Gamespot has a nice write-up on Microsoft's XNA, Xbox2 and Longhorn. The slew of new products/initiatives will be integrated tightly, and the result may be a gaming world that is very different than the one we know and love today. If you were under the delusion that Microsoft might cut and run on the games business, this article should change your mind. The company sees games everywhere, and they want to give you the chance to have games everywhere. The only possible bump in their plans may be the DISCover consoles. The little-known company (which has a partnership with Alienware) has the patent on any "home entertainment system for playing software designed for play in home computer". If the patent held up in court, then MS may have to rethink a lot of what they're talking about in this article.
