Xbox 2 Update

[Pop Smith]

The B/R/S Group, a California-based market research company that lists Microsoft and the Xbox division specifically as clients, has been gathering consumer feedback on a device it refers to as Xbox Next PC – "a videogame console system with a hard drive and a built-in fully functional PC." Mention of the device came on one of several slides shown to focus groups.
One slide describes the unit, which would require a PC monitor or high definition television, as being backward compatible with current and next-generation Xbox titles. It would also play PC games and include a fully functional version of Windows, CD burner, DVD player (with remote control), built-in access to Xbox Live and a hard drive. Control-wise, the system would come with both a keyboard and mouse and a standard Xbox controller. The price point this particular study tested was $599.
B/R/S officials declined to comment for this column, citing a strict confidentiality agreement with Microsoft.

Should Microsoft move forward with a hybrid machine, it will likely come after a standalone Xbox 2 unit is released. As for when we'll see next generation Xboxes on store shelves - officially, Microsoft isn't commenting, but it has been giving publishers guidance to plan for a 2005 launch.

Looks like there gonna put a hard drive in the Xbox 2 after all.

But, what i am confused on, they act like it will have a fully functional windows built into it. Does this mean the Xbox 2 is going to be really buggy (and stupid)

[AXmichigan]

yea
right now i think we have the last good systems
cuz the future will just be pc's
its crap
ps3 maybe not.. but it is sony
if someone else does somethin
they might try..
like that whole hdd idea
finally took em long enuf (on the ps2)
lets see how that goes
eh tyler?

[TylerDurden]

Yeah well we are still waiting for confirmation on the ps2 hdd thing.




Tyler!

[seaneyb2003]

yea hdd loader looks very good

[AXmichigan]

yea.. we'll see....