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Xbox for $99? Xbox 2 in 2005?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the shaking-things-up dept.

TimeForGuinness writes "CNN is reporting that Microsoft's Xbox may be on the verge of a substantial price cut, falling from $179 to $99 by Labor Day, and Microsoft will launch its next generation console in late 2005 - a year earlier than has been previously rumored. That would put the Xbox 2 on store shelves up to a full year before Sony's PlayStation 3."

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  1. Re:For those of us who don't follow such things... by e2d2 · · Score: 4, Informative

    xbox linux project

    There are others too. Just do a search on google. But thats a good start. Not sure about NetBSD.

  2. Re:For those of us who don't follow such things... by e2d2 · · Score: 4, Informative

    Ahh, here we go:NetBSD on xbox

  3. Re:$99!?!? by AKnightCowboy · · Score: 5, Informative
    Would somebody mind posting a summary of what it takes to turn an Xbox into a standalone PVR, from modding to installation, etc.?

    I don't think anyone is using it as a standalone PVR (does it even have PCI slots?). They're using them as a MythTV frontend box. The actual encoding and storage is handled by a seperate backend box (which can be conveniently hidden away in a basement or closet so it can be noisy and not bother you). All the communications between them is just over a network connection. You can of course have a frontend on the same box as the backend though too and communicate over the loopback interface.

  4. Re:loss by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

    Yes, but in a product's lifespan, manufacturing processes are streamlined (ever seen the inside of a 3G Playstation 1?), and cost falls dues to volume manufacture - initially tooling up a production line to make a new item costs a lot too.

    But, a lot of these are one off costs that need to be recouped. You spend $10 million on a production line, then your consoles are selling at a loss, then they break even, then you streamline the process and make profit, recouping costs etc...

    So, loss initally, recoup costs, profit eventually. Welcome to the wonderful world of manufacturing.

  5. Re:$99!?!? by FreakyGeeky · · Score: 5, Informative

    You can hack any version of the XBOX with a hardware modchip, regardless of whether Live 2.0 is installed. This applies to all versions: 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 and the 1.5.

    I will agree that the software exploits won't work with Live 2.0. However, most XBOX hackers chip their boxes anyway.

    See www.teamxecuter.com for more information.

  6. Re:This is bad by Bobman1235 · · Score: 5, Informative

    Doesn't seem like anything's changing here folks....

    Nintendo :
    NES : 1985
    SuperNES : 1991
    N64 : 1996
    Game Cube : 2001

    Avg Time Bet Releases : 5.3 years.

    Sega :
    Master System : 1986
    Genesis : 1989
    Saturn : 1995
    Dreamcast : 1998

    Avg Time Bet. Releases : 4 years

    Sony :
    PS1 : 1995
    PS2 : 2000
    PS3 : 2006 (projected)

    Avg Time Bet. Releases : ~5 years

    MS :
    XBox : 2001
    XBox 2 : 2005 (projected)

    Avg Time Bet. Releases : 4 years