Xbox 720 rumors roundup

This January, a report out of SemiAccurate stated (with 99.9% certainty, no less) Xbox 720's processor chips were a product of IBM and Global Foundaries, and that they were already in production under the codename Oban. Drilling down further, the tech blog predicted Xbox 720 will benefit from a "Power PC CPU plus an ATI GCN/HD7000/Southern Islands GPU. One day later, sources at IGN amended SemiAccurate's assertions by claiming the Southern Islands GPU will instead be patterned off of AMD's 6000 series, and will resemble the Radeon HD 6670, which supports DirectX11, 1080p HD output, and multi-display capabilities.

Still with us? Good; because now the latest word is the Xbox 720 will be a 16-core powerhouse, the likes of which will tear society asunder and enslave our children under a race of superior AI overlords...or something. Point is: We're back to Xbox 720 being a beast of a machine. Whether or not that still means the Xbox 720 will be six times more powerful than the current crop of machines and over 20% more powerful than the Wii U as predicted in New Xbox only 20% more powerful than Wii U we don't know. And frankly, our brains hurt.

Probability: Who Knows? If pressed for a predication, we're fairly sure AMD is involved, and that the Xbox 720 will be a significant leap from the 360. We'll keep you posted if that changes.

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Xbox 720 rumors roundup