Rumors abound, there may be an HD-DVD Xbox in the not-too-distant future
SmartHouse today reported that a "Unnamed Toshiba official" reported that Toshiba and Microsoft were working in unison to develop a new Xbox (no reference was given as to it being an Xbox 360, just simply a "new Xbox") with a built-in HD-DVD drive and other such features would debut either in late 2008 or at Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in 2009.
According to the report, this new Xbox would include some of the following features:
This article also goes on to mention that Microsoft and Toshiba had explored the possibility of "including a dual HD TV tuner, electronic program guide capability and a newly-standardized mp3 player docking port." Also the possibility of "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 mentions the possibility of Toshiba also marketing a version of this new console under it's own brand name.
