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Entertainment & Artistry => Gaming => Topic started by: KnuckleBuckett on January 25, 2012, 01:16:25 PM

Title: New X-Box specs
Post by: KnuckleBuckett on January 25, 2012, 01:16:25 PM
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/01/25/xbox-720-will-be-six-times-more-powerful-than-current-generation/?intcmp=features

Kind of ... underwhelming.  Sony must be pleased.

http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon-hd-6670-review/3
Title: Re: New X-Box specs
Post by: Steve on January 25, 2012, 01:29:42 PM
What a stupid name. Yea seems super disappointing, they can do better than that.
Title: Re: New X-Box specs
Post by: Perspective on January 25, 2012, 02:20:50 PM
I think xbox 720 is just a name given by the media, I don't think MS has released an official name yet.
Title: Re: New X-Box specs
Post by: Steve on January 25, 2012, 02:46:03 PM
Ahh
Title: Re: New X-Box specs
Post by: ober on January 25, 2012, 03:05:04 PM
I don't understand what is underwhelming or disappointing.  A 6 fold increase in performance from the predecessor seems pretty impressive to me.
Title: Re: New X-Box specs
Post by: KnuckleBuckett on January 25, 2012, 03:35:53 PM
The video card is the AMD version of the updated 8800GT (240 series nowadays).  That is underwhelming.
Title: Re: New X-Box specs
Post by: ober on January 25, 2012, 04:07:41 PM
Oh... I didn't read that or realize it, I guess.
Title: Re: New X-Box specs
Post by: Steve on January 25, 2012, 06:53:43 PM
It's all rumors until MS eventually says it.

They are selling short with a six fold increase, there is no reason they cannot do better.
Title: Re: New X-Box specs
Post by: Steve on January 25, 2012, 07:51:18 PM
their "new card" isn't even as good as the Wii U. They should be offering their customers something new, a reason other then a new name to buy a new console.
Title: Re: New X-Box specs
Post by: KnuckleBuckett on January 25, 2012, 07:51:55 PM
Nobody can equate "six times more powerful" to any meaningful
level of performance. Numbers don't mean anything; and a console
isn't a PC - it doesn't need as high of specs for as good of results.

Really?  How is that?