In about an hour, Microsoft is set to reveal something. Popular consensus says that the "something" they're going to reveal is "Xbox Surface" a tablet like device that has connectivity features for the Xbox 360.
The basis for the rumor is a supposedly leaked technical specifications sheet that details a 7" tablet with a 1280x720 resolution screen, and just 288MB of RLDRAM 2. Blah blah blah. If that's true, than it's a severely underpowered tablet or a device dedicated solely for Smart Glass, but that's besides the point.
What is interesting on this sheet is that is also seems to reveal specs for the next-generation Xbox.
Xbox Surface's "stationary computing device"
Again, this is all rumor and speculation based off of what everyone is assuming is a leaked spec sheet. Microsoft's announcement begins at 6:30PM (EST), which is under an hour from when this news is first going up.
(via)
The basis for the rumor is a supposedly leaked technical specifications sheet that details a 7" tablet with a 1280x720 resolution screen, and just 288MB of RLDRAM 2. Blah blah blah. If that's true, than it's a severely underpowered tablet or a device dedicated solely for Smart Glass, but that's besides the point.
What is interesting on this sheet is that is also seems to reveal specs for the next-generation Xbox.
Xbox Surface's "stationary computing device"
- Two IBM POWER7 SCMs (six active cores per SCM)
- 3.1GHz operating frequency
- 5GB DDR3 LRDIMM memory (800MHz)
- Custom 28nm GPU from AMD
- 825MHz engine frequency, 795MHz memory frequency
- 1.2GB GDDR5 memory
- DirectX 11 support
- Shader model 5 support
- 250GB HDD at 10K RPM
- Optional storage expansion via USB drives
- Up to four wireless controllers
- 1 headphone jack per controller
- 4 USB 3.0 ports
- Component video/HDMI
- Optical audio
- Ethernet port
- Support up to 1440p video (1440, 1200, 1080, 720, 576, 480)
- Up to 48KHz audio at 24-bit
- Dolby Digital 5.1
- Dolby TrueHD
- DTS 5.1
- Up to 22.2 surround sound
- 3.1GHz operating frequency
- 5GB DDR3 LRDIMM memory (800MHz)
- Custom 28nm GPU from AMD
- 825MHz engine frequency, 795MHz memory frequency
- 1.2GB GDDR5 memory
- DirectX 11 support
- Shader model 5 support
- 250GB HDD at 10K RPM
- Optional storage expansion via USB drives
- Up to four wireless controllers
- 1 headphone jack per controller
- 4 USB 3.0 ports
- Component video/HDMI
- Optical audio
- Ethernet port
- Support up to 1440p video (1440, 1200, 1080, 720, 576, 480)
- Up to 48KHz audio at 24-bit
- Dolby Digital 5.1
- Dolby TrueHD
- DTS 5.1
- Up to 22.2 surround sound
Again, this is all rumor and speculation based off of what everyone is assuming is a leaked spec sheet. Microsoft's announcement begins at 6:30PM (EST), which is under an hour from when this news is first going up.
(via)
Comment