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Nintendo will innovate further. In terms of controls they'll be ahead. And maybe with all the money they make from Wii, they will put a hefty chipset in. Go Mario HD. That would be awesome. No Dvd playback or anything will keep their cost down again. bonus.

Microsoft:

- Built-in HD-DVD drive
- Larger hard-drive
- "Extensive wireless networking capability"
- 1080p playback

The article also claims Toshiba and Microsoft have explored the idea of including a dual HD TV tuner, electronic program guide capability and a newly-standardized mp3 player docking port.

If the article is accurate, the two companies have also kicked around the idea of creating an "open standard chassis system that allows an Xbox to be slotted into a HD TV screen over 40-inch. The open standard bays will allow hard drives to be upgraded and expanded similar to the way that users can upgrade the hard drive on a PC."

The article also mentions the possibility that Toshiba itself may market a version of the purported unit under its own brand name.

And Sony:

I'm sure they'll be similar to Microsoft again in terms of power and multimedia stuff.