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" The next Xbox will feature a touchscreen controller similar in function to the Wii U, it has been suggested. Microsoft is currently experimenting with the controller, which is said to feature a HD screen, surrounded by the &amp;quot;traditional buttons and sticks&amp;quot;.   &amp;quot;The next Xbox will be a matt-black media hub with a mission to bring games to life in your living room with augmented reality, directional sound, and a four-player finger-tracking Kinect. We told you all that last month. This month, our sources tell us it will have a touchscreen too,&amp;quot; reads the article in Xbox World Magazine (via NeoGAF). &amp;quot;Microsoft are experimenting with a tablet-like controller with a shape closer to Sony&amp;#039;s sleek Vita handheld / Apple&amp;#039;s iPad than Wii U&amp;#039;s bulky unit - it&amp;#039;s an HD screen surrounded by the traditional 360 buttons and sticks. &amp;quot;On 360 that touchscreen will be second only to Kinect in how you operate your console. It could be a remote control when you&amp;#039;re watching TV, a browser when you&amp;#039;re on the internet, extra buttons and information when playing a game or a portable display when you want to take your game with you,&amp;quot; the post concludes. The article backs up an earlier report suggesting that the &amp;quot;core&amp;quot; of the new system will be a tablet-like device using the Windows 8 Metro interface, not unlike the Wii U. Other reports suggest that the next Xbox will launch in two different editions. One edition, Codenamed &amp;quot;Loop&amp;quot;, will be cheaper and focus on Kinect. Watch a video of the Xbox&amp;#039;s latest dashboard update below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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