Xbox Next will not be a console anymore. My take on Microsoft's Nextbox.

[Scoobes]

Soundwave said:

Heavenly Sigma said:
Does this mean X-Box is pulling out of the console race?

No it means what a game console is is changing. 

Just like what a cell phone is today is radically different from what it was even 6-7 years ago. 

Even Nintendo has moved past the "game-only" console aspect. 

The next XBox will just push that further, so will the next Playstation (say hello to GoogleTV). 

So a Smart Console

It could work if they have a fairly expensive subscription with cheap hardware (e.g. $30 per month, $99 console) and if they offer a lot of content (and I do mean a lot!). Stuff like game streaming, some specialised channels. They could effectively go the full cable route and have different prices depending on what package you want (maybe even streaming Fifa games + actual football TV channels as part of the same package). There's a lot of potential.