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A rather speculative feature in UK games magazine Xbox World has come up with some new theories regarding Microsoft’s forthcoming home console, claiming Xbox 720/Durango will arrive with a new version of Kinect, Blu-ray playback and directional audio support.
As well as Kinect 2.0 and your usual claims of some sort of “innovative” new controller being bundled in the with the machine, the magazine also says the next-gen Xbox may also feature TV input connections, letting it function as a PVR and fully unrestricted home media centre.
In terms of the name, the report claims Microsoft will opt for a simple option, calling it just “Xbox” or perhaps something like “The New Xbox” to avoid having to go through the stresses of thinking up anything more convoluted.
The magazine also created a mock-up of the console, building something out of the same black magnesium alloy Microsoft uses in is Surface hardware. But that’s pretty far into the realms of the imaginary so don’t get too keen on the black and silver aesthetic just yet. [CVG]
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Innovative controller = you.
well that console is definitely a looker
Haven’t Apple got a patent for rectangles with rounded edges?
Excellent retort.
I can’t tell if you’re being sarcastic, but I love the design of the Xbox in the image. It’s subtle, reserved, refined, timeless, it looks solid and there’s no bling in sight. All good.
nope, being serious, it’s a very nice design, clean, simple, think it’s going for the understated look
looking just like a normal box, but inside is a powerhouse with so much potential
Microsoft have clearly said that they don’t plan to replace the 360 before 2015. They consider kinect to be a new console.
True.
That’s just marketing for don’t plan to stop selling. Like how they say a 10 year life cycle and claim the console had a 10 year life cycle because they carried on selling it well into the next ones life.
It’ll be completely square and available in 4 colours: red, blue, yellow and green.
Just basing it on Microsoft’s current design direction.
not giving something a version is just stupid.
apple realised this with ‘new ipad’ which now isnt the new one. give it a number. it really helps people
Precisely.
I think Apple mantras become industry standard because of a widespread lack of marketing creativity.
yes because things never had numbers after them before.. (Playstation 2?)
It’s pretty much pure speculation at this point. Take the article with a grain of salt.
Nothing wrong with 720?
So would Microsoft have to get permission from Sony in order for them to play blu ray since they were made by sony?
Blu-ray wasn’t made by sony, it was made by the a group of company’s (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu-ray_Disc_Association)
thank you for posting this.. i still cant understand how people dont know this in places like this..
They would have to pay a licensing fee to use the tech, yeah.
well, surely they would just buy the drives that would already be licensed? of course they will have to pay to have a BR logo on there.
lets hope they do get BR or similar as storage is a big factor and 1 system being limited affects all systems
Just calling it xbox would be stupid.
+1
This looks like a concept fake tbh, it also looks like an iPhone 4.
It is, see penultimate sentence in the article. Simply a mock up by the Mag to give them something to stick with their own spiel.
or a minimac with some paint ..