Rare: Xbox One ‘Could Last 12 Years’

The Xbox One "could last 12 years" according to Rare's executive producer Danny Isaac.

Speaking to VideoGamer about the studio's Kinect Sports Rivals missing the Xbox One's launch last November, Isaac commented: 

"As we went through E3 and gamescom and looked at the timelines, we just weren't comfortable that we were going to give the experience to the consumers that we wanted for ourselves and that the franchise was known for. We made the decision to move out of the window, which is always tough, there's very few opportunities to be there day one, and there’s going to be even fewer going forward.

"This console may last 12 years, if not longer. But we got Preseason out, which was good, and it just gave us a little bit more time for the product to stay and cook a little bit more, because really the issue wasn't so much about depth of content. It was, as you see, everyone moves slightly differently, everyone’s homes are set up differently, everyone engages in different ways, and we just weren’t confident that we’d been through enough of that to make sure it was stellar in every situation."

Microsoft's Craig Flanagan has previously said that the company believes the Xbox One could last ''conservatively a decade'' meaning Rare's expectations may not be too far off the mark. Even so Sony, EA, and Ubisoft have all said they predict the new consoles will be released before then.