Xbox Gaming in South Africa

Microsoft has reported that US consumers spent $4.8 billion on Xbox 360 hardware, software and accessories in 2009. This is slightly down on 2008's sales figure of $5.0 billion, and $5.1 billion the year before.

The Xbox 360 still holds one of the best attach rates, coming in at 8.8 on its 39 million units world wide, with Xbox 360 titles accounting for 43 per cent ($2.4 billion) of third-party sales in the industry.

Although sales have declined, Microsoft are optimistic that 2010 will be the "biggest year in Xbox history" thanks to some high profile exclusives such as Alan Wake, Halo: Reach, Fable 3 and Splinter Cell: Conviction, and of course, their upcoming motion controller, Project Natal.

[via Gamasutra]