- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Posted by: PC_GAMER_ANALYST
You must consider the fact that xbox 2 is being presented by Bill Gates on January 5, next year. So you might not want to get that xbox, wait for the xbox 2. Also, Microsoft is also developing a "xbox next", that will play xbox and PC games. w00t! However, this system will cost a fair $700.
xbox 2 specs
CPU: 3 Cores, all running @ 3.5GHz
RAM: 256MB RAM, (will be 512MB, depending on PS3 specs)
Video: the ATI R400, will be nearly as good as the x800 (R420)
and theres other info on Harddrives and other info, available through me. Just ask, and I tell.
Fact? Strange, because the official estimate is that Xbox 2 is coming out at the same time as Windows Longhorn, and DirectX 10, and possibly XNA. The reason for this is that M$ want to make a big impact on both the PC and console market at the same time, and also that they want certain aspects of Windows LH and Xbox 2 to be compatable, like the USB controllers for one thing. It is the official statement that all this is going to happen at the same time(ish) in 2006. So what makes you think all this is ready to happen a year early? Do you not think it's a bit strange that with only 2 months until your quoted date, we've seen and heard nothing of any Xbox pictures, Windows LH features, betas, and all that stuff which happens at least 6 months before something as major as all that software and hardware? MAYBE Bill might say something about xbox 2 in January 2005, like "This is what we aim to give you in a year's time". Not "go pre-order this now".
And another thing, you mentioned that xbox next thing would cost $700. Do you seriously think the xbox 2 console with a 3.5GHz cpu, 512MB of ram and an x800 would cost less than $700? Just the graphics card alone would cost that much, and that's not even including whatever storage device it's going to use, plus controllers, plus optical drive, patents, copyrights, parts, labour, software, and a huge profit margin, that console would likely cost nearly $1,000. A lot of people in this thread have already said that building your own PC, all examples about the same or less high-spec than the xbox 2, cost about $1,500. And that's building it yourself, which is the cheap way. So no way in hell could M$ offer that kind of spec for xbox2 and still make it an affordable console.