Quick Jump Daily Digest

Thank you for your interest in the Quick Jump Daily Digest. Get notified of all new content on QJ in our free Daily Digest. To subscribe, enter your email address below and click the subscribe button.

Cancel and Return to page

Xbox 360 HD-DVD player nearly reached 100K mark

Posted Jan 15, 2007 at 12:26AM EST by QJ Staff

Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: Bill Gates, North America, UK

The Xbox 360 HD-DVD player which debuted last November 7 has nearly reached the 100K mark, this is according to the figures released by the NPD Group (figures that are now being analyzed by all sorts of people). Apparently, the unit sold 42,000 pieces last November and 50,000 pieces last December in North America. Unfortunately for some aficionados, MS UK does release individual sales figures for peripherals, so you have nothing to compare it with.

The US$ 199 add-on benefited a lot from the minor software update wherein the drive integrates quietly with the 360 dashboard by splitting the "eject" button into semi-circular HD-DVD and DVD drive buttons.

Hmm, with these increase in sales (even it is nothing major), would Bill Gates change his mind about flash storage winning over HD-DVD and Blu-ray? Well, only time and sales figures can tell, we guess.

Via Eurogamer

100% of voters think this story ROCKS!

Vote Now!

(5)

(0)

You can%u2019t even put a grammatically correct sentence together, yet you have the audacity to call "them" retards!!! The HD DVD will sell well; until the broadband width available is larger it won%u2019t be possible to stream directly to your hard drive for many years to come. Blu Ray whilst very good is too expensive.

# Wow thats alot less then I expected — Vietone 2007-01-15 04:55

I dont see why some websites are showing drastically different figures.

It was already said that the HD DVD add-on has sold more then all standalone player combined but if thats true then HD DVD is severely falling behind.

If the add-on has just neared the 100k mark, I cant imagine what kind of sales figures the standalone players have gotten.

# at least.... — Guest 2007-01-15 07:50

I can use punctuation correctly...

# so much — Guest 2007-01-15 15:03

so much for all the haters saying no one will ever buy that piece of crap, I'm loving it the critics keep standing up and microsoft keep knocking them down.

# so much — Guest 2007-01-15 15:04

so much for all the haters saying no one will ever buy that piece of crap, I'm loving it,the critics keep talking and microsoft keep shuting them up.

# sorry — Guest 2007-01-15 15:07

sorry about the double post just wanted to word it a little better

# WOW BLAH BLAH BLAH — Guest 2007-01-15 23:03

Wow and if it were 1000,0000 you would still say the same stupid stuff,they are selling well,HD-DVD is far more known about,when people buy HD-TV they don't discuss Blu Ray as their player Most of the non buying console people don't even know what it is,you see they buy HD-TV they think HD-DVD simple but obvious really.

# What ? — Guest 2007-01-15 23:09

Er DerDude,

Could you say what you have said above but in English this time please so the rest of us know what on earth you are trying to say.

# I will get one — Guest 2007-01-16 01:11

I may get one of these now they are selling well,I like most people prefer a standalone player (hardly anyone used Ps2 or xbox1 as their main player) consoles are really for games and that is why most people (Non console owners)who are interested in HD-TV and players will not care one bit about Blu Ray or the 360 HD_dvd player,once the price of the Panasonic HD-DVD standalone player drops in price I will get one of those.

# These numbers are rubbish — Guest 2007-01-16 04:59

These numbers are rubbish. The PS3 has sold a million in America now (check the latests figures officially released) this means that Blu-Ray is currently winning at a ratio of about 8:1 (I am counting the amount of HD-DVD players sold as well). Bill Gates is bring up Flash memory as he knows HD-DVD is losing drastically. Just recently HD-DVD has been cracked, thus making a lot of major studios jump back to Blu-Ray as it has two layers of secruity. Sure HD-DVD has the Porn industry as the moment, but for how long? And will the porn industry bring the money in? Worldwide HD-DVD is currently losing, and Blu-Ray is winning at a ratio of 20:1, when the PS3 is released in the UK in march these figures will possibly go up to 24:1 and rising.

# well — Guest 2007-01-16 06:43

it would probably sell a hell of a lot more if you could actually find them in the shops. They are as rare as rocking horse poo.

# Your numbers are rubbish. — Guest 2007-01-16 08:00

From an industry standpoint, the articles numbers are correct. It doesnt matter how many PS3s are sold, becasue the movie industy cannot decern how many PS3 are actually being used for movies. Now before the PS3 was released, HD-DVD was winning hands down by about 6to1. And FYI, both formats are using AACS copy protection, hence both have been broken. Sorry to break it to you, but even with 1 million PS3s out there, and higher industy support for blueray. HD-DVD is still outselling, by about 6to1. Mostly becasue HD-DVD looks better than Mpeg2 encodes. But blueray is catching on, some of there new encodes look as good as hd-dvd. But stop making up numbers, makes you look foolish. HD-DVD is still outselling Blueray by about 3to1 and with a under $300 player comming out for summer. Expect even higher sales of HD-DVD.

# woop — Guest 2007-02-03 23:42

HD-DVD sucks *****, it was winning but now Blu-Ray has overtaken because people see the potential quality of a possible 200GB disc in the future. PS2 powned XBOX and PS3 will do the same with the 360

Refresh comments list

Add comment

JComments

QUICK JUMP DAILY DIGEST

Welcome to QJ.Net!

If you want your comments to go live without waiting for moderation, you need to be logged in. Being logged in has its benefits:

Logged in members do not wait for their comments to be approved.
Logged in members can create Profiles to be seen by other users.

So why wait? Create an account or login now! It's easy, quick, and free.

To get started, use the LOGIN boxes, or the REGISTER link below!

Want to learn more about the team who brings you the QJ news?

Read about them now!

HOT FLASH GAMES

QJ.NET Categories
• Apple • E3 • Featured Articles • Gadgets • Games for Windows • iPad • iPhone • MMORPG • Mobile • News • Nintendo 3DS • Nintendo DS • Opinions & Analysis	• Photography • PlayStation 3 • PoV • PS Vita • PSP • Rumors • Science • Site News • Tabula Rasa • Wii • Wii U • World of Warcraft • Xbox 360

Sitemap

Newest Downloads

05/15/2013 - 05/24/2013

Want an Update? Find It With the Final Build of Simple PS3Updates	05/23/2013
IrisManager version 2.45	05/22/2013
PSP Homebrew: Cube Runner Advanced v1.3 - 20 More Levels	05/20/2013
Bite v1.5.1: PS3 Minis and Emulator Support	05/18/2013
Grab the latest IrisManager Update. Version 2.42 is Out.	05/18/2013
PS3 Homebrew: Super Pixel Jumper v1.2	05/18/2013
PSP Homebrew: Cosmos Lunar v1.01	05/17/2013
PSP Homebrew: Xonergy	05/16/2013
PSP Homebrew: Cube Runner Advanced v1.2	05/16/2013
IrisManager 2.41: New Payload, Updated Discless	05/15/2013
PSP Homebrew: Wagic 0.19.0	05/15/2013
PSP / PS3MInis Bite v1.5: Homebrew Support	05/14/2013
This Tool Makes Playing PSP Games on PS3 EZ!	05/12/2013
Iris Manager v2.40 Has Some Cool New Features	05/11/2013
Estwald Updates Fan Control Utility to v1.6	05/10/2013

Most Comments this Month
As Promised A Metro Last L..	(42)
Microsoft Scoffs at Backwa..	(16)
Xbox One vs. PlayStation 4..	(14)
VP Biden Says Taxing Viole..	(13)
Iwata is Tired of People B..	(12)
EA Engineer Says the Wii U..	(12)
Giving Away 10 Age of Wush..	(11)
Sound Off: Would You Play..	(11)
EA Gets Exclusive Rights T..	(10)
PS4's Play While Downloadi..	(10)
Microsoft Details "Fees" F..	(10)
PoV: Nintendo Has Changed..	(10)
Say Hello to the Xbox....I..	(9)
Watch Live: Microsoft’s..	(8)
No Metal Gear Solid 4 or L..	(8)
EA Thinks Xbox One and PS4..	(8)
It’s Official: Dead Spac..	(8)
Sega Sued Over Colonial Ma..	(7)
Pachter: PS4 Buzz Has Died..	(7)
Ubisoft Still Has Faith in..	(7)
Could Smartphone Apps Help..	(7)
First GameStick Consoles R..	(7)
EA Announces That Online P..	(7)
Insomniac CEO Gives Wii U..	(7)
Why Won’t Wii U See Fros..	(7)

Top Jumps this Month
PSP Homebrew: Camxps..	(120)
WiFiHack Now Availab..	(56)
PSP homebrew - LameC..	(53)
PSP GBA v1.2: Gamebo..	(39)
Custom Firmware PRO-..	(37)
Wii homebrew - WAD M..	(34)
Brian Lara Internati..	(32)
PSP Comics Reader v2..	(29)
Speed Gamers Are Pla..	(27)
Naruto Shippuden: Ul..	(24)
PPSSPP: A Windows an..	(22)
QJ How To: What Emul..	(21)
Choco's Black Ops 2..	(17)
Treyarch Responds to..	(17)
PlayStation Eye driv..	(16)
PSP Homebrew - PSPDi..	(16)
PSP Fans Unite! Toda..	(16)
PSP homebrew - Mario..	(15)
Download full Sid Me..	(15)
Minecraft PC Hits 8..	(14)
Killzone: Mercenary..	(13)
Your free GBA games..	(13)
GTA IV patch 1.0.6.0..	(13)
DS homebrew - iPlaye..	(13)
As Promised A Metro..	(12)

Quick Jump Daily Digest

Xbox 360 HD-DVD player nearly reached 100K mark

Related Stories:

Comments

Add comment

Newest Downloads