The English site Electronic Theatre has today published a very interesting speculation on the future of the Xbox brand: according to the website, in 2012 Microsoft will launch a portal dedicated to gaming that will allow users to play streaming to any Xbox game, the device used indipendenteme : it's an Xbox 360, a smart phone or PC, players potrenno connected to the "cloud" and play the same way, because it will be rendered in real time by Microsoft's server and then the video stream sent to the device connected.

This is exactly the same principle upon which the American service OnLive, launched with some success, this type of service, however, are based on the availability of very large bandwidth connections from users, since even a small decline in the rate of download could lead to slowdowns and lag in the gameplay.

For now it is only speculation, but it is possible that the future of the Xbox is that? An online service accessible anywhere rather than dedicated hardware for gaming? Or maybe it will be a more "casual", dedicated to the simplest games to complement the standard offer for 360 and for the next Xbox? We just have to wait on any ads.