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X-Box 2, ATI powered

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Julio Franco, Aug 14, 2003.

  1. Julio Franco TechSpot Editor Posts: 6,055   +121

    Graphics chip underdog ATI Technologies said Thursday it has signed a contract with Microsoft to produce components for future versions of the Xbox game console, beating out market leader Nvidia.

    ATI said it entered a technology agreement with Microsoft to develop "custom, leading-edge graphics technologies" for the console.

    This deal leaves me with two interrogants: What will happen with ATI's deal with Nintendo, or what will power Nintendo's next generation console. And the second, how backwards compatible will X-Box 2 be? Would sound simple since any chip ATI or NVIDIA develop are PC based however many X-Box games have used NVIDIA-only optimizations... but I guess they still have a lot of time to work on it anyway.
    Julio Franco, Aug 14, 2003
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  2. SNGX1275 TS Special Forces Posts: 11,893   +117

    I hope it fails big time. lol. I'm pulling for Nintendo, I've owned every system they've ever made except the gb advance and gb sp. And supposedly their next system is going to be quite a bit different than what we are seeing in today's consoles.
    SNGX1275, Aug 14, 2003
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  3. Strakian Newcomer, in training Posts: 146

    I read something in my May issue (2003) of Game Informer that reads:

    "ATI Technologies has struck a deal with Nintendoto produce a graphics chipset for future products. Currently, ATI makes the 'Flipper' chip used ni the GameCube"

    So... that either means that this deeal is bunk now or they've got deals with both companies? I highly doubt that...

    Thought you might be interested in this.
    Strakian, Aug 15, 2003
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  4. olefarte TechSpot Ambassador Posts: 1,425

    Looks like bad news, SNGX, according to this article at The Inquirer, Nintendo has suspended production of the Game Cube.
    olefarte, Aug 18, 2003
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  5. SNGX1275 TS Special Forces Posts: 11,893   +117

    Yeh because they are putting all their effort into their new console, at least I think I read that somewhere.
    SNGX1275, Aug 19, 2003
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