AntiWinner22 Posted March 29, 2004 Posted March 29, 2004 I found this article in the loose talk section of game informer: "According to the Mercury News, details on Mircosoft Xbox Next console have been leaked. The system will use three IBM 64-bit processors for more power than most computers and contain an ATI graphics chip capable of high-definition TV resolution. However, Having backward compatability with the origial Xbox is in question." I can belive i type this Shizzle up, but anyways damn, we got power!And commence salivation...... NOW!!! *drooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool* (Sweet Lady Luck, I am a Dork! ) Anon.
Lightsier Posted March 29, 2004 Posted March 29, 2004 (edited) Xbox Next doesn't have a HDD, it's gonna have a Flash Drive (like did you ever see in the stores those flash sticks that hold 256MB of memory? Yeah, that's them). Which is a solid form of HDD without moving parts. It's supposedly cheaper to make Flash Drives and they're going to replace HDDs, but we'll see if that happens. I just hope Xbox Next has alot of system memory. That is what really hurts consoles, they want to be skimpy with system memory. That's why most Xbox games can't go beyond 16-player games and they're laggy because there isn't enough memory. Edited March 29, 2004 by Lightsier
ForceX Posted March 29, 2004 Author Posted March 29, 2004 Well I was told that MS and the Flash Drive manufacturer are trying to create a very large flash drive...If its 8gig's I'll be a happy camper ... Lightsier, you make a very good point about the system memory...Thats a huge issue....Hopefulyl the next gen consoles have a decent about of memory...
Wizard Posted March 29, 2004 Posted March 29, 2004 Highest flash card is like 2 GB is what my friend tells me.
Gryph Posted March 29, 2004 Posted March 29, 2004 Highest flash card is like 2 GB is what my friend tells me.Hmm...2 gig is still a pretty big amount for games. I mean, most people use the current harddrive to store stuff other than actual XBOX game materials. Imagine the file swapping speed with this flash memory. A lot of it could be used as virtual RAM and will be just as fast. But I hope the XBOX is backwards compatible with XBOX games and some of the hardware. Is there such a thing as an external XBOX harddrive?
Agozer Posted March 29, 2004 Posted March 29, 2004 Is there such a thing as an external XBOX harddrive?Well, you can alway open up the BOX and swap in a better HD. An external drive would be cool though, if not a little impractical.
Gryph Posted March 29, 2004 Posted March 29, 2004 I'm just thinking aloud that if some XBOX hardware is compatible with XBOX Next, then the harddrive can be used to store roms and crap. Sure, it may take time to rewrite emulators for it and for some decent mod chips to come out, but it would be cool.
ForceX Posted March 29, 2004 Author Posted March 29, 2004 I'm just thinking aloud that if some XBOX hardware is compatible with XBOX Next, then the harddrive can be used to store roms and crap. Sure, it may take time to rewrite emulators for it and for some decent mod chips to come out, but it would be cool.Well its rumored that Xbox games etc will not be compatiable with Xbox2.....If that is the case then MS are gonna lose then next gen console wars by a very large margin...
AntiWinner22 Posted March 29, 2004 Posted March 29, 2004 I'm just thinking aloud that if some XBOX hardware is compatible with XBOX Next, then the harddrive can be used to store roms and crap. Sure, it may take time to rewrite emulators for it and for some decent mod chips to come out, but it would be cool.Well its rumored that Xbox games etc will not be compatiable with Xbox2.....If that is the case then MS are gonna lose then next gen console wars by a very large margin... Nope. PS3 is going to have compatibility issues as well. The processors are going to change, thus the games prior are going to be impossible to play. Both Sony and MS are in a pickle over this. If one is able to pull it off, it is the other's demise. Anon.
Wizard Posted March 30, 2004 Posted March 30, 2004 Unless Sony has the ballz(not to mention the price) to place 3 cpu's in the PS3 motherboard so it would be uber backward compatibility. I say place the PS1, The Emotion Chip and the Cell onto one board, so it doesnt end up looking like my friend's server box.
ForceX Posted March 30, 2004 Author Posted March 30, 2004 I'm just thinking aloud that if some XBOX hardware is compatible with XBOX Next, then the harddrive can be used to store roms and crap. Sure, it may take time to rewrite emulators for it and for some decent mod chips to come out, but it would be cool.Well its rumored that Xbox games etc will not be compatiable with Xbox2.....If that is the case then MS are gonna lose then next gen console wars by a very large margin... Nope. PS3 is going to have compatibility issues as well. The processors are going to change, thus the games prior are going to be impossible to play. Both Sony and MS are in a pickle over this. If one is able to pull it off, it is the other's demise. Anon. Sony has hired the best emulation authors to make ps3 be able emulate ps1 and ps2...
Cominus Posted March 30, 2004 Posted March 30, 2004 If the 2 console cant emulate the backward compatable games then thats GC chance go get back into the market.
Gryph Posted March 30, 2004 Posted March 30, 2004 I'm just thinking aloud that if some XBOX hardware is compatible with XBOX Next, then the harddrive can be used to store roms and crap. Sure, it may take time to rewrite emulators for it and for some decent mod chips to come out, but it would be cool.Well its rumored that Xbox games etc will not be compatiable with Xbox2.....If that is the case then MS are gonna lose then next gen console wars by a very large margin... Nope. PS3 is going to have compatibility issues as well. The processors are going to change, thus the games prior are going to be impossible to play. Both Sony and MS are in a pickle over this. If one is able to pull it off, it is the other's demise. Anon. Sony has hired the best emulation authors to make ps3 be able emulate ps1 and ps2... You mean they've hired Frost's friend?! Awesome! Where did you hear this news?
ForceX Posted March 30, 2004 Author Posted March 30, 2004 I'm just thinking aloud that if some XBOX hardware is compatible with XBOX Next, then the harddrive can be used to store roms and crap. Sure, it may take time to rewrite emulators for it and for some decent mod chips to come out, but it would be cool.Well its rumored that Xbox games etc will not be compatiable with Xbox2.....If that is the case then MS are gonna lose then next gen console wars by a very large margin... Nope. PS3 is going to have compatibility issues as well. The processors are going to change, thus the games prior are going to be impossible to play. Both Sony and MS are in a pickle over this. If one is able to pull it off, it is the other's demise. Anon. Sony has hired the best emulation authors to make ps3 be able emulate ps1 and ps2... You mean they've hired Frost's friend?! Awesome! Where did you hear this news? Sony was advertising all over the net and in the newspaper for experienced emulation personnel.... Also Sony will make the PS3 backwards compatible with the PS2 and PS1 because thats what gave the PS2 its edge....
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