Xbox 720: Blu-ray inside, always-on netcon required

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Xbox 720 has been fully detailed to some third-parties, TheTechGame has learned, and has been slotted in for a Christmas 2013 release. And yes: of course it’ll have a Blu-ray drive. TheTechGame has learned that Microsoft has now detailed Xbox 720 to certain partners and has internally confirmed the machine for a Christmas 2013 release. The next generation Xbox will have a Blu-ray drive, contrary to a recent report.Multiple sources have confirmed this morning that the machine will have two GPUs. One said: “It’s like two PCs taped together.”

We’re waiting for final confirmation of specs, but the graphics cards are thought to be equivalent to AMD’s 7000 series GPUs, but “not CrossFire or SLI”. The GPUs aren’t structured as they are in a normal dual PC set-up, in which the two chips take it in turns to draw lines of the same object: Xbox 720′s graphics units will be able to work independently, drawing separate items simultaneously.


It was reported last week that PlayStation 4, internally codenamed Orbis, will also be powered by AMD hardware.


There will be “four or six” cores to the Xbox 720 CPU, one of which will be reserved for Kinect and one for the OS.


Xbox 720 will require an always-on internet connection as an anti-piracy measure.


We’ve also been told that the next generation of Kinect will be built into the device as standard.


The details have emerged in the wake of a hastily removed tweet from Sean Tracy, a technical designer for Crytek, that said he was attending the “Durango summit” in London at the end of February. Durango is though to be the codename for the console.


Microsoft is not expected to announce anything pertaining to its next machine until next year.


Many developers have been posting job openings for “next-gen” and “future-gen” systems for months.


Lionhead and Bethesda are just two of the latest.

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Source: http://www.vg247.com/2012/04/02/xbox-720-detailed-blu-ray-inside-always-on-netcon-required/

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hazmatt420Posted:

leec1617 You know that the world is going t end in 2012 i know it sounds silly but whenever i go to church they pray over me and they say ima be a great leader and ill be a profit. and they say profits get dreams that come true..... i had a dream i was in a pasture with my mom and grandma and we heard a really loud thunder and a red lighting struck from the sky, and in the distance i saw a thing fall from the sky and hit down and explode i cant tell pesifical what date its on but it i remeber what my grandma looked like and she looks the same as before..(young and no wrinkles) i just hope microsoft will put the xbox 720 out sooner if they want to be happy when the world ens. i know you probly think im on of those dudes that think the world is going to end, well im not i never believed in it untill now. i hope you take this to heart, ect.

sincerly, edward clayton lee from tilden, texas 78072.
Have a good year make it the funniest.



Shut the **** up you stupid ass little kid. You cant even spell "Prophet" correctly.

Take your church and shove it up your ass, little girl.

leec1617Posted:

You know that the world is going t end in 2012 i know it sounds silly but whenever i go to church they pray over me and they say ima be a great leader and ill be a profit. and they say profits get dreams that come true..... i had a dream i was in a pasture with my mom and grandma and we heard a really loud thunder and a red lighting struck from the sky, and in the distance i saw a thing fall from the sky and hit down and explode i cant tell pesifical what date its on but it i remeber what my grandma looked like and she looks the same as before..(young and no wrinkles) i just hope microsoft will put the xbox 720 out sooner if they want to be happy when the world ens. i know you probly think im on of those dudes that think the world is going to end, well im not i never believed in it untill now. i hope you take this to heart, ect.

sincerly, edward clayton lee from tilden, texas 78072.
Have a good year make it the funniest.

magiikmodderzPosted:

they aren't going to require an internet connection all the time, it isn't practical.

thegaminghoundPosted:

five years ago i looked up when the xbox 720 would come out it was suposed to be late 2011 or early 2012

MrSwfan778Posted:

http://www.thetechgame.org/?i=900779

xLameHDxPosted:

I think this is stupid and would they even be jtagable and would be even be able to hotswap???

sweqPosted:

illiterate
Jamy
TCT_Productions
HKS The xbox 720 should have a
GPU: GIGABYTE AMD Radeon HD7970
CPU: 8 Core with 4.5GHz
RaM: 16 GB
HDD: 1TB SDD
^That xbox will be really cheap like $200

Are you on smack ****? The SSD alone, only a 250GB is 300$ for a fast one. 1TB SSDS arent even in DEVELOPMENT YET! The best we'll get is a 640GB HDD @ 7200rpm. Best. The GPU? Really, that card a-**** lone is 550$. Riiight, we'll get a 7750 equivalent. IF that. RAM? Really bro, 16GB? Dude the 360 has 512MB... wow. It will have 4-6GB. Maybe only 3GB... Lastly come on, 4.5GHz? IT WILL NOT HAVE A 8-core. **** no. Those are brand new and, just stop. We'll get a 4.0GHz @ best quad core. Face it. I'll stick with my 1600$ PC with my GTX 680... aaaah.

What he said ^^^
HKS is right they might drive up the price for all the kids that are going to want it but the value is around $200
Do you realize i was kidding and using sarcasm lol

BiGMACSPosted:

This is a stupid idea if you ask me.

LAUGHING_TAC0Posted:

people just believe everything they read dont they well one mc even how dumb they have been never got there server hacked like psn no way any system it self will make you need internet to play you know how much profit they would lose to sony now come on people think its not that hard and you wont find any valid information on the console till like a month before it comes out at the least

LoisPosted:

Always on internet ? That's ridiculous, if you have no internet at your house you can't play your new xbox ?