More xbox 2 rumors--3 different versions??

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Re: More xbox 2 rumors--3 different versions??

That's my thought. Of course this is just speculation on my part. I just hope that this doesn't mean, games will be somewhat "dumbed down" for the lowest console. I mean that in the sense that if a game was developed for the highest console, there could be a chance that a game might stutter on the non-HD model since it wouldn't be able to handle the load levels as well as the HD model. Therefore, the HD model could handle a more graphic intensive game, but if games are "dumbed down" we wouldn't see it.

I'd get the Xbox with a HD though. Simply because it's probably only going to be $50-$75 more and I'd prefer a HD over a memory card.

In any case, it'll be interesting to see what MS does...

Yeah, I don't think any of the games for Xbox 2 will look or play any differently on the 3 versions of the console (if there are really going to be 3). The hard drive shouldn't be as pivotal in the next generation since the console itself will have a much faster processor and more RAM at it's disposal. That's not to say that certain games couldn't take advantage of the additional storage, but I don't think it is going to make a huge difference in the performance of the software.

I will probably lean toward the HD version as well, since I'm sure there will be plenty of downloadable content and it is a convenient way to store game saves, etc. And you never know what other applications you could use it for...DVR perhaps?