Microsoft Doesn't Want You to Read That 'Leaked' Xbox 720 Document, According to Takedown Notices

On Saturday, a 56-page document that may or may not have been a real 2012 Microsoft plan for their next-gen Xbox. Hoax? Real? https://kotaku.com/leak-or-hoax-a-56-page-manifesto-does-get-some-things-5918942(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c" }).render("79703296e5134c75a2db6e1b64762017"); }); It appeared on the document-hosting service Scribd, which was served with a takedown notice that same day by a law firm that has done work for Microsoft. Today brings reports via The Verge that other outlets, including a Czech tech site and cloud-based file-sharing service rummy modern DropBox, have been served takedown notices by Microsoft and removed the document. The notices claim the document is copyrighted by Microsoft. We’ve checked with Microsoft to confirm that they did this and explain why, because it certainly will fuel speculation that the document was real. The lengthy plan for the so-called Xbox 720 was supposedly authored in 2010 but forecast services such as the rummy nabob newly-announced SmartGlass, outlined the potential for a new Xbox and Kinect, augmented-reality glasses called Fortaleza and even forecasted the introduction of cloud gaming to the Xbox in the year 2015. We have much more about the contents of the document in our Saturday report Some key elements, including Blu-Ray support and an estimated six-fold increase in horsepower for the new console over the 360 square with what we’ve previously reported based on conversations with people familiar with Microsoft’s next-gen plans. https://kotaku.com/sources-the-next-xbox-will-play-blu-ray-may-not-play-5879202 Our best sources who are familiar with the goings on in the gaming industry say that the document does not include all of the important parts of Microsoft’s strategy for its next console, which is codenamed Durango. So even if this document is rummy noble real, it’s out of date. Microsoft sends takedown notice to sites hosting Xbox 720 doc, including Dropbox [The Verge]