Xbox 2 Specs Leaked * Update *
Posted by: Newsfactory on: 02/02/2004 03:55 PM [ Print | 2 comment(s) ] · 6878 views
TeamXbox reports that we had access to some speculative Xbox specs last month but we have held off on revealing them until more official word is given. Now that someone had the balls to do it, we'll bring you even more details based on the info we have.
Please remember this info isn't official and based on info from various sources. As the Mercury News article says, the Xbox 2 will use three 64-bit processors. But we'll give you even more details. They'll be PowerPC processors, based on the PowerPC 976, the first dual-core 97x chip based on IBM?s 64-bit POWER5 architecture, which will also be the first PowerPC built on a 65nm manufacturing process.
Xbox 2 Specs Leaked * Update *
Please remember this info isn't official and based on info from various sources. As the Mercury News article says, the Xbox 2 will use three 64-bit processors. But we'll give you even more details. They'll be PowerPC processors, based on the PowerPC 976, the first dual-core 97x chip based on IBM?s 64-bit POWER5 architecture, which will also be the first PowerPC built on a 65nm manufacturing process.
Xbox 2 Specs Leaked * Update *
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thomas997 Posts: 11 Joined: 2003-04-21 |
#51058 Posted on: 02/03/2004 01:01 AM
Why the hell would it use 3 processors? That makes no sense.. and I would think they would stay with the Intel chip. "acting as a frame buffer that is big enough to handle an image that is 480i and can be 4 times over sampled and double buffered. Yeah, we all remember Bitboys but this time you can bet this is for real. This solution will finally make possible HDTV visuals with full screen Anti-Aliasing on. " 480i is not HDTV |
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#51073 Posted on: 02/04/2004 02:28 AM
This "article" has been confirmed as total bullsh... While IBM is indeed delivering the CPU(s, as it might be), Microsoft revealed that quite a while ago now, the rest of this made-up piece of speculation is off the mark on most everything else. The "revolutionary" practice of putting framebuffer memory on the graphics chip has been successfully used by Sony since 1999 and Nintendo too in their latest console. Besides, it's not confirmed there will be any on-chip memory for the next XBox. One would do well to just ignore whatever this teamxbox site has to say on the subject... |
