XBox 360 specs

Post by **Tossica** » Mon May 09, 2005 5:39 pm

Microsoft Xbox 360 Specifications

Date: 05/09/2005
Sources: ActiveXbox.com

2 types of Xbox Live:
Xbox Live Silver (no subscription required)
Xbox Live Gold (subscription benefits)

Features for Gold service
* Also for Silver
# Also for Offline

- Seamless transition to Xbox Live account from Xbox to Xbox 360
- Access to MMOs (additional fees may apply) *
- Free Xbox Live weekends *
- Multiplayer online gameplay
- Avatar for gamer profile * #
- Motto for gamer profile * #
- Personalized look for Xbox System Guide * #
- Offline achievments * #
- Online achievements *
- Access to other players' Gamer cards via Live *
- Cumulative gamer score * #
- Location/language profile * #
- Reputation *
- Enahnced matchmaking using above
- Skill level matchmaking
- Gameplay style profile (casual, competitive, etc.)
- Recent players list *
- Free and premium download game content *
- Free and premium downloadable movies, music, tv *
- Downloadable demos/trailers *
- Microtransactions *
- Custom playlist in every game * #
- Play music from portable devices * #
- View images from digital camera * #
- Strem media from Windows XP * #
- Interactive screen savers * #
- Track info for CDs * #
- Communication with voice, video or text *

360 Hardware:
1. Support for DVD-video, DVD-Rom, DVD-R/RW, CD-DA, CD-Rom, CD-R, CD-RW, WMA CD, MP3 cd, JPEG photo CD
2. All games supported at 16:9, 720p and 1080i, anti-aliasing
3. Customizable face plates to change appearance
4. 3 USB 2.0 ports
5. Support for 4 wireless controllers
6. Detachable 20GB drive
7. Wi-Fi ready

Custom IBM PowerPC-based CPU
- 3 symmetrical cores at 3.2 GHz each
- 2 hardware threads per core
- 1 VMX-128 vector unit per core
- 1 MB L2 cache

CPU Game Math Performance
- 9 billion dots per second

Custom ATI Graphics Processor
- 500 MNz
- 10 MB embedded DRAM
- 48-way parallel floating-point shader pipelines
- unified shader architecture

Memory
-512 MB GDDR3 RAM
- 700 MNz DDR

Memory Bandwidth
- 22.4 GB/s memory interface bus bandwidth
- 256 GB/s memory bandwidth to EDRAM
- 21.6 GB/s frontside bus

Audio
- Mulitchannel surround sond output
- Supports 48khz 16-bit audio
- 320 independent decompression channels
- 32 bit processing
- 256+ audio channels

Post by **Lyion** » Mon May 09, 2005 7:30 pm

50 bucks says Vanguard is on this...

Post by **Lyion** » Tue May 10, 2005 8:13 am

http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/8191/Xbox ... -Revealed/

Piccies.

Donnel · Post by **Donnel** » Tue May 10, 2005 8:21 am

Why would I want this? I already have a computer....

Jimmy Durante · Post by **Jimmy Durante** » Tue May 10, 2005 1:15 pm

Donnel wrote:Why would I want this? I already have a computer....

Because it's more fun playing on your couch in front of a widescreen instead of at a desk :wink:

Donnel · Post by **Donnel** » Tue May 10, 2005 1:25 pm

*shrug* if you say so. I have a really comfy desk chair....

Ginzburgh · Post by **Ginzburgh** » Tue May 10, 2005 1:28 pm

I think the closest thing I'll get to a console system right now is my PSP.

I just like MMO's too much. Maybe if X-box started releasing MMO's that were as good as the ones made for the computer I'd consider getting one. But it's always the same game over and over again.

Harrison · Post by **Harrison** » Tue May 10, 2005 2:50 pm

Consoles if you have nerd friends who play games too.

Computers if you have nerd friends who play games that don't suck.

Donnel · Post by **Donnel** » Tue May 10, 2005 2:51 pm

Or nerd friends who don't live in the same city as you...

Harrison · Post by **Harrison** » Tue May 10, 2005 2:53 pm

That being said, I still like the idea of them releasing Xbox live without needing to be paid for. Genius move on their part.

That alone would be enough for me to get an Xbox360

Post by **Tossica** » Tue May 10, 2005 4:34 pm

Did noone notice the THREE 3.2GHZ Power PC cores? Holy fuck.

Post by **Lyion** » Tue May 10, 2005 7:09 pm

I'd like to see the benchmarks on this puppy. It may be much faster than an Uber PC right now.

Post by **Lyion** » Fri May 13, 2005 6:48 am

http://xbox360.1up.com/

http://www.joystiq.com/entry/1234000617043196/

http://archive.gamespy.com/landing/xbox360/

http://features.teamxbox.com/xbox/1143/ ... ox-360/p1/

http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/613/613247 ... Sid=613247

http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2414

http://www.xbox360.com/

Jimmy Durante · Post by **Jimmy Durante** » Fri May 13, 2005 7:01 am

I like the fact that wireless internet connectivity is built in.

Post by **Lyion** » Fri May 13, 2005 7:11 am

I dont like the fact you have to pay a subscription fee to play games on the Internet. Thats essentially paying for nothing.

Jimmy Durante · Post by **Jimmy Durante** » Fri May 13, 2005 7:27 am

You don't have to. I believe playing on weekends is free, and most games these days come with a trial card. But I agree in principle with your post.

Tacks · Post by **Tacks** » Fri May 13, 2005 8:16 am

The only games I like playing online are MMO's and FPS...that being said the only reason I'd buy this is for offline games. MMO's and shooters are crap on consoles without a keyboard and mouse.

Post by **Lyion** » Fri May 13, 2005 8:50 am

You can hook a keyboard and a mouse up to this, just like you can to a normal Xbox.

This thing is basically a hybrid console/PC. It just plays games a hell of a lot faster than most peoples pooters.

Tacks · Post by **Tacks** » Fri May 13, 2005 8:59 am

I know that, I have a keyboard and mouse for my PS2 (for when i was playing EQOA)...but then you're sitting back at a desk anyways...so why not just use the PC?

Narrock · Post by **Narrock** » Fri May 13, 2005 9:09 am

Jimmy Durante wrote:
Donnel wrote:Why would I want this? I already have a computer....

Because it's more fun playing on your couch in front of a widescreen instead of at a desk

Except you can hook up a big screen tv to your computer if you wanted to.

Post by **Lyion** » Fri May 13, 2005 9:17 am

Again, this is a gaming rig built for games. It does that better than most PCs.

It comes with wireless controllers and I'd guess you can use a wireless keyboard/mouse.

http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2414

The system is outfitted with ATI's next generation GPU, R5xx class, connected to a shared 512MB of system memory. Note that Microsoft is stating that the Xbox 360 offers "more than" 512MB of total memory, which means that the rumors of the ATI GPU having around 10MB of embedded DRAM are most likely true. This isn't ATI's first GPU design with embedded DRAM; the Flipper GPU that was used in Nintendo's Gamecube featured a full 3MB of embedded DRAM. The GPU features "48 ALU pipes" but ATI/Microsoft haven't elaborated beyond that.

The combination of the CPU and GPU in the Xbox 360 already make it a more powerful gaming machine than any PC out today, but as always the balance between PC and console gaming is an ever-shifting struggle. What the Xbox 360 will do however is accelerate the development of multithreaded games, some of which will hopefully make their way to the PC as well.

The CPU (and presumably the GPU) is cooled by a water cooled heatsink and twin fans. The motherboard is built on a 4-layer PCB, which is to be expected from a cost standpoint. Despite the trend away from Windows/PC architecture, the Xbox 360 does appear to still be very computer-like inside.

Contrary to popular belief, it does appear that the hard drive is back in the Xbox 360 and Microsoft is specifically referring to it as a "detachable" hard drive. Given the size of the Xbox 360, we'd assume that it will use a 2.5" drive, compared to the 3.5" drive that was included in the original Xbox. Given how much platter densities and spindle speeds have improved since the original Xbox was launched, the new drive shouldn't have a problem being faster than the original drive that shipped with the Xbox - despite its smaller form factor.

There was no mention of a multi-tiered launch, meaning that it looks like there will only be one Xbox 360 introduced later this year - hard drive included. The inclusion of a hard drive is particularly important for the modders out there, as it does give hope that even the Xbox 360 will be as hackable/moddable as the current Xbox is.

The console itself appears to be significantly smaller than the original Xbox, which was a complaint by many upon the Xbox's initial debut. The Xbox 360 will have removable face plates to offer some level of physical customization, although the finished product does look quite sleek.