More on Future X-Box Capabilities

rtphokie writes "The oft - rumored expansion of Microsoft's Xbox from a gaming console to a more full featured entertainment hub is taking a little more shape. A C|Net article tells of a HomeStation device which is claimed to be slated for a fall release. In addition to Xbox game compatibility and DVD functionality, it is reported to have TiVo/UltimateTV like PVR functionality as well as WebTV like email and web surfing capabilities. This "report" comes on the heels of the announcement of the Moxi Digital set-top MoxiMedia Center which was named "Best of Show" at the recent Consumer Electronics Show."

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wow

[TheQuantumShift]

someone actually came out and called that "Modified Pentium 3" what it really is...

Mosesmann said the HomeStation will be based on the Xbox design, which is similar to a PC and uses standard PC components such as an Intel Celeron processor and USB ports.

Homestation. If you listen real close, you can hear Sony's lawyers suiting up...

Here's why

[sterno]

Well as we all know, open source is unamerican so you can't, in good conscience, use open source software. So Linux, BSD, etc, are right out.

You could use a proprietary Unix but that's 70's era technology. You don't want to be using something that out of date.

There's a couple little oddities like BeOS out there but those don't have any software for them and they are doomed so why waste your money.

You could go with MacOS, but as we all know Steve Jobs isn't a techie and is therefor unqualified to be the figurehead for any product worth buying.

So your only reasonable choice is to go with Windows.

How do they expect Xbox to become the HUB ..

[SirSlud]

... when you have to literally tear any nearby 12 yr olds off the black box to do something with it other than play DOA3?!