Three new Xbox 2's?: Xbox Next, Xbox Next HD, and Xbox Next PC
According to reports streaming in from some loose-penned European press, Microsoft will release three different versions of the Xbox Next. The standard Xbox Next will be a basic gaming console. The Xbox Next HD will include a hard drive. Then, about a year later, the Xbox Next PC will be released as a fully-functioning Windows Media Center PC, all in a package smaller than the current Xbox. It is slated to come with a wireless mouse and keyboard and a CD Burner. This should cause some healthy consumer confusion next year while making things difficult on developers. Keep in mind chances are good the thing won't even be called Xbox "Next." Fanboys, start your engines!
