Tema: X360-Toshiba un mediacenter HD-DVD con una Xbox

Mas rumurologia...

http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Gaming/...4G5C3U2?page=1

Microsoft, according to insiders at Toshiba owner of the HD DVD patents, claim that Microsoft is working on a brand new Xbox that will incorporate not only a new HD DVD drive but a large hard drive and new entertainment software that is a spin off from its struggling media centre offering.

The new Xbox device, while allowing for extensive gaming capability, will be positioned as an entertainment hub that includes gaming and extensive wireless networking capability as well as 1080p playback. There is also talk of it including a dual HD TV tuner and EPG capability and a docking port for an MP3 player. For Toshiba, the device is critical if it is to be successful in beating Sony and the Blu-ray promoters.

A senior Toshiba executive in Singapore told SmartHouse that "An Xbox with a built in HD DVD drive is critical. They and we are working on it. It also has to be more than a gaming machine. Microsoft recognise this. A version of the device may also be sold under the Toshiba brand name

Both Toshiba and Microsoft have also explored the possibility of a new open standard chassis system that allows an Xbox to be slotted into a HD TV screen over 40-inch. The open standard bays will allow hard drives to be upgraded and expanded similar to the way that users can upgrade the hard drive on a PC.

The new device is expected to be released late in 2008 or at the 2009 CES show in Las Vegas.

Desde luego seria una opcion interesante si el precio acompaña, aunque M$ se estaria comiendo sus palabras de q no habria una version con HD-DVD de la 360. Claro q si el invento lo fabrica Toshiba ya no seria una 360 de Microsoft, seria algo asi como el Panacube.