Xbox 720 Rumors - Analysis How The Xbox 360 SoC Could Function In The Durango Next Gen Titles
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Yesterday I put out a video discussing the rumors that the Xbox 720 Durango contains an Xbox 360 SoC (System On Chip). There was one part of the rumor that that was fairly confusing : "every Durango ships with a Xbox 360 SOC. There was a reason why MS hired so many former IBM and AMD employees. I'll admit I'm not an electrical engineer (I'm in software) so I won't pretend to know the ins and outs of how the 360 SOC integrates into the Durango motherboard. All I know, and all I need to know about this new change is that I (or a game dev) can use the 360 SOC in parallel with the original Durango hardware.
What does this mean in basic terms? Well, apart from Durango having 100% BC with the 360, it also increases Durango's processing power a fair amount." You'll notice the bolded part. In yesterday's video I mentioned a few doubts I had - but I didn't want to write anything off. There are a number of problems with the rumor - well, a bucket-load of problems, but there is also a few grains of truth too. The first is that Microsoft have hired in some of the best people - and it's possible that they have indeed been working on that. The second hint that it's true involves a previous rumor - that the Xbox Mini will be using an Xbox 360 SOC. This SOC will be a combination of the GPU and CPU of the Xbox 360 (along with other key components) which should shave the cost of the Xbox Mini to around the $100 US mark. But other than that, is it possible?
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