360 to have a longer lifespan than the Xbox

Picking up the original Xbox back in November 2001 (March 2002 for Europeans) would have filled you with pride, until you developed a hernia and had to put it back down again, such was the size of the thing. You were proud to own the most powerful console on the market, and thought you had many more years to come. Not so, after production stopped in August 2005 of the machine, you knew that a new version was on the way, that of the 360, and probably felt a bit annoyed that a console that promised so much only delivered for four years. Peter Moore has now semi-rectified the situation, by stating that the current Xbox will have a considerably larger lifespan than that of its predecessor.

In an interview with EGM, Peter Moore states that they will support the 360 for as long as it keeps selling. Rather strange considering the Xbox was still selling quite well until they ditched production. Although they were making considerable losses on the Xbox, something they attempted to change in this generation. And as we all know, the longer a console sells, the cheaper it eventually gets (Sony must be praying!).

He goes on to say that the guys who worked on the 360 are now looking into what types of CPUs will be available come 2011-2012. This therefore means that the 360 would have an approximate life cycle of six to seven years. Considerably better than that of the Xbox.

It’s interesting to hear again that the development team are already working, or at least thinking and planning, about the next Xbox incarnation. Thankfully it is some way off yet, so don’t panic and hold off buying a 360 if you haven’t got one already. The ultimate question though still remains the same: forget the future, who will win this new-generation War? Who will lead into the next generation?

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