What's Going to Happen to My Old Xbox?

Speaking of Xbox news, with the Xbox 360 coming out in late fall 2005, many are left wondering if their current Xbox will be left useless. I found an interesting article from Reuters discussing this question. MS says it will continue to make new games for the Xbox through 2007, but when you think about it, that's only one year and a few months after the Xbox 360 launches.

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This brings up the question of backwards compatibility for the Xbox 360 (still unconfirmed). Granted, there is a vast library of great games for the current Xbox, but will people be willing to throw that all away for the Xbox 360? One idea that popped into my head that would make MS the gods of the gaming world would be to offer a trade-in voucher on current Xboxes, say $50, towards the purchase of the Xbox 360. As long as the Xbox 360 is backwards compatible, you could still play all of your current Xbox titles on the 360 and you'd have a brand new console for $50 off. I know I'd go for it.