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Xbox 720 Development Kits AKA Durango Spotted

July 31, 2012 By 2 Comments
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Microsoft recently announced that their next version of the Xbox 360 codenamed Durango. Apparently, some Durango development kits are already in the hands of some developers. Recently, one of the Xbox 720 Durango developement kit was reportedly being up for sale at $10,000 at the assembler games forum. Not a small amount by any means. It was reportedly put up by someone called "Dae" Naturally, many people were skeptical and Digital Foundry went to several developers who were known to have … [Read more...]

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Microsoft will introduce $99 Xbox 720 console: Michael Pachter

July 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Rumors about the next generation of the Xbox 360 game console, dubbed Xbox 720, have long been swirling around the Web, although Microsoft has so far never confirmed any plans to launch a new console in the near future. The latest round rumors suggest that the Redmond firm has plans to release a $99 console. Michael Pachter, an analyst with Wedbush Morgan, said that Microsoft is preparing to launch a new Xbox console that will cost $99, and will offer TV services for a monthly subscription … [Read more...]

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Federico’s Xbox 720 Concept: A Pyramid with 2 Kinect Cameras

July 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Designer Federico Ciccarese has produced not only a sci-fi iPhone 5 spider concept, but also an Xbox 720 concept. Federico’s concept of Xbox 720 game console features a system that reminds us of a pyramid. It has two stereo pyramid Kinect photo-snappers along with an integrated Windows Phone 8 smartphone. Everything in the system is wireless and interrelated. It features a very clean Metro user interface style Xbox Live Dashboard which is displayed on that television, which may just be a … [Read more...]

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Microsoft can have the name Xbox 8

July 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Microsoft had filed a case in May against a cyber squatter stating that it has already used the web address with the name Xbox 8.  The complaint was registered at the National Arbitration Forum which handles various international business disputes. The forum gave the judgment in the favor of Microsoft where the company had filed a complaint against a Chinese national who has applied for domain names like XboxPhone.com, XboxTablet.com, XboxLiveTV.com, XboxCompanion.com, Xbox8.us and … [Read more...]

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Is Leaked Xbox Document Legitimate?

June 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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We all have seen how Microsoft handled the document leak of its next generation Xbox. Microsoft did not confirm to the leaking of the documents and it did not even confirm about the legitimacy of these document. We must notice one thing that there has been no denial from Microsoft’s part about the leakage of the Xbox documents. As informed by a development source to CVG, the recently leaked 56-page Microsoft manifesto for Xbox is an actual one. Microsoft said that the company could … [Read more...]

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Bungie said to be developing Xbox 720 game confirms absence at E3 2012

May 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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It was a rumor that Bungie is developing a game for the upcoming Xbox 720 behind closed doors. The enterprise has even given a statement saying that they will not be present at this year’s E3. The convention is slated to be held in LA soon. Bungie, developing the game in collaboration with ActiVision, said to be amongst one of the top developers with the widely acclaimed Call of Duty franchise under their hood. Bungie is behind many colossal game franchises. Halo franchise and the … [Read more...]

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Flextronics Might Be Working On Xbox 720

May 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Flextronics is apparently working with Microsoft on a brand new project which is most likely to be the next generation of Microsoft’s Xbox gaming console. The Austin, Texas-based company has supposedly assigned a complete new testing team for the special assignment, and the interesting part is that these employees are working on the project in a very discreet manner which is raising eyebrows. Put two and two together and you’ll arrive at the same conclusion as many- the project might very … [Read more...]

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What we don’t want the Xbox 720 to be

February 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Every time we encounter any update news of Xbox, the best game console ever made, we end up fantasizing about possible improvisations that can be made in the game console. Same thing turns out to be true in case of Xbox 720 too. What adds more to the speculations is the possibility of the Xbox 720 to get along with Wii U & PS4 in the market. But to the contrast, the idea that spread like wildfire on the Internet is a highlighted quote in the Official Xbox Magazine. This idea was followed … [Read more...]

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With transition to Xbox 720, Indie games would come to a dead-end

February 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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It’s been often seen that more the XBLIG upgrades its gaming console; more complaints are received by it. Microsoft’s Xbox Live Indie Game section, which is considered to be the best gaming console ever made, has again fallen prey to complaints of the indie game developers. If we listen to what the founder of Size Five Games!, Dan Marshall said, we would find that the complaints, that follow every XBLIG upgrade, are quite justified. According to Marshall, every indie game developer looks … [Read more...]

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Xbox 720 to be called Durango?

February 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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The day since rumors ran rampant in the market about the launch of Xbox 720, speculations too started coming in regarding the Microsoft’s trademarked gaming console’s development and its codename. It’s been recently rumored that the speculated codename is nothing but Durango. Although the name does not sound too sophisticated, but for your convenience, I must clarify the point that it’s merely the rumored codename, and not the official product name for the gaming console. It’s … [Read more...]

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Fresh Rumors on Xbox720 Talk About Incorporation of Blu-Ray and Kinect2

January 31, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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There have been fresh rumors everyday regarding next generation Xbox 720. They included everything from production of Oban chip to the power of graphic processor. It seems that the rumors have not come to an end. The latest rumor spread over by Kotaku is that the next generation Xbox will be able to play only Blu-Ray disks. So, finally Microsoft decided to aside the outdated DVD technology. This switch over should not be a surprise for the people who are aware of a series of advancements … [Read more...]

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Old games cannot be played on new Xbox: Rumor

January 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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It is expected that the much hyped next generation Xbox may play only Blue-ray, but not DVDs. Kotaku, a games blog, said that there are speculations regarding restriction laid by next generation Xbox. It comes with a mechanism which does not allow used games to play. This will be happy news for the publishers, but not for players. Players will have high regards for sets like Gamestation or Game as they can play all titles including second hand. Over and above, these second hand titles can … [Read more...]

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Xbox 720 Will Come With a Cheaper Graphic Card

January 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Rumors are rife that the next release of Xbox 360 will be six times powerful than the present version. In this generation of consoles, it seems to be a pretty small advancement. More importantly, Radeon HD 6670 graphic card of AMD will be used for that Xbox. This graphic card is pretty cheap in markets outside the US and costs around 64.75 pounds. This card is supported by Direct X II and has an output to support multi display like 1080p HD and 3D. Still, it is nowhere near the latest … [Read more...]

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Xbox 720 will have DVR according to latest patent

January 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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With the recent upgrade to its dashboard, the Xbox 360 is coming with a lot of extra multimedia features including music, movies and many more. However, it seems that the upcoming console will go a step further. The website Kotaku has discovered that Microsoft has registered one patent for its DVR (Digital Video Recorder) application to work together with another television client component, which is going to provide users the ability of recording media console on this gaming console. The … [Read more...]

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Sources claim that Microsoft Xbox 720 coming in 2013

December 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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A lot of speculations have been going on based on rumors from insiders pointing to the possibility that the latest generation Xbox console based on Windows 8, supposedly named Xbox 720, is going to arrive in June 2013. Initial rumors that this new console could arrive nearer to September 2012 have been quashed by the fact that this system will be running on a Windows 8 based OS. This release scheduled for 2013 that is being talked about, stands on two main factors. Firstly, a supposed … [Read more...]

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