Microsoft to reportedly release 3 different Xbox Next device
WinInfo | at | by Mike
According to a report in The Inquirer, a questionable Web tech tabloid, Microsoft will ship three different versions of its next Xbox video game system, which is currently (and logically) code-named Xbox Next. The British online publication, which inexplicably refers to Microsoft as "the Vole" (no, I don't get it either), says that Xbox Next will ship in the following three versions: Xbox Next, a basic console with no hard drive; Xbox Next HD, which will include a hard drive; and Xbox Next PC, which will be a fully functional PC with Media Center and Xbox gaming capabilities. The first two units will ship in 2005, the site says, with the Xbox Next PC shipping in 2006, possibly alongside Longhorn. Is it all true? I have no idea, but it sounds cool at the very least. Microsoft is expected to announce its plans for Xbox Next at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January 2005, so we'll know soon.