Rumor: Xbox 720 Details Include 9 Price Tag, Overlay Glasses
Rumor: Xbox 720 Details Include $299 Price Tag, Overlay Glasses
By Ryan Moyer On 22 Jun, 2012 At 07:06 PM | Categorized As Hot News, Xbox 720 | With 23 Comments | 26,207 Views

Xbox 720 Leak

It seems like no one in the video game world can keep things under wraps any more.  A recent document, leaked out of Microsoft, could reveal some major details about the next Xbox console.  The document has been removed, via a request from Microsoft’s lawyers, but we’ve got all the juicy details for you.

The Xbox 720 (we never thought they’d actually go with that name) will reportedly launch in 2013 with a $299 price tag.  The console will feature a Blu-ray drive and will be bundled with version 2 of Kinect (which will allow 4 players and will work in smaller spaces), while also focusing heavily on integrating with tablets (think: Smartglass).

The most notable thing in the document is the mention of Microsoft’s next big peripheral, which allegedly would not be ready for the system’s launch, but would come out later.  The technology is dubbed Fortaleza (which, like Natal, is a state capital in Brazil) and will function similar to Google’s “Project Glass”.  You’ll put on a pair of glasses and it will provide you with a real world looking HUD for the game you’re playing.  The possibilities are endless, but a major one could be that all of the HUD displays that are currently on your screen (health, ammo, mini-map, etc) will instead be displayed in a virtual reality manner using your glasses.

The document, which was actually created a year ago, also projects a 10 year life-cycle for the console and will focus heavily on cloud interaction, allowing you to stream your media library anywhere.

$299 is a very competitive entry point for a launch console anymore, in addition to the graphical/memory enhancements that a new console would surely bring, is this enough stuff to get you to drop $299 on a new console in 2013?

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  1. Matthew McGehee says:

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    Well since I paid nearly 600 for the ps3 when it came out I think I could definitely swing 300

  2. Sparximus says:

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    I don’t think the glasses things is a bad idea, but I don’t think we are at that level of technology where we can get something like that to work consistently without any major major glitches at the start or even over time. As for the second Kinect, well I always thought Kinect was a piece of shit anyway, so why make another? As for the consol itself, well I’ll have to see if it’s worth buying after it comes out, so I’m not wasting $300

    • iWIN says:

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      @Sparximus, screw you, kinect is good, its accurate already. SMD, the glasses is fine, they will develop better ones eventually anyway. it sounds wonderful so stop stomping on everones parade asshole

    • robert says:

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      Think about your comment claiming Kinect sucking so why make another one…I don’t, shot in the dark here…but maybe make a new version to better the old crappy one? Wild I know.

  3. Cody Petrie says:

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  4. Crackerbuttpeanut says:

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    Xbox sucks balls ps3 is better and sony is gonna make a ps4 for sure

  5. Anthony says:

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    Only $300 for an epic console on release day?!!! Take my money now, Microsoft. You’ll get it sooner or later.

  6. Zack says:

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    Seems like i could be good but wait no we do not have the technology for the glasses mabey in a few years it will be a possibility but no only would it be way glitch but i would be alot more expensive than 299$ for the technology that is being expressed

  7. ButterrMann says:

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  8. Buttpeaker says:

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    Butterman by then there will be a another xbox or ps3

  9. rj says:

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    i would buy glasses sound awesome

  10. Trickzta says:

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    I wonder if 360 games are compatible.? I hope so :’( hundreds of dollars of games :’( Would be a same if i can’t play them on the new console. But Sounds awesome, Wasn’t expecting it to be called xbox 720 though O.o

  11. bob says:

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    Did they forget that some people actually wear normal glasses? How do you expect to have those players play when they have to take off their’s just to use the console’s in order to play? And then end up sucking because they can’t see

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  13. backflipkid99 says:

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    what about people like who wear glasses already?
    i wouldnt want to overlap the glasses on top of mine.
    sure it might enhance the experience, but its not fun if i cant play comfortably

  14. Digital_Fear says:

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    This is crap. So that means all our favorite games sequels such as Halo 4 and Spec Ops: The Line, wont be playable on the XBox 720? The glasses and the V.2 of Kinect sound fun, but I read another article that said that there wont be a disc tray, and we have to download all of our games. $300 seems like an amaizing $$$ tag, but if the no disc tray rumors are true, then who wont buy the XBox 720? We still have a lot of stuff to do with the XBox 360. We arent even ready for the next console. If we’re lucky, it wont do good and we still have a XBox for another year or so. Then, when everyone is tired of the XBox 360 (which wont be for a while), then Microsoft can re-release the next console, leaving their customers happy, and make a profit.

  15. Drundar says:

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    This post is wrong. The Xbox will never have the Blu-Ray player in it. Toshiba removed microsofts ability to use the Blu-Ray in any of their devices when it launched. It is PS3 exclusive when it comes to the Console. And to only have a 300$ price tag with Next Gen capabilities. I highly doubt it. This post was probably leaked by someone trying to throw you off. And going for the name 720 is just raunchy. This post is fake so don’t get encouraged by it. There is all sorts of bad involved with this and it is right in the face.

    • dw says:

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      one thing to also say is if xbox ever does use blu-ray they would be paying money to PS3 ( Sony ) to use it in thier systems/ consoles which wouldnt fly.

  16. Kevin Moreno says:

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    If you want to read about my hands on review and prediction on the Wii U then check out TehPwnageKev.Blogspot.com

  17. TheWiredWorld says:

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    I really hope they think about how it would work with people who already have glasses : (

  18. grimmkilla13 says:

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    Sounds bad a** ill for sure be getting it no matter how expensive it is

  19. Arceus2012 says:

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    You people do realize that the kinect itself was not originally designed for the ging industry right? Of course its not perfect, but te fact that it uses wireless technology and tracking abilities with no remote is pretty awesome. Its being used for medical research and other sciences. Kinect is revolutionary to the world around us. So stop complaining if you dont even know the very basics…

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