Xbox 360 HD DVD Add-on Sells 155,000 Units in U.S.

Things are not looking so bad for HD-DVD, despite recent reports of Blockbuster going pro-Blu-ray. To date, 155,000 HD-DVD add-ons have been sold for the Xbox 360 in the US, effectively making it the best selling accessory for the console. I assume that excludes controllers.

As high as 155,000 is, compare that to the Playstation 3 which reportedly has sold over 1.3 million units in the US. Going by those numbers, for each HD-DVD add-on owner, there are eight Playstation 3 owners. However, not everyone who owns a PS3 wants to play movies, while every single person who bought the HD-DVD add-on has those intentions.

A Microsoft representative told CNET UK that 155,000 Xbox 360 HD DVD add-ons have been sold in the U.S., making it the “biggest-selling accessory” ever sold for the console. By “biggest-selling,” Microsoft may be referring to the overall revenue, as it would seem unlikely that the HD DVD add-on would be more popular than extra controllers. Each HD DVD drive retails for around $200.

Source: DailyTech