Now that the Xbox One’s release date has been officially announced to be November 22, 2013, it’s fair to wonder how long Microsoft plans to support the current-generation Xbox 360. Considering the company released another new version of the Xbox 360 console at E3, it’s no surprise that the company plans to support it for another three years, according to Yusuf Mehdi, Xbox chief marketing and strategy officer.
The Xbox 360 launched on November 22, 2005, so if it receives another three years of support, that means it’ll have had an 11-year life cycle. That’s quite an impressive run for the console, but it’ll be interesting to see how many developers really stick around with current-gen technology. According to Mehdi, the next three years will see over 100 new games for the Xbox 360. Hopefully it’s quality over quantity.
Source: Eurogamer
