Microsoft: No new Xbox hardware this year

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Microsoft has confirmed that the successor to the Xbox 360 will not be announced at the 2012 Electronic Entertainment Expo. “While we appreciate all the interest in our long-range plans for the future, we can confirm that there will be no talk of new Xbox hardware at E3 or anytime soon,” the company said in a statement to <em>Kotaku</em> on Thursday. “For us, 2012 is all about Xbox 360-and it’s the best year ever for Xbox 360. The console is coming off its biggest year ever-a year in which Xbox outsold all other consoles worldwide.” The next-generation Xbox is rumored to be <a href="http://www.bgr.com/2012/01/25/xbox-720-may-be-six-times-more-powerful-than-the-xbox-360/">six times more powerful than the current Xbox 360</a>. It has been reported that the console will be equipped with a GPU based on ATI’s Radeon HD 6670 and should offer support for 3D technology, 1080p HD output, multiple displays and DirectX 11. It is also possible that Microsoft’s next-generation system may use <a href="http://www.bgr.com/2012/03/09/xbox-720-will-reportedly-ditch-disc-drive/">online downloads and swappable solid state cards</a> rather than a traditional disc drive. <span id="more-132189"></span>

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