The ongoing and extremely uber DOOM case mod over on [H]ardOCP got me thinking about the supposedly somewhat moddable Xbox 2 (or Xenon or 360 or Next). One rumour (and I certainly don’t place much stock in them, but speculation is fun) claims it will be moddable, with replacable face plates or somesuch and even a customisable front end. I for one really hope this sees the light of day.

Yet again it would be MS taking a fairly commonplace PC phenomenon, and making it easier for masses, just like they did with online gaming and, well, hard drives. Imagine the after-market extras that will pop up if MS makes it easy - sure, some of them will be tacky but I’m sure some bright sparks will create some genuinely cool customisations that don’t require glue or a dremel. Not to mention how nice GUI skins are to tinker with.

Of course, I’m biased since my Xbox has green glowing dongles, controller ports, gem and fan. Oh dear indeed. Certainly the greatest depths my geekery has yet plumbed, but it was an interesting way to spend a weekend.