Microsoft Confirms Work Begun on Next Xbox

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Microsoft Confirms Work Begun on Next Xbox

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Tuesday October 17, 2006 @05:33AM from the no-surprise-there dept.

Via 1up, an interview with Chris Lewis, head of Xbox Development in Europe. Along with some interesting discussion of X06 and aiming games at European markets, Lewis confirms what most people could reasonably expect: Microsoft is already hard at work on the next Xbox system. From the 1up article: "'You can't sit back on your laurels in this business - the consumer won't let you, the developers certainly won't let us. So that's happening right now,' ... In order to remain competitive, hardware manufacturers have to start thinking about the next cycle the moment work finishes on the current one. Ideas for the following generation were likely generated during the development of Xbox 360, and you can surely bet the same situations cropped up in the R&D rooms of Sony and Nintendo while working on PlayStation 3 and Wii."

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So what Microsoft is trying to say is by The+MAZZTer · 2006-10-17 05:41 · Score: 3, Insightful

The XBox 360 is ALREADY outdated? :P

I mean really, I don't want to buy a console that I know is just going to be replaced so soon.
1. Re:So what Microsoft is trying to say is by Churla · 2006-10-17 05:47 · Score: 5, Insightful
  
  You're new to this whole "buying technology" thing... aren't you?
  
  If it's not obsoleted within 5 years by new technology it's not technology, it's an small appliance.
  
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Re:So ... by Anonymous Coward · 2006-10-17 05:46 · Score: 3, Insightful

C'mon now, the new console is 4 to 6 years off at least. Technology gets better and cheaper all the time. Uncross your eyes and get some perspective.
Re:So ... by ifrag · 2006-10-17 05:47 · Score: 3, Insightful

At the rate they're going, they are going to soon have the power of an enterprise server!
So is the way of technological progression. Keep in mind the Xbox we now know does have the power of what an enterprise server had years ago. Same thing goes for your average desktop PC, it's now as powerful as the mainframes of old.

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that'll show you by gEvil+(beta) · 2006-10-17 05:47 · Score: 4, Insightful

That'll show the people who said MS was only getting into the console business to milk people on the hardware treadmill!

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Re:One thing is obvious by castlec · 2006-10-17 06:08 · Score: 4, Insightful

The problem is that it isn't so obvious. I saw a blurb earlier today (not sure if it was dig or dot) that said some PS3 devs have already hit the current 25GB limit of bluray discs. 25GB is a lot to be downloading today, and tomorrow's games will be even heavier. In smaller countries, roll-out of newer networking technologies can happen quickly, but that's not so in the US, the major target market. 25GB will still be a painful download for most of the target market in 4-6 years and you can safely assume that the size of games will not be 25GB by then. Optical will still be here unless they can come up with another removable storage that can compete with it in terms of price.

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The widening gyre by LogicHoleFlaw · 2006-10-17 07:42 · Score: 3, Insightful

Of course they're working on a new system. Inevitably during any project you have to draw a line and say "This is as far as we go." Anything beyond that goes into the next iteration. Video game systems are part of a cycle. If you want to stay in the game you always have to be looking at least 5 years down the road.

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