You guys are missing the point.
If this is *backwards* compatible - and if it contains the same CPU, same architecture - just souped up - its basically an enhanced 360.
MS are overdue on a 360-slim - we also know that the 360 still suffers from bad architecture in general.
If MS can make this happen, and at a near-Wii pricepoint - it would be huge. It would also be the perfect way to launch NATAL. NATAL on its own might take 1-2 cores and a heap of RAM - so give half the machine to NATAL, and the other half to run games.
They really do seem hell-bent on hurting Sony - this would go a long way towards doing so.
NATAL only-software would run on NATAL-only hardware anyway - so why not bundle the controller with an updated console?
It also means they could slash the price of existing 360 models - making a lot of gamers very happy.
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Not saying its true, just saying that it sounds possible to me. It would be aimed at the Wii-market, and launch with a Rare developed Wii-Sports rip-off (or similar).
Only thing that seems 'odd' is the choice of a SSD rather than hard disk... wonder why? SSD makes much more sense for a portable device than a console.
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