14 DAY TRIAL // Only two months now until the alleged Xbox360 launching, and Microsoft doesn't seem to be convinced about the components of the little magical box, aimed at dethroning Sony and at becoming a "must have" for all the American families, and not only.
When Xbox 360 was launched during the MTV official event, Microsoft said that the new gaming console will come with a 20 GB HDD and a DVD unit.
But in the light of recent events, nothing is certain. After Bill Gates's comments during the signing of the agreement with Toshiba made many experts estimate that Xbox 360 will have at some point a HD-DVD unit, now, it seems that not even the faith of the HDD is sealed.
During an interview for Game Informer, MS Corporate VP and Chief XNA Architect J. Allard suggested that there might be a version of Xbox 360 without a hard disk. Allard was not talking necessarily about the first version of the console scheduled for the end of the year, but more likely about the next generation of Xbox 360.
Analysts regard the statements made by Allard, who sent a clear message to game producers not to count on the presence of a hard-disk when designing games, as a confirmation of the hypothesis that Microsoft might launch Xbox 360 in two versions: a low end, cheaper one that doesn't include a hard-disk and a high end one, equipped with a hard-disk and all the peripherals.
This hypothesis might also be confirmed by the two prices circulating the Internet: $300 and $500.
By making these announcements, Microsoft seems to lack a very precise strategy and a plan of what to include or not in the Xbox 360.
Or on the contrary, perhaps the company is launching this information on purpose, to make Sony unsure of what to include in Play Station 3.