Xbox 360's Jasper to result in price cut and better reliability? |
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In a recent blog post by Dean Takahashi, it was revealed that the new motherboard coming for the Microsoft Xbox 360 will be codenamed "Jasper." It's set to be incorporated into Xbox 360s come August 2008 and is predicted to bring in some good stuff for console buyers.The new motherboard will have a 65-nanometer graphics card from ATI along with smaller memory chips. If all goes according to plan, Jasper will result in lower costs for Microsoft and more reliability for consumers.
The post says that in a neutral point of view, Jasper may indeed make the Xbox 360 a lot safer from the "red lights of death" than its predecessors. The smaller graphics chip, the post says, will result in less heat, making temperature management a lot easier.
The article further predicts that a new price cut should follow since the Xbox 360 shaved US$ 50 off its tag after the Falcon motherboards were implemented months ago.
The only gripe that the source had over the matter is that it's not happening any sooner than scheduled. Implementing Jasper with all its benefits should make the Xbox 360 more competitive with the Nintendo Wii, at the same time create more space between it and the Sony PlayStation 3's market share.
Ordinary consumers won't have to go through the trouble of digesting all the tech talk. All they need to understand is that come the third quarter of next year, they might be worrying less about the dreaded breakdowns and more about how to stop playing their favorite titles.
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What! August 2008! I was waiting for this months ago when it was rumoured to happen this fall, now I have to wait another year! Damn!
they did already release the Falcon's those also have smaller
chips n is less prone to RRoD
Just the CPU is the new chip. The GPU is still the same, but has the improved heatsink.
It's still prone to overheating so I guess I'll have to wait till 2008. But the 360 already comes with a three year warranty for the red ring of death. Should I just get it now?
I still think it's a case of when the ring of death will happen not if it will happen.
I've had 4 RROD's. And have given up on the console now.
I'll buy another one next August when these changes come out because ALL RROD's are either GPU or Memory related, not CPU. I don't even know why MS have made the falcons with smaller/cooler CPU's as the CPU has never been the problem