even though it is not FINAL hardware, at least developers have in their new
BETA KITS, the actual CPU, GPU and memory architectures that the actual Xbox
360 will have. the only changes made between BETA and FINAL hardware are
things like final clockspeeds, perhaps a few tweaks & adjustments here and
there. But now developers can finally start making REAL Xbox 360 games,
rather than developing games on modified G5 Macs or PCs, with old
(2003-2004) ATI graphics cards
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http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/630/630649p1.html
Xbox 360 Beta Kits Arrive
Microsoft has sent the beta kits to developers.
by Douglass C. Perry
June 30, 2005 - IGN learned this week that Microsoft has finally sent Xbox
360 beta kits to its core development partners, who are currently analyzing
the new hardware.
Three independent sources confirmed the kits' arrival, and one source said
that his team is in the process of "wrapping their heads around the new
machines."
Prior to receiving the kits, Xbox 360 developers used G5 Macs or PCs with
approximate specs. The lack of beta kits at E3 had a profound affect on
Microsoft's and its partners' showings. None of the teams demonstrated games
using the beta kits, which contain the Xbox 360 chipsets, including the
powerful custom graphics ship. All of those games were running at 25% to 30%
of the chips actual potential -- and, well, it showed.
But if the visuals shown on Bizarre Creations are to be believed, then the
new beta kits will indeed materialize the graphic punch that Microsoft has
had planned all along.
None of the development teams would comment on the beta kits, however, as
they are under strict guidelines not to speak to the press. We will have
more on this development as soon as possible.
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