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• New Xbox dashboard to hit public beta in June or July to prep for next console - report

  Microsoft will reveal its next Xbox console on Tuesday, May 21 – that’s next week – and still rumors and reports are coming out of the woodwork with no signs of stopping. Today’s rumor pertains to dashboard UI and tile changes and the size of the console.

• Microsoft to reveal "next chapter of Xbox gaming experiences," at Gamescom

  Microsoft plans to reveal the “next chapter of Xbox gaming experiences,” at Gamescom in August, according to Xbox EMEA’s Graeme Boyd. This marks the return of MS at the Cologne event after skipping out in 2012. According to Boyd, “Xbox will be back at gamescom this August,” which means between the next-Xbox reveal on May […]

• Next Xbox out in November for $499, $299 with sub - report

  A report from Paul Thurrott claims the next Xbox will launch in early November for $499. Alternatively, you will be able to purchase one for $299 providing you’re wiling to pay a monthly $15 subscription fee for Xbox Live.

• Next Xbox: report notes DRM, sharing, Achievements revamp

  Another day, another batch of Xbox rumors have landed on the Internet.

• Next-Xbox reveal set for May 21 in Redmond, Washington

  Microsoft is ready to send out invites for its next Xbox console, according and image which appears to be an RSVP. Furthermore, Major Nelson has confirmed the matter.

• Ryse a major launch title for next generation Xbox - report

  Ryse is a next-generation Xbox launch title according to a report on The Verge.

• Durango not "always online," contains XTV, new 360 SKU makes it backwards compatible

  A trio of next-Xbox rumors have surfaced today, and no matter whether the sources call it Xbox 720 or Durango, keep in mind we will know nothing for sure until Microsoft announces something. Click the break for today’s lowdown.

• Always-on Xbox is a bad idea, say UK retail bosses

  A few UK retailers have added their two cents into the “always on” debate, a function rumored to be integrated into the next-Xbox partially in order to block pre-owned games from playing.

• Microsoft will win next-gen war, Sony's online infrastructure is "god awful" - Bushnell

  Atari founder Nolan Bushnell is of the opinion that Microsoft will win the next-gen console war.

• Durango requires Internet connection to run games, apps - rumor

  Microsoft’s next Xbox console will require an Internet connection in order for games or apps to be started, according to the latest from two Kotaku sources.

• Pitchford "really excited" over PS4, Wii U release of Aliens: Colonial Marines up to SEGA

  Gearbox’s Randy Pitchford is “really excited” over PS4 and “other things” he can’t talk about yet.

• Ian Livingstone discusses next-Xbox rumors which hint at watermarked discs

  The general consensus is that future consoles will be digital only, and something Eidos life president Ian Livingstone agrees with fully.

• Xbox TV device rumor resurfaces, to be unveiled in 2013

  Rumors of an Xbox TV device have resurfaced, and sources close to the matter have stated the “always on” device will run on core Windows 8 components.

• Xbox 720 - Microsoft could delay launch "until spring 2014," says Pachter

  With industry analysts, retailers, and publishers expecting next generation consoles to release next year at the earliest, Wedbush’s Michael Pachter believes 2014 is more likely. At least for the next-Xbox.

• EA's Gibeau expects PS4 and next-Xbox to hit retail "in about a year's time"

  EA Labels president Frank Gibeau believes Sony and Microsoft will release the next set of consoles “in about a year’s time.”

• EA labels president has "seen both" PS4 and next-Xbox

  EA labels president Frank Gibeau has decided to tease the masses by stating he has already laid eyes on the next-generation of consoles from Microsoft and Sony.

• A spring 2014 Xbox 720 launch "makes sense," says Pachter

  Industry analyst Michael Pachter has said it would make more sense for Microsoft to release the next iteration of Xbox during spring 2014.

• Report - Sony and Microsoft considered, rejected download-only console option for next-gen

  Sony had considered making PS4 a download-only console at one point, but according to sources “familiar with the matter,” the firm decided to go with the tried and true “optical disk drive” model, according to The Wall Street Journal.

• Xbox 720: Blu-ray inside, always-on netcon required

  Xbox 720 has been fully detailed to some third-parties, VG247 has learned, and has been slotted in for a Christmas 2013 release. And yes: of course it’ll have a Blu-ray drive.