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Microsoft Ending Xbox 360 Production
- Thread starter Broken Joystick
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Wowfunhappy
Member
outunderthestars
Banned
It was time. Have to make room for more XB1 sku's and what not.
Diablohead
Member
the 360, ps3 and wii generation went on for so long i'm still impressed that we got like 8 solid years out of it, good games all round and plenty of everything for everyone to enjoy.
I gave my 360 slim to my nephew, my younger brother owns one and I still have the launch day white in my loft but it doesn't really work any longer, RIP.
I gave my 360 slim to my nephew, my younger brother owns one and I still have the launch day white in my loft but it doesn't really work any longer, RIP.
I still have my S model hooked up to the tv and play Red Dead Redemption every week or so. It's been my go-to console, as this generation started off slowly. I'm primarily a PC player, but having a console hooked up in the other room always makes me happy.
NBA Street Homecourt and Gears of War- those two changed everything for me, at the start of the 360 lifecycle. I bought so many digital games on the cheap that remain on the console and get booted up all the time, so it's nice to have around. One of the best!
NBA Street Homecourt and Gears of War- those two changed everything for me, at the start of the 360 lifecycle. I bought so many digital games on the cheap that remain on the console and get booted up all the time, so it's nice to have around. One of the best!
kruis
Exposing the sinister cartel of retailers who allow companies to pay for advertising space.
Paying for online.
Captain Zyrain
Member
10 years? Crazy..
I was working as a Store Manager at EB Games when the Xbox 360 came out.. that launch was crazy. I still have my white Xbox wristband from back then. We had a line all around the mall. I remember being an evil corrupt manager and secreting some consoles away for my friends to buy (not super evil though, I didn't put them on eBay!).
Still remember trying to convince people they really really REALLY shouldn't be buying the $299 'core' bundle and should go with the $399 20GB Pro one instead.
So many good times gaming on Xbox live over the years, before it was all annoying kids & hate speech (there really was a time!). It honestly felt like all the best parts of PC gaming & console gaming had come together. Playing Elder Scrolls Oblivion on my TV in 2006 changed my life.
I'm really glad they're working on BC for Xbox One.. I still have a number of games I didn't finish or never got around to.
I still have a Halo 3 Xbox 360, but the disk drive won't open anymore, and is as loud as a semi truck. I also have the Halo 4 Xbox 360 which seems to work fine from the last time I checked it out. Hopefully it'll be good to pull out every now and then to play some 'retro' 360 titles.
Bravo, fair Xbox, Bravo!
I was working as a Store Manager at EB Games when the Xbox 360 came out.. that launch was crazy. I still have my white Xbox wristband from back then. We had a line all around the mall. I remember being an evil corrupt manager and secreting some consoles away for my friends to buy (not super evil though, I didn't put them on eBay!).
Still remember trying to convince people they really really REALLY shouldn't be buying the $299 'core' bundle and should go with the $399 20GB Pro one instead.
So many good times gaming on Xbox live over the years, before it was all annoying kids & hate speech (there really was a time!). It honestly felt like all the best parts of PC gaming & console gaming had come together. Playing Elder Scrolls Oblivion on my TV in 2006 changed my life.
I'm really glad they're working on BC for Xbox One.. I still have a number of games I didn't finish or never got around to.
I still have a Halo 3 Xbox 360, but the disk drive won't open anymore, and is as loud as a semi truck. I also have the Halo 4 Xbox 360 which seems to work fine from the last time I checked it out. Hopefully it'll be good to pull out every now and then to play some 'retro' 360 titles.
Bravo, fair Xbox, Bravo!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nKkrtrOYO0
The best MP game I played on the Xbox 360.
The best MP game I played on the Xbox 360.
FullMetaltech
Member
Farewell sweet prince. I had some great memories with it. Even though I had 4 shoddy replacements I stuck through. I remember Playing Ghost Recon and made many of friends.
Lol Backwards compatibility just came out and it uses 360 Xbox Live. It's not going anywhere.
This would immediately go away if Sony decided to offer free online. Being the dominate console of this gen they can do that and Microsoft would have no choice but to follow.
Pancake Mix
Copied someone else's pancake recipe
^ I doubt it. Sony had free online in the PS2 era, Xbox did not.
True, but it was #2 most of last gen, and is just behind the PS3 (where it will remain.) Every console sold well last gen.
True, but it was #2 most of last gen, and is just behind the PS3 (where it will remain.) Every console sold well last gen.
Willy Wanka
my god this avatar owns
Simply Sami
Member
No it wouldn't. Sony offered free online last gen.
Xbox live is the most profitable thing in the division. You don't just lose all that. It's not even Phils decision to make. Sony followed suit because they saw all the money MS was making.
It has nothing to do with who the dominant console was.
Dr. Zoidberg
Member
Not if they include a hard drive. I would think a HDD-less one would be doable at $99 easily.
But the real issue is that the old consoles just aren't selling like they used to, going by some of the reports in the NPD threads.
The Albatross
Member
Amazing console. Sleep well sweet prince.
I remember I made the decision to get one when they announced GTAIV would launch simultaneously with PS3 on it and get some timed content. Went out and bought it about a week later. Bought it with GRAW and PGR. I was most blown away by Xbox Live though... just so incredible that a console had a cohesive online experience that -- at the time -- was better than PCs, and seemed decades ahead of what I was used to on PS2 (never owned an OG Xbox)
I remember I made the decision to get one when they announced GTAIV would launch simultaneously with PS3 on it and get some timed content. Went out and bought it about a week later. Bought it with GRAW and PGR. I was most blown away by Xbox Live though... just so incredible that a console had a cohesive online experience that -- at the time -- was better than PCs, and seemed decades ahead of what I was used to on PS2 (never owned an OG Xbox)
Bear Force One
Banned
Will definitely go down as Microsoft's highest point in consoles. Bravo 360!
ZombieSupaStar
Member
Bought a slim replacement one last week, for my jasper unit with drive door that no longer opened. If the xbone had OG Xbox BC and total 360 BC I could have upgraded. But for now this will do.
Steverulez
Member
Thats fair about Shane Kim. I still remember the Jeff Bell incident, hah
The Albatross
Member
Goddam that "NXE" top right... what a mistake. I was legit hyped for that too.
MightyHedgehog
Member
Ten year support. Pretty impressive given all of the constant talk throughout its lifespan by some that MS would just up and drop it like they pretty much had to with OG Xbox. Aside from RRoD, X360 was and is a great console.
Grand Theft Auto/Portal/Mass Effect/Skyrim/Dead Space/Dishonored/Battlefield/XCOM/Rayman/BioShock/Call of Duty/Fallout /Batman Arkham/Guitar Hero/LIMBO/Assassin's Creed/Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter/Red Dead Redemption/Gears of War/Halo/Forza Motorsport/Forza Horizon/Bayonetta/Deus Ex: Human Revolution/Left 4 Dead/Rainbow Six Vegas/Shadow Complex/Far Cry/Burnout/Project Gotham Racing/Dark Souls/The Walking Dead/DiRT/L.A. Noire/Tomb Raider/Borderlands/Diablo/The Witcher/Mirror's Edge/The Gunstringer/Call of Juarez/Lost Planet/Kinect Sports/Dead or Alive 4/Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons/Viva Pinata/Pure/Red Faction/State of Decay/Kameo/Wolfenstein/Dragon Age/Fable/Dance Central/GRID/Devil May Cry/Resident Evil/Splinter Cell/Trials/Spelunky/BlazBlue/Street Fighter/Mortal Kombat/Rock Band/Splosion Man/Crysis /Dead Rising/Braid/Max Payne/Child of Eden/Bulletstorm/South Park/Darksiders/Alan Wake/Minecraft/The Dishwasher/Crackdown/Need for Speed/Catherine/Hitman/Castle Crashers/The Darkness/Metro/Condemned/Halo War/Brutal Legend/Ninja Gaiden/The Wolf Among Us/Banjo-Kazooie
Amazing console.
Amazing console.
Welfare
Member
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Man. What.
I just sold my 360 to someone today .. now I want it back
Also i'm VERY surprised they're ending production this quickly. Make a super barebones $99 SKU and sell a few million units more MS. Free money.
I just sold my 360 to someone today .. now I want it back
Also i'm VERY surprised they're ending production this quickly. Make a super barebones $99 SKU and sell a few million units more MS. Free money.
LordOfChaos
Member
It sounds like the fabrication process the chips are on is getting canned and its not worth the cost of doing a die shrink on it, from the statement of "manufacturing something thats 10 years old".
DizzyCaffeine
Member
Still have mine hooked up in case I get the urge to play RDR.
It's a great console that started badly (RROD) and ended with a whimper (Kinect).
It's a great console that started badly (RROD) and ended with a whimper (Kinect).
MisterCTwo
Member
It's been quite a run!
Time to buy one of the 500gb Forza Horizon 2 bundles and put it in a time capsule.
Time to buy one of the 500gb Forza Horizon 2 bundles and put it in a time capsule.
Danis Saur
Member
I'll always remember you for your fun Xbox Live multiplayer, Halo, Gears, Modern Warfare, Arcade games, Dreamcast games, 1 vs 100... Your controller and RROD.
Good times. Good memories.
Good times. Good memories.
The Real Napsta
Member
Might have to go out and get a 360 E and leave it in the box till i need it.
7DollarHagane
Banned
I hope they give 360 Xbox live another 20 years. There's so many good games on xbla and digital only. It would be such a loss to have the 360 store close or service ended.
SirNinja
Member
Behold: the evolution from "cool, distinctive, attractive interface" to "every generic media center interface ever".
Still love the console and everything, but man, what I wouldn't give to have those blades back...
I camped out with my friends as well, but was in high school. Good times. Also camped out for the PS3 which I flipped lol.
Calm waterfall
Banned
Why are you so defensive?
CrispyBoar
Banned
It's Japanese 3rd party publishers fault for chasing mobile while letting Western 3rd party publishers gain ground.
Only console I ever camped out for. After getting a taste of HD visuals with Soul Caliber 2 on the original Xbox I couldn't wait to finally have an HD console. I remember being wowed with Kameo and then being addicted to DOA4 when that finally released.. Glad we will at least be able to preserve some of these games through BC.
Those blades are so ugly.
Pathfinder
Member
Microsoft may have stopped making them, but you can pry my Xbox 360 S from my cold dead hands. Too many memories and purchased XBLA games to ever get rid of.