Xbox Infinity predictions

Everyone has their eyes on that upcoming day, 21st May when Microsoft will make their big Xbox next generation announcement.  I am a bit cautions but not overly excited about the whole event planned by Microsoft to unveil the rumor Xbox Infinity.  The PlayStation 4 reveal event held by Sony a couple of months back was a bit of a disappoint for me. Besides not getting to see the actual PS4 console itself or Seattle some work-in-progress concept, the event was overly hyped but it just didn't hit the mark for me.  I don;t know if as consumers we have become too accustomed to the flash and awe of these types of public reveal events that the impact is now lost.

 I remember back in the days when the Wii, PS3 and Xbox 360 were first announced and reveled and regardless of how they looked or what they were being touted to be able to do, the level of excitement and craving for these consoles where out of this world.  We can only hope that with E3 upcoming in June we would be be wowed by some amazing reveals.

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My predictions for what direction Microsoft will take with the next generation Xbox are:

1.  It will contain a Blu-ray drive.  The Xbox having Blu-ray drive means that all consoles would have larger games on a single disc with higher quality game textures as compared to the current Xbox.  Also, the Xbox will allow you to watch Blu-ray movies for the first time.

2.  The console would be more entertainment focused.  We may see greater focus on having the console as an entertainment center for the family and not just being solely a gaming device.

3.  Kinect or some other human interface built-in to the console, or an additional included device.

4.  An HDMI cable will come included in the box.

5.  Microsoft will reveal a killer app Xbox exclusive.

6.  The new Xbox will support Xbox 360 games and play used games.

As for right now, we are still in waiting mode for the next major reveals.