Quake3World

The document described a box of multiple CPUs and GPUs, allowing for backwards compatibility with the Xbox 360 through an included PowerPC CPU, an estimated 4-6x increase in graphics performance, and background processing enabling TV recording while playing games.

The plan aims for "True 1080p and Full 3D", implying an ability to run 60 fps games at 1080p resolution. The Kinect 2 hardware is included, allowing for four player concurrent tracking with improved voice recognition, dedicated hardware processing, and a "better, wider, deeper" play space allowing use in smaller areas.

The Xbox 720 is designed to be always on in a low-power state to allow for multimedia operation, to be "the only box you need for premium living room entertainment." Blu-Ray is included, along with USB 3.0, HDMI, 802.11n, Gigabit Ethernet, PCI-E, DisplayPort and SATA connectivity. Storage includes the Blu-ray drive, a hard disk drive, and flash storage as well. Video RAM is pegged at 4 GB of 128 bit DDR4 RAM.

MKJ wrote:thats that leaked thing from a few years back. so any specs in there are surely speculative. if its real at all.

scared? wrote:ur weird...

GONNAFISTYA wrote:And of course Microsoft will follow its life-long convention of stupid naming of its products. lol..the "X-Box 720" instead of "X-Box 360 2". Absolute geniuses at work right there.

U4EA wrote:If they call it X-Box 720, how many retards will think it's only 720p?

GONNAFISTYA wrote:lol they're actually gonna call it the XBox720? What a bunch of retards. Not only are they completely uncreative in their naming conventions (hey man, it's like...double the 360 in every way) but naming it the "720" will do nothing to reinforce consumers that it's a true HD device, since the name practically screams "lowest HD res cause our box is shit".

They might as well call it the 320x240.

U4EA wrote:

GONNAFISTYA wrote:And of course Microsoft will follow its life-long convention of stupid naming of its products. lol..the "X-Box 720" instead of "X-Box 360 2". Absolute geniuses at work right there.

They should call it the X-Box 362.

If they call it X-Box 720, how many retards will think it's only 720p?

Maybe they should call it X-Box 1080 to indicate its resolution?

1080 is still a multiple of 360 though [3], so that makes it even more confusing. Maybe they are reserving that name for the third generation X-Box?

X-Box itself is a pretty dumb name though, and you're right about them being terrible product namers. Azure, Zune, SkyDrive? Silverlight. Vista. The whole 2000, then 2003, then 2007, then 2010 for Office. Fuck off with that shit. SQL: 2000, 2005, 2008 and 2008 R2 [which was released in 2010, so why not call it 2010?]. No consistency.

mrd wrote:Who the fuck cares about xbox?

Eraser wrote:Well, you should. The hardware Sony and MS are going to put out for their next consoles is probably the hardware games will be aimed at for the next, 7, 8, maybe 10 years.

Eraser wrote: Well, you should.

Eraser wrote:

mrd wrote:Who the fuck cares about xbox?

Well, you should. The hardware Sony and MS are going to put out for their next consoles is probably the hardware games will be aimed at for the next, 7, 8, maybe 10 years. People are complaining that XBox 360 and PS3 are holding back graphics development in games right now, so there's definitely a relevance to what MS and Sony are doing to the PC crowd. To dismiss consoles just because you don't own them or play on them is a grave error.

mrd wrote: I understand the connection from console->PC but honestly, the last game I played more than once every 5 months was Quake3. Just kind of fallen out of gaming, gotten more into audio and music lately. It's kind of a shame that all these console kiddies are ruining the show but money talks. Same old story. There still seems to be a fairly thriving indie culture for PC games though, which is good. Obviously that won't be driving the hardware scene forward but, it is what it is! Maybe one day all the console fucks will wake up and realize that KB&mouse > *.

Eraser wrote:

mrd wrote: I understand the connection from console->PC but honestly, the last game I played more than once every 5 months was Quake3. Just kind of fallen out of gaming, gotten more into audio and music lately. It's kind of a shame that all these console kiddies are ruining the show but money talks. Same old story. There still seems to be a fairly thriving indie culture for PC games though, which is good. Obviously that won't be driving the hardware scene forward but, it is what it is! Maybe one day all the console fucks will wake up and realize that KB&mouse > *.

So with the statement "who cares about xbox" you actually meant to say "I don't much play games at all anymore so I really have no real interest in this topic"