One reason is that complex, single core designs are running to hot and consuming too much power. But could another reason Intel is speeding up the development of its dual core cpu is because Intel lost the Xbox2 cpu design contract to IBM, and possibly hope to win the contract back from IBM? And perhaps Microsoft was hoping for this outcome, so that it could get the best and the least costly multicore cpu it could get and have BACKWARD COMPATIBILITY.
A reason for Intel dual-core cpu
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Sounds nice, but I wonder if it is too late? (pretty sure it is too late for MS to switch back now)
It's probably far, far, far too late in the game to have such a major system-level change like switching CPU architectures. The amount of reengineering work that would have to be done in such a scenario goes far beyond merely flipping out one core and replacing it with another. And it's not as if Microsoft would gain anything for all of this work unless the Intel chip was tremendously more powerful than the IBM solution (very unlikely). I also doubt Intel would overhaul their long term roadmap so drastically just for the Xbox 2, I'm sure it's nowhere near that important for them compared to the infinitely more profitable PC business. Lastly the contract with IBM probably would preclude an early termination with some form of "poison pill" MS would be forced to pay.
For many, many reasons: no.
For many, many reasons: no.
IIRC, Microsoft licensed the IP for the XCPU 2 (PPC cores) from IBM.
So if MS changes the techs used for XCPU 2, they would have throw money on license and R&D for nothing...
That's not a realistic hypothesis for a lots of reasons as akira888 said.
So if MS changes the techs used for XCPU 2, they would have throw money on license and R&D for nothing...
That's not a realistic hypothesis for a lots of reasons as akira888 said.
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LOL, you just can´t stay banned, huh? Is the crusade that worthy to you?
Alright, to stay on topic, if MS is still planning to launch on 2005, then your prediction is quite unrealistic, bbot. Too late, performance wouldn´t be much diferent and thrown away R&D money are the reasons why that is very unlikely, at least IMO.
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LOL, you just can´t stay banned, huh? Is the crusade that worthy to you?
Alright, to stay on topic, if MS is still planning to launch on 2005, then your prediction is quite unrealistic, bbot. Too late, performance wouldn´t be much diferent and thrown away R&D money are the reasons why that is very unlikely, at least IMO.
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The logic of taking me out is like the logic of Caiaphas, that let's keep the peace by taking out the guy who is causing disturbance by speaking out the truth.
Of course the truth will be revealed soon, then I will have my due apologies....
Yes, I have been "banned" for an unjust and totally unacceptable reason, so I will continue to speak out.
The logic of taking me out is like the logic of Caiaphas, that let's keep the peace by taking out the guy who is causing disturbance by speaking out the truth.
Of course the truth will be revealed soon, then I will have my due apologies....
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Puhlease. You act as if your word = word of God. You don't seek to compromise, merely disturb the usefulness of this forum. IF you were a positive addition to the board then I'd say let you stay. But the problem is that your obvious agenda is to merely be a pain-in-the-ass. FYI, there's nothing wrong with being skeptical about the PS3 (hell, I thought the PS2 would flop completely!) but the way you go about it is just too disruptive which is why I agree with the ban. At this point I think they should simply ban your IP range and talk to your ISP but that's me.
Deadmeat5 said:
Puhlease. You act as if your word = word of God. You don't seek to compromise, merely disturb the usefulness of this forum. IF you were a positive addition to the board then I'd say let you stay. But the problem is that your obvious agenda is to merely be a pain-in-the-ass. FYI, there's nothing wrong with being skeptical about the PS3 (hell, I thought the PS2 would flop completely!) but the way you go about it is just too disruptive which is why I agree with the ban. At this point I think they should simply ban your IP range and talk to your ISP but that's me.
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No matter what you do or say you can never change the fact that 99% of the people posting here doesn't like you. And the reason is not that you are a militant XBOX fanboy, the reason is that you think everyone that doesn't think the same way as you are wrong and you end up providing NOTHING for the forum but hate and fanboy wars not to mention killed more than one good discussion. Ohh and you make my XBOX look bad
And may i add you have no right to post here, you were given a permission to do so IF you would comply with some simple rules. You are not doing that and i think you have been warned more times than you should have been in the first place.
I would suggest a IP ban.
Now.. back to the thread was there ever released actual facts about the CPU that IBM would deliver for the XBOX?
Deadmeat5 said:
No matter what you do or say you can never change the fact that 99% of the people posting here doesn't like you. And the reason is not that you are a militant XBOX fanboy, the reason is that you think everyone that doesn't think the same way as you are wrong and you end up providing NOTHING for the forum but hate and fanboy wars not to mention killed more than one good discussion. Ohh and you make my XBOX look bad
And may i add you have no right to post here, you were given a permission to do so IF you would comply with some simple rules. You are not doing that and i think you have been warned more times than you should have been in the first place.
I would suggest a IP ban.
Now.. back to the thread was there ever released actual facts about the CPU that IBM would deliver for the XBOX?
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As JVD once pointed out once, I am not the cause of problem, but the immature SCEI fans are, because my analysis contradict with SCEI's marketing figures..
I did, all I did was post the news with verifiable source, then add some of my own analysis, it was a sound logic based on accurate information, and this is why I had the history of high accuracy predictions in the past(I posted an analysis of 33 million untextured polys/s peak and less than 10 million textured polys/s days after PSX2's announcement, which came to hit bull's eye). Of course immature SCEI fans can't take the truth and all rise up with insults.
As JVD once pointed out once, I am not the cause of problem, but the immature SCEI fans are, because my analysis contradict with SCEI's marketing figures..
You also said that PS2 would be a flop bigger than the Saturn, total opposite.
You lack consistancy, utterly and completely; sorry!
I used to laugh at SCE too, right when I saw the EE patent. I laughed hard, I ate my words months later though... This is why I take the BE patent so seriously, I learned my lesson.
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Way to use a prediction that was proven wrong long time ago to show your credibility. There are people who have actually verified, that in tech demos (which is exactly what raw numbers are supposed to reflect), untextured drawing speed can reach those 60+M marketed figures, or 20M with single textured polygons.
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Deadmeat6... Reloaded? Revolution? The creeping fear? Barney's Great Adventure?
Deadmeat learn to keep everything in proportion, and maybe people will take your elucubrations with more "respect".
BTW has somebody got the DVD of Deadmeat3? I didn't see it...
Deadmeat5 said:
Deadmeat5 said:
Deadmeat6... Reloaded? Revolution? The creeping fear? Barney's Great Adventure?
Deadmeat learn to keep everything in proportion, and maybe people will take your elucubrations with more "respect".
BTW has somebody got the DVD of Deadmeat3? I didn't see it...
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