Rumor: MS to Make 'Huge' Xbox 720 Announcement at CES

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Not shocked at the 2GB RAM; doesn't make sense for consoles to have any more. I do find dual-GPU's interesting though, and wonder how much poor scaling will affect the long-term viability of the console...

The only way M$ can put in a Bulldozer based cpu if they get it cheap from AMD, probably a special 95 watt 4-core AMD Bulldozer FX-4x00 series.

I wouldn't be surprised if they go the next generation Llano, something a bit more powerful than the current A8-38x0 sereies that has integrated HD6550D GPU.

Whatever they do I hope the new XBOX is beefy enough to avoid the spillover console dumbing-down that is affecting many cross-platform games. PC hardware suffers from game developers gimping their games so current gen consoles can run it. Our hardware doesn't get to utilize their full power as a result.

It CAN run Crysis, btw.

minimal graphics would have to be equivalent to 6990 for AMD to assure it does not become obsolete within 2 years. CPU wouldn't have to be as extreme since for the most part you are talking about 1920x1080 as your max target resolution which is generally not going to be CPU bound with anything quad core that moves along at around 3Ghz. The only way I would be impressed is if it maxes out GPU beyond current PC standards.

Give me keyboard and mouse support in games and I might make the switch from PC gaming.

The Xbox720 is so bad, that when you see it, you turn around twice and walk away.

FINALLY, A NEW XBOX!

This is the best news for PC gaming, yet! Now we won't have to dumb down our graphics to appease the consoles kids!

Maybe it'll even have a mouse/keyboard option so we won't have to dumb down the controls as well!

Still too early, an announcement maybe but I doubt anything will hit shelves for 2-3 years.

Its going to happen so just embrace it. Hopefully it will give devs a good reason to make multiplatform games that much better for the PC elite. But I want facts! And i dont want a weak next Gen Console.

Intel will likely use their usual billion -dollar bribes and threats to get AMD out of the Xbox, or delay its release.

Even if they did reveal a new Xbox with great specifications, im sure they will find some way to junk it up with tons of advertisements. Im sure they'll remember not to include a native internet-browser in the OS, it would 'ruin the experience for the living room'.

I really love paying for "Xbox live" service, they give me the inside scoop on the latest junk and ads from sponsors. Sorry i don't feel like shopping every time i look at my game console; perhaps I actually want to browse the internet (without a terminal computer) as part of the service I pay for.

I'm guessing it will be the Bulldozer version of the Llano. I suspect it will be a higher end chip since it has to last a few generations. Hopefully more RAM is added before it is done. At least give us 4 GB.

i think it was bethesda that said making games for pc is challening because you have to make for so many different hardware configurations. where all you people claim you have these great systems, the majority of people dont. so blame the people that have old systems over blaming consoles. its easier to push a dedicated system farther than it is to push a million different configs.regardless of your power, the games have to be designed for the lowest common denominator.

as for the dual gpu. some of you bitching, whining people claim to have dual card set-ups. same thing.

Oh yay more dragggging along technology for PC world. Just great. I wish consoles never existed.

here's an ugly rumor it's using some form of Windows, a virus that has afflicted PCs for decades now. It's spreading.

If it is, they'll be leaving a lot of performance so Microsoft can save development money. Windows NT was never a good gaming platform (nor was it ever intended to be), and whatever advantages consoles have in running slimmed down operating software would be lost if Windows bloat afflicted it as well. That's their only real advantage, so let's hope Microsoft doesn't just move a business operating system to gaming console. PCs have the power to handle it, but a gaming console does not.

They'll finally be gaming at 1080. Why not call it the xbox 1080? And I think the graphics chip will be pretty powerful. I remember seeing COD2 on the 360 and was instantly jealous and mad that my FX-55 with SLI 7800GTXs were basically getting outgunned for a fraction of the cost.

Well on the plus side it's using AMD/ATi hardware. Now game designers will have to design for ATi and NOT for nVidia, as has been the last few releases like Skyrim and RAGE. Maybe from the release of the XBox 720, I won't have to regret getting an ATi card and not have to see how nVidia cards perform better in my newly acquired game.

Stereoscopic 3D is a absolute must, otherwise every title will be nothing more than a slightly better version of some game that I have already played. Also, ditch the Kinect! I hate it in just about every way imaginable. It was a horrible idea, stop trying to tell me it's great....it's not.

I wonder how long it will take before this thing does the red ring of death.

The RAM strikes me as a bit low, though you can never really be sure with the massive amounts of console optimization.

Dual Gpu its a great solution for the new xbox, remember one of the biggest problems of GPUS are related to temperature, so it makes sense having two regular-small chips instead of a big one. Scalling its doing so much better this days.

The Xbox 360 was the first off the line and so it's only right that the 720 will be the first one off the line too.

Could the GPU be something like a 4870x2? That's possibly what... 2-3x the power of the 360's graphics. RAM, not a surprise here. Probably 1600MHz since it's so cheap (on the scale they're getting it probably $10 per stick assuming they're using a single 2gb stick). Hexa-core CPU, possibly 32nm, maybe even 22? Due to the amount of cores and the probability games will be 'optimised' for all the cores, perhaps it runs 2.4-3.2GHz to save power and reduce heat? Can't imagine anymore than that. Nice to see the upgrade but ffs, it took long enough. Like 7/8 years?

It can run Crysis with kinect !!! lol