Xbox 360 to be supported until 2015

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Microsoft has revealed that the Xbox 360 will be supported until 2015.



Vice president for interactive entertainment Chris Lewis said that the Kinect will lengthen the lifespan of the console by another five years.

“Kinect really gives us, I think, a very genuine additional five years. What Kinect does is broaden us out to users that we weren’t addressing in the past," he told BusinessWeek.

Although the firm may release a new console by 2015, Lewis said that "we're not fixated on that right now".

He added that while there is "no doubt" 3D will become popular, it is currently too early for the technology to take off.

"We are two to three years away from that, 'til the price point comes down, 'til the experience is sufficiently social, that you don’t sit there with big glasses on and don’t talk to your family," he said.

Kinect will be available from November 10 for £129.99.