"We didn't do Xbox just to do a video game, we did it to be part of our vision of the digital lifestyle, and with the next generation, we really get to go there."

"The boundary between what's game playing, what's socialization and what's communication--you will have really broken down the barriers there. "

http://news.com.com/Gates+taking+a+seat+in+your+den/2008-1041_3-5514121.html

Does this mean the death to projects like XBMC and XBOX Mod'ding in general?  Doubt it.  No matter what I think people will still rip it apart and mess with it, its just our nature.  People want free games and free media without the hassle of having to actually purchase it.

My hopes?  I want to see full PVR (personal video recorder) integration of course with my local television listings (and to be able to the cable input and record -useful for VHS to dvd-).  I want to be able to stream and record my TV.  I want to be able to playback recorded television and other saved movies.  I want scripting support (or something similar to the python support in XBMC).  I want a skinnable interface.  I want to be able to shove a DVD in the drive and make a backup copy of it, and to be able to view that backup copy at my leisure.  I want at least 200Gb of storage.  MSN Integration, RSS Feeds, Weather, etc.. So many on my list.

Maybe the Xbox 2 guys should mod a box, install the latest version of XBMC and rip all the features plus add a bunch new.

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