It's a custom chip? I guess this would mean that Intel is producing this chip just for the Xbox? I would imagine that this would effect the MS break even point for the console. You would thinnk a generic Intel or AMD cpu would get them the break even point faster. On the other hand, I have wondered since the Xbox launched how their cost could be lowered if when the latest processor drops in price, then older and lower production run chip would become more expensive and raise thoer costs as time goes on. Or would clock speed mess with games and male them incompatible accross consoles.
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Geeesh, do not be offended. I am sure they just have not secured the international right to sell the songs yet.
I would say that the XBox is a PC that is setup much like a dedicated gaming console.
It's a custom chip? I guess this would mean that Intel is producing this chip just for the Xbox? I would imagine that this would effect the MS break even point for the console. You would thinnk a generic Intel or AMD cpu would get them the break even point faster. On the other hand, I have wondered since the Xbox launched how their cost could be lowered if when the latest processor drops in price, then older and lower production run chip would become more expensive and raise thoer costs as time goes on. Or would clock speed mess with games and male them incompatible accross consoles.
Not trying to split hairs but, I thought the Xbox was running a Celeron processor.