I know what the dreamcase controller was, I just don't think it reached it's full potential, I think it would be awesome if one of the consoles expounded on the idea next gen is all

1. Xbox VistaXP
2. 2012
3. pretty much the same as 360
4. don't know
5. yep... and it will be called Xbox Lime

Coming Q2 2010.

I'm not sure there will ever be a next Xbox console, especially if the only country they continue to sell well is the US. When you're half the price of your competitor, you need to sell better than roughly the same as your competitor to succeed...

Ms still didn't recoup the Xbox 1 losses, the 360 is dead in Japan (1 million vs 4 million PS3), and most recent multiplatform games sell more on PS3 worldwide (RE5, SF4...).

I highly doubt it's enough to convince MS shareholders to go on with the gaming market. That was never MS core market anyway, and they're bleeding too much money in every business right now (Zune failure vs Ipod, Yahoo bid failure, IE losing market share to Firefox Safari and Chrome, Vista failure, Office losing market share vs Open Office).

1. XBOX 1080
2. 2011
3. Detachable dual cross controller w/pointer and 3D space orientation control (motion control)
4. They will not win the next generation but they will improve in Others and Japan a little bit.

ZOMG! The tide is turning...we must flee!

Seriously though...hope you are someones alternate account cause you won't last long here.

I don't know why I'm responding... but here goes:

Bleeding money? 35B profit in a year is bleeding money? By your definition then, Sony must have exploded in a whirlwind of blood and bone shards. And how is the "Yahoo bid failure" bleeding money. "Sir, Yahoo has rejected our offer." "Darnit! GIVE AWAY THE MONEY ANYWAY!"

As much as I'm sure Microsoft is sweating, I think they may just pull through since their competitors actually ARE bleeding (namely Sony) while they still make money hand over fist.

1. X-box X-treme, lol
2. 2011-2012
3. Updated controller and probably bundled with a camera for party games.
4. Doubtful, even with all the money they're bleeding into the games industry the gains have been relatively small. Perhaps the generation after.
5. No, I think the main reason they came into the industry was because they were worried Sony would create a console that rivaled home PCs. They don't really care about handhelds.

I agree, I've personally been hoping for a controller with a touch screen ever since Nintendo brought out the DS. No more having to pause the game to go into the menu and change equipment round, no more having to pause the game to look at a map, you could assign hotkeys for console RTS games etc. Because the Dreamcast failed no-one seems to noticed the potential the idea had.

I'm really excited to see what direction the next generation of consoles take. Especially with the digital storage front at our door steps. I would really like to see the push on Cloud technology along with digital purchases of the next Xbox games online.

1. Xbox 3. I think they will keep it simple, nothing crazy like 720.
2. 2011, I think it's closer than we think. I also believe the 360 will be supported for quite some time also.
3. Same design, but slight motion control (better than Sixaxis).
4. I still think Nintendo will be #1 in the market. However I think Microsoft will take the #2 spot again. They have a great combination of hardcore and casual games and have made a great name for themselves this generation (no rrod jokes)
5. I doubt it. I think they know that DS and PSP have a great battle going on, but I guess we can be surprised.