XboxLive.At E3 this past year, Microsoft announced the goal that the Xbox Live community would be 6 million members strong by June 2007. We underestimated how fast gamers would discover that the real joy of next-generation gaming is online.

Microsoft is proud to announce today that more than 6 million gamers worldwide are connected to Xbox Live, a milestone that was reached 4 months ahead of schedule. Xbox Live, the premier online entertainment network, offers the best in online gaming, ubiquitous voice, video and text chatting, Achievements, demos, trailers and more.

And, with Xbox Live Video Marketplace, gamers can download thousands of hours of premium entertainment content, from high-def TV shows like “CSI” or “Robot Chicken,” to full-length films such as “Saw III” or  “Crank.” And, as announced this past week, Xbox Live members can download the first ever HD episode of “South Park,” exclusive to the Xbox 360 and available free starting today, March 6.

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