Xbox Successor in Late 2005
The “Xbox Next” will use PowerPC-based architecture similar to the chipset powering Apple’s G5 computers. That being the case, Microsoft’s early “Xbox Next” development kits have been little more than modified Apple G5 systems pre-packed with “Xbox 2″ emulation software. “I heard [Apple CEO] Steve Jobs found it pretty ironic and funny that Microsoft has been shipping Apple systems to developers,” one studio source joked to IGN on the subject.