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[The Faceless Master]

The Xenon retail console will include 512 MB of UMA system memory. This is eight times the amount of memory that was available in the Xbox. The Xenon system software will still reserve six percent (32 MB) of total memory for system components, such as the visible features of the Xenon HUD, as well as the non-visible background system tasks.

Source: -_-; Team Xecuter

 

[Baconäger]

k.

 

[sly]

Nice

 

[Zelda-Bitch]

MUCH better if true.

 

[PhatSaqs]

cue DuckHuntDog...

 

[sol5377]

what makes them a credible source?

I'm sure they're right though

 

[lexi]

They're doing UMA again? Hopefully bandwidth issues aren't... an issue.

 

[Mrbob]

Good. Anything less than 512MB would be uncivilized!

But will launch titles be able to take advantage of the extra ram or are all those games based on the early 256MB spec?

 

[element]

this would be really cool...

 

[FiRez]

The Team-xcecuter have access to the new xbox? !!

 

[gofreak]

Who's TeamExecuter? They work on mods, or..? And if they do, shouldn't it be a little worrying for MS that they have access to kits?

This is excellent news if true, of course.

 

[PhatSaqs]

this would be really cool...

I saw it

 

[border]

Why is a mod chip team any kind of reputable source for information? They're probably just parroting back rumors and heresay.

this would be really cool...

:lol

What's that supposed to mean?

 

[HokieJoe]

Who's TeamExecuter? They work on mods, or..? And if they do, shouldn't it be a little worrying for MS that they have access to kits?

This is excellent news if true, of course.

Yep, they do mod chips and the like.

 

[akascream]

I heard it's going to have 360MB of RAM.

 

[kaching]

If true, one down, two to go (confirm BC and onboard storage)

 

[sprsk]

I heard it's going to have 360MB of RAM.

which is a 360 degree turn from the 130 mb of ram they were going to put inot the xbox2

right?

 

[BojTrek]

I know a console is not like a PC, but 512MB should be great... but since my PC has 1024MB, I want 2GIG in my console now... I am a memory whore!

 

[sc0la]

512 would be awesome for the simple fact that being the first out of the gate would "force" nintendo and sony to consider beefing up the ram in their systems as well.

 

[sol5377]

If true, one down, two to go (confirm BC and onboard storage)

they could kill 2 birds with one stone with an HD Add-on that enable BC compatibility...

 

[gofreak]

We saw you Dude Thanks for the confirmation?

512 would be awesome for the simple fact that being the first out of the gate would "force" nintendo and sony to consider beefing up the ram in their systems as well.

True that. I really hope this is for real.

 

[GigaDrive]

kewlness

 

[dkeane]

If this source knows so much, why are they still calling it xenon?

 

[sprsk]

they could kill 2 birds with one stone with an HD Add-on that enable BC compatibility...

which would totally be lame, and i really have a feeling they will do this.

 

[Duckhuntdog]

cue DuckHuntDog...

512 it is, you can thank Bungie for pushing hard for the upgrade, that is what I have heard.

 

[PhatSaqs]

512 it is, you can thank Bungie for pushing hard for the upgrade, that is what I have heard.

Cool.

I dont know what it all means. But I do know more is better :lol.

 

[Doom_Bringer]

It's true. 512 it is, you can thank Bungie for pushing hard for the upgrade.

nice!

btw: does it have a PPU unit?

 

[Funky Papa]

Time to throw a PARTY FOR THE AGES

I really hope this forces Sony to up their memory size, there is never enough RAM.

 

[Mrbob]

MS needs to take some sort of launch bump for the good of gamers everywhere. Bleed for us at launch to give us better hardware!

 

[FinFan]

:lol :lol :lol

 

[Lord Error]

Why is a mod chip team any kind of reputable source for information? They're probably just parroting back rumors and heresay.

They do refer to some docs though.

I want 2GIG in my console now... I am a memory whore!

Man, it would take probably 5 minutes to fill that much memory from the 12x DVD ROM

 

[Rob]

Thank God!

 

[yoopoo]

Thank God!

I agree. Microsoft is god.

 

[gofreak]

Now I guess we need a nod or a wink from BlimBlim...(?)

 

[midnightguy]

(pic not related to Xbox 360 at all, just a pic of 512 MB)

mo' RAM is always good. 512 MB RAM, yeah baby!

 

[EGM92]

If this source knows so much, why are they still calling it xenon?

Because no OFFICIAL name has been released thus they're calling it by it's codename/project name.

 

[midnightguy]

and w00t this would mean Sony will almost certainly have to have 512 MB


256 MB for Cell-CPU + 256 MB for Nvidia-GPU


I hope '__'

 

[Pedigree Chum]

Good stuff, 360 anticipation +512

 

[The Faceless Master]

Why is a mod chip team any kind of reputable source for information? They're probably just parroting back rumors and heresay.

well, it all depends on the team, i mean, this isn't some modchip only team that depends on others for bioses, this is team xecuter, their reputation preceeds them...

 

[Kung Fu Jedi]

So how is this more official then the other things we see around the web regarding Xbox 2? Until MS release official specs, it's still just a website, a rather unknown one at that, posting info that may or may not be true.

Don't get me wrong, I want this to be true too, but I'm still taking it with a grain of salt until official specs are released.

 

[xsarien]

they could kill 2 birds with one stone with an HD Add-on that enable BC compatibility...

It's going to take a bit more than a hard drive to make 360 backwards compatible with the XBox.

 

[Lord Error]

256 MB for Cell-CPU + 256 MB for Nvidia-GPU


I hope '__'

They would be stupid not to do it, that's for sure. I want to say *competition is teh good!* but I want to see this officially confirmed first, and then see Sony at least follow the suit!

 

[FinFan]

It's going to take a bit more than a hard drive to make 360 backwards compatible with the XBox.

I'm guessing that if the "add on" will make it BC, then there will be more than just an HD inside of it.

 

[gofreak]

256 MB for Cell-CPU + 256 MB for Nvidia-GPU

or..64MB for Cell, 448 for the GPU?

According to a guy on B3D MS may even put more RAM into the system depending on whether it's needed after Sony's PS3 announcement..though I've not idea how credible he is, so take that with a grain of salt for now A spec war sure would be nice, though - all the systems should subsequently benefit.

 

[Mrbob]

256MB is for the weak. I refuse to believe MS would put such a tiny amount of RAM in a next gen console!

 

[nitewulf]

good move if true. 256 would have crippled this system from the get go, 512 is very forward looking.

 

[AntoneM]

hell yes! even more is always better but, 256 was complete crap. 512 should be adequae enough for the CPU and GPU to share

 

[sol5377]

What would happen if Xenon has 512MB of RAM while PS3 and/or Rev have less even though they'll be released afterwards?

 

[The Abominable Snowman]

512 is adequate, but I'm far more worried about the DVD drive spec (I heard MS is only using 7GB DVDs next gen, a step DOWN from the 9.4GB DVDs) and the PPU unit (Physics will become just as important as Graphics as far as presentation goes, and I want to see some clothes and hair flapping in that godforsaken breeze).

 

[Dr_Cogent]

I agree. Microsoft is god.

Can't possibly be God. God gets things done right the first time.

Not after Service Pack 3.

The universe didn't need service packs.