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New Xbox Coming Next Month, $402M Retail Spend On XBox 360

By TechTaffy Desk

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Microsoft will unveil the next generation of its Xbox console on May 21 at the company’s Xbox campus in Richmond, Washington.

March 2013 marked the 27th consecutive month of Xbox as the best-selling console, according to a Microsoft blog post, quoting highlights from the NPD Group.  Xbox 360 sold 261,000 units. Total retail spend on the Xbox 360 platform has reached $402 million.

[Image: The original Xbox, 2001; Courtesy: Microsoft]

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