Micrsoft’s Xbox 720 codenamed ‘Loop’

With the Xbox 360 going on six years young, there have been a lot of rumours circulating in the techosphere about its successor, the Xbox 720. Now, the 720 has had its codename outed as the rather uninspiring ‘Loop’.

Microsoft über geek MS Nerd revealed the 720’s codename, also claiming the next-gen Xbox will be “far smaller”, cheaper and very Kinect-focused when it arrives next year.

According to our geek source, the Xbox 720 will feature a modified Windows 9 core, featuring a custom-made ARM-based processor and dedicated cores for graphics, AI, physics, sound, networking, encryption and sensors. It’s also rumoured to use a Zune HD-esque hardware platform and feature some form of Windows phone integration.

Hopefully the Xbox 720 will make its debut at E3 next year, no doubt alongside the customary booth babes. However, with rumours that Microsoft is currently stuck in the early stages of production, a 2012 launch date seems unlikely and 2013 sounds like a more believable target launch date. We’ll keep you in the Loop.

Dan Grabham Editor-in-Chief

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Dan is Editor-in-chief of Stuff, working across the magazine and the Stuff.tv website.  Our Editor-in-Chief is a regular at tech shows such as CES in Las Vegas, IFA in Berlin and Mobile World Congress in Barcelona as well as at other launches and events. He has been a CES Innovation Awards judge. Dan is completely platform agnostic and very at home using and writing about Windows, macOS, Android and iOS/iPadOS plus lots and lots of gadgets including audio and smart home gear, laptops and smartphones. He's also been interviewed and quoted in a wide variety of places including The Sun, BBC World Service, BBC News Online, BBC Radio 5Live, BBC Radio 4, Sky News Radio and BBC Local Radio.

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