Friday, January 27th, 2012

Given that the Xbox 360 game console launched over seven “Call of Duty’s” ago, rumors concerning Microsoft’s next gaming console are nothing new.

Yet a recent report from game website IGN has gained some attention, most notably for details concerning the rumored console’s graphics processing unit (GPU). Citing sources close to the project IGN said that Microsoft is gunning for a late 2013 shipment date for a new Xbox game console, called “Xbox 720″ in some quarters.

The new console is reported to have six times the graphics processing power of the Xbox 360 and provide 20 percent greater performance than rival Nintendo’s upcoming Wii U console. IGN shared some details on the GPU saying it would be based on AMD’s 6000 series.”More specifically, it will be akin to the Radeon HD 6670, which offers support for DirectX11, multidisplay output, 3D and 1080p HD output.,” the story said.

Several blogs were quick to parse the

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