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A Short History Of Xbox
In the relatively short time it's been a player in the industry, Microsoft and its Xbox brand have come a long way. Recently over 9,000 Xbox owners told us what they thought about Microsoft's systems and what kind of gamers they are.
We originally ran parts of this data in the July 2013 issue of Game Informer (#234), but here is some of the raw data* as well as a few extra gleaned insights for you to enjoy.
– As iterations of a series continued to be released, most of those franchises mentioned in our survey showed declining numbers of people who tabbed them as their favorites. For example, the number of people who listed Mass Effect as their favorite was 386 as compared to Mass Effect 2's 98. Or consider Gears of War (982) vs. Gears of War 2 (188).
– A first-party clunker: One brave sold listed Perfect Dark Zero as their favorite 360 exclusive, which ties the person who listed Kinect Adventures, and is "dwarfed" by the 11 people who listed Kameo: Elements of Power.
– "Do you play games just for achievements?" No: 68.4% Sometimes: 29.2% Yes: 2.4%
– "Are you an Xbox Live Gold subscriber?" Yes: 78.7% No: 21.3%
- Only 9.9% of those surveyed said they owned a Wii U. Of the one who didn't, only 11.5% of them planned on buying one.
*Some questions allowed users to skip the question entirely or permitted multiple answers.
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