Mark IsaacsonGamemonger Rumour Mill
January 4th 2008 04:16
A new Xbox? Skype on PSP? A new DS? None of it is fact, so let's just say 'what if?' and take at look at the last rumours ...
What if #1: BIll Gates announces a new Xbox 360 edition at CES 2008.
This one's floating around a fair bit right now. Apparently, Bill Gates will confirm the Xbox 360 Ultimate this weekend at CES 2008. The specs will possibly include an internal HD-DVD drive, 320GB hard drive, 1080p HDMI output, built-in Wi-Fi, hi-def audio output, cooler 65nm hardware architecture and an update silent fan.
Is it fact? No. Not yet at least. We'll soon know once the weekend roles past, but I'm holding my breath. At the right price, the above system would be an extremely tempting purchase.
What if #2: Skype coming to PSP
Another possible announcement at CES could come from the Sony corner, with the PSP ready to integrate the Skype service.
Is it fact? Almost. Again, nothing official has been made, but the weekend will reveal all. Having said that, as PALGN revealed, the Sony CES website has been updated with the above info attached. Certainly an interesting feature, but shouldn't they be concentrating on games? I mean, Skype's great and all, but the PSP is a gaming console first and foremost. Meh.
What if #3: A new DS in 2008
Reggie, the main man at Nintendo US HQ, revealed recently the possibility of DS downloads straight from the Wii Wi-Fi service. The question is, how will you download them to DS? It surely won't be the current 'download a demo and once you turn the console off, it's gone' system, especially with the chance of new DS content and full titles as part of the program. So, hence the current rumour ... will there be a new DS edition confirmed, and will it feature an internal hard drive or flash memory of some description?
Is it fact? Hell no. The download service is a possibility, more when than if, but this doesn't mean a new DS will be winging its way to us any time soon. However, it's a possibility in the not too distant future. The DS Lite has been selling very strongly, and will continue to as long as the software support continues, so why mess with something that's working so well. If anything, a second update to the DS would wait in the wings until Nintendo considers it viable, possibly when sales start to cool down ... but that won't be for a while yet.
What if #1: BIll Gates announces a new Xbox 360 edition at CES 2008.
This one's floating around a fair bit right now. Apparently, Bill Gates will confirm the Xbox 360 Ultimate this weekend at CES 2008. The specs will possibly include an internal HD-DVD drive, 320GB hard drive, 1080p HDMI output, built-in Wi-Fi, hi-def audio output, cooler 65nm hardware architecture and an update silent fan.
Is it fact? No. Not yet at least. We'll soon know once the weekend roles past, but I'm holding my breath. At the right price, the above system would be an extremely tempting purchase.
What if #2: Skype coming to PSP
Another possible announcement at CES could come from the Sony corner, with the PSP ready to integrate the Skype service.
Is it fact? Almost. Again, nothing official has been made, but the weekend will reveal all. Having said that, as PALGN revealed, the Sony CES website has been updated with the above info attached. Certainly an interesting feature, but shouldn't they be concentrating on games? I mean, Skype's great and all, but the PSP is a gaming console first and foremost. Meh.
What if #3: A new DS in 2008
Reggie, the main man at Nintendo US HQ, revealed recently the possibility of DS downloads straight from the Wii Wi-Fi service. The question is, how will you download them to DS? It surely won't be the current 'download a demo and once you turn the console off, it's gone' system, especially with the chance of new DS content and full titles as part of the program. So, hence the current rumour ... will there be a new DS edition confirmed, and will it feature an internal hard drive or flash memory of some description?
Is it fact? Hell no. The download service is a possibility, more when than if, but this doesn't mean a new DS will be winging its way to us any time soon. However, it's a possibility in the not too distant future. The DS Lite has been selling very strongly, and will continue to as long as the software support continues, so why mess with something that's working so well. If anything, a second update to the DS would wait in the wings until Nintendo considers it viable, possibly when sales start to cool down ... but that won't be for a while yet.
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