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Subject: So, I was reading about Xbox 2 Specs
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Granted, MS delayed the Duce for a 'fiscal year', whatever that entails, but I found the confirmed specs (albeit some are still unconfirmed):

* 3 3.5 ghz IBM 64 bit processors.
All I need to say is, this sucker is going to fly. Think the computing power of your PC times 10-15. Easily.

* At least a 500 mhz ATI graphics chip
Can you say real-time rendered CGI?

* 10/100 Ethernet (obviously, although I was hoping for gigabit).

Thos are the confirmed, undecided so far (as I've gathered):
* The harddrive
Many, many, many developers are begging MS to put this in, especially for downloaded content.
* USB ports
Whoa! That's a throw back. But it would make an obvious choice for someone like Logitech to make some kind of cheap super controller. Booya.

* Backwards compatability.
Arg, I pray they put this in, only because it would be nice to play Halo 2 on the Xbox 2 if I get it.

  • 08.02.2004 12:35 PM PDT
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I dont know. X-box 2 looks like it is going to have a graphic card made by microsoft. Or not.The thing that worries me is the Memory. I heard some things about xb2 not having a fixed hard drive since people "do things to it"- hack it.

  • 08.02.2004 12:38 PM PDT
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Well that's not why, for some odd reason MS is paying $50 for a 8 gig harddrive, who knows why.

But, as for the MS graphics card? Nah, MS doesn't do graphics cards :). But ATI has been the announced guy for years.

  • 08.02.2004 12:39 PM PDT
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yeah, they gotta have a hardrive, it's so sweet, and backwards compatability is a must, especially if microsoft want xbox buyers to buy xbox2. otherwise it would be such a rip off, i would be very angry if u couldnt play xbox games on it. i will stop ranting now.

  • 08.02.2004 12:40 PM PDT
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I mean PS2 built it's own card and it is bad. The reason why Microsoft loses money for all the x-box it sells is because of Nvidia. They refuted to lower their prices.

  • 08.02.2004 12:41 PM PDT
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Well they don't lose much, plus they make a lot of money on the licensing etc etc etc. Same way they do with Windows...

Although, I really want longhorn to be done before 2005.

  • 08.02.2004 12:42 PM PDT
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100 dollars a piece. 14 million times 100, that is a lot of money

  • 08.02.2004 1:20 PM PDT