{exactly what he is, i don't know just yet...} Heh. I know THAT feeling... And it SOUNDS painful... The X-Box is supposed to, essentially, be a PC stripped for only gaming and basic internet use, and nothing else. It will probably have the height of techology as of a few months ago when it comes out, and may - unlike most (all?) existing consoles - be upgradeable. But it WILL be from Microsoft, so it won't be all good... ;-)