Bloomberg estimates Xbox Live to be worth $1 billion+

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Given the number of users and $50-a-year subscription fee, it's hardly a surprise that Microsoft is pulling in a ton of cash from Xbox Live, but it looks like the service has recently crossed a significant milestone: the $1 billion mark. That's what Bloomberg estimates for the past fiscal year, at least, based on the number of paid users (about 12.5 million), and a recent statement from Microsoft's Dennis Durkin, who said that sales of downloadable content had topped subscription revenue for the first time. That translates to about $600 million from subscription revenue, and at least $600 million from other sales, for a grand total somewhere north of $1.2 billion. Can't really blame Sony for following its lead, can you?

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Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/bloomberg-estimates-xbox-live-to-be-worth-1-billion/

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ComprehensionPosted:

Only 1 billion? P Lease I pull that out of my pocket when i goto get a happy meal


Naw Im just kidding but wow, Couldnt they give us a free game at the end of the year old something?

InnovationsPosted:

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Harold_Kumar Microsoft is so greedy they could give u something at the end of the year for having to pay for online


They have hosted many giveaways and stuff in the past and do have an on going rewards system for gold members :) i do feel that they arent doing enough to reward us anymore though... i remember playing 1 vs 100 on xbox to win MSPs from M$ but that was years ago...

I loved that 1 vs 100 thing i hope they bring it back i loved it like to see if you would won i may talk to someone and ask.

WamBamThankYouMamPosted:

Damn that's a lot of money

DubblePosted:

Harold_Kumar Microsoft is so greedy they could give u something at the end of the year for having to pay for online


They have hosted many giveaways and stuff in the past and do have an on going rewards system for gold members :) i do feel that they arent doing enough to reward us anymore though... i remember playing 1 vs 100 on xbox to win MSPs from M$ but that was years ago...

Harold_KumarPosted:

Microsoft is so greedy they could give u something at the end of the year for having to pay for online

ReminiscingPosted:

Wow that estimate was taken 2 years ago I can't imagine now o_O

PinkSlimePosted:

Go_Compare wow i thought might been worth alot more !


They've probably doubled or tripled this article is 2 years old.

LolliePosted:

wow i thought might been worth alot more !

DubblePosted:

"posted July 7th 2010 5:52PM" - Just took that from the Engadget website :/

Its good that you guys are bringing us news that alot of us didnt know but news is ment to be new :p

720PPosted:

Yea I all ready new this.


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