I thought that was the standard 360 power connector in the back, not a switch. Besides it doesn't look like there is room for a PSU inside there.
Well..considering how the chips draw far less power the PSU might actually be quite small and running cool?
Sure they would. This is the Internet. Where is the GPU? I highly doubt it is combined with the CPU on the same package. Look how long it has taken them to die shrink each time. Their main chip fab partner is not on 40nm full production yet.
Yeah I was going to mantion the GPU. It's been talked by quite some time about the possibility of a CPU+GPU chip, but AFAIK it was meant to be released at the time of 40nm process which not only it got delayed but now that we have it still just holding on, being the only chips that brought a solution to the RROD problem. I guess the only way they could make the CPU+GPU is in 32nm
Same package, doubtful the same chip since it would be GPU & EDRAM & CPU. I'd be very surprised if IBM shared their process with Taiwan. Then you have the yield woes. Last time I heard it was 65nm GPU and CPU and 80nm EDRAM. I doubt it's one package, which makes me think this is a BS hoax.
http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/18/ben-heck-ponders-xbox-360-slim-motherboard-memory-unit-support/ Microsoft have also announced USB storage, which ties in with the 'no memory card slot' theory. I don't know how anyone is still doubting this.
It will most likely have nothing in common in design beyond the rol and the white color. It will probably be very thin.
Very true hl718, especially if the Natal unit they've been showing off is any indication. Aside from hard drive sizes, I can't imagine they would need different console colors to differentiate features since I'd hope any new version would have HDMI at even the most basic level, so there isn't a lot in the way of added value aside from game / accessory bundles.
Those are some lame numbers... Guess that what they're doing is retooling the entire console to lower costs, since that wasnt a priority in 2005 when they were losing $200 or so by unit sold just to build a userbase ASAP.
That's not necessarily the heatsink they'll need... I could seen an overlapping thin 'sink, maybe blower-style fan. Like a big graphics card. You could squeeze a thin laptop style drive in there, easily. Anyone notice there's a LOT of jumpers on there? I would expect there to be zero jumpers. Or... is that because it would be a proto of sorts? Leave it to whoever took the picture of it sans-heatsink to keep the thermal paste on there so we can't fucking read it.
Dev and prototype consoles generally have headers of some description. Would be interested in their function!
I guess this is interesting... Although it looks just like the HD-DVD external drive. Pics from: http://www.gamekings.tv/index/nieuws/primeur-x360-slim-gespot/ And what do you guys think of MS charging 60% more for their USB drives, just because "they are formatted for the X360 and have one free month of Live"?
That's a nice HD-DVD drive they have there. I'm expecting heaps of photos of the slim tomorrow, April 1st.
The external drives costing 60% more is because they have the special firmware etc. Still a rip off, but it requires certain data so it can't be a standard external unit like the PS3.
