Unfortunately, all of your questions are good questions, but cannot yet be answered. Halo is unannounced, so it is impossible to say when it will be released. Anything you see about a Halo 3 release is, in essence, an unsubstantiated rumor. Personally, I doubt we would see such a thing this year, given how long Halo and Halo 2 took to develop. Second, the Xenon itself is also not yet officially announced. Most are betting on a holiday release this year, but I don't think we'll know anything about it officially until E3 of this year. Lastly, the issue of backwards compatibility. This has also been the subject of many rumors. Unfortunately, at the moment, only Microsoft knows if the next iteration of the Xbox will play original Xbox games or not; and right now, they aren't saying anything. ---- Rampant for over five years.