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Real Xbox Next Specs Leaked?
maaaaac writes "Looks like Xbox-Scene might have been sent a copy of the alleged specs for Xenon, aka Xbox Next [Spong.com has a slightly longer version of the document, apparently from Microsoft's Xbox Advanced Technology Group.] Interesting tidbits -- CPU: A 3-core (on one die) 3.5+ GHz IBM PowerPC processor w/SMT and 1MB L2 (accessible by the GPU, no less); GPU: 500+ MHz DirectX 9.0+ part from ATI, 96 shader ops per clock cycle, 4+ gigapixels/sec, 500+ million triangles/sec, 10MB EDRAM; RAM: 256+ MB of unified memory with 22.4+ GB/sec bandwidth (EDRAM has 32 GB/sec); Misc: all audio done on the CPU, 10/100 Ethernet (no wireless?), USB 2.0, VGA out (!), 12x DVD, undecided on HD but definitely as an option, at least, and what I think is one of the better improvements, 'The Xenon console will be smaller than the Xbox console.'"
And you can also use it to heat a two-story house!
It also features a cold-fusion power supply, egg beater, clothes washer, monopole magnet, a 50" plasma display, and platinum coated interconnects.
Seriously, I'm skeptical of these specs, as MS's supposed objective is to lose LESS money per unit sold.
For great justice.
Actually, I think they should make it *bigger* with a flat top. And a longer A/V cable. And cupholders (the DVD drive doesn't count :P). And maybe a magazine rack on the side.
Hey, it's not like I'm gonna waste good video game money on a real coffee table.
"Troll" is still the moderation option closest to "Not remotely funny."
"You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"
it's appropriate: can you imagine a fecking beowulf cluster of these?