15 years ago, Microsoft launched the first Xbox console on November 15th, 2001 with great launch titles such as the original Halo game.
Microsoft released this list to show how much the Xbox brand has grown over the last 15 years:
- Number of players: 222,468,423
- Number of total gaming hours: 100,539,390,670
- Number of total multiplayer hours: 29,000,304,183
- Number of Achievements unlocked: 32,667,582,157
- Gamerscore racked up: 572,605,554,587
- Highest Gamerscore: 1,416,465
- Number of Xbox Live friendships made: 4,233,891,482
Since release, Xbox has been a major competitor to other console brands such as Playstation and Nintendo's consoles (e.g. Wii).
How long have you been playing Xbox? Feel free to let us know down in the comments.