Xbox360 Technical Specification

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Custom IBM PowerPC-based CPU

• Three symmetrical cores running at 3.2 GHz each
• Two hardware threads per core; six hardware threads total
• VMX-128 vector unit per core; three total
• 128 VMX-128 registers per hardware thread
• 1 MB L2 cache

CPU Game Math Performance

• 9.6 billion dot product operations per second

Custom ATI Graphics Processor

• 10 MB of embedded DRAM
• 48-way parallel floating-point dynamically scheduled shader pipelines
• Unified shader architecture

Polygon Performance

• 500 million triangles per second

Pixel Fill Rate

• 16 gigasamples per second fill rate using 4x MSAA

Shader Performance

• 48 billion shader operations per second

Memory

• 512 MB of 700 MHz GDDR3 RAM
• Unified memory architecture

Memory Bandwidth

• 22.4 GB/s memory interface bus bandwidth
• 256 GB/s memory bandwidth to EDRAM
• 21.6 GB/s front-side bus

Overall System Floating-Point Performance

• 1 teraflop

Storage

• Detachable and upgradeable 20-GB hard drive
• 12x dual-layer DVD-ROM
• Memory Unit support starting at 64 MB

I/O

• Support for up to four wireless game controllers
• Three USB 2.0 ports
• Two memory unit slots

Optimized for Online

• Instant, out-of-the-box access to Xbox Live features with broadband service, including Xbox Live Marketplace for downloadable content, gamer profile for digital identity, and voice chat to talk to friends while playing games, watching movies, or listening to music
• Built-in Ethernet port
• Wi-Fi ready: 802.11a, 802.11b, and 802.11g
• Video camera–ready

Digital Media Support

• Support for DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, WMA CD, MP3 CD, JPEG Photo CD
• Ability to stream media from portable music devices, digital cameras, and Windows XP-based PCs
• Ability to rip music to the Xbox 360 Hard Drive
• Custom playlists in every game
• Built-in Media Center Extender for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
• Interactive, full-screen 3-D visualizers

High-Definition Game Support

• All games supported at 16:9, 720p, 1080i and 1080p, with anti-aliasing
• Standard-definition and high-definition video output supported

Audio

• Multi-channel surround sound output
• Supports 48KHz 16-bit audio
• 320 independent decompression channels
• 32-bit audio processing
• Over 256 audio channels

Physical Specs

• Height: 83 mm
• Width: 309 mm
• Depth: 258 mm
• Weight: 7.7 lbs.

System Orientation

• Stands vertically or horizontally

Customizable Faceplates

• Interchangeable to personalize the console

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E3 2008 The Pre Show Talk

Overview
Over the last couple of days while contemplating the running up to E3 2008 I have been wondering what games will each development company be revealing this year, including games from Konami, Rockstar, Sony and Insomniac. So let’s have a look at some of the hopefuls at this year’s show.Click Read More to Proceed...

Metal Gear Solid 5 (PS3)
If this game was announced at E3 2008 it would easily be one of the biggest pullers of the show, with Hideo Kojima and Yoji Shinkawa taking center stage to discuss the first ever trailer for MGS5. But some of the origins of this game have already been discussed by Assistant Producer Ryan Payton of Kojima Productions, he has already stated that there will be further releases of the series, but they won't feature Solid Snake. Here is what Ryan Payton said about the game. "There are some misunderstandings that this is the final Metal Gear game, but it's really the final chapter of the Solid Snake story that's all.” Well, there's still a lot of room for filling in the gaps as far as Big Boss is concerned which could conclude that Metal Gear Solid 5 (Or whatever the next MGS game is called) may be a prequel.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Stories (PSP)
Rockstar Games have always denied the existence of this game, since the release of Liberty City Stories and Vice City Stories Rockstar Games have been concentrated on GTA IV and the exclusive content for the Xbox 360. But many people still believe that the game will see the light of day, even if it doesn't get released on the PSP it may yet see a PS2 release. But because Rockstar Games hasn’t actually announced anything about this game no one knows anything about it, like the main character or what year it will be set in.

Resistance: Fall of Man (PSP)
Resistance: Fall of man was released on the PS3 in November 2006 for North America and Japan with the European release following in March 2007. It was released immediately alongside the PS3 console as a release title, but since than many rumors have been circling about a possible PSP version of the game which could be shown at E3 2008.

Syphon Filter 7 (PS3)
The existence of another Syphon Filter has always been thrown in the air; it is rumored to be confirmed for 2009. But we will see if anything is confirmed this year, as the last game ended on a weird note, but there are also rumors going around that Sony intends to kill off the series once and for all.

Driver 6 (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)
The 6th incarnation of the Driver series is the least likely game to appear at E3 2008 as the series is owned by Atari and they were recently bought out by Infogrames. Then in a press statement they stated that the company was going to focus its efforts on smaller games for the PSN, Xbox Live and Mobile Phones.
E3 2008 - Things I've Heard are Going to be There

Overview
Since the beginning of June 2008 I have been hearing all kinds of rumors about what kind of games will be shown at E3 2008 so let’s have a look at some of these rumors.

Metal Gear Solid 4 (Xbox 360)
Kojima Productions announced Metal Gear Solid 4 at E3 2005 with a teaser trailer, this trailer was built using the Snake Eater game engine but the game itself was promoted as a PS3 exclusive game. Grand Theft Auto IV and Devil May Cry 4 were announced to not be PS3 exclusive titles anymore as they would get an Xbox 360 release at the same time as the PS3 versions people started to wonder whether Metal Gear Solid 4 would remain a PS3 exclusive. When the game was released for the PS3, the rumors quickly died out, but then a couple of days ago these rumors resurfaced saying that it could be shown for the Xbox 360 at E3 2008 with a release later this year or early next year.

Grand Theft Auto IV (PC)
Rockstar Games have always stated that Grand Theft Auto IV will remain a console only title with new content only being made available via Xbox Live and the PLAYSTATION Network. A couple of months before the games worldwide release on the 29th April 2008 a few sites have stated released information saying that they have information from Rockstar Games that Grand Theft Auto IV will see a PC release in October 2008. They also said that GTA IV would appear at this year’s E3 show, although so far this is totally unfounded, so maybe something will be announced next week at E3 2008

Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow (PS2)
This game was first announced at E3 2004 when Sony showed off a trailer for Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow on the PSP with a second trailer being shown at GC 2004. Then suddenly the game just ceased to be. As no more news was ever released and everyone thought that Sony had scrapped the Syphon Filter series for good, but at their GamersDay 2007 they released a new trailer for Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow. It seems that Sony decided to pick up the game that was shown at E3 2004 and this game was released in late 2007 on the PSP, but then in February 2008 Sony confirmed that Logan's Shadow will be seeing a PS2 port sometime in late 2008. This will basically be the same game with the multiplayer features removed, the graphics enhanced and the controls redone, so maybe we'll see a trailer, some screenshots and more information at E3 2008.

E3 2008 - Past Let Downs and Surprises

Overview
Since I started following E3 back in 2000, which was when MGS2 was first shown I have seen a few let downs as well as surprises from the biggest games show on the planet, so lets have a look at some of these situations in more detail.

Metal Gear Solid X (Xbox) (2001)
After Konami and KCEJ (Kojima Productions) announced Metal Gear Solid 2 for the PS2, rumors started to appear about a possible port for the Xbox, but this time it would show Solid Snake's side of the story and Raiden would be given the back seat. After these five images were shown at E3 2001 the game suddenly disappeared and never resurfaced, but then at E3 2002 Konami showed off a trailer for MGS2 Substance which was basically MGS2 Sons of Liberty plus additional extras. This game was eventually released on the PS2, Xbox and PC, but the older more exciting game Metal Gear Solid X was never mentioned again and has since been lost in the shadows of time.

Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow (PSP) (2004)
After all of the hype and then disappointment about Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain for the PS2 in 2004, Sony decided to leave the PS2 and make its Syphon Filter series for the PSP instead. So they showed off Logan's Shadow for the PSP at E3 2004. This game featured the same game mechanics as The Omega Strain but packed onto the PSP. The greatest disappointment is the fact that some of the features used in those two trailers were never reused for Dark Mirror or the final version of Logan's Shadow. Then the surprise was seeing Logan's Shadow return in 2007, so this makes Logan’s shadow release date in 2007. This is officially the longest production time for a PSP game. Being as it was originally started in 2004 and finished in late 2007.

Blood (PSP) (2005)
Back in 1997 a small company called Monolith Games released a PC game called Blood, which was an FPS. Then in 1998 they released two expansion packs called Cryptic Passage and Plasma Pak. Then the game disappeared until E3 2005 when a surprise message was thrown around saying that a possible port of Blood, Cryptic Passage and Plasma Pak would be made available on the PSP by the end of 2006. But after the E3 show had finished in 2005 the game disappeared and was never actually developed for Sony's handheld, but the biggest disappointment came in March 2007 when Monolith classed the Blood series as abandon ware, which means that it will never be used again.

Grand Theft Auto IV (PC) (2007)
When E3 2007 started everyone was expecting Rockstar Games to announce that Grand Theft Auto IV would be released for the PC along with the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions, but this wasn't to be which a major disappointment this was. Instead Rockstar Games announced that GTA IV would be a console only game as they didn't want the game to be hacked like San Andreas was back in 2005. But luckily new rumors since then have gone to say that a PC version could be released later this year or early 2009.

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Author:Matt Stanyon

PC Games- A Great Choice

Do you want to know why PC games is a great choice? Let's we read the article. Click Readmore... to proceed.



PC games are created by one or more game developers, often in conjunction with other specialists (such as game artists) and either published independently or through a third party publisher.These games are usually built around a central piece of software, known as a game engine,that simplifies the development process and enables developers to easily port their projects between platforms. PC games are almost always cheaper than console games and are an exciting way of remaining entertained on personal computers.Because they are very entertaining and the user does not even realize while playing the games when time has passed by. PC games are still viable and will become more so as the PS3 and Xbox 360 show their age.

Games (software in general) can take years to develop. Games for Windows is a program developed by Microsoft to help make PC gaming easier for consumers.Usually games carry interesting activities for entertainment and amusement and also allow and encourage kids to process information and to make sense of their own world.

Game development, as with console games, is generally undertaken by one or more game developers using either standardized or proprietary tools.

Computer games have evolved from the simple graphics and gameplay of early titles like Spacewar.These types of games and game addiction are often the subject of criticism, focusing largely on the influence of objectionable content and prolonged gameplay on minors.These games are typically sold on standard storage media, such as compact discs, DVD, and floppy disks and also rely on third-party software such as an operating system (OS), device drivers, libraries and more to run. Computer monitors can be found with considerably higher resolutions than HDTVs, and the latest multi-core processors and dual GPU solutions make it possible to build a remarkably powerful game system. Computers are also getting a little more user friendly, but eventually every PC gamer will encounter some technical complication that interferes with their gaming, be it a device driver that needs updating or components that are simply incompatible.

Online multiplayer games have achieved popularity largely as a result of increasing broadband adoption among consumers. Online games require a virtual environment, generally called a "game server and sometimes online activation makes traveling gaming impossible, which, actually, is when some people do the majority of their computer gaming anyway. Online play options for consoles are getting better all the time, but proprietary networks and fees for services like Xbox Live make them a bit less attractive.Microsoft works closely with game developers to make it easier for them to write good games for Windows machines.

PC games are often not well-suited for playing on the couch, especially given that the mouse and keyboard are the preferred game controllers. Sometimes these games are tricky, and the difficulty of getting a game to work is another reason why there are not more hardcore PC gamers. Computer games are much more popular in other countries besides the U.S., and that is where they make most of their money. These games are widely available in all genres from action to educational and from early childhood to adult games.

Author :Sonny Castro