000 games sold [3]
- Q4/Christmas 2006 sales - 45,036[4]
- 170,000 at March 2007.[5]
- Actual sales at March 2007 - 160,121[6]
- Delayed from March 3 to March 3 at the start of February.
- MS expected to sell $30-40 million on launch day. [7]
- Pro $649.99, Core $499.
- 40,000 preorders, 1.7 million PlayStation 2 consoles have been sold, 810,000 Xbox consoles sold.[8]
- Estimated userbase 91,000 at October 2006. 30% better than PS2, double GameCube. 345,000 games. [9]
- 100K sold by end october 2006. 400,000 games. [10]
- 1 million units for combined Aus/NZ in June 2007. [11]
- Price cut on Core system, August 16. $499 to $399. Pro system cut from $649.95 to $579.95. [12]
- Elite released August 30, 2007. $729.95. HDMI port, 120GB hard drive. [13]
- Halo 3 sold 70,000 copies worth 7.5 million in 6 days, 50% of software sales. Increased 360 sales 55%. 2 million on halo consoles.[14]
- Monthly sales up 158% in Halo 3 launch month, gave Xbox 360 33% market share. [15].
- Xbox 360 Arcade. October 2007.The Xbox 360 Arcade Console will look like a regular Xbox on the outside, but the hard drive is being replaced by a 256MB memory card. The console comes with five arcade games, including Pac-Man Championship Edition and UNO and a wireless controller. It will retail for $399.95. Third quarter 2007 sales figures from GfK show PlayStation 2 is still the leading games console with 66,228 units sold, Nintendo Wii second with 61,027, Microsoft's Xbox 360 sits in second with 40,467, PlayStation Portable reached 28,374, and PlayStation 3 fifth with 27,533. Forza 2/Viva Pinata added to Pro Bundle.[16]
- HD DVD player slashed from 250 to 130 in April 2008. [17]
- Arcade $349. $499 for Pro as at August 2008. [18]
- Price cut by $100 for high end models in November 2008. [19].
- Q2 2007 - 21,440 sold. 181,561 LTD
- Q3 2007 sales: 40,467 Total install base: 222,136
AU Launch Titles
- Amped 3
- Burnout Revenge
- Call of Duty 2
- Condemned: Criminal Origins
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Limited Edition)
- Fight Night Round 3
- Full Auto
- Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter
- Gun/Tony Hawk's American Wasteland Double Pack
- Kameo: Elements of Power
- Madden NFL 06
- NBA Live 06
- Need for Speed: Most Wanted
- The Outfit
- Project Gotham Racing 3
- Perfect Dark Zero (Limited Edition, VIP Pack)
- Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie
- Quake IV
- Ridge Racer 6
- Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06
AU Hardware and Bundles
- Launch 20GB Pro
- Launch Core
- Zephyr 20GB Pro w/ HDMI
- Zephyr Core w/ HDMI
- Xbox 360 Elite 120GB (Zephyr)
- Falcon 20GB
- Falcon Core
- Falcon Elite 120GB
- Xbox 360 Arcade (Falcon)
- Falcon 60GB
- Jasper 60GB
- Jasper Elite 120GB
- Jasper Arcade (Internal Storage 256MB)
- Jasper Arcade (Internal Storage 512MB)
- Xbox 360 Super Elite 250GB (Jasper)
- Halo 3 w/ Spartan Xbox 360
- Resident Evil 5 w/ Red Xbox 360 Elite
- Mass Effect 2
- Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 w/ 250GB Elite
- Splinter Cell: Conviction
- Viva Pinata/Forza 2
- Sega Superstars Tennis/Xbox Live Unplugged Vol 2
- Halo 3 ODST/Forza 3 w/ 120GB Elite
- LEGO Batman/Pure w/ 120GB Elite
- Arcade system w/ Xbox Live Unplugged Vol 2
- LEGO Indiana Jones/Kung Fu Panda w/ 120GB Elite
- Final Fantasy XIII w/ 250GB Elite
- Halo 3/Fable II w/ 120GB Elite
- Gears of War/Gears of War 2 w/ 120GB Elite
- Pussycat Dolls Limited Edition (Arcade, Sega Superstars Tennis, Lips, "Doll Damnation" CD, "Live from London" DVD) (GAME exclusive)
- Halo Wars/Halo 3 w/ 120GB Elite
- Xbox 360S 250GB
- Xbox 360S 4GB
- Xbox 360S Halo Reach Bundle
- Xbox 360S 250GB w/ Kinect
- Xbox 360S 4GB w/ Kinect
- Xbox 360S 4GB w/ Rugby World Cup
- Xbox 360S w/ Kinect, Gunstringer/Fruit Ninja
- Xbox 360S w/ Halo Reach, Fable III (Disc)
- Xbox 360S w/ Halo Reach, Fable III, Gears 2 (Download code)
- Xbox 360S w/ Modern Warfare 3 (320GB)
- Xbox 360S w/ Gears 3
- Xbox 360S matte
- Xbox 360S Star Wars
- Xbox 360S 250GB w/ Carnival Games
References
- ↑ Keown, J. (2006, June 23). Nintendo aims to get back in play. New Zealand Herald
- ↑ Robertson, S. (2007, March 16). Three can play at that game. B & T Weekly.
- ↑ Chapman, M. (2006, March 30). Xbox 360 breaks records in Australia. VNUNet United Kingdom.
- ↑ Howard, J. (2007, January 21). Nintendo a winner. Herald Sun
- ↑ Robertson, S. (2007, March 16). Three can play at that game. B & T Weekly.
- ↑ Nintendo's moves pay off. (2007, August 7). The Newcastle Herald.
- ↑ Xbox to break records (2006, March 14). Hobart Mercury.
- ↑ Dudley, J. (2006, March 18). Xbox: all systems go. Courier Mail.
- ↑ Thom, G. (2006, October 11). Xmas joy for Xbox. Herald Sun.
- ↑ Gardini, A. (2006, October 30). Xbox marks the spot for games boom. Townsville Bulletin.
- ↑ Giddon, J. (2007, June 5). Xbox 360 milestone. Australian Financial Review.
- ↑ Wii cut in Xbox price - $100 OFF. (2007, August 16). Sydney MX.
- ↑ Owen-Brown, M. (2007, August 20). Elite best choice as first Xbox. Adelaide Advertiser.
- ↑ Halo 3 blasts Xbox back to the bullseye of gaming. (2007, October 7). Courier Mail.
- ↑ Halo adding glow to Xbox. (2007, October 9). Brisbane MX
- ↑ FED: Xbox price drop in time for Christmas. (2007, October 25). Australian Associated Press.
- ↑ Xbox add-on price slash (2008, February 12). Brisbane MX.
- ↑ Hill, J. (2008, August 14). Xtending Xbox. The Age.
- ↑ Davidson, J. (2008, November 14). Xbox 360 price cut. Australian Financial Review.
