DirtyP2002 said:
Xenostar said:
DirtyP2002 said:
kitler53 said:
DirtyP2002 said:
kitler53 said:
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i was going to rebuttle with that but you beat me too it. downclocking now would really fuck up all the games currently in developement and limit future potential (without cloud assist which if I were MS I wouldn't rely on after the always online fallout).
also, it's just a little air-born..
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wait wait wait... you can fix that with a more expensive chipset?
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if you downclock the initial shippments to achieve better yeilds you can't really fix that later. unless MS is prepared to go the route of multi-spec consoles every xbone console will be down-speced for the entire generation.
if you stick to your orignal spec and the yeilds are currently low the intial shipments will have expensive chipsets (~chip cost = (wafer cost)/((chips per waffer)*(yeild%)) ) and probably lower stock at launch. that cost will quickly come down in price when the yeild issues are figured out in what i'll assume is a few months time.
..or you delay until 2014.
I think those are the three options if the rumor is true.
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Would the games that are currently in development work on a downclocked console? So these titles were built with better specs in mind for 2 or more years now.
They can't just change the specs 3-4 months before the game needs to be gold, can they?
IF this rumor is true, MS will probably have to invest in better chips then.
Problem solved.
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I guess that would solve the problem, but they wouldnt have enough time to launch this year.
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why?
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Changing to a differnt chip would take quite a bit of time. I think there too far down this road to start again, PS3 also had yeild problems when they first started making them, i would think MS would just try and solve the problems than go to a new chip now. Plus if you think devs would be pissed about losing 200mhz, you would have to fear the wrath if you moved to a differnt architecture.
If these rumours are even true.
