next xbox or xbox 2

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What we've heard:

 

The proposed plan is to release three versions of the Xbox 2 over the course of a year. The first would be available in the fourth quarter of 2005 and the last a year later, to coincide with the release of Sony's PS3. The three versions break down like this:

 

* Xbox Next - The Xbox 2, plain and simple. No hard drive, but an optional one can be purchased at the rumored price of $100.

 

* Xbox Next HD - Reports indicate it will include a hard drive and extra functionality. Rumors also point toward an extra-special, crispy incentive: a Halo 2: Directors Cut that will be shipped with the Xbox Next HD. This alleged Halo 2.5 is supposed to function at a higher HD resolution and include extra playable features. Team Xbox was the first to report this. Here's a quote from their source.

 

"Halo 2.5 will be an Xbox 2 launch title and is going to run in HDTV resolution with new, improved textures and graphical effects. All the stuff that people expected from Halo 2 but didn't make the cut will be there ... The technology that powers Halo 2 has been designed from day one to take advantage of the next generation hardware... In Halo 2, the Xbox was pushed to its limits, but now the game will reach new heights with the advanced hardware ... Now, here is the twist: Halo 2.5 will come preloaded with the optional HDD. It'll be one of the two reasons to get the Xbox 2 that comes with a hard drive. The other reason ... well, you'll just have to wait."

 

Be still, my beating heart.

 

* Xbox Next PC - Xbox Next PC is basically an entry-level PC that runs a Windows operating system (perhaps Longhorn?) and can play both Xbox and PC games. It may also include a CD burner, wireless keyboard, mouse and game controller. Users can check e-mail and run standard PC software like Word as well. Unlike other consoles, it will be meant to connect to an HDTV or PC monitor. Think of an Xbox version of a Windows Media Center PC. It's supposed to come out a year after the other two Xbox Nexts, to coincide with the release of Sony's PS3. The theorized price point is in the $600 range.

 

Chryssa

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