Rumor: XBox 2 by Q4 2005?

Game Digest reports: “Information purported to be from inside Electronic Arts, regarding the next version of its Need For Speed games, may confirm the launch date for the Xbox 2. The game, according to various websites, to be called Need For Speed: Most Wanted, is to feature a return to NFS's old style of cop-chase gameplay. The game is set to release in late 2005 with 'simultaneous ship with the Xbox2' according to the leaked info. Which, if true, confirms the rumours running for Xbox 2 to launch at least in the US by the end of the year.” However, there's no word as to which version will be launched first: Xbox Next, Xbox Next HD, or Xbox Next PC.