It has been confirmed Bill Gates will be delivering the keynote speech at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas on January 5th and it is quite possible, if not likely, that he will use this platform to reveal Microsoft’s plans for the Xbox 2.

If Microsoft shows its hand too early it could give Sony time to come up with a response. However, the news might create some useful pre-launch hype for the next Xbox. Either way it’s looking promising for some solid Xbox 2 news in January.