ckmlb said:
On the other hand, it's already been proven that rushing the console to market has actually worked and they are in a better situation than Sony is because they came a year later. In the end, it looks like quality took a dive for MS to put out the product quickly and beat the PS3 which seems to be working so far. In addition it seems most 360 owners have gladly accepted multiple failures and are returning them and getting refurbished ones back (see man with 12 broken 360s). |
yea its good to know why they brought the xbox 360 out early!!!
"NVIDIA ceased production of the Xbox's GPU in August 2005, which marked the end of Xbox production and the quick release of the Xbox 360." the reason:
Microsoft and NVIDIA chip pricing dispute
In 2002, Microsoft and NVIDIA entered arbitration over a dispute on the pricing of NVIDIA's chips for the Xbox.[2] NVIDIA's filing with the SEC indicated that Microsoft was seeking a US$13 million discount on shipments for NVIDIA's fiscal year 2002. Additionally, Microsoft alleged violations of the agreement the two companies entered, sought reduced chipset pricing, and sought to ensure that NVIDIA fulfill Microsoft's chipset orders without limits on quantity. The matter was settled on February 6, 2003, and no terms of the settlement were released.[
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox
