Hoewel het bestaan ervan door Microsoft volledig wordt ontkend, gooit Wired News er toch weer een nieuwsberichtje over Bill's X-Box console tegenaan:
Microsoft is secretly developing a PC-based computer games console to compete in the market dominated by Sony, Sega and Nintendo, the Sunday Times reports. [break] Blablablah, verhaaltje kennen we wel. Deze opmerking van een Sony ventje maakt het leuk: [/break] The Sunday Times quoted Chris Deering, president of Sony computers in Europe, as saying, "If there is any truth in these rumors, the move seems to be a signal of disappointment, and one of loss of confidence in Sega's new Dreamcast in which Microsoft is a partner."