Say
goodbye to
Xbox 360 as
Microsoft ceases production
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.
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In a
goodbye post on
Xbox Wire, 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.
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