Electronic Theatre reports on the announced success of the Xbox 360 during 2009 so far, revealed earlier today by Microsoft in anticipation of E3 next week.

Microsoft Corp. announced today that sales of Xbox 360 consoles have passed the 30 million mark globally, with its Xbox LIVE! community swelling to more than 20 million active members. After the biggest year in its history in 2008, Xbox 360 achieved the highest percentage growth in hardware sales of any console so far in 2009, up 28 percent over the previous year.

kevcothirtythree via electronictheatre.co.uk »