In the ongoing list of Xbox 720 rumors, a new one has landed on our desk predicting that the Xbox 720 release date will be sometime next holiday season. Technology reporter Paul Thurrott seems to think so, saying in the Windows Weekly video show that Microsoft's next system, codenamed "The Loop" will be out in time for the holidays next year.
"What I’m hearing is [the next Xbox is] going to come out for holidays next year, meaning that they would almost have to announce this at CES, wouldn’t they? That’s my rumor… that we’ll expect to hear something about that. They’re going the Apple route where they want this thing to integrate very tightly with Windows 8 and Windows Phone, which is a problem with the current Xbox.”
CES is the Consumer Electronics Show that's held each January in Las Vegas. Normally game companies hold their big announcements for E3, but as Microsoft may be planning to push their other products at the show it might make sense for them to reveal their new console as well.
As we learned last week, the Xbox 720 is rumored to be based on Windows 9 and ARM processing architecture. We'll just have to see if any of this comes true in January, but it's fun to speculate in the meantime.
Source: Just Push Start
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lowkevmic
If "The Loop" is supposed to somehow intergrate windows 8 and windows phone, who's to say it's a new console?? It could be another periphial just like the kinect or something. I highly doubt if they're going to put out a new console next year, when they are doing a massive overhaul of the Xbox dashboard, so it will intergrate with the Kinect. New apps, and features to be added as well. Why go through all the trouble of doing that, when a new console is out next year?? Unless of course this is a dashboard update for the 360, and the new console will already be equipped with it's own interface/dashboard that is intergrated with the old console...Who knows!!
Warsteel
I think MS is aiming to make a console pc- or at least integrate their next console with their PC products. If XBox Live turns into something like Steam, it might be something to consider...
kingec911
doesnt anyone think hey if its based on windows 9 and windows 8 isnt even out yet why would it come out next year
ChomskyKnows
A Halo4 + Nextbox launch does make a lot of sense. The game sells the new system...Do we have info on what engine 343 is running and if the new xbox hardware is in their hands?
CPNS
Buy a PC.
Same thing only upgradable.
hoof_hearted4
dont care when the 720 comes out, as long as Sony waits another 2-3 years for theirs. (and hopefully my Ps3 holds out till then. had it for like 5 years now)
the thing is, is the tech the 720 is going to have, is the same tech (give or take) that the Ps3 has now.
exittium
I think its too soon still, the 360 and ps3 are both starting to show some serious potential the more games that are released, the more improvements there are. I also would like to know among the many others will we all have to fork out hundreds of dollars for games, and start over, I have a nice amount of 360 and ps3 games and the one thing I don't like is NOT knowing that all the accessories, extra remotes, games, DLC, will be transferable because IF indeed they aren't I rather spend the money else ware i.e like pc gaming because that stuff will. Now if a new xbox or playstation is backwards compatible and supports all the previous stuff that i listed great I might consider getting them.
mxm1ss1l
All I know is it better be backward compatible because I won't buy another system that just launches with 9 or 10 games. And it better have 500G or 1T of memory.
DRCMessiah
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TURFdawg
i'm still tying to get a new 360 since mine is busted. i really don't see the need for a new console when the 360 is doing fine on it's own as of now
Vexxen
I think its about time for a new console, the last generation of consoles only lasted for about 5 years before the xbox 360 came out. I think the only reason developers prefer xbox to ps3 is because it was released so much earlier than the ps3 was so the console market was already leaning towards microsoft, even though it was an inferior system. I just hope sony doesn't fall behind again like they did this time around.
Drag0n2
HUH? What is the need for a new console? I mean really. How much better can the graphics get? People dont own OL TVs yet, that I know of. Do the 3D thing? Sony already has it. I think Microsoft may have it also? The only real thing I can think of that my consoles needs, is a disc tray, with multible trays, for mutible discs. Then i dont have to get off my lazy but to change discs as often. This to me, is a no brainer. Yet Ive havnt seen or heard of any console companys thinking along these lines. Please give me better reasons for new consoles, other that for the companys to get my money!
camaro72toy
Too early, I still want to drag another 3 years at least out of my Kinect! 2016 would be a great year to release the new system.
RustySh4ckelfrd
Enough with all this speculation G4, you're worse than the oil companies. It obviously wont be released in 2012, In case you've forgotten, i'm pretty sure that Halo 4 has been announced as a 360 title, so why would Microsoft release a new console the same time that Halo 4 comes out for the 360? Anyone with at least 3 brain cells would know they wouldn't do that.
camaro72toy
Too early, I still want to darg another 3 years at least out of my Kinect! 2016 would be a great year to release the new system.
IItalianstalion
I still have the Original Xbox 360 console, glad I didn't spend money on a new 360 model every time they came out with a new one. And because of that I would like a new Xbox that has more ram. Computers are still sooooo far ahead of consoles it's not even funny.
mbbrunson
Microsoft is going to feel what Sony had to go through with console sales if they release the 720 next year...it'll take them a 2.5-4 years to break even
nightsnipe
Bout' time current gen systems are dying quickly.
512mb of RAM is pathetic. There is no more room for devs to innovate. If you people are happy with rehash after rehash CoD games have fun.
it's time for a a new gen sooner rather than later
ninenightmares
I just spent over a grand this year alone on games, do I really need to start all over again?
TheBRADLeyB
I'm torn...
I want Microsoft (as I am by now heavily invested in Xbox products and XBL) to have a console that is up to par or surpasses the PS3 because I fully acknowledge the PS3 is a superior piece of Hardware in comparison with the Xbox 360. (Although it is worth pointing out that most developers gear towards the 360 [even though some hate the 360] despite the PS3 being the better machine, much like the Xbox was more powerful then the PS2 but the PS2 was the Console of choice for developers)
But I also don't think I've seen the 360 to it's full potential yet.
Also I want to know about my Digital Content on my 360 and how it will transfer (if it all) to my next console). I've invested in Dead Rising 2, Dragon Age: Origins/Awakening, Fable 2 and other various games that are on my hard drive that I simply don't want to loose.
Regardless I'm sure I won't get a 'Loop' within it's first 2 years as typically (and in my opinion especially with the PS3) there are very few titles worth getting on newly released consoles. Shoot even Madden was a shell of the game on the 360 and lacked many features that the PS2 had.
I don't know man... I just don't know...
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