No-one going to respond to the interesting part of this news story?
> show the world what's possible on Microsoft's game consoles
> consoles
> s
This refers to at least 2 of the following
Xbox
Xbox 360
Xbox 720
Xbox portable
Windows
Windows Phones
I think we can rule the Xbox out, and the 360 is almost guarenteed to be one of the consoles they are working on.
The use of 'consoles' as opposed to platforms, suggests it is unlikely to be W7P, GFWL, or even the Xbox portable.
As I said, Xbox 720 development kits are in the hands of 1st party studios, and most likely in the hands of 3rd parties too. That means the launch will be Nov 2012 - May 2013 most likely, but could be as late as Nov 2013.
From what they are saying, it sounds like they might be aiming to be part of the 2nd or 3rd big wave of games for the 720, as opposed to aiming for launch. Should be interesting.