We joke about the/. effect catching servers on fire... Just thinking about what would happen to a flying server that get's/.
*doppler shifting whistling noise*... BOOM!
To be fair though, the new Xbox isn't that big of a jump as 8->32. I think a better analogy would be comparing the XBox 360 and the Xbox1 to 64-bit and 32-bit PCs. It's a good thing if your 64-bit PC can run 32-bit binaries, as many programs aren't developed for a 64-bit environment yet.
Because the graphics for the old games on the new system are going to look slightly better. Sheesh...
On a more serious note, everyone else has it right: Convience, and market share.
From what I've read, the PS3 will have 256MB of RAM, while the XBox360 will have 512MB. Obviously they are different arches so there's no apples to apples comparison, but does anyone have any idea if the lower memory will effect much? I know my older AMD 2100 with a gig of memory could compile faster than a friends 2600 with a half gig, but as far as everyday tasks and in this case gaming, I have no points of reference. My guess is that there won't be a bottleneck at the RAM, but what about the speed of the RAM? Any ideas?
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We joke about the /. effect catching servers on fire... Just thinking about what would happen to a flying server that get's /.
*doppler shifting whistling noise* ... BOOM!
XBox 360 to get 25-40 games in 2005
To be fair though, the new Xbox isn't that big of a jump as 8->32. I think a better analogy would be comparing the XBox 360 and the Xbox1 to 64-bit and 32-bit PCs. It's a good thing if your 64-bit PC can run 32-bit binaries, as many programs aren't developed for a 64-bit environment yet.
Because the graphics for the old games on the new system are going to look slightly better. Sheesh... On a more serious note, everyone else has it right: Convience, and market share.
From what I've read, the PS3 will have 256MB of RAM, while the XBox360 will have 512MB. Obviously they are different arches so there's no apples to apples comparison, but does anyone have any idea if the lower memory will effect much? I know my older AMD 2100 with a gig of memory could compile faster than a friends 2600 with a half gig, but as far as everyday tasks and in this case gaming, I have no points of reference. My guess is that there won't be a bottleneck at the RAM, but what about the speed of the RAM? Any ideas?