Re: Xbox 2 and Hard drive
I think I can see why the Xbox 2 may not have a default Hard drive!
Taking into account that M$ has already announced that there will be an upgrade to the existing Xbox, that will enable it to connect to a XP Media Edition PC. And the fact that M$ are a major player in the new DLNA (link here:
Digital Living Network Alliance). I believe that they are hoping that the Xbox 2 will not need a hard drive (as standard) as it will be able to access the hard drive (or any other storage device) already in the home! Why fit a hard disk to a games console, if the customer already has another hard disk in the home (with excess capacity).
Now I know this will not be good news for everyone (hence the suggestion that there will be an optional hard disk, or memory storage cards), but if you take the time to look through the DLNA web-site, the vision for the home in the next year or so looks rather good to me!!