Xbox 2 To Feature Removeable Hard Drive

More details are emerging on Microsoft's next console, set to release this fall. GamesIndustry.biz has word that the Xbox 2 will have a removable hard drive as part of its feature set. From the article: "It's been assumed for some time that this means that Xbox 2 will be sold in at least two basic configurations - with and without a mass storage unit - and today's report seems to indicate that it will be possible to upgrade between those models by adding the hard drive."

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Backwards compatibility

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Now the real question is whether this HDD will be the missing link in allowing the XBox's successor to be backwards compatible.

The article didn't mention this, but instead explored the rumours about an 'xPod' and the Xenon's marketing name.

With MSFT acquiring hardware virtualization software not too long ago, there have been plenty of rumours about backwards compatibility in this console, but few facts.