Unit sales and price point seem to have a direct correlation in this generation’s console race. After cutting the price of its 80GB PlayStation 3 to $499 and introducing a 40GB model at $399 in November, Sony experienced a significant uptick in sales of its high-tech hardware. Nintendo’s $249 Wii, which has been the cheapest […]
When it comes to computer processors, the advantages of a die-shrink are undeniable. For chip makers – and overclockers – a processor manufactured at a smaller process can open up more headroom for faster clock speeds, or decrease power consumption and cooling requirements. A die-shrink is a much-lauded happening in the computer world. For consoles, […]
It’s official: Halo 3 is done. Two weeks after developer Bungie Studios announced that “99.9 percent” of work on the game was complete, publisher Microsoft Game Studios announced today that the eagerly awaited sci-fi shooter has gone gold. Rated M for Mature, the Xbox 360 exclusive is available in three versions: the $59.99 regular edition, […]
Peter Moore will leave Microsoft as the corporate vice president of the Interactive Entertainment Business, the division that oversees the Xbox. In a complete 360 degree turn, Moore will be replaced by Don Mattrick, a former Electronic Arts President. Mattrick is currently an external adviser to Microsoft’s Entertainment and Devices division.
It was less […]
Taipei, Taiwan, May 28, 2007—-Titan Computer Co., Ltd, a leader in the design and manufacture of computer cooling solutions, today unveiled the XFan that is especially designed for the Xbox 360. Titan XFan is a powerful silent cooler, which helps reduce the internal operating temperature of the Xbox 360 and prevent potential crashing. While playing […]
Microsoft games boss Peter Moore has indicated that the company would seriously consider running a research project similar to Sony’s Folding@home initiative on the Xbox 360.
The Folding@home project allows multiple, connected PlayStation 3’s to calculate data to aid medical research for Stanford University. Sony’s assistance has been widely praised for bringing attention to such schemes, […]
Forza was once hyped as the Halo of racing games for the Xbox, and it became one of the top-selling titles on the old platform. Microsoft says the new addition will add new online features and HD resolution, with over 300 cars and 12 tracks.
The game comes out during Microsoft’s latest revitalization campaign […]
News on the wire over at Digitimes has said that the Xbox 360’s Xenos graphics chip will be getting a bit smaller come fall. According to equipment manufacturers in China, the new version of the chip has already been taped out and will begin production soon.
The original Xenos chip, designed by ATI, was manufactured using […]
We know the 65nm version of Xenon, the Xbox 360’s triple-core CPU, had been delayed from Q1 2007 to “mid-2007,” just missing being used in the Xbox 360 Elite, making irony the system’s most prominent feature. But the CPU isn’t the only thing getting shrunk: DigiTimes reports that the Xbox 360 will be equipped with […]