Microsoft has confirmed that they’ve sold over thirty million consoles worldwide. Wow. 20 million of those users have accessed nearly 1 billion items of downloadable content.

Don Mattrick the senior Vp for Microsoft said, “We expect our growth to continue to accelerate” said Don Mattrick, Senior VP, Interactive Entertainment Business, Microsoft. “Our news at E3 next week will underscore our commitment to bringing blockbuster entertainment experiences to everyone and to growing the Xbox entertainment brand globally.”

Microsoft has also said that they have the highest attatch rate for all consoles on the market, with each gamer purchasing on average eight games.

It seems that Microsoft have their marketing strategy just right, especially considering the UK arm of Microsoft are close to concluding a deal with british broadcast Sky, which will see gamers being able to view film, sport and TV on their Xbox 360’s. More to follow on this very soon.