Microsoft is building its own 7-inch gaming tablet. Multiple sources familiar with plans within Redmond have confirmed that initial hardware planning for an Xbox Surface is underway. Specifications for an Xbox Surface 7-inch tablet computing device leaked back in June ahead of Microsoft's Surface RT and Surface Pro announcement.
The Xbox Surface will likely include a custom ARM processor and high-bandwidth RAM designed specifically for gaming tasks. We're told these specifications could be altered to accommodate an unannounced Intel SoC and that the Xbox Surface is being developed independent of specific hardware architecture. Microsoft's Xbox Surface won't run a full version of Windows, rather this 7-inch tablet will run a custom Windows kernel. Messaging and other tablet functions may be supported, but the focus is on gaming.
More info will be posted as it's learned.
-Daniel, Jedi Editor
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I am so psyched. This is the best news ever. I can't wait! Xbox is so smart to have apple do the first round so they can just come in and improve everything!
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