Console HDD patent filed for Xbox1 and not Xbox2?
Date: Friday, April 09 @ 11:28:30 UTC
Topic: Xbox Development
Microsoft Corp. this week was issued a patent (#6,716,102) for a hard-drive like storage device for a game console, according to lobtechnology.com. However, on closer inspection,
the patent, while issued on April 6, 2004, was filed in March 9, 2001 -- several months prior to the debut of the first Xbox, not the second one.
The patent filing, named "METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING INFORMATION REGARDING STORED DATA IN A GAMING SYSTEM" and the concurrent image display the means for saving a game in progress storage. The lengthy patent further discusses the needs for improved storage and a device very much like the Xbox's hard drive. Again, on closer inspection of the detailed image of said device, it's clear the image is that of the Xbox itself. The first Xbox.
As it remains, Microsoft is still rumored to be in the process of finding a cheaper save-storage medium, and has an agreement with M-Systems to produce high-capacity removable storage devices suitable for Xbox Next.
News Source: http://xbox.ign.com
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