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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PinkSlimePosted:

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Tune I think they should make Xbox LIVE Gold Subscriptions a little cheaper since they have so much money already. Making it cheaper would probably get more people to buy it IMO.


I agree. I bought a PS3 just to take a break from the costs of subscriptions for XBOX Live.


But the cost of a PS3 would be around 3 years of XBL? whats the point in buying a PS3 when you already have an xbox you could just buy 3 years of XBL....



I looked at that and thought it was pointless.

You just have to look for the deals.
In my opinion PS3 Doesn't and never will match up to the Xbox.

Everything other than the Blue-Ray player on the Xbox is better. :D

PinkSlimePosted:

Who actually pays the $50 A Year?
That's a rip off.

I use the 1 GBP a Month on the dashboard and renew every time my subscription expires.
Works out at 12 GBP a year or $24 a year. :D

With all the other stuff they have added, they also have advertisements that must make them a little bit.

911Posted:

Mawdz well they should at least make it cheap if there making that much


Thats exactly what i was thinking

HungerGames123Posted:

That is a lot of money.

DubblePosted:

tat
Tune I think they should make Xbox LIVE Gold Subscriptions a little cheaper since they have so much money already. Making it cheaper would probably get more people to buy it IMO.


I agree. I bought a PS3 just to take a break from the costs of subscriptions for XBOX Live.


But the cost of a PS3 would be around 3 years of XBL? whats the point in buying a PS3 when you already have an xbox you could just buy 3 years of XBL....

OrigamoPosted:

$1 billion dollars. I wonder how much Microsoft will make with the next Xbox.

Messi-XIIPosted:

well they should at least make it cheap if there making that much

DubblePosted:

Wow 1 billion + a year... Atleast Bill gates is doing something good with part of his share of the money.

LosersPosted:

They should make it free some how

XprNPosted:

keep it the same price. keeps the kids of Live


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