Microsoft just announced its new console, the Xbox One (head here to read all of our coverage!), and even though the new console is coming this year, Microsoft won't be leaving behind the Xbox 360 behind any time soon.

 

Yusuf Mehdi, a senior vice president at Microsoft, told OXM that the company expects another 25 million Xbox 360 consoles to be sold over the next five years. "That's something we're shooting for, it's not a financial plan as such, it's just rough numbers if you will," said Mehdi, "To sell another 25 million, half of those will probably come from replacements, but half will come from new buyers."

 

And because of those new owners, and continuous owners, Microsoft will continue to support the system. There are more announced Xbox 360 games on the way, as well as promise of new announcements coming during E3 next month.

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I would probs rather a 360 over One anyway.

I'm not surprise, I mean like why would they, it's only been like um... 2005.... 2013...8 years, so yeah!

But what of PS3... probably the same, or maybe 6 or 8 years you never know...

Edited May 26, 201312 yr by gamerazor247

What a joke, the 360 was nothing special when it came out. It should die at the end of 2014 in my opinion.

 

It should be like the DS and PSP are now.

What a joke, the 360 was nothing special when it came out. It should die at the end of 2014 in my opinion.

 

It should be like the DS and PSP are now.

I agree. PS3 should be the one to live for another 5 years. Instead it'll probably be only 2 or 3.

I agree. PS3 should be the one to live for another 5 years. Instead it'll probably be only 2 or 3.

 

SCE have said many times the PS3 will be supported until the end of the 2016 at least.

I think the Xbox won't live for that long. But, I do also think the One will be a flop if they don't impress at E3

I'm glad that they're doing this, gives me plenty of more time to save up and not be worried about losing new games and stuff for a while x3 Eventually most likely before 2016 though I'll get an Xbox One

SCE have said many times the PS3 will be supported until the end of the 2016 at least.

Ok so then it'll live until 2017 starts at least.

Longer than the PS3's 10 year life cycle(though that could change).

That's probably because of people replacing their old ones and the fact that the release of Xbox One being incompatible with the 360 games people will probably pick up a 360 on the cheap if they wanted to. 

 

That said I can only assume that Microsoft will push the 360 out the door as soon as the One comes out, after all you can't watch TV on your 360 the way you can on One, right?