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04-20-2016, 09:34 PM
Say goodbye to Xbox 360 as Microsoft ceases production
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After a wildly successful 10-year run (plus a few months), Microsoft is closing up shop on the Xbox 360.
Xbox boss Phil Spencer confirmed it Wednesday, citing "the realities of manufacturing a product [that's] over a decade old." Microsoft will continue to sell off its current inventory of stockpiled consoles.
SEE ALSO: Xbox flings open the door to competitive play with PC, PlayStation (http://mashable.com/2016/03/14/cross-platform-play-xbox-playstation/)
In a goodbye post on Xbox Wire (http://news.xbox.com/2016/04/20/xbox-360-celebrating-10-years/), Spencer spent some time highlighting some of the 360's big successes and the legacy it leaves behind.
The Xbox 360 was a dominant force during the previous console generation. Its global sales were roughly equal to those of the PlayStation 3, but it was on the 360 that Xbox Live and the **tion of social gaming on consoles found its footing. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/20/xbox-360-ceases-production/)
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After a wildly successful 10-year run (plus a few months), Microsoft is closing up shop on the Xbox 360.
Xbox boss Phil Spencer confirmed it Wednesday, citing "the realities of manufacturing a product [that's] over a decade old." Microsoft will continue to sell off its current inventory of stockpiled consoles.
SEE ALSO: Xbox flings open the door to competitive play with PC, PlayStation (http://mashable.com/2016/03/14/cross-platform-play-xbox-playstation/)
In a goodbye post on Xbox Wire (http://news.xbox.com/2016/04/20/xbox-360-celebrating-10-years/), Spencer spent some time highlighting some of the 360's big successes and the legacy it leaves behind.
The Xbox 360 was a dominant force during the previous console generation. Its global sales were roughly equal to those of the PlayStation 3, but it was on the 360 that Xbox Live and the **tion of social gaming on consoles found its footing. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/20/xbox-360-ceases-production/)
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