Microsoft to answer PS3 price cut with "Project Falcon"? |
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Mercury News journalist Dean Takahashi has just reported on Microsoft's alleged new move to counter Sony's recent price cut for the PlayStation 3. The strategy will be under the codename "Falcon" and, according to Takahashi, will center around the latest internal electronics in the Xbox 360.The said internal electronics will be composed of an IBM microprocessor and an AMD/ATI graphics chip that are manufactured in a 65-nanometer production process. We've already talked about this one before. Basically, these chips are similar to the 90-nanometer ones but are smaller and more efficient.
Takahashi added that this will ultimately solve the console's problems with overheating. Quite interestingly, the journalist also noted that Microsoft may opt to do a lot of things: put in the unsightly brick-style power supply inside, make a smaller version of the core or beef up the console even more.
Dean Takahashi spoke with one representative from Microsoft but the spokesperson declined to comment. However, when he asked Head of Games Division Peter Moore regarding Falcon, the following was the response he got:
We have a bunch of different projects that cost reduce and improve quality as you find issues, as does our competition. Once you get millions in the field, you learn about the box under all kinds of different circumstances, you can adjust and tweak what you do accordingly.
Via Mercury News
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lol anyone?
This is sad actually. They should have stuck with 65nm in the beginning. Plus this doesnt help people that already own a 360. I really wish MS new warranty was better than what they have. They will only fix certain types of problems. I think ill just send mine in anyways even though i dont have 3 rings of death.
It's very sad that microsoft has to bring about soo many changes to the console when it's been out for quite a while now. It seems they were and still are playing "catch up" with sony. The first round brought about a faulty console, what will this round bring about? who knows.
The Xbox360 - TrueElite 3
Newly Featuring:
-Finally proper cooling
-a 4th ring of death for additinal failure analysys so you wont have to talk THAT long to the warranty department
lol.. and I bet its STILL using DVD9
How far of a stretch is it for Sony to offer a 60GB PS3 for the same exact price as the original 20GB PS3? BFD.
Also. Please, stop using the two words "the said" together. Read some books. Stop pretending you have editorial skills.
R u kidding me, this is the response to the price cut, cmon our mS can do a LOT better than this crap.
whos playing catchup now? last time i checked sony is still trying to catch up with MS ginormous lead
I can't believe their response is to redo the internals for the 360. What about the people who already have an overheating 360?
This is sad!
WE SHALL CALL IT......Project Falcon!!!!!!!........lol,i love the names
@Jin Wu- IF you do get the RRoD, you send it in under warrenty, they give you an upgraded 360. Simple as that.
They better upgrade our existing 360's with this chip when we send it in...
they will give you the same system fixed if they still have it in stock..... they will give you the same or better if they are out of stock of what u bought... thats the warranty... if u brick ur premium xbox 360 they will not give u the elite or the falcom... simple as that
project SUXY is more like it. :)
I knew MS would do this. This stupid project name is to really say, buy another console from us! This is really pathetic how MS is really cashing in on everyone with their consoles. My ps3 is still running fine surprise surprise...
meh, 360 still has better games, and many more of them as well.
whats wrong with dvd9 there not exactly going to force everyone who gets this not to play the last tw0 years of 360 games
Have the best game but not better games... more games of course... more than one year out if they doesn't have more games will be a crap of console...
how many Xbox's do they need? jeez.
last time i checked m$ was still below the ps2. sony is ahead of m$
wow how many tries do they need to get it right? core,premium,el ite,falcon. whats next? xbox tiger, then lion, then maybe xbox 1080? all made by 2008. sony has ps3 20 gig, ps3 60 gig, ps3 80 gig. all sony does is upgrade the memory, while m$ just remakes the system trying to fix mistakes they made in the last system. but M$ just never seems to get it right.
They got it right the first time, hence why it has sold over 12mil units while the ps3 is in last place with its embarassing 2mil. The number will only grow as Halo 3 releases, the price gets dropped (E3 announcement), and PS3 fanboys realize they made a big mistake buying a console with only one good game.
"They got it right the first time, hence why it has sold over 12mil units while the ps3 is in last place with its embarassing 2mil. The number will only grow as Halo 3 releases, the price gets dropped (E3 announcement), and PS3 fanboys realize they made a big mistake buying a console with only one good game."
It's 10.04 mil MS 3.66 Mill Sony! http://www.vgchartz.com/
Id rather have the console with one good game then the other with a bunch of copies of halo with different names that I cant even play because my 360 has the red ring of death
i see he is running out of ammo, he cant quite attack the price any more, damn xboy
I accidently left my ps3 on all night and it was still breathing. Gamepad still had charge!
Next Gen DVD games is the way to go. UNCHARTED DRAKED FORTUNE demo DIDNT EVEN FIT IN DVD!!! 360 going down the drain
Almost every console ever made that lasted longer than 2 years has had a major redesign. NES, SNES, Sega Master System, Atari Lynx, Genesis, Playstation, and the Plastation 2! How long have you been a gamer? 6 months?
The people that have an old XBOX 360 (like me) are enjoying it, and if it breaks it will be fixed free, moron.
So when is sony going to get on the ball and start using 65nm chips in the PS3? Isn't it suposed to be the latest technology? All they're doing is taking stuff out to reduce costs (like the emotion engine.) The PS3's hardware will only get worse as time goes on and sony cuts costs. It's evident if you've ever taken apart different versions of PS2s. The old PS2s have the best quality DVD drives and cast aluminum heatsinks, not extruded aluminum. The new slim PS2s don't even have a cooling fan or motorized disc tray.
Sony's console quality just go downhill as time goes on.
With so many great games and killer online, the only thing left for MS to work on is their hardware itself and customers' confidence in it. If this rumor is true, Microsoft will soon be unstoppable. Huh ha ha ha! Be very afraid sony fanboys!
Convert now, or fall forever.
My 360 has 5 rings. My Wii has a dildo attachment. My PS3 is a paperweight.
you are a true fanboy. Xbox's 12 million is a shipped number and since they are not sold out anywhere (especially Japan), that is not a sold number. Look at the sales chart... ps3 is right where xbox360 was when it came out after 6 months (almost 4 mil?). What's impressive is this number is with a bigger price tag and more competition.
I love that you use the word fanboy in your comments.
and ps2 still has better games and more.
so are they finally saying that its over heating and not saying crap like sure proctecters.
this will be stronger then the ps3
Who da F*** care about the Xbox360.......... Talking shty about Sony having to cut their prices on da ps3 and their they go saying that found how to fix the 360 i have been a Xbox Fans until i had the 3 red rings of death............ ok i say ok no problem every system have issues so i i went to gamestop and get a new one because i had one year warrtany so i got and new then after like 22 week or so it did it again i got maddd hopeing that it wont do it again after and new system but yet it still happen so i called MS about the issues and they said that they recommend me to go get an new cuz the new one fix the problem and so i did and it did the same thing and i bought it in bestbuy anbd the only thing i got was an 3 year warranty.........WTF i spend 800$ to get an respond from MS to get an new one nd get an 3 year warranty............. F*** M$
Why didn't you mention N64, gamecube, and Xbox. Ohh yeah cuz gamecube was redesigned to Wii and Xbox to 360. Still though how about the N64. I guess the only moron here is you.
What the F.U.C.K does the Cell processor have to do with the new 65nm chips in the new 360s? Last time I checked the PS3 does not overheat. The PS3 does not have a 33% failure rate. You do not have a right to complain about the PS3s price because god knows how long you have been paying for Xbox Live.
I also left my electric pen1s pump on all night, and when I woke up this morning it was gone! Sucked clean off! It took me a while to notice because it was so tiny.
9 months ago - We're cheaper, with better game, more games, and a better system..
3 months ago - We're cheaper, with betters games, and more games..
now - We've got better games and more games..
3 months from now - We've got more games
9 months from now - At least we still have games..
I take it your using the steroided elipsis' in your comment to make up for lack of punctuation elsewhere?
XBOX 360 came to the market prematuramente, so it didn't satisfice the goal of a next gen system. I think that it should be called XBOX 2, because it is waaaaaaaaaay smaller that the PS3. And if you are not down with that i'll go to your home and show you my 12 inches of pride.
It seems like buying a 360 now will only be a waste cause im going to wait for Xbox 360 Unlimited. Yes the one that gives you unlimited upgrades and all you do is send it in to microsoft and they send you their newest hardware upgrade. Sweet but it's gonna cost $1,000 for the premium and $900 for the core. Nice one M$
Lol.