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Inside the Xbox 360

Posted by Zonk on from the tech-that-drives-the-beast dept.

QT writes "Ars Technica has an in-depth look at the Xenon processor that will power the Xbox 360. It's the first technical look at the CPU itself, its design goals, and some of the differences between it and IBM's Cell processor. The Xbox 360's procedural synthesis capabilities look quite impressive, and I'm not as convinced as I was before that the PS3 would spank the Xbox 360."

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  1. zonk, you're a fucking retarded by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    fucking idiot.

  2. super sick by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    sick jigga!

  3. Obligatory Austin Powers reference by mrn121 · · Score: -1, Troll

    No, that's not me inside an XBOX 360, this is me inside an XBOX 360:
    "HELP, I AM INSIDE AN XBOX 360! WHAT KIND OF CRAZY XBOX IS THIS THAT I CAN ACTUALLY FIT INSIDE OF IT?!?!"

    1. Re:Obligatory Austin Powers reference by Fussen · · Score: 0, Troll

      What?? Why is parent been troll modded? Obviously some people on slashdot can't tell humor from a foot in their ass.

      Mike Myers, we apologize for the moderators that just came out of their linux shell yesterday.

  4. These articles are crap. by ARRRLovin · · Score: 0, Troll

    None of these morons have even seen a single frame of video generated by EITHER the PS3 or the XBOX360. It's nice to see the ancient art of "mag-racing" still being practiced.........but not really.

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  5. Re:dumb @ss by TheKidWho · · Score: 0, Troll

    Ohh, so you weren't born with a brain... That explains it all.

    PS3 fanboys need it to grow some nueral network tissue so that they can actually think for a change!

  6. Re:What's the deal-yo? by m50d · · Score: 0, Troll

    Fuck that. The only decent art you see is stuff that was done before "artists" decided they didn't have to try and look like anything. Give me a leonardo or turner or some random kid on a street corner over what passes for "proper" art these days.

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  7. PS2/XBOX by u16084 · · Score: -1, Troll

    It seems to me that EVERY SINGLE ps2 game that I played, its the same ROUTINE. Just different textures. Kinda like playing "DOOM" on the pc with "NAKED CHIX SKIN" and calling it DOOM2. No matter (for example) which racing game you play, its the same feel, Same models. Did anyone stop and look at the people standing taking pictures in the stands? (in GT)... They're cardboard cut outs with flashing eyes since theres no actual camera in their hand. It doesnt matter which processor they use (MS or SONY) They need to spend time on actual game play and development. Specs dont mean shit anymore. But, the race has started, the rush is on to get as meny titles out as possible, who cares if they're enjoyable (or not). People will buy it, cuz the screen shot is nice.

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  8. Re:I was at E3 and gaming journalism is broken by KillShill · · Score: 0, Troll

    "My bias is negative towards Microsoft as I'm a Mac zealot and my Xbox is my least favorite console."

    and yet you don't have any bias for sony , a member of the RIAA and MPAA...

    you're welcome to your biases, no matter how irrational it may seem to others.

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