Production of Xbox 360 has ceased after 10 years on the market

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“The Xbox 360 helped redefine an entire generation of gaming at Microsoft. I am incredibly proud of all of the work and dedication that went into development of the Xbox 360 hardware, services and games portfolio over the last decade. And I’m grateful to the fans for their continued passion and support.

“Thanks to the Xbox 360, we evolved Xbox Live from the original Xbox into the thriving online gaming community it is today. And the console became a beloved gaming and entertainment hub with over 78 billion gaming hours played, nearly 486 billion Gamerscore on 27 billion achievements and over 25 billion hours spent in apps over its lifetime.

“Xbox 360 means a lot to everyone in Microsoft. And while we’ve had an amazing run, the realities of manufacturing a product over a decade old are starting to creep up on us. Which is why we have made the decision to stop manufacturing new Xbox 360 consoles. We will continue to sell existing inventory of Xbox 360 consoles, with availability varying by country.”

The company will still support the console, despite stopping production:

Xbox 360 owners will continue to receive Xbox Live services for their console, such as online multiplayer gaming and parties, access to the apps they use today, and Games with Gold and Deals with Gold.

Xbox Live servers that support Xbox 360 services will also remain online and active. Our Xbox 360 fans can continue to play their favorite games with the full support of Xbox Live.

Gamers will also be able to continue to buy over 4,000 Xbox 360 games or Xbox 360 accessories at retail and through our Xbox 360 store online, while supplies last.

Any Xbox 360 hardware will still be supported at xbox.com/support.

And Xbox One owners will be able to continue to enjoy available Xbox 360 games through Xbox One Backward Compatibility – at no additional cost.

More of the company’s plans for the current console and Windows 10 will be shared this year, the firm said.

Posted: Apr 20, 2016 2:58 pm
Related Forum: Xbox Forum

Source: http://news.xbox.com/2016/04/20/xbox-360-celebrating-10-years/

Comments

DanielPosted: Wed. Apr 20, 2016

This is such sad news the 360 was the best console and still is in my opinion.

GaryPosted: Wed. Apr 20, 2016

The 360 had a good run. Hopefully the servers will still be up for many years to come.

RoopPosted: Wed. Apr 20, 2016

Going to miss the Xbox 360. Have to take care of mine so it will last forever lol

AhriPosted: Wed. Apr 20, 2016

Sad to hear, glad the 360 had such a successful lifetime though, it's created some of the best moments in my life so far.

kamilcaPosted: Wed. Apr 20, 2016

had a good 6-7 years with xbox 360, gunna have to grab all the games i loved again before they all get sold out or destoryed

XboxPosted: Wed. Apr 20, 2016

Well I knew it was only a matter of time. The 360 was probably my favorite console I have ever owned. So many good memories with me and the buds on there. Sad to see it go.

67-Posted: Wed. Apr 20, 2016

Shame its times done the servers wont be up for many more years but was fun while it lasted

MushroomElmPosted: Wed. Apr 20, 2016

j0sh Xbox 360 was by far the best console of its time - pity that most of the good, classic games in that particular era of console hasn't been moved up to next-gen. Psst.. I mean the good, classic Call of Duty games, where jetpacks, exo suits and nonsense like that never existed - when you never had mods or hacks enabled.

'Classic CoD with no mods' Oh..You mean, Waw and MW2? Even Blops 1 had modders. Haha.

However, I agree. It's sad that they had such good games for the 360 and now they don't even really seem to be trying anymore..

j0shPosted: Wed. Apr 20, 2016

Xbox 360 was by far the best console of its time - pity that most of the good, classic games in that particular era of console hasn't been moved up to next-gen. Psst.. I mean the good, classic Call of Duty games, where jetpacks, exo suits and nonsense like that never existed - when you never had mods or hacks enabled.

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