Tech News World have thrown up a new article called Xbox v. PlayStation: Microsoft Throws Down the Gauntlet ! Here's a snip.
My best guess, given the timing of the product and the new PlayStation 3, is that it will be based on the AMD 64-bit core that IBM helped develop. It will have a hard drive because it needs the performance. And it will continue to have a DVD drive. A burner would compete with the PC and add unneeded cost; a media bay is a remote possibility. It will run the old games. New 64-bit games -- which is where that AMD part is really supposed to shine -- will scream on this console. Therefore, it'll likely run an embedded version of Windows XP 64.
Xbox 2 to use AMD 64 Bit CPUs?
My best guess, given the timing of the product and the new PlayStation 3, is that it will be based on the AMD 64-bit core that IBM helped develop. It will have a hard drive because it needs the performance. And it will continue to have a DVD drive. A burner would compete with the PC and add unneeded cost; a media bay is a remote possibility. It will run the old games. New 64-bit games -- which is where that AMD part is really supposed to shine -- will scream on this console. Therefore, it'll likely run an embedded version of Windows XP 64.
Xbox 2 to use AMD 64 Bit CPUs?
