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To: ptanner who wrote (42527)6/4/2001 7:07:47 PM
From: fyodor_Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 275872
 
PT: But wouldn't this cost a LOT more than a loss-leader XBox? I guess you might also have an XBox clone which could also serve
as a general use computer.

And would XBox games really benefit from a faster processor if they have been optimized for XBox? Basically, would you have
the options to increase the game settings to a level far beyond the capabilities of the XBox?

These are good, valid questions. The problem is, we don't really know exactly what Microsoft is going to do with the XBox - or, at least, I don't. There are many possible ways in which they could play it. I believe the strongest selling-point of the XBox will be that it is a closed, "set" entity and thus (at least in theory) virtually immune to incompatibilities and other errors (including a whole host of installations problems/errors).

-fyo



To: ptanner who wrote (42527)6/4/2001 7:08:52 PM
From: Joe NYCRespond to of 275872
 
PT,

And would XBox games really benefit from a faster processor if they have been optimized for XBox? Basically, would you have the options to increase the game settings to a level far beyond the capabilities of the XBox?

I think XBox will support number of different resolutions and I doubt that the performance will be equal at all the resolutions. That's where the XBox superset would kick in. You could have higher resolutions at better refresh rates.

Joe


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