14 DAY TRIAL // At the Consumer Electronics Show, the company Origin PC is set to show off one of the most interesting and seemingly useless devices in the world of video games, combining the power of an Xbox 360 home gaming console from Microsoft with that of a top of the line gaming PC.
The systems is apparently set to resell for close to 8,000 dollars for the entry level configuration, with a more powerful machine going up to more than 16,000 dollars.
The machine includes both a fully powered gaming computer and an Xbox 360 Slim in the same case, both of them cooled via a water-based system
The computer has a configuration that includes: an Intel Core i7 930 processor that has been overclocked to run at 4.9 GHz, a set of two NVidia GTX480 graphics cards working in tandem, all of it supported by 6GB of Corsair Dominator memory that is running at 1600 Mhz.
The Xbox 360 Slim has suffered no modification and is pretty much the same thing you can buy in a local store apart from the water-cooling system.
The only thing missing from the setup is a hacked Kinect that can be used to control both the PC and the Xbox 360.
Those who are interested in seeing the hybrid gaming device need to visit the Consumer Electronics Show that will take place from Thursday, January 6 to Sunday, January 9 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
It's rumored that Microsoft might unveil its new operating system, Windows 8, at the same event and Nintendo could also talk about the 3DS handheld and about a successor for the Wii home console.
The Xbox 360 has had a very good year during 2010, with the launch of a new version of the device making it more attractive than ever to gamers, leading the Microsoft home platform to increase sales in the NPD Group reported numbers just as its rivals have seen a decrease.
Microsoft has announced that it will focus on promoting the Kinect motion tracking device in 2011.