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Activision's Full-Year Hardware Projections

As the year draws to a close, publisher estimates Western hardware growth.

During a Wednesday earnings call, Activision Blizzard offered its hardware install base projections for the full calendar year 2008 in North America and Europe.

Activision Publishing CEO Mike Griffith ran down what he expects to be the increases in hardware in North America and Europe compared to the previous year:

PS2: 4-5 million units
PS3: 8 million units
Xbox 360: 6-7 million units
Wii: 15 million units
Handhelds: in excess of 24 million units

He added that the install base of hardware in North America and Europe for current and next generation systems including handhelds stood at 291 million units as of September 30.