Microsoft Developing Xbox Surface Tablet...Supposedly

With the release of the Microsoft Surface tablets, as well as Windows 8, Microsoft is now looking to enter the handheld gaming market (so to speak) with an Xbox Surface tablet. The Verge reports that the Xbox Surface will be a 7 inch gaming tablet. According to a spec sheet, the Xbox Surface is packing two IBM Power7 SCMs, clocked at 3.1 GHz, 5 GBs of DDR3 memory, a custom GPU put out by AMD and 250GB of storage space. The 7 inch LED screen will be able to output a maximum resolution of 1280x720 @ 1080p. Not only that, the tablet will have 4 USB 3.0 ports, component and HDMI outputs, an ethernet port and support for 4 wireless game controllers.

Lining up with this is, are reports that Microsoft has opened up its own facility for Surface tablet production. It would be interesting to see Microsoft take a step towards handheld gaming to compete not only with other tablets but with Sony's PS Vita console as well. Will it come into fruition is the question.

Source: The Verge

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