| Zappykins said:
Note: If true this would give developers 9GB of RAM for games for the Xbox One. They did the same thing last time, doubling the RAM of the Xbox 360 to 512mb shortly before launch. As of right now current Xbox One devkits are running with 12 GB of RAM and the reason for the idea behind a upclock is that the Xbox One is running cooler or using less power than was planned and they can now allow for a stable upclock. This is only speculation on why this rumor could end up being true and backing up what the insider sources have said, as a reminder the Xbox 360 originally was being built with 256 MB of RAM but late in the development Microsoft decided to use the 512 MB of RAM from devkits.
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The Xbox 360's change from 256mb to 512mb of RAM was made prior to E3 2005. Apparently Cliffy B had a lot to do with it. MS is too late in the research and development phase to give this rumor much credence. As it is 5GB of RAM for developers to use is a big step up. It would always be nice if there were more, but MS (like Sony) had to make sacrafices in order to meet their overall dirrection.
