Microsoft and Rock the Vote are partnering up to give Xbox 360 owners the chance to register to vote via their system.
In addition to the voter registration on Live, Microsoft will make the 360's presence known at both the Democratic and Republican conventions.
What was not mentioned were how many of those 12 million users are old enough to vote and living in the United States.
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Voter registration will be available via Xbox Live beginning Monday, August 25, with Microsoft also set to provide polls and a forum for discussing presidential candidates. No details were provided as to how the process will operate.
"If Xbox Live were a state, it would rank as the country's seventh largest, giving it approximately 20 electoral votes," Microsoft said of its 12 million Xbox Live users.
"Xbox is a natural partner to help us reach out to youth voters," explained Rock the Vote director Heather Smith. "To realize our goal of registering 2 million young Americans by this fall, we need to go where young Americans are, and there's no doubt in our minds that many are on Xbox 360 and Xbox Live."
"If Xbox Live were a state, it would rank as the country's seventh largest, giving it approximately 20 electoral votes," Microsoft said of its 12 million Xbox Live users.
"Xbox is a natural partner to help us reach out to youth voters," explained Rock the Vote director Heather Smith. "To realize our goal of registering 2 million young Americans by this fall, we need to go where young Americans are, and there's no doubt in our minds that many are on Xbox 360 and Xbox Live."
In addition to the voter registration on Live, Microsoft will make the 360's presence known at both the Democratic and Republican conventions.
What was not mentioned were how many of those 12 million users are old enough to vote and living in the United States.
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