After the console has had more than a 10 year run, Microsoft will now be stopping production of the Xbox 360. Microsoft has said that Xbox Live servers will still remain online for the time being, so that players can still access all the features of the console. The Xbox 360 has sold over 80 million units to date.

Xbox 360 means a lot to everyone in Microsoft. 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.

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[DjoeN]

ah, pitty, i still haven't upgraded to Xbox One cause i still have plenty of fun with my 360.
Hope Live will still be on for some time and the're still doing the xbox gold 2 free games a month.
Also maybe it's time to get all my downloads back on my HDD, it crashed one time and had to replace it, still haven't redownloaded everything.

 

[Dust2dust]

One poor kid electrocuted himself trying to fix his console and there's probably more stories mirroring that. All because MS monsters put profit before safety and quality. Even their first console was a death trap with poorly soldered power point connection.

I will hate you forever MS! criminals!

Not unplugging an electrical appliance from an outlet while you work on it, it's all criminal microsofts fault!

MURDERERS!

By the way you should google the Darwin Awards.

Just unplugging the device is not enough to be safe if someone doesn't know what he's doing. Capacitors can store lethal electrical charges for a long time. From wikipedia: "Capacitors may retain a charge long after power is removed from a circuit; this charge can cause dangerous or even potentially fatal shocks or damage connected equipment. For example, even a seemingly innocuous device such as a disposable-camera flash unit, powered by a 1.5 volt AA battery, has a capacitor which may contain over 15 joules of energy and be charged to over 300 volts."

 

[mikey420]

Yay it's finally dead

 

[jDSX]

I wonder what games (non collector eidtions) will be expensive/hard to find for the 360 at this rate.

 

[Daggot]

if you think of it.. ps3 managed to run into more problems over its lifetime.. psn getting hacked multiple times, ylod, whatever else happened... xbox only really got rrod and xbox live ddosed once afaik

There were a few, like the christmas day outage and such. Although they shared the same design flaw the 360 had a much much higher failure rate at the start IIRC. I remember going through at least 1 launch PS3 and having to send it back but my phat model 360s? Oh man they gave me trouble until I bought a slim.

 

[jDSX]

It's about damn time! Sorry, not sorry, but that generation ran for wayyyyy too long, it's about time they stopped supporting it. It's about time we moved past that generation and it shouldn't have taken 3 years to do that.

Right. Because The PS2 wasn't worth it. No not even all those 1000 odd games and more quality overall. The PS3/xb360/wii totally sucked and burned. THANK GOD its over with.

I see your point totally.

 

[IpsoFact0]

They are the reason Rare started going to shit, so I suppose you're right there.

Used to own an 360 for a year and then sold it a few months back.

Yeah some people will argue it but thats ok.

Xbox 360's owned over time: 8
Xbox 360's working (and still in my possession) : 6
Amount of JTAG/RGH consoles: 1
Amount of 360's you own : 0
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if you hate 360's so much, do not post here about it. the EoF is all to welcome to hear your rant

That's a rather big assumption isint it? that i don't own a 360 or ever have? Actually i bought one on launch till it red ringed then i bought another slim literally just for Tales of Vesperia. 360 is one of the worst consoles hardware wise, over 50% failure rate, and software wise what does it have? besides jock shooters? Halo, GOW, COD ? compare the game list between the PS3 and 360..its a joke.

Original Xbox was a great console tho.

I wonder what games (non collector eidtions) will be expensive/hard to find for the 360 at this rate.

None, 360 was made in America, 360 games will be plentiful, maybe the rare game like Lost Odyssey or Tales of Vesperia.

 

[Yil]

Shit, so that's it, the last generation is officially over with, I don't imagine it being long now before Sony follow suit

Maybe you will get ps3 backward compatibility with ps4k.

 

[Deleted User]

Maybe you will get ps3 backward compatibility with ps4k.

most likely not... or very selective like the xbox -> 360 and the 360 -> one

Unless playstation has more of a history of backwards compatability

 

[Yil]

most likely not... or very selective like the xbox -> 360 and the 360 -> one

Unless playstation has more of a history of backwards compatability

Sony should be able to make a emulator. If ps4k uses zen, there will be no more thread problem.

 

[yusuo]

Maybe you will get ps3 backward compatibility with ps4k.

I doubt it, not only would the price sky rocket due to cell architecture it would piss off a lot of early adopters (myself included)

 

[Yil]

I doubt it, not only would the price sky rocket due to cell architecture it would piss off a lot of early adopters (myself included)

Was that not mostly due to multi-threading?

 

[yusuo]

Was that not mostly due to multi-threading?

Indeed

 

[Yil]

Indeed

Octa core zen can go up to 16 threads. Or Just add one extra core or two to keep everything running (there are some form of secure mode in some smartphone using arm-r for system).

 

[Arecaidian Fox]

Well, this was certainly a long time coming. I still have my 360, an old Elite model, and it still plays like new. But maybe this will give developers incentive to allow MS to port their games, so they can continue to get SOMETHING out of their work over the course of another console generation. And here's also hoping that MS also gets the backwards compatibility less wonky. Halo Reach is pretty much unplayable, lol.

 

[Deleted User]

I've been meaning to get a 360. There's a few games I want that aren't on BC and I was disappointed Conker Live and Reloaded wasn't in Rare Replay.

 

[Hielkenator]

Well, this was certainly a long time coming. I still have my 360, an old Elite model, and it still plays like new. But maybe this will give developers incentive to allow MS to port their games, so they can continue to get SOMETHING out of their work over the course of another console generation. And here's also hoping that MS also gets the backwards compatibility less wonky. Halo Reach is pretty much unplayable, lol.

I'll invest in a Xbone when MS decides to add BC to physical Xbox360 discs.
Also I'll be making sure to get some xbox 360 controllers (since they break down quickly), before production ends. ( also for PC )
Lovely console ( I am a late adopter ) cheap second hand games, great great stuff.
Still ALOT of games to play I have in my collection....

 

[FAST6191]

How are you breaking 360 controllers? I have certainly had more robust controllers for things over the years but most broken 360 controllers I encounter are the result of abuse.

 

[Obveron]

My jtagged 360 is still going strong. Can't think of a better hacked console, except maybe the OG Xbox.

 

[DinohScene]

I'll invest in a Xbone when MS decides to add BC to physical Xbox360 discs.
Also I'll be making sure to get some xbox 360 controllers (since they break down quickly), before production ends. ( also for PC )
Lovely console ( I am a late adopter ) cheap second hand games, great great stuff.
Still ALOT of games to play I have in my collection....

How are you able to break those?
Do you chuck them against a wall or something?

I know that after some years of use, the sticks will wear out but overall...