http://www.theverge.com/2012/11/6/3608432/xbox-surface-xbox-tablet-7-inch

"We've learned that part of the Xbox Surface is being developed at Microsoft's offices in Silicon Valley. The software giant recently locked down several Xbox-related buildings, limiting employee access to the company's Interactive Entertainment Business division. The lock down is likely related to Microsoft's increased testing of the tablet, providing a way for other parts of the Xbox team to build games and software for the device. Providing the project doesn't get killed in favor of a full 7-inch Windows tablet, in the same way Microsoft axed Courier, expect to see the Xbox Surface debut ahead of Microsoft's future Xbox console."

Exciting stuff!

No one cares for Surface Xbox gaming tablet? Come on people...this is big news! :)

I made a thread about it, still empty, I agree, pretty big news.

Gave your thred some love. :)

I couldn't be any less excited actually.

All of the MS fans are playing Halo 4.

I'm interested in the story but I'll wait until there is more to be known to express it.

Is it going to have buttons, sticks, and triggers?

Surface pro is good enough for me. If it can follow Nintendo's path and make it work awesomely with their neXt8ox, even better.

I wondering this too.  Will it act similar to the WiiU gamepad but with more functionality?

This sounds enticing my only problem with it is it uses Windows and not Android or iOS.   I'd sooner get a Wikipad if I can use Xbox Surface features on it.

I don't see how this is different than the other Surface tablets, aside from being 7"?

Seems to me they'd simply incorporate Live into all their Win products as they already are. What would a "Xbox" branded tablet even mean unless it had some form of controller add-on for real controls. Then in reality, it should just be an "Xbox controller" add-on for Win8/RT based tablets utilizing some standard connection.