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"No new console necessary" for Natal. Sources close to Microsoft have downplayed 1UP's report that a new Xbox console will launch in autumn 2010. Aaron Greenberg, director of product management, told Eurogamer: "I think part of the excitement about this announcement is that in many ways we are delivering a next generation experience this generation. With that said, I can confirm that Natal will run on Xbox 360 so no new console investment will be necessary." Another senior Microsoft ...
Rumor: Xbox Natal is Actually Microsoft's Next Console
Rumor: Xbox Natal is Actually Microsoft's Next Console
1up.com — Earlier this week gaming blog Kotaku quoted Microsoft's Shane Kim as saying that the launch of Natal,... Microsoft's new controller-free motion control technology, would be as ... (more) Rumor: Xbox Natal is Actually Microsoft's Next Console
Rumor New Xbox Console in 2010 We Tell You the Truth
news.teamxbox.com — A report claims Microsoft is launching a new Xbox console next year that features overclocked Xbox 360... hardware and builtin Project Natal technology. We tell you the truth. (more) Rumor New Xbox Console in 2010 We Tell You the Truth
Microsoft: There Will Be "No New Console" [Xbox 360]
Microsoft: There Will Be "No New Console" [Xbox 360]
kotaku.com — Today, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer indicated that the company would be releasing a new Xbox 360 in... 2010 , one featuring a built-in camera. That seemingly confirmed a new hardware configuration with the company's Project Natal built-in. Microsoft's ... (more) Microsoft: There Will Be "No New Console" [Xbox 360]
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Microsoft Respond To "New Xbox" Rumors [Xbox 360]
Kotaku — ... investment will be necessary." Seems to pour cold water on the suggestion that it would be an all-new console. But you know what? With these PR statements, the devil is in the detail. On Friday we toned down the speculation a dial, and figured that were a new console to launch next year alongside the camera, it would simply be a rebranded, repackaged Xbox 360. A 360 slim, if you will. Greenberg's vague statement leaves that possibility wide open. Microsoft sources play down reports of new Xbox in 2010 [Eurogamer] ...

MS Downplays New Xbox in 2010 Rumor
Evil Avatar - News Items — ... In comments made to Eurogamer sources close to Microsoft have downplayed the rumor of a new Xbox coming in 2010. ...

Microsoft Responds to New Xbox Natal Rumor
1UP RSS feed — ... that Natal would be part of an Xbox rebranding effort next year, but the devil is in the details. To Eurogamer, Aaron Greenberg said, "I think part of the excitement about this announcement is that in many ways we are delivering a next generation experience this generation. With that said, I can confirm that Natal will run on Xbox 360 so no new console investment will be necessary." Another unnamed Microsoft source claimed, "Don't believe nonsense on the internet is all I'll say. We'll do the right thing for Natal." ...

Microsoft Confirms that No New Xbox 360 Coming in 2010
Planet Xbox 360 — ... carried out onboard [the camera device], with the data then streamed across to the 360 via USB. If, as the 1UP report suggests, the 360 update is only offering a minimal amount of extra power, then the question surely must be, what's the point of that?" Yesterday, TeamXbox also weighed in, claiming that Microsoft's next new console would not launch in 2010 because it would feature built-in Natal technology and "full HD stereoscopic 3D visuals", which would rely on new televisions. [SOURCE]

Microsoft denies new Natal-based console, as a new 3D rumor surfaces
Joystiq — Microsoft has responded to the rumor of a new Natal-focused Xbox 360 successor, with two separate sources denying the existence of the new console to Eurogamer. One unnamed source at MS told Eurogamer ""Don't believe nonsense on the internet is all I'll say. We'll do the right thing for Natal." Aaron Greenberg responded in a calmer manner, saying "I think part of the excitement about this announcement is that in many ways we are delivering a next generation experience this generation. With that said, I can confirm that Natal will run ...

Microsoft, Others "Downplay" Rumor of New Xbox Next Year
Kombo.com — ... uncharacteristic move for this business, Microsoft's Director of Product Management for Xbox, Aaron Greenberg, quickly moved to debunk-- or rather, to at least downplay-- the emerging rumor. And he's not the only one. "I think part of the excitement about this announcement is that in many ways we are delivering a next generation experience this generation. With that said, I can confirm that Natal will run on Xbox 360 so no new console investment will be necessary," Greenberg said to Eurogamer . Another senior Microsoft source, one said to be close to Project Natal, kept it ...

Microsoft deny new Xbox launch rumours
That VideoGame Blog — ... Microsoft’s Aaron Greenberg has attempted to squash reports that a new Xbox console will launch in 2010. The director of product management told Eurogamer, “I think part of the excitement about this announcement is that in many ways we are delivering a next generation experience this generation. With that said, I can confirm that Natal will run on Xbox 360 so no new console investment will be necessary.” ...

Rumor: Upgraded Xbox Console In Works For Natal Launch
GameLife — ... Microsoft’s response, on Eurogamer, was a classic non-denial: “I can confirm that Natal will run on Xbox 360 so no new console investment will be necessary.” ...

Microsoft Responds to New Xbox Rumors
The Escapist : Latest News — ... that have spread across the internet in the past few days saying that the company plans to launch a new Xbox console alongside its motion-sensing camera Natal next year. "Don't believe nonsense on the internet is all I'll say," a Microsoft employee close to Natal told Eurogamer . "We'll do the right thing for Natal." Less disdainful for internet nonsense was Microsoft director of product management Aaron Greenberg, who had this to say: "I think part of the excitement about this announcement is that in many ways we are delivering a next generation experience this generation. ...

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