ZDNet heeft een artikel neer gemikt met wat meer info over Microsoft's game console, de X-Box. Er gaan sterke geruchten dat Bill deze bak zal gaan aankondigen op de Game Developer's Conference die over twee weken in San Jose gehouden wordt. Het feit dat xbox.com door MS gekocht is bevestigd dit alleen maar.
This week the software giant completed the purchase of the xbox.com domain name, lending that much more credence to the industry buzz that it's creating a next-generation gaming platform -- known as the "Xbox" -- to compete with Sony Electronics Inc.'s (NYSE: SNE) upcoming PlayStation 2 and Nintendo Ltd.'s device, code-named Dolphin. [...] Last August, Xbox sightings filtered in from the European Computer Trade Show, where Microsoft reportedly held closed-door demonstrations for software developers. With the expertise of its WebTV Networks Inc. subsidiary, the company could easily support Internet features, such as chat and multiplayer gaming, in the device as well. Sources familiar with Microsoft's plans expect the devices to use either Intel Corp.'s (Nasdaq: INTC) Celeron processor or Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s (NYSE: AMD) Athlon processor, in addition to 64MB of memory, a 4GB hard drive and the latest graphics chip from Nvidia Inc. From Universal Plug and Play -- a Microsoft-led initiative designed to link all sorts of appliances in one huge data network -- to the company's WebTV set-top box bringing Internet into the living room, Microsoft has signaled its intent to be a major player in the coming home-appliance market.
Nog een speculatief artikel over dit onderwerp is overigens hier bij Forbes te vinden.
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