Kaz Hirai Isn't Sure How Long The XBOX 360 cycle is...

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Balu_Kukka said:

As you know MS has claimed that the 360 WILL outsell the PS3 "this generation".This is the thoughts of the daddy of PS.

"The key word there is this ‘lifecycle’ or ‘this generation’. As you probably know, we’re working on a ten-year lifecycle, we’ve said that since day one and we’ve proven it with PSOne and PS2. I guess Don is saying they’re also going to be embarking on a ten-year lifecycle, then? If they are then that’s terrific, but I’ve never seen them manage it before. Last time I checked, the Xbox went by the wayside four or five years after launch.

Last time I checked, the Xbox went by the wayside four or five years after launch. On the other hand, if he’s saying that Microsoft will outsell us after five years, if he calls that this generation, then he’s saying he’s going to exit the 360 business within five years. I’m not exactly sure when he says ‘this lifecycle’ or ‘this generation’ what standard he’s using — five years, 10 years, I don’t know."

 

What do you think?

I think MS will release the new XBOX when the PS3 is breathing down the 360's neck.

 

Luckily for Kaz, a big amount of the European crowd are still Sony's tool that did not care to get the worse SKUs from Sony keeping them alive this generation hence his ridiculous words (and no offense to Europeans but reality is that they really got the shaft out of all territories). Luckily tho Nintendo is taking over and maybe when they decide to make the next move in Europe then Sony will have to do their own and kill the PS3.