Manufactured rumors from all over the web have popped up about what the V2 Xbox 360 needs and what the V2 360 will have. But amidst the claims of 120gig hard drives and HD-DVD becoming the standard for this next-generation of the next-gen Xbox 360, it only seems fitting if MS went on and gave us the big guns: a 1-terabyte HDD.
It may seem a little extreme, attaching something with so much storage capacity to a console...but then again, maybe it’s not that extreme. Hands down, though, the Xbox 360 looked outdated before it even hit store shelves. I mean, look at the jump from the PSOne to the PS2, it was massive. Heck, the PS3 is so many leaps and bounds over the PS2 it’s not even note-worthy anymore. And the lunge from the Gamecube to the Wii wasn’t supposed to be impressive outside of the Wii-mote. However, the Xbox 360 coming out of the release gates just seemed like an Xbox that pumped up on a couple of doses of steroids; it’s bigger, better, and faster, but not necessarily breathtakingly awesome.
Whether you like Sony or not, no one can disagree that the PS3 in another four years – if it’s still surviving in the console war – will have eye-gouging, nose-bleed worthy, head-busting games. Blu-Ray and the Cell are a powerful combination with the rest of the PS3's ground-up technology. But what about the Xbox 360? Well, from the get-go everyone was questioning how the 360 was going to sustain in the next-gen era with only standard DVD functions. It was also disheartening to see a non-HDD 360 launched, in which people may refer to it as “the poor man’s Xbox 360”, and corporately named ‘The Core System’. But what if the 360 Core stood its ground as an affordable next-gen choice, because the "Zephyr" would be a competitive, expensive equal, on just about every front, to the Playstation 3?
If Microsoft manages to keep the price of this rumor-ran V2 360 at the $399 retail, then they’re pulling off a hardware miracle. But even if some of the rumors are true about HD-DVD or the 120gig HDD, then they minus well go for the big guns. Seriously, an entire terabyte of data in the 360 would make for the ultimate MMO console. Gamers could easily run Huxley, Citizen Zero, Armageddon, Final Fantasy XI, and every other next-gen MMO game without worrying about space or storage capacity. But added to this, given Microsoft's new Digital Distribution service for Xbox Live, even a 120gig HDD would get full real fast. High-definition movies and television would require 360 owners to purchase several hard-drives if they were planning on downloading a lot of content. However, the new 1TB HDD would be perfect for that.
Hitachi’s 1 terabyte hard drive (1000 gigabytes worth of storage capacity) will be the first generation of terabyte HDDs this year. And while it isn’t due out until the summer, I don’t think anyone would be disappointed if Microsoft delayed the “Zephyr” until it was ultimately equipped with HD-DVD, HDMI support and a modified terabyte HDD. That combination will considerably drive up the cost of the second generation Xbox 360. However, if the cost is going up regardless, why not give gamers their money’s worth? Right? I mean, I don’t think anyone with a $399 Xbox 360 would mind forking over a little more dough for the aforementioned accessorial combo. ...Right?
Yeah well, enough with the dreaming. Reality is that Microsoft probably will release the V2 360 very soon. However, the $399 machine will most likely come equipped only with the 65nm quieter chip and the additional HDMI output. What MS might possibly do with the hard-drive is have secondary, third-party upgrades available for gamers who want to get serious about console MMO gaming, or download a lot of content through Xbox Live's Digital Distribution. But only time and the Consumer Electronics Show will tell.
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Manufactured rumors from all over the web have popped up about what the V2 Xbox 360 needs and what the V2 360 will have. But amidst the claims of 120gig hard drives and HD-DVD becoming the standard for this next-generation of the next-gen Xbox 360, it only seems fitting if MS went on and gave us the big guns: a 1-terabyte HDD.
