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Technical Xbox360 falcon (65nm) Official Thread, Ask your question here.
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FayeChan
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 Oct 4 2007, 12:53 AM
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The problem is that Microsoft since venturing into the hardware side, they've been making losses in their XBOX division.
Thats what happens when you specialize too much in Software to begin with. Of course having partnered with lots of hardware manufacturers with their proprietary software its not that hard to get info on hardware and the works.
Still...after 2 years of the release since the 2nd generation of XBOX so many problems still occurs. And I don't see why they can't rectify it ASAP as they have a stock reservation of cash that could buy Singapore 100 times on whole.
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FayeChan
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Oct 4 2007, 10:18 PM
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QUOTE(acougan @ Oct 4 2007, 03:12 PM) unreliable h/ware is a great hassle for end-users but bring many benefits to MS. a consumer base who are used to crappy products is the best kind of consumers to exploit. every time a gamer register their 3RL console for warranty, means more data-mining can be done. 3 year warranty also reduces the lure of modding for those casuals. u sell modchips in the US, and u risk jailtime  and the whole 3RL episode brought a lot of jobs for those telephone customer service agents, console repair technicians and UPS drivers  You have a point there. Though it may have created more job opportunities, the data mining aspect -whenever a gamer calls up a customer service centre in regards to a 3ROD console- is a scary thing. You'll have MS piecing together information of the consumer market based on each and every XBOX360 owner's manufacturing serial number. Privacy issues anyone? But the extension of the 3 year warranty is good as it'll probably buy time for MS to properly rectify the problems of the current console and improving their QOS. However, if they retract the extended warranty, there will be an uproar. |
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FayeChan
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Oct 15 2007, 01:13 AM
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Well, it seems that new XBOX 360 FALCON has the 65nm CPU CHIP only in the console itself. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/65_nanometerhttp://www.digitalbattle.com/2007/08/01/xb...-in-production/Aslo good to know the GPU too WILL be getting 6nm treatment as well. http://www.digitimes.com/bits_chips/a20070430PB208.html |
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FayeChan
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Oct 15 2007, 02:15 AM
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^^ Don't blame me for constantly looking at Wiki almost everyday to see if there is updates on the new chip. Thats where I got my sources from. What you mean to say is that the Asian edition will be available next year only? |
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FayeChan
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Oct 22 2007, 12:21 AM
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Oh for goodness sakes, the writer of the 2nd article has a point, for the sake of beating rivals to the start of the next gen rivalry, MS has to sacrifice reliability JUST so that they can be No.1
Okay fine they did that but at what cost? Quality control slips up and almost 3 years later, users all over the world are complaining of the overheating and the infamous 3ROD.
Well corporate greediness for you not as if other companies have not done so.
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