Microsoft said that the company plans on keeping the Xbox 360 console going until at least 2015, despite the refresh that they did last year. However, they might be gearing up for the next Xbox despite still having four years’ development cycle timeframe. The software giant has listed a glut of new job openings, with the most interesting ones being at its Mountain View research campus, where a team responsible for “defining and delivering next generation console architectures” is to be formed.

A graphics hardware architect is sought to ensure that the next Xbox strikes the optimal balance between greed and dictatorship, while a design verification engineer and a few others will be hired to test and help develop prototypes along the way. This huge numbers seems to indicate that Microsoft is starting to ramp up research and development on its next-gen home entertainment console, though it’s still a long way to go, for us that is.

SOURCE via Beyond3d Forum