@Slimebeast
unfortunately I just have theories, but no clue what will happen here.
What I do know is that it has been made public Intel is heavily courting MS on using their next generation of chip for the next Xbox. And you bet that IBM will try to keep its big fish with new technology as well. ATI had done so well for the 360 that I would not be surprised if MS is also in early talk with AMD (now includes ATI) on technology trend they maybe able to use. If all these companies are proposing technology to MS, you bet cutting edge options along with value choices would be made available for MS choosing.
What about Sony? I am sure they have a team researching technology for the next generation now too. They are probably chatting with potential partner as well. But right now I don't think either Sony or MS have a solid idea of what they want in the new boxes yet.
