New Xbox to use x86 AMD chipset.
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So yer old games won't be compatible.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-04-08/microsoft-said-to-adopt-amd-chips-for-next-xbox-console.html
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-04-08/microsoft-said-to-adopt-amd-chips-for-next-xbox-console.html
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Nothing is certain, but the likelihood of B/C based on the leaked spec sheet is as likely as anything else you've read.
Both Sony (via cloud) and Nintendo (natively) feature B/C for next gen, it's an important feature and selling point and has been now for the past two generations for all three manufactures. So why would MS omit it now, especially when they have by far the largest install base they've ever had?
The original Xbox was x86 and the 360 was backwards compatible so why would it not be possible the other way?
Also macs used to be PPC and they emulated PPC software fine on X86.
I don't see it being powerful enough to emulate the Xbox powerPC.
How so? The jaguar SoC is much faster than the PPC used on the 360.
Its got to emulate the graphics hardware which does most of the work.
port to yes, emulate no.
Isn't the design of the Xenon GPU pretty similar to the GPU on the jaguar?
Think about XBLA, it's a major selling point for 360. If there'no B/C then a library will have to be built upon from scratch, including countless retro games that have already previously made their way to the service. Will 4J studios really want to start another port of the immensely popular Minecraft XBLA (given how much work that's taken?) It doesn't make sense.
I also think the rumours of this Stingray 360 (rumoured to relase at just $99 in US) point to the fact MS have managed to scale the hardware down to be cheap enough to include in the new machine. 3 PPC cores would not add much to the total cost of the machine yet it would give the next Xbox an edge over PS4.
Not sounding so bad now is it? Funny how websites that use VGleaks for all their rumours haven't picked up on this one just yet. I guess it's far too positive and won't generate the traffic they'd like since it contradicts past rumours too.
To me this makes sense, it's offers huge advantage over cloud gaming and while the add-on strategy is not ideal, it will at least ensure a long lifespan for the 360 brand, it's online servers and will enable us to continue to play our games for many years to come. It could also mean that XBLA will continue to be a viable platform to create games on in the future.
I do. The extra box at extra cost has features that I already have or I dont need. Looks like it will be a long time before a Durango enters my house.
Interesting if true. A 360 SoC inside every 720, which could be used in conjunction with the 720's hardware for 720 games?
So, an 8-core x86 CPU, plus a Power PC triple-core CPU?
A lot of pro-Xboxers are saying they want it to be true but have their doubts.
Kinda makes sense - I mean how does posting on a forum jeopardise your job but posting on pastebin doesn't?
I also find it unusual that he hasn't touched this new controller yet knows that it looks the same but feels different.
We know that new controllers are in the hands of developers and if you believe the rumours, are masked in that zebra-like-cloaking-device that car manufactures use to hide curves and shapes from photographs.
It reads like someone who just read the leaked PDF. Glasses - check. Hardware backwards compatibility with both PowerPC and 720new 6-8 core x86 CPU - check.
Original info didn't contain info on Xbox Mini but now is confirming it is true. Why not tell us before?
In short - there is no new info in this release except that the d-pad looks the same, but feels different but he hasn't actually felt it himself.
Everything else was in the leaked document from yonks ago. Which I believe to be true, so by proxy a lot in here I think is true.
Got it from here:
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Rumor-Xbox-720-Has-360-Included-on-Chip-No-Always-On-Requirement-345925.shtml
Could be complete BS, guess well know next month.
I very much doubt they'll have a separate 360 chip on the same motherboard due to the amount of extra heat it would generate - dont want another RROD scenario.
And if its just triple core that's being produced how will 360 graphics be emulated on the 720?
The current Xbox 360 Slims use an SoC already.
http://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/x360soc.png
The original launch 360 model drew 170 watts of power from the mains, the new redesigned 360s model only draws 85 watts. That re-design was 3 years ago, they probably have that down to such a low level now there would be no heating problems it something like that was included inside the new Xbox.
I thought i heard end of April, but that seems to of gone quiet?
That would be Paul Thurrott on What the Tech. I have always found his information to be very reliable.
Original PS3 had PS2 soc.
Confirmed as 21st May for the new Xbox reveal. Invites have gone out to journalists.