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There's no need for a new Xbox, says Microsoft
- ronaldj 17y agoSo companies are finally realizing that gameplay trumps graphics?
- Herring 17y agoMore like they're only 1/10th of the way towards breaking even.
- steveklabnik 17y agoIt's not even so much that as it is that lots of companies have issues taking advantage of the latest hardware. Look at how under used the Cell is.
- jerf 17y ago"Indeed, I couldn't even get him to speculate about moving the 360 forward to a more modern chip technology. This would reduce the Xbox's manufacturing cost and also produce a console that generated less heat and cost less to run -- benefits that have already accrued to Sony with the launch of the PS3 Slim. It should also be more reliable." You have to take news about future versions of existing consoles with enormous grains of salt. The last few updates have been announced as quietly as possible, as close to the actual release as possible, because they don't want people to hold off purchasing a console while waiting for the new revision. If they are planning on sticking with the current XBox 360 platform for another 2 years, I'm sure we'll get a new chipset iteration. Why? Because there's no way they'll pass all the savings on to the consumer, so they'll make more money. But don't expect them to announce it years in advance; expect something more like "weeks". Besides, it's not as if they are still shipping the original design: http://kotaku.com/305370/xbox-360-falcon-chips-have-landed http://kotaku.com/305370/xbox-360-falcon-chips-have-landed
- awa 17y agoWell, I think the combination of Natal + XBox360 would effectively be the next generation for Xbox
- steveklabnik 17y agoYeah, I thought this was what the rumors were saying.
- rbanffy 17y agoYeah right. Wake me up when they have a shipping product. Until then, it's just vaporware.
- wmf 17y agoThere's no need for one... up until the day it is announced. Standard PR playbook.