Gates Shows Off Xbox Media Center, Discusses Consoles

Thanks to Reuters for its story reporting on Bill Gates' announcement of an Xbox Media Center Extender kit at the CES show in Las Vegas, discussing the add-on "that will extend the functions of its Windows XP Media Center Edition to the console, turning it into a set-top box that allows the playback of live and recorded video, music and photos." 1UP has a couple more details, noting the add-on "will combine an Xbox DVD title with a dedicated remote control [and] currently carries no release date or price point", and the Reuters interview with Gates has him noting of the Xbox: "We are pushing the boundaries in terms of expanding what people think of as what the device can do." He's also confident but secretive about the next generation of consoles, suggesting: "In terms of the next round, hey, it's a new game. We're not showing our hand and I don't think Sony's showing their hand. We're doing some very cool work, but that's really all we say at this point."

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Re:X-Box Media Player

[Anonymous Coward]

I guess it still won't playback DivX, XviD

So you can do what? Pirate movies? Play your porn on your TV? I bet that's the market MS is really after! Your average Joe doesn't care about the same things the average slashdot reader does.

I came here with modpoints but none of you are worth them :-p

no

[otis_amber]

XBox's are dumb, PlayStation 2's are better! But I want Microsoft to add more to the XBox so we can see what those babies can really do, like access Slashdot. lol