Xbox Next PC
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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.
Xbox 2 + PC = ?
Microsoft thinking about a machine that would play both console and PC games.
May 27, 2004: 10:58 AM EDT
By CNN/Money staff writer Chris Morris
http://money.cnn.com/2004/05/26/com...aming/index.htm
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Still, the Xbox Next PC isn't as far-fetched as one might think. For one, under its bullet-resistant black exterior, the Xbox is essentially already a stripped-down PC. Microsoft has also announced plans to merge PC and Xbox game development into a single platform, called XNA.
Xbox Next to be part PC?
CNN/Money reports that Microsoft is focus-testing a $599 hybrid game console and home computer.
By Tor Thorsen -- GameSpot
POSTED: 05/27/04 01:54PM PST
http://www.gamespot.com/news/2004/0...ws_6099472.html |