Xbox "Durango" To Have Bluray Drive and Kinect 2.0?

There's no denying that Microsoft has absolutely been a major player in this generation's hardware race. Although they were the first ones to make the jump into what we now call the current generation, the Redmond company has managed to compete with the best of Sony and Nintendo by offering up strong exclusives like Halo, the Kinect, and Gears of War.

That being said, as this current run of consoles draws to a close, the eyes of the industry are on the future; and with the future comes great speculation. According to the UK based Xbox World magazine, they have received some "inside information" on what the Xbox Durango (or 720) will feature. In quite an unlikely pairing, sources say that the next gen console will actually sport a Bluray drive. Considering Microsoft was one of the biggest backers of HD-DVD back in the day and competes with Sony's own PlayStation head on, this seems like quite the odd pair. Still many say it is true.

In addition to this we have also heard a few small rumblings about Kinect 2.0 as well. As the name implies, this will feature a substantially updated version of the camera peripheral and will feature stereo imaging, improved voice and motion accuracy, alongside the ability to monitor four unique bodies at once. Pretty cool. If you want to get even more speculatory, there have also been some rumblings of an A/V port to record and display live television as well as a controller with an HD display. Only time will tell what the next generation brings, but these rumors in particular are getting a lot of mainstream attention.

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