[Definitive] Xbox 360 Thread

[blackice912 Veteran]

8-05-05: Post updated by Hsn -- thanks man!

This thread will contain what we know about the XB360 and be the primary discussion area for most of the XB360 topics.

All information is collected from various sources, so please correct me if I get anything incorrect.

Xbox 360 System Performance Specifications:

Custom IBM PowerPC-based CPU

? Three symmetrical cores running at 3.2 GHz each

? Two hardware threads per core; six hardware threads total

? VMX-128 vector unit per core; three total

? 128 VMX-128 registers per hardware thread

? 1 MB CPU Game Math Performance mance

? 9 billion dot product operations Custom ATI Graphics Processor ocessor

? 10 MB of embedded DRAM

? 48-way parallel floating-point dynamically scheduled shader pipelines

? Unified shaPolygon Performance n Performance

? 500 million trPixel Fill Rate Pixel Fill Rate

? 16 gigasamples per second filShader Performance hader Performance

? 48 billion shaderMemory r second

Memory

? 512 MB of 700 MHz GDDR3 RAM

? UMemory Bandwidth re

Memory Bandwidth

? 22.4 GB/s memory interface bus bandwidth

? 256 GB/s memory bandwidth to EDROverall System Floating-Point Performance em Floating-PointStorage b>

? 1 teraflop

Storage

? Detachable and upgradeable 20GB hard drive

? 12x dual-layer DVD-ROM

?I/O t support starting at 64 MB

I/O

? Support for up to four wireless game controllers

? ThOptimized for Online emory unit slots

Optimized for Online

? Instant, out-of-the-box access to Xbox Live features with broadband service, including Xbox Live Marketplace for downloadable content, gamer profile for digital identity, and voice chat to talk to friends while playing games, watching movies, or listening to music

? Built-in Ethernet port

? Wi-Fi ready: 802Digital Media Support ?? Video camera ready

Digital Media Support

? Support for DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, WMA CD, MP3 CD, JPEG Photo CD

? Ability to stream media from portable music devices, digital cameras and Windows XP-based PCs

? Ability to rip music to the Xbox 360 hard drive

? Custom playlists in every game

? Built-in Media Center Extender for Windows XP Media Cenb>High-Definition Game Supporull-screen 3-D visualizers

High-Definition Game Support

? All games supported at 16:9, 720p, and 1080i, anti-aliasing

??b>Audefinition and high-definition video output supported

Audio

? Multi-channel surround sound output

? Supports 48KHz 16-bit audio

? 320 independent decompb>Physical Spec32-bit audio processing

? Over 256 audio channels

Physical Specsb>System Orientati?? Width: 309 mm

? Depth: 258 mm

? We

Customizable Face Pltation

? Stands vertically or horizontally

Customizable Face Plates

? Interchangeable to personalize the console

Source: Xbox.com

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Xbox 360:

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XB360 Dev Kit:

(some portions as reported by Xbox-360.us)

As said on their site:

It has a PowerMac G5 Dual 2Ghz with 512MB RAM and an ATI X800 GFX card. Apparently, it also mentions the Xbox 360 at some stage during boot up - more confirmation that this will be the name.

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Xbox 360 Confirmed Games:

2 Days to Vegas

Alan Wake

Amped 3

Avalon

Battlefield 2: Modern Combat

Blue Dragon

Call of Duty 2

Chrome Hounds

Condemned

Condor Trilogy Online

Dark Sector

The Darkness

Dead Or Alive 4

Dead Rising

Demonik

Dirty Harry

DOAX2

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Enchant Arm

FIFA Soccer 2006

Final Fantasy XI

Frame City Killer

Full Auto

Gears of War

Ghost Recon 3

The Godfather

Gun

Halo 3

Indiana Jones

Kameo: Elements of Power

King Kong

Lost Odyssey

Madden NFL 2006

NBA 2K6

NBA Live 2006

Need for Speed: Most Wanted

NHL 2K6

Ninety-Nine Nights

The Outfit

Perfect Dark Zero

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Possession

Prey

Project Gotham Racing 3

Quake IV

Ridge Racer 6

Saint's Row

Scarface: The World is Yours

ShadowClan

Stranglehold

Test Drive Unlimited

Theseis

Tiger Woods 06

Tony Hawk's American Wasteland

Tomb Raider Legend

Too Human: Part 1

Top Spin 2

Turok Next

Unreal Tournament 2007

WarDevil -- Unleash the Beast Within

This list has been taken from Xbox360.ign

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XB360 Developers:

(some portions as reported by teamxbox.com)

As reported on their site, the following developers are on board to make games:

2KGames

Activision Inc.

Atari Inc.

Bandai Co. Ltd.

Bethesda Softworks LLC

Buena Vista Games Inc.

Capcom Co. Ltd.

Codemasters Software Company Ltd.

Eidos Inc.

Electronic Arts Inc.

FromSoftware Inc.

InterServ International

KOEI Co. Ltd.

Konami Corp.

LucasArts

Majesco Entertainment

Midway Games Inc.

Namco Ltd.

Phantagram Co. Ltd.

Rockstar Games

SCi Games Ltd.

SEGA

Tecmo Ltd.

THQ Inc.

TWP Corp.

Ubisoft Entertainment

Vivendi Universal Games Inc.

Webzen Inc.

Read the entire article here

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This entry will be updated as new information becomes available

Edited August 5, 2005 by blackice912

[Liquid]

Great post brad!

[estranged]

Yeah, thanks for putting all that info together, very handy

[Deathray]

I want to get this system so bad now :| :woot:

[Amnesia]

i want to buy the 360, take the processors out and sell them each :p

Or see how it's hooked up and try to match it to my pc. Lol that would be a dream.

[+Nik Louch Subscriber²]

WebTV? They tried launching this back with Win98, right?

Seemed COMPLETELY USA-based and of zero use to UK users. Is this still gonna be the case, cos I hate having features that I cannot use.

I'm a huge Xbox zealot, but this could put me off.

[Axel]

WOW. I really wouldn't have expected Microsoft to use a PowerPC processor. Interesting move.

[Kane]

Memory Card

[Amel]

looks crazy

i dont know what to get ps 2 or xbox 360

[golazo]

im gonna get the xbox360 first. i wouldnt be surprised if the nintendo revoulution comes in and takes our breath away either lol

[The_Decryptor Veteran]

WOW.  I really wouldn't have expected Microsoft to use a PowerPC processor.  Interesting move.

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I read about the PowerPC chips ages ago, but i thought that was just a rumor.

i knew they were going to be 3, dual core chips, but i didnt expect the cores to be multi-threaded cores, that is very cool. :yes:

[stezo2k]

Sounds even better than the PS3, especially CPU wise, I don't know how they'll make the profits to be honest

Can't wait to see what the games looks like, bring on E3

Great thread btw, very informative

[Apex.]

Memory Card

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I am 10000% convinced that that design is the final design now with the addition of that pic.

[Damian]

can you setup this to be your computer?

[riahc3]

WebTV?  They tried launching this back with Win98, right?

Seemed COMPLETELY USA-based and of zero use to UK users.  Is this still gonna be the case, cos I hate having features that I cannot use.

I'm a huge Xbox zealot, but this could put me off.

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I think it will accually be more of a browser rather than WebTV paid service....

[MetaLRasaM]

guys..u need to remember that whats on our colony..is NOT always the final product...their starting from prototypes and so on...so i think the final xbox look altho similar...will NOT be the exact thing on OC.

[DigitalN.]

that is so not the product.

[Br34ks00n]

Wow don't like that i had the idea first huh? jerk

[Acezo]

Xbox 360 Controller to be Longhorn Compatible

By: C?sar A. Berardini - "Cesar"

Apr. 27th, 2005 6:25 am

At the Microsoft Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) 2005, Microsoft has revealed that the Xbox 360 controller will be compatible with the next version of the Windows operating system, code-named "Longhorn".

Senior Vice President and head of the Windows Client Business unit Will Poole revealed at the event that Longhorn will support natively the next generation game controller. Back at 2004's GDC, Microsoft announced it will develop a common controller reference design and unify input APIs and button standards across multiple platforms.

XNA will also allow other hardware manufacturers to develop cross-platform game peripherals and input devices.

TeamXbox

Been waiting for this to happen for a while now, good to see it's finally coming true.

Xbox 360 to be backwards compatible[/b]>

By Wil Harris: Wednesday 27 April 2005, 10:17

A QUESTIONNAIRE being taken online by Xbox Live users appears to give the final confirmation that Xbox 360 will be backwards compatible - at least, if you buy it with the optional hard drive.

The questionnaire deals with Xbox Live and says subscribers through the original Xbox will be able to play against gamers on Xbox 2 -- as long as they are playing a current generation Xbox game.

TheInquirer

Great to hear Xbox 360 Live players will be able to play with Xbox players (using Xbox (1) games of course)

There's rumors that Microsoft will preload a Halo "2.5" onto the hard drive...here's hoping to that.

[H5N]

360 Degrees of Embedded DRAM

Next-generation Xbox to utilize NEC's embedded DRAM technology.

by Chris Roper

April 27, 2005 - NEC Electronics Corporation has announced that Microsoft Corporation will be incorporating NEC's embedded DRAM (eDRAM) technology in the next-generation Xbox console. NEC's eDRAM technology is an important piece in Microsoft's next-generation console in that it will allow much quicker access to large amounts of data, inherent in high-definition graphics.

In its simplest terms, eDRAM puts memory directly onto the chip die, making for much faster access times. Normally, data would have to be sent across some sort of bus which is a huge bottleneck in conventional setups. By implementing the memory directly onto the die, the memory can be directly accessed without having to wait for instructions and data to transfer.

"The next-generation Xbox platform will provide gamers with a highly advanced graphics experience," said Todd Holmdahl, corporate vice president, Xbox Product Group. "NEC Electronics' cutting-edge embedded DRAM technology plays a vital role in enabling our graphics engine's performance, while its manufacturing process provides a reliable resource that can deliver the volumes required to support what will be an extremely popular gaming platform."

"Microsoft's next-generation Xbox platform promises to be a revolutionary gaming platform and must-have consumer device," said Hirokazu Hashimoto, executive vice president, NEC Electronics Corporation. "NEC Electronics is pleased to be an integral part of this device and looks forward to working with Microsoft to make the next-generation Xbox platform a top seller."

Source: IGN

[Long]

Humourous is all I can say about this.

Source: http://www.joystiq.com/entry/1234000000041614/

[TheTerminator]

Cant wait to buy one and fire it up. Its gonna be an intense moment.

[beardly]

Damn you all with these teasers. Buidling up my excitement for getting one of these and then knowing that I'll have to wait until Christmas to get one.

[Snakehn]

Hey people, i was surfing on another forum and found a link to this site

http://games.tiscali.cz/clanek/screen.asp?id=8921

they say these are actual Xbox 2 graphics, but since the site is in a foreign language, maybe someone who understand this language can confirm what is it.

Found some info (in english) here

http://www.strategyinformer.com/shooters/s...ystovegas.shtml

Edited April 28, 2005 by Snakehn

[MetaLRasaM]

i HIGHLY DOUBT it man..that looks like 3dmax or somethin..

i don think any engine can actually make that...the reflection on the tanker it self is crezyyy man...