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We just heard back from Microsoft about the rumor that the company has stopped manufacturing the original console.
In a nutshell, their official response is that they do not provide details on manfacturing for their console. Here's the longer version, which sorta dances around the question.
Our plans for the Xbox version 1 platform remain unchanged from what we discussed last year at E3. We expect to continue to sell Xbox V1 consoles well into CY2006. We have more than 800 Xbox games in the portfolio today with many more being added in the coming years. Xbox V1 is a great value for consumers and we expect to continue to see good demand for the platform in CY2006. We don t provide details on our console manufacturing plans for either the Xbox version 1 or the Xbox 360.
The question is, what does support mean. We've heard that Microsoft isn't making in-house Xbox games anymore (though third parties will end up making tons for the year), and now there's rumors of no more manufactured Xboxen. You could argue that support just means that they are supporting the third party development of games.
It would be nice if Msoft went the route of Sony and come out with a XboxOne or some such, but I just don't see it happening.
The Xbox Is Dead? [Kotaku]
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I have a hard time believing this. Amazing.
I somehow don't foresee Microsoft exercising any sort of ingenuity in creating a super small version of the Xbox1 ( similar to the PSone and PS2 slim). They are working, however, on the Xbrick1. It is a Xbox built into an Xbox360 power supply. And no, I didn't go there.
lies lies lies. xbox is dead. poor kid that just got the xbox for xmas...there will be no good software.
well my sister won an xbox in a drawing contest in may last year, and we use it everyday as media player with xbmc. we'll probably use it for a couple more years...
Every time I've talked to managers at EB or Gamestop (yeah, I know how reliable that is), they've said there will be Xbox games releasing well into '07.
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