The Whipitcher Wild Goo 472 Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 According to the latest issue of Xbox World magazine, devkits for Microsoft’s next generation console are already in the wild, and were shipped to developers in March. The first devkits reached a select number of developers after Microsoft’s hush-hush developer’s conference in London on February 28, 2012. The purpose of the conference was to brief European representatives on the new hardware, which is codenamed Durango – the meeting was subsequently confirmed by a senior technical artist at Crytek, who tweeted that he was “enjoying the Durango developers summit in London. So far, great swag and interesting talks.” Further meetings were held for American developers at the Game Developers’ Conference in San Francisco, with Durango devkits shipping “shortly afterwards.” The publication states that current devkits will not mirror the final hardware in appearance, however, initial specifications are representative of the console set to ship in late 2013. Sources close to Xbox World magazine have revealed that Durango’s devkit features a “monster” 16-core IBM PowerPC CPU, a GPU comparable to AMD’s Radeon HD 7000-series graphics cards, and a Blu-Ray optical drive. “Even if you had a 16-core processor in your gaming PC there are currently no games built to use it, but games for the next Xbox could put all sixteen cores to work on day one for a level of performance far in excess of current gaming PCs. It’s a ridiculous amount of power for a games machine – too much power, even. But remember, Kinect 2 could chew up four whole cores tracking multiple players right down to their fingertips, so it’ll need a lot of power.” “Regardless of whether the next Xbox makes it to E3, the arrival of those Durango devkits is the starting gun for the next generation and once again Microsoft have beaten Sony out of the gate by getting hardware into the developers’ hands first. Sony keep denying any possibility of PS4 at E3 2012 too, but if they don’t move fast Microsoft could roll into June’s LA showcase with dozens of next-generation exclusives from third-parties. When Epic shows that first Unreal 4 demo they’ll only have one console platform to talk about – call it Durango, call it 720, call it what you like, but if Microsoft move fast it might be the only game in town.” 16 Cores Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hOld Th3 pIcKle 22 Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 and 2GB of RAM Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beheaded Kamikaze 206 Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 16 cores all so we can watch Han Solo dance Quote Link to post Share on other sites
-GD-X★ 7,728 Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 16 cores all so we can watch Han Solo danceexcept, now you can wiggle your fingers and toes Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hOld Th3 pIcKle 22 Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 16 cores all so we can watch Han Solo dance except, now you can wiggle your fingers and toes My penis needs 16 cores Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Whipitcher Wild Goo 472 Posted April 6, 2012 Author Share Posted April 6, 2012 and 2GB of RAM Will have atleast 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
-GD-X★ 7,728 Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 16 cores all so we can watch Han Solo dance except, now you can wiggle your fingers and toes My penis needs 16 cores if by cores, you mean whores, then yes! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
720p 0 Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Discrete sources at GDC also confirmed to the publication that developers expect Sony’s Playstation 4 to be more powerful than the next Xbox, and that various studios are aiming to unveil their next generation software at E3 2012 in June, regardless of whether “Microsoft and Sony are ready or not.” Holy shit. Whipit HBR Here is the full link since Whipit decided to cut that part out. http://sillegamer.com/2012/04/06/xbox-720-devkit-specs-detailed-includes-16-core-processor/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Whipitcher Wild Goo 472 Posted April 6, 2012 Author Share Posted April 6, 2012 This fits together well with a Prior Rumor Reported by Gamespot..... According to Fudzilla's sources, the Next Xbox's chip is a joint venture between IBM and Global Foundries, and it bears the code name Oban. The report goes on to note that the Next Xbox will have a PowerPC CPU that is integrated with an ATI Southern Islands graphics processor. The GPU is reportedly a modification of ATI's 7000 series cards. Fudzilla's sources indicate that development kits will be available to game studios by April. http://www.gamespot.com/news/next-xboxs-32nm-cpu-enters-production-report-6349105 And this is most likely it..... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PowerPC_A2 That's 16 cores with 4 threads each making it a 64 Thread MONSTER Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Twinblade★ 3,889 Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 16 cores is just completely unnecessary. drop it down to 4-8 and put in 8 gigs of ram instead. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ModestMonk 4 Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 16 cores all so we can watch Han Solo dance except, now you can wiggle your fingers and toes no dance is complete without spirit fingers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Whipitcher Wild Goo 472 Posted April 6, 2012 Author Share Posted April 6, 2012 I'm sure there are some developers who "expect" ( meaning they don't know shit ) the PS4 to be more powerful. But just like the cows, they're gonna be disappointed http://systemwars.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/Smileys/cool.gif Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beheaded Kamikaze 206 Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 (edited) I'm sure there are some developers who "expect" ( meaning they don't know shit ) the PS4 to be more powerful. But just like the cows, they're gonna be disappointed http://systemwars.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/Smileys/cool.gif lol yea sure whatever you say ping pong. Edited April 6, 2012 by Paul Kersey Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Whipitcher Wild Goo 472 Posted April 6, 2012 Author Share Posted April 6, 2012 Putting all rumors together is looks like they a using 2 SOC. http://www.fudzilla.com/processors/item/25619-oban-initial-product-run-is-real So you get 2x 8 core CPU with 7000 built at 32nm. 2Gb per soc for 4GB total ram You get 16 cores and dual gpu Dayum http://systemwars.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/Smileys/cool.gif Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gee 2 Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 FUCK yeah! This gen is just dying soooo slow. Bring on dat new shit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sajuuk 329 Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 8 gigs of ram? ahaha http://systemwars.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/Smileys/laugh.gif Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beheaded Kamikaze 206 Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 8 gigs of ram? ahaha http://systemwars.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/Smileys/laugh.gif Bu bu bu the rumours guy what about the rumours? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Whipitcher Wild Goo 472 Posted April 6, 2012 Author Share Posted April 6, 2012 8 gigs of ram? ahaha http://systemwars.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/Smileys/laugh.gif Where does it say that? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
720p 0 Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 16-core with 4 times multithread? Yeah, not happening That's a motherboard nightmare. It's probably a quad with 4 times multithread. In the end, creating a "16 virtual cores." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
-GD-X★ 7,728 Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 8 gigs of ram? ahaha http://systemwars.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/Smileys/laugh.gif Bu bu bu the rumours guy what about the rumours? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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