Next Xbox "to have 16 core processor"

[MatParker116]

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/gaming/news/a375714/new-xbox-powered-by-16-core-processor.html

The new Xbox will be equipped with a 16-core processor, a new report has suggested.

The news comes after devkits were sent out to developers following a secret meeting in London last month, reports CVG.

The kits aren't thought to represent the final appearance of the new Xbox, which is codenamed Durango, but they do house the same technology.

This includes a 16-core IBM Power PC CPU, with a graphical power on par with AMD's Radeon HD 7000-series graphics cards.

That's a lot of juice, its four times what the 360 currently has.

 

[Azure-Supernova]

And twice what the PS3 has, though doesn't this seem a bit excessive? 4 to 6 with a good bus would be plenty. Though I can see a console this generation bringing in neat a little ARM processor.

 

[MatParker116]

And twice what the PS3 has, though doesn't this seem a bit excessive? 4 to 6 with a good bus would be plenty. Though I can see a console this generation bringing in neat a little ARM processor.

How about sixteen with an excellent bus?

 

[ubersyanyde]

lolwut!?

We're not even thinking of 16 core CPUs for hardcore gaming PCs. AMD have only just released an 8 core CPU which is still a hefty amount. A Radeon HD 7000 equivalent seems a little far fetched as well having seen how far they can push what's in the current xbox's card.

Either this thing's gonna cost a bomb or I'm underestimating Microsoft.

 

[isometry]

It's believable, considering that Intel didn't start selling quad core CPUs to consumers until over a year after the Xbox 360 released (of course, most games at that time were still completely single-threaded).

It's funny, extra cpus could be used to make more proficient AI opponents, such as bots for shooters, but I guess that would give the games too much replay value: it would be harder to sell next year's shooters if people could play matches full of high-quality bots any time on the games they already have.

 

[Adam Jensen_v1legacy]

Does it even matter if it's going to require a constant online connection? It's probably just a rumor. I doubt it will have more than a quad core. Maybe a 6 core. That would be sufficient. It just needs more RAM and a more powerful GPU solution than the one that was rumored.

 

[Soviet Heavy]

It'll still run like shit because Microsoft will outsource everything to suicidal Chinese workers and the consoles will still break down at the hint of a small breeze.

 

[ResonanceSD]

lolwut!?

We're not even thinking of 16 core CPUs for hardcore gaming PCs. AMD have only just released an 8 core CPU which is still a hefty amount. A Radeon HD 7000 equivalent seems a little far fetched as well having seen how far they can push what's in the current xbox's card.

Either this thing's gonna cost a bomb or I'm underestimating Microsoft.

And that the fact that the Bulldozer CPU is a complete joke, add to that the fact that several 7000 series GPU's are just 6xxx chips with a new sticker.

Yeah, PC's will still be performance kings. Good luck optimising console games for more than 4 cores. Good luck selling said consoles to console gamers who just want the latest installment of "point and shoot: the middle east"

 

[Saviordd1]

This seems more like an idea of dick waving then practicality.

 

[Esotera]

The amount of time it's taking them to make it, I wouldn't be at all surprised if it did.

Unfortunately 'More cores' is how computers seem to be going, and programmers by the majority don't seem to be catching up.

 

[RhombusHatesYou]

God all these hardware rumours are fucking hilarious...

If any of them are true then the launch prices are going to make the PS3's launch price seem like a fond memory... and in the current financial climate, it'd be more finiancially viable to just dump wheelbarrows of money out the window.


edit: If the dev console is 16 core then the retail model is probably 8 core. Dev consoles need a fuckload of extra power - they need to run everything BEFORE it gets paired down and optimised.

 

[RhombusHatesYou]

Though I can see a console this generation bringing in neat a little ARM processor.

Nah, most of the ARM development these days is for System On Chip (SoC) processors... making them even more useful in mobile devices, because that's where the money is at the moment (and will be for the foreseeable future).

OTOH, give mobile another 2 generations and shit should be pretty fucking impressive.

 

[Arakasi]

Seems reasonable if they want it to last.

Bit of a mistake telling everyone before Sony unveils what it does though, now the next Playstation will have a 32 core processor and be the size of your house.

Actually, kudos to Microsoft for having the balls to go first.

 

[mad825]

lulz.

This kinda tech isn't cheap and I highly doubt MS will push the costs onto the customer nor absorb it. Regardless, prototypes are not retail versions. if this is true.

 

[dessertmonkeyjk]

16 cores? Someone try running the Heaven DX11 Benchmark on max see if it breaks.

 

[Terminate421]

It'll still run like shit because Microsoft will outsource everything to suicidal Chinese workers and the consoles will still break down at the hint of a small breeze.

You realise they learned their lesson from that incident right? The FIRST thing they'd do is make sure it works for a long time.

 

[Soviet Heavy]

It'll still run like shit because Microsoft will outsource everything to suicidal Chinese workers and the consoles will still break down at the hint of a small breeze.

You realise they learned their lesson from that incident right? The FIRST thing they'd do is make sure it works for a long time.

I know, but I will wait until this thing comes out to make a final judgment on whether they learned from it and took proper action, or if it will be like any other console launch where they didn't manage to work the kinks out.

 

[Cronq]

It'll still run like shit because Microsoft will outsource everything to suicidal Chinese workers and the consoles will still break down at the hint of a small breeze.

You realise they learned their lesson from that incident right? The FIRST thing they'd do is make sure it works for a long time.

I know, but I will wait until this thing comes out to make a final judgment on whether they learned from it and took proper action, or if it will be like any other console launch where they didn't manage to work the kinks out.

Consumers make the best beta testers. They'll also finance and pay for the entire project.

 

[Soviet Heavy]

It'll still run like shit because Microsoft will outsource everything to suicidal Chinese workers and the consoles will still break down at the hint of a small breeze.

You realise they learned their lesson from that incident right? The FIRST thing they'd do is make sure it works for a long time.

I know, but I will wait until this thing comes out to make a final judgment on whether they learned from it and took proper action, or if it will be like any other console launch where they didn't manage to work the kinks out.

Consumers make the best beta testers. They'll also finance and pay for the entire project.

Good to know they're not being scammed or anything. There's a reason why I and most other people wait for the initial release to stop sucking. Sometimes I do feel bad for those who pay the early adoption tax. They pay more for a machine that does less and is far more likely to sputter and die on them.