GA-Source heeft in hun Inverstor Insight column eens aandacht geschonken aan de Microsoft X-Box gameconsole. Het is een vrij lang artikel geworden, maar hieronder heb ik vast wat gercuchten over de specs van het ding geplakt. Meer info vind je hier bij GA-Source.
What are the rumored specs?The below specs are a mix of rumors and estimates made by both developers and online news agencies but it should put us in the right ball park.
Price estimated to $299 $299 for these specs seems quite sane, but it all depends on the choice and speed of the CPU. To be competitive, the X-box must at least show CPU speeds above 450mhz . As for the 3D cards, Microsoft will most likely chose either Nvidia or S3, not so much for the performance as for the fact that the alternative from 3DFX is based on GLIDE, and Microsoft is most likely to promote the DirectX and D3D prior GLIDE. Maybe 3DFX got an ace up their sleeve to be revealed at the upcoming COMDEX, but the safest bet is on the two others.
- AMD Athlon or Intel Pentium III CPU
- Nvidia GeForce 256 graphics chip, SIII or TDFX
- 64mb ram
- CD or DVD-ROM
- 56K modem
- 4-6GB hard drive
- Microsoft's OS system
