Microsoft: What's in Store for 2004?
MS-Watch | at | by Mike
Before kicking off my 2004 predictions column, I'd like to offer a quick self-critique. After reviewing my predictions from last year, I'd say (to be generous) that your all-seeing Microsoft Watcher achieved a barely 50/50 accuracy rate.
Xbox "Next" will appear before anyone's expecting it. The common wisdom is that Microsoft will show a very early prototype of Xbox 2.0 this spring, but ship no new console until 2005. But our tipsters are hinting that some type of interim Xbox release (possibly code-named "Bobsled") could be in the works. All should become clearer later this week, at the Consumer Electronics Show 2004 in Vegas. Stay tuned for more details.