Microsoft has “no plans” for a new Xbox

11 November 2010

In a recent interview with Eurogamer, Microsoft’s UK boss guy Stephen McGill has claimed the company won’t be putting out a next generation of Xboxes any time soon.

“We’ve no plans for another Xbox. You’ll continue to see us bring amazing new experiences to the console, without you having to buy a brand new console. A couple of years ago we didn’t have movies, Sky, Facebook and Twitter – now we’ve got things like Kinect,” he says. “We’ll continue to evolve those gaming and entertainment experiences through the power of software updates, rather than new chipsets and plastic.”

Reminded that his colleague Aaron Greenberg had previously predicted a new Xbox in about five years, McGill adds that, “I’m not sure what the timeframe is. There’s a long long way to go with the experiences people deliver on this platform – we’re just beginning to scratch the surface.”

Here’s to someone doing something interesting with Kinect then. And games with inflatable boat peripherals don’t count. 

 

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