X-Box 720 To Copy New Wii U Controller

Maybe the title is a little misleading, but according to rumors that started from a forum of all places, that is excactly what the geniuses at Microsoft are going to do. Of course it will be less bulbous than the Wii version and more like, :gasp:, the Sony Vita.

Nothing wrong with going modern, I'm sure PS4 will have a similar option on their new controllers. Nintendo decided to go motion control with their controllers and guess what happened? X-Box 360 and PS3 followed suit with their own versions, X-Box Connect & Playstation Move respectively.

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.

Microsoft are experimenting with a tablet-like controller with a shape closer to Sony’s sleek Vita handheld / Apple’s iPad than Wii U’s bulky unit – it’s an HD screen surrounded by the traditional 360 buttons and sticks.

On 360 that touchscreen will be second only to Kinect in how you operate your console. It could be a remote control when you’re watching TV, a browser when you’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.