XPS posts

Remember yesterday when we reported that Dell was phasing out its XPS line of gaming PCs, according to a story from the Wall Street Journal? Well, Dell looks like it's doing a little damage control on that item. In a post on Dell's official blog site its Corporate Communications head Anne Camden states, "We don't plan an early phase-out of these systems as the WSJ incorrectly stated, and in fact will continue to refresh them to keep them on the front edge of gaming."

However it's also clear that Dell does plan to put more of its gaming PC emphasis on its sister company Alienware, the Miami based company that Dell bought over two years ago. Camden states, "We are going to invest like crazy in product development, design and engineering to propel Alienware as the premier gaming brand in the future." We always thought it was odd that Dell promoted its own XPS gaming line when it already had a gaming line in Alienware. For now it appears things will stay that way but we get the feeling the XPS line will be used for other product lines and less for gaming in the years ahead.

Dell may have just launched their new XPS 730 line-up of hardcore PCs game machines but according to a new report in the Wall Street Journal (the full article is for subscribers) that may be the last XPS gaming PC the company will make. The report states that Dell will begin to phase out the XPS line because it was eating into the sales of its sister company Alienware which Dell purchased back in March 2006.

Again, Dell just released its new XPS 730 and the XPS 730 H2C PC systems a couple of weeks ago so it's interesting that they might be considering such a move soon after this new model release. The Wall Street Journal also reports that Alienware plans to release new case models that are made of new materials and look much different than the current design.