Christmas 2007 was a blockbuster season for the gaming industry, and Xbox 360 has hands-down emerged as the industry leader. Consumers spent more holiday dollars on the Xbox 360 total gaming experience: a great variety of consoles, the best games and a unique online community with Xbox LIVE.

Here are some breaking sales figures:

• Microsoft has sold more than 17.7 million Xbox 360 consoles worldwide[/*]
• Microsoft has sold more than 8.1 million copies of“Halo 3” since its launch on September 26 2007[/*]
• “Mass Effect” reached 1.6 million units sold, in just six weeks since it went on sale on November 20 2007[/*]
• Consumers spend more on Xbox software and accessories, with a record-high software attach rate of 6.9, according to NPD[/*]

Microsoft is proud of the contributions Xbox 360 is making to the gaming industry, and looks forward to an even more successful 2008.

For more press information, please contact:

Kate Szlendak / 0118 909 5334 / v-kaszle@microsoft.com