Re:New spin on MS investments... (Score 1)

Basically, I think that this console will be marketed on the basis of a fast connection. That's the one advantage that the other consoles don't, and can't, have.

Hmmm.... This isn't entirely factual. The US Dreamcast is shipping with a 56K modem that is swappable for future upgrades including ethernet for cable modems/DSL connections. I don't see home connections getting much faster than this in the next couple of years. PSX2 isn't announced to ship with any modem but will likely feature similar modularity allowing for multiple types of connectivity.

There are aspects of the M$ rumor that are pretty revolutionary for the console market. It scares me that it's coming from Redmond. Given Microsoft's track record, the already f*cked up world of console gaming is going to get a whole lot wackier.

And on the Linux front, rumors of PSX2 Linux SDKs abound. And possibly a slimmed-down Linux kernel running as the PSX2 OS?! Interesting times indeed...