Paul Thurrot Predicts November Debut, $500 Tag For Xbox 720

New submitter inkribbon writes that Microsoft blogger Paul Thurrott has now predicted that Microsoft's Xbox 720 console will actually hit the market this November. Thurrott offers a mix of what he considers cold, known facts and "clearly identified conjecture" about the upcoming device. Important to users is this confidently offered claim about the price: "Microsoft will initially offer two pricing models for the console: a standalone version for $499 and a $299 version that requires a two-year Xbox LIVE Gold commitment at an expected price of $10 per month."

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Re:I'll say the same thing I've been saying

[kamapuaa]

When the console starts, you press "a" to play the game. If you put in a new game, you don't even have to do that.

You see a screen with a small ad on it, along with various other choices, for approximately half a second. It's much, much less intrusive than the ads game-makers themselves splash on the screen when you start a game, and have been doing so since the beginning of games.