Are these the Xbox 720 specs?
Microsoft’s followup to the Xbox 360 will be out this year – and when it does arrive it might come rocking an 8-core CPU, 8GB of RAM and a Blu-ray drive.
These specs and a handful of others come courtesy of VGleaks, which claims to have got its hands on a bunch of technical information on the next Xbox, codenamed “Durango”.
Also mentioned are a custom-designed 800MHz graphics processor, Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi Direct on board and an HDMI input. The latter suggests that the Xbox 720 might be able to record TV shows, working much like a PVR set-top box.
It’s a plausible enough list of specs, and there’s nothing there that really surprises – but as with all rumour stories it’s advisable to take it with a pinch of salt.
On a related note, Kotaku reports that Microsoft has hired designer Andrew Kim to work on the new Xbox. Kim gained a measure of internet fame last year when he put out a design proposal for Windows that included some stunning minimalist branding and logos – and it seems Redmond took notice and has rewarded his efforts with a job. Check out his Microsoft design pitch here.
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Comments
ScunnerDarkly
16 weeks ago
It's a shame Andrew Kim couldn't design Steve Ballmer out of Microsoft's corporate image, the guy's got all the class of a used car salesman. While he might be effective as a businessman he does nothing for any "cool factor" MS may be pursuing...
vanpopple
16 weeks ago
Wow '8gig' of ram??
Ive got 16gb in my pc alone (and thats from 2 years ago) Whats the point of msoft creating a new machine and putting slow components in??? Thats why i dont use consoles anymore as they are aimed at children.