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RabidChinaGirl Elite Sandwich (editor) total posts: 1038 since: Oct 2007
	Log in to remove this sponsored message Microsoft might be working on an Xbox tablet Lydia Sung - Wednesday, November 7, 2012 12:02pm (PST) Like (1) +my favourites A Surface tablet designed just for gaming Sources at Microsoft are now pointing to the possibility of a new gaming tablet. Unofficial sources have apparently confirmed that an Xbox tablet, a variation of Microsoft's Surface tablet, is currently in the works, as Microsoft enters the initial hardware planning phase. Earlier this summer, specs for a 7-inch Xbox Surface were leaked, just ahead of Microsoft's Surface RT and Surface Pro reveal. According to these unnamed sources, those initial specs were actually correct. Right now, the rumored Xbox Surface is expected to have a custom ARM processor and high-bandwidth RAM designed specifically for gaming. Certain specs might be changed later in development. The gaming tablet won't run a full version of Windows, but a custom Windows kernal instead. Some basic functions like messaging might be supported, but the primary focus of the Xbox Surface would be gaming. Source: The Verge Sections: Microsoft Consoles, Console Games View original news article news
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bluexy BATMEOWN (editor) total posts: 814 since: Jan 2012	Nov 07, 12 at 12:08pm ^ re: Microsoft might be working on an Xbox tablet
	Like a Microsoft flavored Nintendo GamePad? I'm not so big on tablets, but I'm intrigued by their potential as a console controller.
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Shinobi_razor Mark Nutt Legendary Seeker total posts: 17253 since: Sep 2004	Nov 07, 12 at 2:23pm ^ re: Microsoft might be working on an Xbox tablet
	if youll have the ability to sync a 360 controller to it and play XBLA games you purchased, i would be interested. if you can only play lame proprietary XBL games like the Windows Phone, no thanks.
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Huntereb high on "N" since: Dec 2009	Nov 07, 12 at 2:27pm ^ re: Microsoft might be working on an Xbox tablet
	It just looks like a windows 8 tablet, but I assume they will add a better graphics card to actually play XBox-like games. Personally, I don't see this selling well. Unless it's cheap (Highly doubt something like this would be) It's not going to do well. There's a reason why the majority of gamers aren't playing their games on PC's, it's expensive. -------------------
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ashantiqua unwashed heathen (guest) IP: Logged	Nov 07, 12 at 2:50pm ^ re: Microsoft might be working on an Xbox tablet
	Would be kinda cool if ms offered a service for a monthly fee where you could download an unlimited number of games for the surface, both indie and published titles
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THM member: postin' posse total posts: 533 since: Jan 2008	Nov 07, 12 at 3:12pm ^ re: Microsoft might be working on an Xbox tablet
	Xbox tablet?? Another consumer cycle jerk!!!!
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Fury Relentless total posts: 9437 GameGrep pts: 810 since: Sep 2004	Nov 07, 12 at 5:40pm ^ Microsoft might be working on an Xbox tablet
	I'd rather have the one with the full Windows 8 OS, if I were to get one at all. -------------------
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Roy Of MarthFireEmblem2 Purely Neo total posts: 25890 neopoints: 109 GameGrep pts: 250 since: Jan 2002	Nov 07, 12 at 6:40pm ^ Microsoft might be working on an Xbox tablet
	If this Tablet is going to be the equivalent to PS Vita and Nintendo 3DS, I might consider buying and if my Gamertag and service transfers over then it's a definite for me. ------------------- Support the Grand Theft Auto V forum. Ah who am I kidding of course you will!
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Redemption Neoseeker custodial engineer (admin) total posts: 7074 GameGrep pts: 1071 since: Mar 2000	Nov 07, 12 at 7:00pm ^ re: Microsoft might be working on an Xbox tablet
	I think this is a smart part of their product evolution actually. If we think long term, say 4-5 years from now, as tablets get increasingly powerful, I can see the Xbox Surface brand being a very influential part of gaming. This says a lot about Microsoft's approach vs Sony and Nintendo - the former is trying to prepare itself for the shape of where things are headed (think Windows 8 currently treating XBL data as first class citizens rather than unimportant side projects), and Sony/Nintendo are still trying to figure out how to lock people into closed platforms. Anyway its just lots of potential. Edit: Nov 08, 12 7:53pm ------------------- The further back you can look, the farther ahead you can see. <paraphrased> - Winston Churchill
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