The DeanBeat: Saying so long to the Xbox 360 after a decade

Microsoft said so long to production for the Xbox 360 video game console this week. Phil Spencer, head of Xbox, announced in a blog post that Microsoft would finally cease production of the video game console.

It was a rare sentimental moment in an industry that always looks forward, not back. I was a chronicler of the console’s history, as the author of two books on the making of the original Xbox and the Xbox 360. For me, it gives me a chance to reflect on the history and the changes we’ve seen in what has now become a $99 billion video game business. As the old guy in game journalism, I don’t pass up opportunities to reminisce about the good old days. As time goes on, it’s sometimes hard to retain the milestones that we should remember most.