[Irregardless]

They didn't mention anything about the hardware, and you've jumped to the conclusion that this means hardware is dead? Talk about linkbait...

Gamers may not care about hardware aesthetics (the original Xbox is a fat, ugly hunk of cheap plastic), but they sure as hell care about the technical aspects. E.g. Is it backwards compatible? Will it play used games? Can I take my save data to a friend's house? Can I replace the HDD if it fails or I run out of space? Etc.

[kbutler]

> E.g. Is it backwards compatible? Will it play used games? Can I take my save data to a friend's house? Can I replace the HDD if it fails or I run out of space? Etc.

Only one of those desires is about the hardware, and it's not central to the user experience.

But I agree - the hardware is very much alive, but it is moving to the background, no longer center stage.

[taproot]

They didn't release details on the hardware or show the casing because;

a) its not finished, or

b) they're saving it for e3.

How this linkbaiter came to hardware is dead, fucked if I know.