Speaking to investors, Microsoft"s president of the Entertainment and Devices division, did his utmost to step through the minefield that has been repair costs for the Xbox 360 and the division"s lack of profitability. In doing so, Bach makes claim to Xbox 360 making more money than it"s competitors.

"If you think about consumer spending on the platform, compare since the launch of the Wii and the PlayStation 3 to date, so a little over, what, seven or eight months, people have spent $2.6 billion in the U.S. on Xbox 360 all up during that period. That"s almost double what they spent on either the Wii or PlayStation 3."