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Xbox Live More Popular than iTunes?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the quite-a-boast dept.

Microsoft announced this morning that they'd reached 10 Million downloads with the new Xbox Live service, a download rate even faster than the iTunes Music Store. From the Gamespot article: "The tech giant also revealed that more content for Xbox Live is on the way. The company confirmed that new achievements and automobiles will be available for Project Gotham Racing 3, new multiplayer maps are headed to Perfect Dark Zero, and an online cooperative mode for Kameo: Elements of Power will be ready soon. The company did not say whether said downloads would be free or, as is more likely, come at a price."

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  1. Yay inflammatory titles by Ryan+J.+Evans · · Score: 4, Informative

    Talk to me when XBL has a billion downloads...

    Apple iTunes downloads passes 1 billion songs

    (Disclaimer: I use and like both itunes and XBL, but saying that something that just hit 10m downloads is more popular than something that just passed 1b is ridiculous.)

    1. Re:Yay inflammatory titles by Ryan+J.+Evans · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Actually, I get what they're saying just fine. I just don't think their statement has any real value. Even if we ignore the fact that comparing total downloads between XBL and iTunes isn't relevant, and we ignore the fact that XBL didn't hit 10m any faster, there's still the fact that these are two network services started approximately 4 years apart after a great deal of consumer training done on the part of apple and others. Hitting 10m at the 4 month mark simply doesn't have the same impact as it did 4 years ago.

  2. Misleading title by iced_773 · · Score: 5, Insightful


    One thing cannot be compared to an unrelated thing. XBox Live is for gaming, while iTunes is for music (and video) downloads. The title should read:

    Gaming More Popular than Music Downloads

    Now I'll go read the summary. ;)

  3. Apples to Oranges by fonos · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Uhm, you're comparing how many downloads a big company gets when they offer new maps and stuff for free, to songs that you purchase for 99 cents a piece. It seems like you're comparing apples to oranges.

  4. same as iTunes by morcheeba · · Score: 4, Informative

    The XBOX360 has been out for 4 months now -- that's the same amount of time it took iTunes to sell 10 million songs. But, Xbox has been released world-wide -- at that time, iTunes hadn't launched in europe yet and was only available to rabid mac owners.

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  5. Talk about desperation... by Gothic_Walrus · · Score: 5, Insightful
    iTunes isn't mentioned in the article proper, and it doesn't even appear on the page until one of the comments that appears halfway down the page.

    We're stealing headlines from random forum users now? For shame, guys. For shame. :)

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  6. Oblig Simpson's Quote... by tdeuces · · Score: 4, Funny

    Article's comparison reminds of a conversation on the Simpson's:

    Lenny: If you ask me, Muhammad Ali in his prime, was much better than anti-lock brakes.
    Carl: Yeah, but what about Johnny Mathis versus diet pepsi?
    Moe: Oh, I cannot listen to this again!