Xbox 720 has 'Wii U touchscreen controller' - Reporter

Microsoft's next Xbox is set to include a Wii U-like touchscreen controller, a report in Xbox World magazine has claimed.

XBW's sources report the next Xbox "will be a matt-black media hub with a mission to bring games to life in your living room with augmented reality, directional sound, and a four-player, finger-tracking Kinect."

The mag claims Microsoft is experimenting with a controller that has a shape closer to Sony's PS Vita than Wii U's "bulky unit".

As you can see, it has an HD screen surrounded by the traditional 360 buttons and sticks.

"That touchcreen will be second only to Kinect in how you operate your console," it claims. "It could be a remote control when you're watching TV, a browser when you're on the internet, extra buttons and information when you're playing a game or a portable display when you want to take your game with you."


The mag speculates Xbox 720 could come in at as much as £399.

"Microsoft are playing it safe with the CPU and GPU but running wild with the functions that will change how you play, but it won't be cheap."

Be sure that there are many plans going on for the Xbox 720. One of them are these two that I've posted a long time ago: Xbox 720 Conceptual Design and Xbox 720 Game Console Design.

 

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