A new report suggests that Microsoft may infact release the upcoming successor to the Xbox 360, codenamed Xbox 720 or Xbox Next, as soon as November of 2013. These details were extracted from a developer contract between Activision and Bungie, who are working on a new multiplayer online game.
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Microsoft plans to launch its next-generation Xbox video game and home entertainment console ahead of the holidays next year, according to a recent report. The Los Angeles Times on Monday published a developer contract between Acitivision Blizzard and famed Halo developers Bungie. The firms are currently working on a new Massively Multiplayer Online franchise called Destiny, which will be a first-person shooter with a science fiction theme.
While the fact that the companies currently have four titles planned for the series is exciting for gamers in itself, another tidbit may be even more titillating; the contract suggests that the first Destiny title will launch ahead of the holidays next year as an exclusive for Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and its next-generation console, which the document refers to as the “Xbox 720.” An earlier report from an industry industry insider suggested that Microsoft will launch an ARM-based “Xbox lite” in late 2013 (http://www.windows8newsinfo.com/smf/index.php?topic=20459.0) followed by a true Xbox 360 successor some time later, however this new information suggests that timeline may not be accurate.
Source: BGR