So far no backward compatibility because it changes from nvidia to ati cards. So microsoft will be liable for making it compatibility. They are still finding ways, loop hole to make backwards compatibility happen.

We can't really say who gona win next round 'coz we don't have any in depth story yet. IMO, next console war they won't be any hardware superior over each other i guess. Interesting point is xbox 2 gona have 3 version.

In terms of price maybe xbox 2 gona have advantage 'coz m$oft?....ati? (don't know whats the real reason they change to ati though)

I definitely want a hdd inside a console, it's just soooooooooooo nice to have a hdd in a console.

I want a built in media center....xbox mod media center has proven that it's a very convenient all in one entertainment system. Why want to have so many dvd player tv out cards stack near your tv, just one console will do!!

I gona wait and see, which one better then i will buy....instead of being a fan boy or something.

Here's some interesting details on some problems with the Cell of the PS3 regarding power as well as some insider info on the Xbox 360

I don't want xb0x 2 so fast!! Xb0x still got alot of potential with all the great games lately.

aiya Blu-Ray ps3 oso sure got "buatan malaysia" one lar coz that one is mass produce, unlike the UMD which is Sony Exclusive and that mini dvd disc used for GC which is Nintendo Exclusive. The Blu-Ray if not mistaken is backed by alot of company ya? So later sure got Blu-Ray burner, and someone would be able to "h4x0r" the PS3 games and then we chipped our Ps3 with Magic7 or a Messiah8 and Malaysia gamer can rejoice!! This is just a theory from me lar so dont get your hopes up

Don't be so sure. Even DVD takes some time to become mass market. And when PS2 was released, DVD has been around for ages(in fact DVD has been around for years before the launch of PS2). With BR-DVD, there's NONE on the market and PS3 will probably be the world's first consumer BR-DVD player as well.

Epic's Tim Sweeney has been one of the early supporters of Microsoft's XNA initiative. Has XNA been an important factor for Midway when it comes to planning for next-gen titles, especially now that you have added PC development?

Matt B: It remains to be seen how XNA exactly works, but in principle we're, of course, totally behind it because the cost of creating games is getting so high that we need to develop for multiple platforms. Therefore, anything that makes it easier to go from the Xbox to the PC with the same core code base, absolutely we're behind it.

Right now, it's too early to know what will happen with XNA. It's one of those things that everyone is behind in principle because it is a good idea, but we'll have to see how it all plays out.