The experiment, which has been running since August 25th, allowed gamers to vote via their controller. Obama won 43 per cent of the vote, with Republican rival John McCain capturing 31 per cent.
Microsoft points out that the sample included in its trial is bigger than that seen in many recent polls combined – including the likes of NBC and CNN.
As well as participating in the poll, video coverage of the recent Democratic and republican conventions were downloaded by almost 25,000 users.
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