Xbox 2 Processors

[M51DPS]

Apparently, microsoft is dropping Intel and going with an IBM processor.

[Refalm]

So did Nintendo with the Gamecube.

I hope that IBM's Xbox CPU is a bit compatible with PPC, so it can run Mandrake  

[M51DPS]

And later I saw this article:

 

quote:Microsoft has entered into an agreement with IBM that will see it use Big Blue's technology in future versions of its Xbox gaming console.

As a result, said Bernie Meyerson, chief technologist for IBM's Technology Group, Xbox will use IBM's latest processor technologies. By implication this means the G5 currently deployed in Apple's Power Mac range.

The agreement is a blow to Intel, whose contract to supply components for Xbox was its only foothold in the fast growing gaming consoles market.

On the other hand, not only is this good news for IBM, it should also prove heartening to Apple, by ensuring that development of the G5 remains a high priority for Big Blue.

So will microsoft just wind up selling cheap Macs?

[Refalm]

I'd certainly choose a Xbox 2 over an expensive eMac, even if it's from Microsoft.

[SihgeruMiyamoto]

So in other words...they are using the same graphics card and processor manufacturers as Nintendo. (ATI and IBM) Fuck microsoft piss me off!!!! They bag the shit out of Nintendo..then they go and do this.

[HPC GUY]

um...i thought the xbox used nvidia gpus not ati...

[mobrien_12]

XBox 2 will use ATI GPUs.

[anphanax]

I'm probably going to get flamed for saying this, considering i've provided no proof or sources for my conclusion, but I think the PS3 is going to kill the XBOX2.

Edit:
I made this "assumption" because of a decent amount of system specs that remain constant regardless of source, and of these most of which were found using the google search engine. They're both probably a long way off though. I know that sony for the most part, creates okay stuff. Microsoft has a history that says otherwise, and I believe Wronghorn will soon be added to their list of mediocre products.

Who do you think is better at designing things? Sony or Microsoft?

I don't know how the Gamecube 2 (Nintendo Nexus?) is going to do, and most people don't seem to care since they feel the games put out are childish.

[ November 29, 2003: Message edited by: anphanax ]

[Fett101]

And again, someone must say that Games are what make the system. At least, they should be what make a system.

[hm_murdock]

not true anymore! it's whiz-bang specs and other irrelevant shit.

man, piss off with all this shit and give me a fucking nintendo or a sega. or an atari.

those are REAL games. you don't need super duper graphics to have a good game. If you think you do, then you're a weak-minded halfwit with no imagination.

graphics just make it nice. graphics don't make the game.

I'm right and you know it

[SihgeruMiyamoto]

quote:most people don't seem to care since they feel the games put out are childish.

I hope you dont agree!!!

And whats this about Nintendo Nexus???? Where did you hear that?

[psyjax]

Zelda the Wind Waker was the best game ever. It was on the GameCube. I have no other games to play since it. Nothing seems to fill the void  

'cept for Baldur's Gate II on PC  

But I already beat that like a hundred times.

[mc0282]

evil fucking bastard jimmy james, i must agree with you 100%..  game this day is getting boring really fast, ps2 has whole bunch games out and few has good gameplay..  i remember when i use to play nes,snes i had great time playing donkey kong or mario world so on. so now is  shoot and run or  long ass story about some dude finding  gold plate etc..  boring!, this the game i had fun with in ps2

THE GAME I CONSIDER HAVING A GREAT GAMEPLAY THE REST OF THE GAME JUST KISS MY ASS.
ps2
splinter cell
gta 3 and vice city
dynasty warrior 2,3,4
metal gear solid 2
lord of the ring 2 & 3
dreamcast
shanmue 1 & 2
psx
metal gear solid
crash bandicoot
tomb raider 2 & 1
resident evil
final fantasy 7 & 8
oddworld

nes,snes
almost all of them  

.. my comments on xbox, xblows suck period.. the graphic is nothing big.. for me looks the same as ps2 just shiner..

[anphanax]

I enjoy 16-bit and 8-bit game systems probably more than any other (NES, Genesis, SNES, Master System, Gameboy (the old one, not the new advance crap ), GameGear).

Graphics are just one of the many factors that makes a game either good or bad. I'm sure there are other people here who have played Pitfall (Atari) for hours and didn't see anything wrong with it :\.

[psyjax]

quote:Originally posted by anphanax:
Graphics are just one of the many factors that makes a game either good or bad. I'm sure there are other people here who have played Pitfall (Atari) for hours and didn't see anything wrong with it :\.

No kidding! I'm a die hard NetHack and ADOM fan myself, no graphics there at all! Still amazing games.

They beat the shit outta most anything at Best Buy.