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Forums - Gaming - Microsoft EMEA VP:Xbox about halfway through life,because of... Kinect

Thanks to Kinect, the Xbox 360 is enjoying an extended lifespan (we're required by law to joke here that it's the second or third lifespan for many of your non-slim Xboxes). Microsoft's VP of Interactive Entertainment Business for EMEA, Chris Lewis, told MCV, "We see it as about halfway through." He added, "Kinect put a huge shot of adrenaline into the business," likely not referring to last year's infusion of unsold copies of Adrenalin Misfits.

Lewis said that Microsoft deliberately targeted families and younger players with its initial Kinect offerings, and now it's moving more into "core" games. "What you will see is us using Kinect to enhance the experience and not detract from it," Lewis said. "I don't think our core gamers will tolerate anything else from us."

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/24/microsoft-emea-vp-xbox-about-halfway-through-life-because-of/

 

WIth this and Jack Tretton saying PS4 will  not be coming out any soon,we can expect PS4/720 around 2015.Other thing the current hardware can be maximised.Look at the game from 2008,look at the game from now...

 



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Predicted Lifespan of Xbox 360 /=/ when Xbox 720 will launch

According to SONY, PS2 is still ALIVE as they are shipping units and software....so PS2 is still alive despite PS3 being out for 4-5 years.



All hail the KING, Andrespetmonkey

Could this article be more non professional? I mean seriosuly the author is horrible.

That being said its gotta be over halfway now, I'm thinking we see the nextbox debut at next years E3 and launch the next holiday after that so about 3 more years with the 360 as the main console for MS, which sounds right to me. Given the great sales and support though it will continue to sell after the nextbox launches so in a way he may be right in that its only halfway through its sellable life but its already over half in terms of being the main console.



well then again who cares really.... I just wanna know what's inside the next gen... when it comes out is irrelevent to me :D



hmm I can see it have casual support for kinect especially for a long while..,... but like other said... keeping the XB running doesn't mean they won't release a new one at the same time



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Xbox 360 will be getting 3rd party support for a long while yet. Up to late 2015, 2 years after 720 launchs and most will stop bar madden ect.



 

2 years 720 releases

360 can be like PS1,PS2



Sweet!

News like this always makes me happy.