Lot of rumours going around, here's a few that caught my attention.
Salt needed, but I'm not keen on the next-gen. My current box is only a year old.
The next generation of consoles starts in 2013, if all goes according to developers’ plans. In an anonymous questionnaire, multiple industry professionals told IGN that they plan to release games for the next Microsoft and Sony consoles before January 1, 2014.
An unconfirmed document allegedly leaking out of Microsoft reveals the company's five-year plan, price, and features for the Xbox 720. The 56 page document looks at the possibilities for Xbox 360 in 2011 leading up to the launch of the next generation in 2013, which includes a new Kinect sensor at launch in a $299 bundle. Notable changes include a blu-ray disc drive, as well as a focus on and tablet integration.
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The document goes on to claim that the new Xbox will have around six times the performance of Xbox 360, and have a “native XTV/video STB,” “V1/V2 Kinect sensor processing,” “connectivity for glasses/sensors/peripherals,” “dedicated resources for next-gen gaming,” “dedicated resources for Xbox 360 gaming,” and “true 1080p and full 3D.”
Here is the list of full specs from the leaked document
Core Architecture
Application
CPU Cores – 6-8x ARM/X86 @ 2GHz
GPU – 64ALU @ 1GHz
Back-Compat
CPU Cores – 3x PPC @ 3.2GHz
EDRAM – >32MB
Memory - 4GB, 128bit DDR4QoS for App Pool
Mass FLASH Storage – MLC
System
CPU Core - 2x ARM/X86 @ 2GHz
GPU - 48ALU @ 500MHz
Security System
Video/Audio Accel - 2HD Dec, 1HD Enc, DSP, XMA
Video Output - Flexible Resize / Compositing / 3D
NUI Offloal - Skeletal Tracking Accel.
Base IO - USB3.0, HDMI, DisplayPort, GigE,PCI-E, SATA, 802.11n
Device Specific IO - HSDPA, WiMAX, W-HDMI, ATSC,DisplayPort, LVDS
Salt needed, but I'm not keen on the next-gen. My current box is only a year old.
That's something the fans have come up with. Surely Microsoft have better plans for the name.
