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Microsoft has referred to a next-generation Xbox again, just weeks after allegedly boosting security at its offices to reduce next-gen leaks.

Talk of a new Xbox appeared in a pair of job ads for software engineers at the company, which state that successful applicants will be required to test "the Skype Video Engine solution for current and future Microsoft Xbox platform [sic]."

Microsoft has yet to officially announce plans for a "future Xbox platform", of course, but has inadvertently referred to the new hardware multiple times in recent months.

A previous job ad suggested that the hardware would be launching by early 2014, soon after Windows general manager Brian Hall spoke about a "new Xbox".

EA's Frank Gibeau also made a bit of a boo-boo back in August, saying that next-gen consoles would be "coming out in about a year's time".

Source: Microsoft Careers

new xbox end of next year. next playstation first 6 months of 2014.

We'll know about the 720 officially before E3. I'm willing to bet on that.

All these news about a new Xbox, I'm so shocked that I'm at a loss for words. This is truly a megaton.

I think PS4 ( Orbis) will debut at E3 this coming year and will release holiday 2013 about a year from now. I sight recent rumors of ps2 production being shut down. Along with finished dev kits of ps4 in the 2nd quarter of next year. Xbox has had issues with chip failure and the deadline for outsourcing the chip production is up. I say spring 2014 for the next xbox due to there chip processors high failure rate during production. Microsoft will take it's time to get enough of the systems made to keep up with demand. Otherwise we could be seeing the next RROD pandemic.