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XBox Adding HD Tuners Next Year
iloveCarla writes "Microsoft is partnering with Toshiba to turn the Xbox into a full fledged HTPC. With built-in HD DVD, a larger hard drive, revamped "MCE" interface, and possibly HDTV tuners, the Xbox would be in a better position to compete against the PS3 in the race to serve as the defacto entertainment hub for couch potatoes. According to the article "The new device is expected to be released late in 2008 or at the 2009 CES show in Las Vegas."
They need to make an Xbox 360 that sells for no more than $300, and includes at least a 40GB hard drive. Then they need to get more and better games. They also need to make Xbox Live! Gold memberships free for the first year. That's what people actually WANT.
This HTPC crap is a waste of time. Both MS and Sony keep trying to turn their console into a "media center", which while a nice idea, isn't something that the mass-market really cares about.
I swear both MS and Sony have lost their minds.
You weigh these things up on a cost / desire / feature / reliability ratio.
I don't see any of the 3 new consoles being good value for money at this point in time, I'm sure others do - good for them but my criteria is more stringent than most since I like value for money (unlike most consumers)
PS3, too expensive, not enough software - do want to support them though since MS are completely whipping them now and if MS 'wins' we're fucked - we need competition.
Xbox 360, too many hardware problems, too noisy, cheaper than the PS3 and more games but still not value for money considering it could die at the end of your 3 year warranty (hell,.. could die? likely death)
Wii, no thanks not for me at all, maybe for 99$ AUD but otherwise not interested.
To get to your point, I just bought a 65nm Intel CPU, I know the 45nm is coming very soon but now was the time to buy for me, based on cost, overclockability and value for money, based on future prices in January I don't forsee there being a huge difference in performance for the same price