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Now this is a genuine pleasant surprise -- i was just fiddling with my zune today [just got the regular a/v cable] and, while appreciating the touchpad interface,  was thinking about how it would be suitable to gaming.

I'll definitely be looking at this one more closely once it's released.

I haven't seen anything that says whether the games will work on the original Zune, or if I'll have to upgrade.

My only concern is that the Zune interface is pretty poor for games. (To be fair, the iPod and cell phones are no better.) Seems like you'd be limiting yourself to VERY simple games. Or at best, turn based RPGs. Doom RPG on my cell phone was surprisingly good.

CHOICE!

Also - from the faq [re: will this work with previous Zunes]:

"Q: Will this feature only work on newer Zune devices?

A: XNA Game Studio 3.0 currently will support Zune 4/8, Zune 30, and Zune 80 devices.  "

So i'm going to take that as a yes, yes it will work with older Zunes.

...but what really gets me is the integration of the wireless capability:

"Q: How does the wireless support work?

A: The Zune device can support multiple Zunes that have wireless turned on.  If all the Zunes have the game deployed, and the game is written to work in a multiplayer mode, you can join in and play games with other Zunes."

!WEE!  Now only if i could find someone else that has one  near enough to mp with...