Rumors has it that when the Xbox "720" comes out the console wars will start and that you may very well have to decide which to buy, the Xbox 720 or the Xbox 720.
Information has been leaked that when the Xbox 720 is released onto the masses that Microsoft will have two very different models to choose from.
The first Xbox will be the kind that we all know and love. This will be the gaming centric model that will include Xbox live and is said to run compatible with Windows 8.
The second model is going to try and tap into the casual gamer's market and not be able to play the AA titles that we see on Xbox today, like Halo, Call of Duty, Gears of War, etc. This model will be predominately focus on streaming media like Netflix, Hulu, among the other apps featured in the Xbox dashboard.
The Xbox "720" has been rumored to use AMD's 7000 series graphics based on it's 28nm Graphics Core Next (GCN) Southern Islands tech.
A document that leaked in June 2012 indicates that the Xbox 720 will come packing 1080p 3D support, Blu-ray player and DVR functionality.
It has also been rumored that the Xbox 720 will no longer play used games (a similar rumor has been said to be true about the PS4) however this has not been confirmed yet. The fact that the Xbox 720 will require a constant online Internet connection may be one way that Microsoft plans to enable this feature. Such a move would kill the secondary game business for new games, however, in my point of view, it may simply be a way that Microsoft could limit your gamer score; by only allowing achievements from "new" games.
The aforementioned leaked document gave note that the suspected price point will be set at $299 but with two units on the horizon I would expect a higher price point for the gaming platform Xbox.
Microsoft recently went on a buying spree of URLs and one that seemed to stand out was xbox8.com lending to the idea that the Xbox 720 may see a name change by street date to Xbox Infinity.
By whatever name the flow of suspected and leaked information may indicate that official press for the new Xbox may be at hand, however I wouldn't look for anything prior to E3 2013 with an expected release date by Christmas that year.
