I've read recently how the Xbox 2 is probably not going to have a hard drive. The reaction has been pretty negative. I think people need to think a little more creatively. I suspect that Microsoft is going to use some kind of solid state RAM to replace the hard drive. The storage space on these cards is quickly approaching the current Xbox's 8 gig HD size and the price keeps coming down. I'll bet that 16 or 32 gigs of flash storage will be cheaper than the current 8gig HD. Why would Microsoft go ......