Major Nelson is hosting on his blog a transcript of the recent online chat with Microsoft's J Allard. A lot of emphasis was placed on the recent announcement of two versions of the Xbox; a premium one with all the bells and whistles, and a "core" system $100 cheaper with no headset and no hard drive. (From the blog comments, it seems many readers were not completely satisfied with Allard's answers, and are not happy with the core and premium price points--Ed.)