July 31, 2004

No Xbox 2 in 2005?

The internet is going gaga with this quote from the Steve Ballmer, the CEO of Microsoft. "There's no new Xbox in the next year, but, man, are we hard at work on that next Xbox" I wouldn't go nuts though because this was said at a financial analyst meeting. And in finance speak, it probably means next FISCAL year which ends in June 2005. With all the developers leaking out how hard they are working for a late 2005 launch, I am still willing to bet Xbox 2/Xenon will be in our grubby hands at the end of next CALENDAR year. Read