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rafichamp said:
This might actually be true. Microsoft knows that the PS3 slim is coming, so they fix their bad architecture on the 360.

Yeah, no one likes the easy to develop for powerful architecture of the XBox 360 ...



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Squilliam said:
@ Shams whats inefficient about the current Xbox 360 architecture aside from not having enough ED-ram?


Cache coherency is inefficient.



Steroid said:

I think the smartest thing would be to simply include a bluray and Natal with the slim 360 and Ship for sub wii prices. That would really be a killer. No need for a spec increase when the 360 is still holding its own graphically.

Might as well bump up the ram.  An issue with going BluRay is that the older XBox systems can't use the games.



^^guys, Sony owns 30% of the Blu-Ray company, you think that they will allow Microsoft to take it like that without a big paycheck?



HappySqurriel said:
rafichamp said:
This might actually be true. Microsoft knows that the PS3 slim is coming, so they fix their bad architecture on the 360.

Yeah, no one likes the easy to develop for powerful architecture of the XBox 360 ...

You're missing the point entirely. It has nothing to do with the specs but developing an entirely new "360" sku which may truly eliminate RROD once and for all and be more appealing to casuals in one fell swoop.



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umm if M$ uses anything less than 8 cores, a dual GPU and anything below 4gigs of RAM.. its gonna be stomped by the PS4.. No reason to launch the 720 till 2011/12, not unless they wanna alienate everyone who owns a 360.



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b. a nintendo developed game that has a "M rating"

c. redesgined PS controller

d. SEGA back in the console business

e. M$ out of the OS business

richardhutnik said:
Steroid said:

I think the smartest thing would be to simply include a bluray and Natal with the slim 360 and Ship for sub wii prices. That would really be a killer. No need for a spec increase when the 360 is still holding its own graphically.

Might as well bump up the ram.  An issue with going BluRay is that the older XBox systems can't use the games.

You could keep the games on DVD for at least a few more years.



alephnull said:
Squilliam said:
@ Shams whats inefficient about the current Xbox 360 architecture aside from not having enough ED-ram?


Cache coherency is inefficient.

I've heard of it as something that developers would like to have 'been different' but at the same time does it stand out as a big issue overall? From the surface it looks to me like a fairly well balanced system.



Tease.

Hisiru said:
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Hisiru said:
PS3beats360 said:
No Blu-Ray format for game discs? I tell you this MS would be fools to leave out Blu-Ray in their next system. DVD is a dying format and game developers will not be happy.
DVD holds only 6.8Gb of data per disc. Blu-Ray holds 50Gb per disc.

The Blu-Ray is very very very slow, and that's why you have installation of games in your HD.

But if you have a hard drive...

Second, 'very very very slow' is an overstatement.

Third, PS3 has a 2-speed drive...no reason a newer console couldn't have a faster one, 4-speed or more.

Fourth, Blu-Ray discs hold a lot of data, which is a big deal, and which is set off against all other considerations.

Why? Am I wrong? Microsoft will NOT adopt the Blu-Ray, they probably will try to push a new DVD or something better. If you don't install the game, you will notice a lot of slowdown and other problems, this shows that the Blu-Ray is not perfect and the best that Microsoft can do is try to use something else. Is a good thing that they aren't using the Blu-Ray, this shows that they are thinking about use something better (and I am not talking about the PS3, because the PS3 is a great system, but the Blu-Ray is a crap that only have big space but has a lot of problems, you can kill an elephant with a dog, but it's the right way?).

And sorry for my bad english.

 

@Edit: And again, this is not trolling, the ps3 is an EXCELENT console.

What kind of problems does the Blu ray have? Look how the guys above explained how great Uncharted streams data off of the Blu ray disc (MikeB and Munkeh).



arsenicazure said:
umm if M$ uses anything less than 8 cores, a dual GPU and anything below 4gigs of RAM.. its gonna be stomped by the PS4.. No reason to launch the 720 till 2011/12, not unless they wanna alienate everyone who owns a 360.

MS and everyone else in the world is looking at Nintendo's success with the Wii and aren't really concerned about Hardcore PC gaming rigs.