Next Generation Nintentdo system announced.
next-generation.com
The as yet unnamed next generation Nintendo system, which sources indicate is being called Project: Dolphin internally, will use DVD technology, digital networking, and the IBM PowerPC chip. No release date for the machine has been announced, though the New York Times is reporting a Fall, 2000 worldwide release.
The preliminary spec announcement offers the following details on the
machine:
CPU:
IBM Custom Processor (Extension of Power PC Architecture)400MHz Clock Speed
Semiconductor Process 0.18 micron Copper Technology
Graphics:
Full-Custom Chip jointly designed with ArtX, Inc. in the US 200 MHz Clock Speed
Semiconductor Process 0.18 micron Embedded DRAM Technology
System Memory:
High Speed DRAM Technology
Memory Bandwidth - 3.2GB/second
Software Medium:
DVD Medium with Matsushita's DVD Technology
Enhanced Counterfeit Protection
The presence of the PowerPC chip points to design meant to be built
cheaply, as opposed to Sony's "built from scratch" model with the Next
Generation PlayStation. Also, "Enhanced Counterfeit Protection" points to an increasing concern in the software industry -- rampant piracy.
Oh yeah, the PSX2 will be released next fall (2000). not this fall.
-ben a.k.a. "tinder" a.k.a. "the one who was receiving a regular spanking on slicer's server last night =)" |
