The head of the marketing division of Microsoft Interactive Entertainment Division, Yusuf Mehdi, revealed some figures in a post on Microsoft's Technet blog . "By 2005, the year in which we launched Xbox 360 , 67 million were sold in console that have generated more than $ miliatdi and 56, despite we are in seventh year, we are still going strong," said Mehdi.

"We hold the 47% market share of this generation of consoles thanks to Kinect results (19 million units sold) and many new entertainment options offered by XBOX LIVE (40 million subscribers).

The Manager said that the effort spent with entertainment has borne fruit as regards the longevity of Xbox 360 , explaining how the console continues to beat their own record of sale without wanting to stop: "the fifth year sales were more than those of the quarter, the sixth year of the fifth and the seventh largest of the sixth".

Mehdi has also made some promise on what we can expect from the upcoming E3 Micrisoft Conference 2012: "will be revealed new games, new ways to enjoy the shows you love, we also have a few surprises in store for you."

There remains, therefore, that remain connected on MondoXbox to be updated on all the news presented at the Conference, Microsoft 's E3, scheduled for June 4 by 18:30 Italian time.