Microsoft Gears Up to Release Xbox 360 with New Chips

[4me2]

From xbitlabs.com:

Microsoft Corp. reportedly plans to release a new version its Xbox 360 video game system code-named Jasper in August and has already assigned IBM and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. to make chips for the new game console. However, there are other important rumours: TSMC got orders to produce the chip for code-named Valhalla Xbox 360 design, which is rumoured to combine microprocessor and graphics chip in a single piece of silicon.

The code-named Jasper design of the Xbox 360 game console will use ATI Xenos graphics and memory controller hub (GMCH) made using 65nm process at TSMC as well as IBM Xenon central processing unit (CPU) produced at IBM's 65nm nodes. The new system design is projected to consume less electricity, use less complex cooling systems and also produce less noise.

TSMC is chosen to make the 65nm GMCH chips, Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) is contracted to package and test the chips, and Nanya has won orders to supply flip-chip packaging substrates, reports China Economic News Service.

[greens117]

does that mean no 3rod ?

[evilsatan]

Sounds like too little too late for me, they might as well hold their hands up to the past problems and market it as a new console. If it doesn't affect the price too much whack a blu-ray drive in and of course internal wireless etc. I havn't had a RRoD but too many other people have.

Also make live gaming free like it is on the wii and PS3. I have a feeling M$ will lose their superiority on live gaming once $ony finally finish their new Home system or whatever it is.

[{{909}}]

Less heat from the smaller chips wound increase reliably a lot, so I would dare say this could finally fix the 360. Only took them 2 years and a billion dollars

[bobo06]

of topic evilsatan were did all your df dollars go

[evilsatan]

of topic evilsatan were did all your df dollars go

Which ones? Most disappear into the casino on blackjack, I swear the dealer cheats, he got 4 blackjacks in a row the other day, other times the board freezes and while I am stunned he steals all my cash!

[bobo06]

Lmao I could have swore he done that on me a couple of times.