Microsoft: Xbox 360 Has 'Legs for a Long Time'
And in this world that means at least two years apparently
Talk of Xbox 720 for E3 in 2013 maybe even more guesswork (and in some areas even hopeful) than it sounds if the words of Microsoft Studios top-man Phil Spencer are anything to go on.
Mr Spencer, who is known for liking the talk without actually saying much - that's called Media Training - has spoken unto Gamespot about the future of the Xbox 360. After some of the usual blather and hype, he noted that:
"It's a platform that has really reached scale; this is the time when you really see the great content showing up. The future in a lot of ways is always tomorrow: [things like] the SmartGlass technology and Windows 8 [show that] things are going to constantly evolve. The world where everything gets centered around one console and when that comes out--we kind of have to evolve away from just thinking about that, [especially] with the service-based nature of games today."
"Right now the Xbox 360 is really healthy and it's doing incredibly well. I think the 360 has a lot more than two years [left]. It has legs for a long time."
Now, this all comes down to how you define "a lot more", "years" and "long time" really.
Source: Gamespot
Mr Spencer, who is known for liking the talk without actually saying much - that's called Media Training - has spoken unto Gamespot about the future of the Xbox 360. After some of the usual blather and hype, he noted that:
"It's a platform that has really reached scale; this is the time when you really see the great content showing up. The future in a lot of ways is always tomorrow: [things like] the SmartGlass technology and Windows 8 [show that] things are going to constantly evolve. The world where everything gets centered around one console and when that comes out--we kind of have to evolve away from just thinking about that, [especially] with the service-based nature of games today."
"Right now the Xbox 360 is really healthy and it's doing incredibly well. I think the 360 has a lot more than two years [left]. It has legs for a long time."
Now, this all comes down to how you define "a lot more", "years" and "long time" really.
Source: Gamespot
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editor 11 Jun 2012 03:45
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after seeing the train crash Nintendo has this year you would expect MS to say this... the question is will their XB760 allow them to stay relevant, to underline the broken business model Bill saddled them with from the start - i.e. the XB is too expensive to sell cheap!