Xbox 2 Leaked Specs

[Gryph]

X-Bit Labs has some news on the specs of the XBOX 2 which is codenamed Xenon.

 

You can read them here: XBOX 2 Leaked Specs

 

If this is true then this will be one monster (tech-wise, not size-wise) of a console.

 

Here is a tasty quote:

The Xbox 2 – the project code-named Xenon – is said to be powered by a triple-core 3.50GHz or faster IBM PowerPC processor and a 500MHz or faster ATI graphics processor, has 256MB or more of unified memory, runs a custom operating system based on Microsoft Windows NT, similar to the Xbox operating system. The graphics interface is claimed to be a superset of the Direct3D version 9.0.

 

Although the architecture of the two consoles is quite different, the Xbox 2 has the processing power to emulate the Xbox, according to Microsoft. Whether the next-generation console will be backward compatible involves a variety of factors, not the least of which is the massive development and testing effort required to allow Xbox games run on Xenon.

 

Xenon is a big-endian system. Both the CPU and GPU process memory in big-endian mode. Games ported from little-endian systems such as the Xbox or PC need to account for this in their game asset pipeline, the Microsoft’s engineer notes.

 

So, what do you guys think about this? Let's just hope this system is more than just another Halo-Box. But ports from PC to XBOX 2 and vice versa doesn't seem like its going to be any good with this system.

[Cominus]

This is old news, I posted this stuff like a couple of months ago.

[Gryph]

This is old news, I posted this stuff like a couple of months ago.

Really? I just saw the news on X-Bit today. Oops.