Microsoft stops making Xbox 360 consoles

Microsoft has announced that the 10 year run of the XBox 360 console has come to an end. The company announced that they will stop manufacturing the Xbox 360.

“Xbox 360 means a lot to everyone in Microsoft,” Head of Xbox Phil Spencer notes in a post to the Xbox Wire blog. “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.”

XBox 360 was kept on despite the existence of the XBox One which suffered from weaker sales when compared to the PS4. With a newer, smaller XBox One expected to be announced at E3. Microsoft will continue to support XBox Live, 4,000 game titles are available for the now classic console, hardware will continue to be supported indefinitely and various Xbox 360 games are now compatible with Xbox One. Read more about it here.

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