Xbox Next to Include PC/Console Hybrid Option?

Pluvius writes "According to CNN/Money staffer Chris Morris, Microsoft's next-gen game console, XBox Next, could be PC- and XBox-compatible and retail for $599. This was one of many possibilities for the console which was explored by the B/R/S Group, a marketing firm which recently did focus testing for Microsoft. This theoretical console would also require a PC monitor or HDTV to display images and come with a full version of Windows as well as a CD burner and a keyboard and mouse. However, Morris notes that even if this hybrid becomes a reality, it would probably be an alternative to a standalone XBox Next console, much like the Sony PSX is to the PlayStation 2. Would you be willing to pay $600 for a console with all of the capabilities of a standard OEM PC?"

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Re:The short, truthful answer?

[wo1verin3]

Hopefully you get meta-moderated properly. I hate when mods mark anything they don't agree with as troll.

OPINION != TROLL

Re:Would I be willing?

[bersl2]

Isn't 640x400 the maximum for composite video and 640x480 the max for s-video?

Is that usable enough for XP? Is that usable enough for any modern OS? Is that usable enough for most users?