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Per CNET:
The next-gen console will come with beefier hardware and a slew of other
enhancements, says the magazine.
Lance Whitney
by Lance Whitney
November 19, 2012 5:35 AM PST
(Credit: Xbox World)
Microsoft's Xbox 720 will unveil a new version of Kinect, a Blu-ray drive, and
an A/V port for watching and recording broadcast TV, at least according to
details leaked by Xbox World.
Promising "next-gen secrets inside," the latest issue of the U.K.-based magazine
dug up several reported specs on Microsoft's next console.
First off, the Xbox 720 will introduce Kinect 2.0.
Microsoft has been as publicly mum about the next version of Kinect as it has
about all details concerning the new Xbox. But a company document leaked in June
touted a higher level of accuracy, stereo imaging, better voice recognition, and
the ability to track four players at once.
A Blu-ray drive will also be part of the package, a rumor that's been around for
a few years now.
Other features will include directional audio, an input and output for watching
and recording TV shows, and an "innovative controller," noted gaming news site
ComputerAndVideoGames.com (CVG). Last February, Xbox World said that the
redesigned controller would come with a built-in HD touch screen.
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Codenamed Durango, the new Xbox would be powered by a CPU with "four hardware
cores, each divided into four logical cores" and 8GB of RAM.
Dan Dawkins, Xbox World's editor in chief, told CVG that "Xbox World has been at
the cutting edge of Durango coverage for over 12 months. Unless something really
dramatic changes, everything...will be revealed long before E3 in June."
CNET contacted Microsoft for comment and will update the story if we get any
information.
Per CNET:
The next-gen console will come with beefier hardware and a slew of other
enhancements, says the magazine.
Lance Whitney
by Lance Whitney
November 19, 2012 5:35 AM PST
(Credit: Xbox World)
Microsoft's Xbox 720 will unveil a new version of Kinect, a Blu-ray drive, and
an A/V port for watching and recording broadcast TV, at least according to
details leaked by Xbox World.
Promising "next-gen secrets inside," the latest issue of the U.K.-based magazine
dug up several reported specs on Microsoft's next console.
First off, the Xbox 720 will introduce Kinect 2.0.
Microsoft has been as publicly mum about the next version of Kinect as it has
about all details concerning the new Xbox. But a company document leaked in June
touted a higher level of accuracy, stereo imaging, better voice recognition, and
the ability to track four players at once.
A Blu-ray drive will also be part of the package, a rumor that's been around for
a few years now.
Other features will include directional audio, an input and output for watching
and recording TV shows, and an "innovative controller," noted gaming news site
ComputerAndVideoGames.com (CVG). Last February, Xbox World said that the
redesigned controller would come with a built-in HD touch screen.
Related stories
Codenamed Durango, the new Xbox would be powered by a CPU with "four hardware
cores, each divided into four logical cores" and 8GB of RAM.
Dan Dawkins, Xbox World's editor in chief, told CVG that "Xbox World has been at
the cutting edge of Durango coverage for over 12 months. Unless something really
dramatic changes, everything...will be revealed long before E3 in June."
CNET contacted Microsoft for comment and will update the story if we get any
information.
