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Bill Gates Hints At Xbox 360 Features

Posted by Zonk on from the could-be-a-blender-too dept.

mgbaron writes "Read the first part of Engadget's interview of Bill Gates where topics discussed range from the Xbox 360 to Media Center PCs to Windows Mobile and Microsoft's future involvement in portable devices. On an interesting note, Gates downplays the rumors that the Xbox 360 might itself be a media hub. He instead hints that it might share some of the same features. The second part of the interview will run tomorrow and cover such topics as Blu-Ray and the Tablet PC."

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  1. xbox 180 by Nate+Andrion · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I think the 360 might only be about half the hype that the community gives it. Lets think here, we are scrambling for info on a device that seems to evade us. The feature list, never found, the community of avid XBox-ers (including myself), are foaming at the mouth for info. Why can't the big M$ release some features officially, so we can brag about our system franchises leetness and not keep digging. I think the seclusion is because of the PS3's already known hardware benefits.

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  2. Re:Xenon by squiggleslash · · Score: 3, Informative
    Xenon is the code name. They haven't officially announced the name yet, so even if it is to be called the Xbox 360, it would be inappropriate for Mr Gates to call it that.

    For the same reason, you'll hear him refer to Longhorn as Longhorn right up until the day it's officially announced it'll be called "Windows ST" (or "Windows QL" or whatever it is called), even if "everyone knows" it's going to be called that well beforehand.

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  3. Re:Huh? by hollismb · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Nah, he define's the 'hub' as the PC. The Xbox simply accesses the hub. Seriously, would you want to store all your music, video, images on an Xbox, or on your PC? What I don't get it Microsoft's obsession with the damn Media Center PC. How many people actually own one of those damn things? If I can't do certain things with my Xbox 360 because I don't run Windows Media Center, well, I'm going to be irritated.

  4. Xbox Media Center PC by DeadBugs · · Score: 3, Interesting

    If you are running Windows Media Center 2005 you can already connect your Xbox to it and use it as a satellite media center\hub. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/mediacenter/eva luation/devices/xboxextenderkit.mspx

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  5. Second Part of Interview by LoganEkz · · Score: 4, Informative

    It's now available, posted this afternoon on Engadget.