Microsoft to Produce thier own custom chips for xbox 2
11-11-2003, 17:11
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Microsoft to Produce thier own custom chips for xbox 2
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So inetresting MS going to attack another new market!
Good idea to try and stop hackers though, should aslo give xbox 2 even more of an edge?!
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11-11-2003, 18:30
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Re: Microsoft to Produce thier own custom chips for xbox 2
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It's also thought that Microsoft is concerned about hackers, and thinks that the custom design will make it tougher for hackers to infiltrate the new console.
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Excellent news, because microsoft are renowned for the tough security in everything else they've done...............oh, wait.........perhaps not !
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11-11-2003, 18:44
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Re: Microsoft to Produce thier own custom chips for xbox 2
I can't see it working. The microsoft chip won't be compatible with anyone elses and will have a nasty habit of crawling round the circuit board attempting to eat all the other chips.
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11-11-2003, 18:48
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Re: Microsoft to Produce thier own custom chips for xbox 2
M$ will never win on the security front, they'll find a "chip" to break it sooner or later
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12-11-2003, 08:31
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Re: Microsoft to Produce thier own custom chips for xbox 2
I thought M$ was getting out of all hardware production and manufacturing...
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12-11-2003, 08:46
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Re: Microsoft to Produce thier own custom chips for xbox 2
It doesnt say they are manufacturing them. It says its using chips custom made for them from IBM and ATi, as opposed to the current box which uses an Intel CPU, and a variant of an nVidia PC card. Since IBM make risc chips, notably for the Apple Mac G5, then you can assume that the Xbox 2 will have a power risc CPU, and a graphics card specifically designed for console gaming.
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12-11-2003, 09:52
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Re: Microsoft to Produce thier own custom chips for xbox 2
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Originally Posted by zerolight
It doesnt say they are manufacturing them. It says its using chips custom made for them from IBM and ATi, as opposed to the current box which uses an Intel CPU, and a variant of an nVidia PC card. Since IBM make risc chips, notably for the Apple Mac G5, then you can assume that the Xbox 2 will have a power risc CPU, and a graphics card specifically designed for console gaming.
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'producing its own custom chips'
Just reading from the article. Sounds like production to me whether design/development/production.
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12-11-2003, 10:18
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Re: Microsoft to Produce thier own custom chips for xbox 2
I think it is possibly so that they can copyright it and own the intelectual property of the xbox2 chip themselves. IMO
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12-11-2003, 13:28
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Re: Microsoft to Produce thier own custom chips for xbox 2
"and will instead use customised chips from IBM, ATI amd Silicon Integrated Systmes"
Last edited by zerolight; 12-11-2003 at 13:34.
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12-11-2003, 13:32
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Re: Microsoft to Produce thier own custom chips for xbox 2
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12-11-2003, 13:37
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Re: Microsoft to Produce thier own custom chips for xbox 2
to what end fluds?
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12-11-2003, 14:53
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Re: Microsoft to Produce thier own custom chips for xbox 2
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Originally Posted by Caspar
to what end fluds?
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From what I gather reading around to try and make it a true MS propriartry(sp) system, with design specs owned by ms. Only Bill knows as of now.
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