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New Xbox Titles Through 2007

Posted by Zonk on from the quite-a-commitment dept.

Despite the fact that the next generation of the Xbox console is expected out before the end of the year, via Evil Avatar a story stating that Microsoft is committed to the original Xbox through 2007. From the article: "A Microsoft spokeswoman told Reuters that 2007 is not a hard stop, but rather a guideline for the last releases of new games developed for the Xbox. Microsoft has not said whether its next console will be compatible with the current Xbox."

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  1. And also a sign of... by Iscariot_ · · Score: 2, Insightful

    And on top of that I'd also suspect this means the Xbox 360 hardware is going to cost a lot for quite a while... I'm thinking it'll take well over a year to go below $300.

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    1. Re:And also a sign of... by __aailob1448 · · Score: 2, Insightful


      It would be a bad move for Microsoft to release their next console above the $299 mark. They need market share and they need it before the PS3 is released (which could happen anytime between march and november 2006).

      That means the Xbox has less than a year to take the advantage and convince enough gamers to buy it. This, combined with a pricedrop coinciding with Christmas 2006 may give it enough userbase to compete head to head with the PS3 when it is released because the PS3 *will* sell in huge numbers.

      And not just because of the name recognition and the hype surrounding the Cell processor but also because of the integrated BluRay drive. Remember how much of an incentive the DVD-playing capability of the PS2 proved to be back then.

    2. Re:And also a sign of... by cluke · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Hey, here's a newsflash for you : those companies aren't run by giant superbrains from the future, you know. They are run by people like you or I, and as people they are prone to stupid mistakes and wrong-headed decisions. They certainly do nothing to attain the papal-like air of infallibility you seem to grant them. (Just think of Enron or any of the innumerable failed business ventures of the last few years).

      And we ourselves as people are at least qualified to speculate on what they should or should not do. So yah boo sucks to you!

  2. Re:I think this is a sign of... by Headcase88 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I dunno, to me it's the sign of the opposite; backward compatibility so non-Xbox owners are attracted to both the Xbox and Xbox2 games.

    But this is just a good step overall for them to make. Not everyone want to buy next-gen consoles as soon as they come out. They should sell a lot of games this way.

    But most AAA titles will probably be directed to selling XBox2s.

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  3. Re:Upgrade Cycle by Jicksta · · Score: 5, Insightful
    In two years, with Xbox support starting falling off, the Xbox homebrew scene will have had two years (from now) to have developed and refined their software.

    Since I'm pressed for time, I'll keep the list of interesting advancements brief:
    • XBox Media Center, already one of the most popular SF.net projects, will be by far the sweetest media suite for any platform.
    • Someone may port the Blackdown Java VM to the Xbox, allowing for any presently developed Java program to be ran on the exotic Xbox.
    • The OpenXDK may be just as functional as its official counterpart, allowing for LEGAL xbox homebrew development.
    • Add about a few dozen more fun homebrew games to the current selection.
    Granted, these are all ifs and maybes, but Xbox hacking will be here to stay, with or without Microsoft's support.
  4. Re:I think this is a sign of... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I think the opposite, just look at the PSOne release schedule for 2000-2004. The PS2 is backwards compatible, and games continue to come out for both systems. Cross-releases continued to happen between Playstation consoles as recent as 6 months ago, although more of the PSOne releases are from EA Sports than anyone else in the last year or two.

    http://www.us.playstation.com/games.aspx?id=SLUS -0 1585
    http://www.us.playstation.com/games.aspx?id= SLUS-2 1051

  5. Re:Upgrade Cycle by NanoGator · · Score: 4, Insightful

    "It would seem that Microsoft thinks they can get people on the ole upgrade cycle just like they do for their other products.

    Whats next?

    XBOX 2006, XBOX.net 2007, XBOX.sp2 2008?"

    WTH are you talking about? There's at least 4 years between the XBOX and XBOX 2. In the mean time, they're saying "We'll continue to support the original XBOX for 6 years". This isn't good news for current XBOX users?

    Maybe I'm just really tired here, but the only reason I can figure that this was modded up is that there's some expectation that the XBOX will follow the Windows business model. Never mind that it hasn't done that in all the years it has been around. Never mind that it's a game console firmly established in a market with a 5 year life cycle. Never mind that game consoles are not OS's and that Microsoft would actually be smart enough to not try to market them the same. No no no, let's assume MS is greedy and incompetent. Afterall, that's how they became a 20+ billion dollar company.

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