Will Microsoft get out of the console race if Natal is not successful?

[Squilliam]

ArnoldRimmer said:

Squilliam said:

The PS3 has a 2* BRD. A new console could have a 6 or 8 speed drive. This means they wouldn't need a HDD which is immediately a $30 cost savings even accounting for a more expensive drive initially.

A future console without a hard disk drive? I see no way this could happen, disk caching is just one of dozens of reasons for having lots of storage

space. I'm sure even Microsoft will learn from its mistakes and will never again release a console like the 360 Arcade.

2/3rds of consoles this generation have not downloaded more than 512MB of stuff in this generation. Theres no need for more than a small quantity of flash storage for the majority of people. Remember theres the Wii as well as the Xbox 360 Arcade.