Feb 18 2009, 01:24 PM
QUOTE(defaultname365 @ Feb 17 2009, 10:23 PM)
Although word on the street is that Microsoft is planning to release the successor to the Xbox 360 in 2010, the company is still apparently planning on updating the 360 design several more times in the next couple years. Just like the "Falcon" motherboard now on shelves updated the original 360 design with a 65nm CPU, the upcoming "Jasper" revision should take the GPU to 65nm as well -- blah blah...
The real action, however, appears to be "Valhalla," a supposed final rev of the 360 that integrates the GPU and CPU into a single "superchip." Details on that are more than sketchy, and we're definitely skeptical -- especially since we'd been hearing chatter about 45nm CPUs, but nothing about a unified architecture. We'll see when we see -- as long as all these boxes play CoD4, we'll be happy.
Lol... CPU + GPU into a single chip ! Now that's rad !
You know super means super for Microsoft right? The main reason theyre doing it is not for reduced failures, but for the fact that less die size used the cheaper it is for microsoft to produce the 360. Cost cutting. Improvements on the failures are made in parallel with the rev increase to accommodate the changes. The real action, however, appears to be "Valhalla," a supposed final rev of the 360 that integrates the GPU and CPU into a single "superchip." Details on that are more than sketchy, and we're definitely skeptical -- especially since we'd been hearing chatter about 45nm CPUs, but nothing about a unified architecture. We'll see when we see -- as long as all these boxes play CoD4, we'll be happy.
Lol... CPU + GPU into a single chip ! Now that's rad !
Cost cutting doesnt really translate to less failures all the time though. Remember the PS2. The mid of life versions of the PS2 were the most reliable. The late cheaper to produce versions were more prone to failures.
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