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Next Xbox Far Off, Says Microsoft
Edge Online - Interactive Entertainment Today — Though the original Xbox was replaced by the 360 in just four years, Microsoft President of Entertainment and Devices Division Robbie Bach has assured that the platform holder is likely to stick with its current console for a longer period. "Just coming up with something that's faster and prettier isn't going to be sufficient," Bach told the San Jose Mercury News . The life cycle for this generation of consoles, and I'm not just talking about Xbox, I'd include Wii and PS3 as well, is probably going to be a little longer than previous generations."Bach s position is parallel to ...

Microsoft: No Xbox 360 Successor Anytime Soon (MSFT)
Silicon Alley Insider — ... Bloomberg: Bach made his entertainment and consumer-device division profitable last fiscal year after losing more than $3 billion in the previous two years. Now the executive said the quality of graphics on the Xbox 360 and its competitors, Nintendo's Wii and Sony's PlayStation 3, is so good that it will be more difficult to get gamers to buy a new version. ...

Microsoft says current gen will be 'little longer' than previous
Joystiq — ... In order to release Xbox 360 before its competitors, Microsoft killed the original Xbox at just four years old. November 2009 marks the four year anniversary of Xbox 360, but don't expect the system to become obsolete just yet. Microsoft's Robbie Bach ...

Xbox 360 life cycle to be a 'little longer than previous generations'
Joystiq [Xbox] — ... Talking with Mercury News, Microsoft's Robbie Bach quelled our fanboy fears (or hopes) of a new Xbox console releasing anytime soon, admitted that they're in no hurry to release the 360's successor anytime soon. "The life cycle ...

Robbie Bach: Next Xbox Still Quite A Ways Away [Console Life Cycles]
Kotaku — ... and PS3 as well — is probably going to be a little longer than previous generations." I suppose the only question remains is which generations is he talking about here? The nearly ten-year Atari 2600 generation? The seven-year reign of the original NES? I'm pretty sure the current crop can last the latter, but the former might just be pushing it a bit too far. Longer development times will certainly contribute, but can consumers really wait nearly a decade for the next big thing? Microsoft in no hurry to upgrade Xbox [The Mercury News via ...

Video Games 2009: Who Will Win the Console War?
Fast Company - Technology — ... . Used games have a large profit margin, and represent 42% of the GameStop's gross profit -- and game developers and publishers didn't get a single cent. Microsoft will have the opportunity to capitalize on the industry's used-sales-abhorrence with the Xbox 360's successor , likely announced by the end of 2010 and released in 2011. Pachter believes the wait will be longer, "I predict 2013. It used to be hardware manufacturers decided when a new generation begins, now they can't get away with that." When Microsoft does launch, I expect a console that plays downloaded content ...

Microsoft Reportedly Keen on Wii-Killing Motion Cam
Technologizer — ... I don’t doubt that Microsoft is considering various motion control technologies for video games. Entertainment division president Robbie Bach hinted along those lines when he said it’ll take more than something “faster and prettier” to lure consumers the next time around. But rumors ...