DETO Posted May 11, 2004 Share Posted May 11, 2004 Intel, NVidia, ATI... out of the picture? Recent news stories report that Microsoft may design their own chips for the Xbox 2 design. This means that the manufacturers of the current Xbox console may be out of the picture. For the Xbox 1, NVidia had won the bid to supply the graphics chips for the Xbox, and Intel won the bidding war against the CPU manufacturer AMD. NVidia and MS... the end of a beautiful relationship Nvidia's share price rose after they reported doing quite well even though worldwide Microsoft Xbox sales were below expection. Insiders report that Microsoft didn't like Nvidia's refusal to lower the cost of their chip set, and apparently Microsoft is getting ready for legal action against Nvidia, based on a breach of agreement between the two companies. XBox 2 is a DIY for Microsoft The main reason for this move is of course the cost for Microsoft for the use of these components in the Xbox, which are largely responsible for the high price of the console, making it extra-hard for MS to offer the console at a reduced price. The surprising news is that Microsoft aims not only to develop and produce their own graphics chips, but also the main CPU, by which Microsoft plans to shake off its dependency on X86 suppliers. Sources say that Microsoft has posted a request for quotation for a DirectX9/10 microcode engine, the part of the chip that decodes and processes DirectX instructions. Rather receive than pay license fees Microsoft's move into chip development and production was foreshadowed by their recent acquisition of Silicon Graphics patents. This means that they can implement many features into their chips that otherwise would require licensing, AND it means that other chip manufacturers like ATI and NVidia will have to start paying Microsoft license fees. MSIL all the way The CPU for the Xbox 2 is rumoured to be designed to be a processor that can decode and execute instructions in Microsoft Intermediate Language (MSIL) while at the same time being able to run x86 code, to remain compatible with Xbox 1. Xbox 2, the real "home station?" The Xbox 1 has underperformed in terms of projected sales. Forced to follow the price reductions of the Sony's and Nintendo's video game consoles, the Xbox price drop to $179 means that Microsoft is making at least $100 loss on each console sold. The plan is to subsidise this with increased software sales, but this calculation may only provide positive resuls in years to come, and perhaps only with Xbox 2. Not unlike Sony's drive to develop a "home station" that would function as the center of a home entertainment system, Microsoft plans to make the Xbox 2 the machine that will take over our living rooms, providing not only video game entertainment, but also online functions, and direct-to-disk digital TV recording. Microsoft has deep pockets and may venture on undeterred of the moderate success of Xbox 1, but it may take Xbox 2 or even Xbox 3 or 4 before Microsoft's plan for global domination of our living rooms becomes reality </span> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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EyeforAnEYE Posted May 11, 2004 Share Posted May 11, 2004 Originally posted by 2BLAZZED http://www.digitalend.com/pics/whao.jpg'> :lol: :lol: I read it tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarzAbove Posted May 11, 2004 Share Posted May 11, 2004 SONY PLAYSTATION 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~KRYLON2~ Posted May 11, 2004 Share Posted May 11, 2004 haha.........anyone play nba ballers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EyeforAnEYE Posted May 11, 2004 Share Posted May 11, 2004 I've said it before, and I'll say it again. I WANT HALO 2....NOW, god dang it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kr430n5_666 Posted May 11, 2004 Share Posted May 11, 2004 http://www.kak.ru/images/archive/13-14/japan/tokyo/tokio%2312.jpg'> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InDY_500 Posted May 11, 2004 Share Posted May 11, 2004 They gonna release that around the time of the PS3? Which one is gonna sell more? Anyone, anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGBLUE Posted May 11, 2004 Share Posted May 11, 2004 dammit.. I got beat again . I just got done learning all the bells and whistles of Sega DreamCast and here they go again with that hi-tec gamer shit .I think I'll just keep rockin with my Vectrex and Neo Geo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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