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Sunday 24 February 2013
Microsoft Expected To Reveal Xbox 720 in April
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Following Sony’s PlayStation
4 announcement earlier this week, Microsoft is said to announce
the next-generation Xbox console at a media event in April, according to
publication Computer and Video Games.
Sony’s “surprise” PlayStation 4
announcement earlier this week reportedly caught Microsoft off guard at
first, according to one Sony senior official that asked not to be named.
The person in question said they definitely ruffled some feathers which
seems likely considering most expected the two companies to announce
their next generation consoles at E3 later this year.
Further evidence supporting Microsoft’s
decision to host a one-off event is the fact that Ustechs, a company
that has worked with Microsoft in the past on other media briefings,
recently registered the domain XboxEvent.com.
Leaks for the Xbox 720 (codenamed
Durango) have indicated it will feature some serious power internally.
An 8-core 1.6GHz processor, 8GB of DDR3 RAM, an 800MHz graphics card, a
6x Blu-ray drive, USB 3.0, and gigabit Ethernet are rumoured to be
included.
Microsoft is also said to include a new
Kinect sensor that will include not only better tracking results for
large rooms, but will ship with the console by default.
At its media event, Sony wasn’t able to
show the actual hardware for its PlayStation 4, and only detailed a few
specs, the new UI, and controller with touchpad. It’s not known if
Microsoft will show off the Xbox design at its event. Leaks haven’t
pointed to what the design will look like as of yet.
Baird Equity Research last month said
the next-generation Xbox will be sold for $350-$400 in the autumn, right
in time for the Christmas shopping season that’s sure to bring a slew
of sales to the company.
[Pocket-Lint]