also @ TechSpot: Gamers spend more money on iOS than dedicated handhelds

› ›

IBM says Xbox 360 innards rock

By Derek Sooman

On October 26, 2005, 2:51 PM

IBM has confirmed that the enigmatic innards of the Xbox 360 are to include three processing cores, each one running at clock speeds of more than three gigahertz. Seemingly, this is necessary for the high-definition graphics that the console will be able to render. On sale in the US on 22 November, the new Xbox is eagerly awaited.

The Xbox chips are based on IBM's 64-bit PowerPC processors but have been modified for game playing during the two years IBM has been working on the project. Three PowerPC cores made up of 165 million transistors form the processing engine of the device.

When it goes on sale the basic Xbox 360 console is expected to cost $299 (£209). The high-end version should cost $399 (£279).

No tags on this story

2 comments

User Comments: 2

Got something to say? Post a comment
  1. October 27, 2005 3:08 PM
    fiziks said:
    wouldn't that get quite hot... a fan solution for that sounds like it would be quite noisy also
    Reply
  2. October 27, 2005 6:30 PM
    Supra said:
    If I remember correctly I saw an article that said it would be water cooled.
    Reply

Recently commented stories

Post a new comment

Social Login & Guest Posting TechSpot Members
Login here or sign up for free,
it takes about a minute.
Get complete access to the TechSpot community. Join thousands of technology enthusiasts that contribute and share knowledge in our forum. Get a private inbox, upload your own photo gallery and more.
TechSpot on:

Most Popular

Trending Featured
More Trending Topics

Featured on Cases

Downloads and Drivers

Downloads   Drivers  

J. River Media Center 18.0.187

ComicRack 0.9.169

Ashampoo UnInstaller 5.03

Files Terminator Free 2.5.0.11

Advanced Host Monitor 9.50

More Downloads

Latest Discussion

Your daily phone 11 replies on Mobile Computing

Unacceptably high disk usage/performance lag Windows 8 42 replies on Windows OS

Bios update help 8 replies on Processors and Motherboards

Best freeware DVD/CD burning software for Windows 7 64-bit 7 replies on Software Apps

Network documentation 6 replies on Storage and Networking

More Recent Discussion

Subscribe to TechSpot

Get free exclusive content, learn about new features and breaking tech news.