Xbox 360 Launch App Store?

CALIFORNIA - Microsoft was allegedly going to introduce an application store for the Xbox 360 on MIX11 event in Las Vegas next week.

That rumor is circulating among the media the United States (U.S.) as reported by T3, Tuesday (04/05/2011). Xbox 360 Launch application store could be done simultaneously with the exposure of Microsoft's vision about using Silverlight platform for its gaming console it.

Microsoft is believed to explain his plans at MIX11 event. Reportedly, the developers can use Silverlight to help them get Windows 7 Phone applications for their Xbox 360.

This step is expected to help Microsoft put pressure on their competitors, Sony and Nintendo.

At Strategy Analytics survey recently, the Xbox 360 fails to pass through the achievement of the PlayStation 3 as the console games are the most widely played globally. Until late 2010, Xbox recorded reached 42.9 million users, while PS3 users drew 43.4 million.