Xbox2 patent approved today

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A bunch of images from the patent

 

[AdamSnow]

nice 🙂

 

[TuffGuy]

Originally posted by: dwell
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wth does that mean..?

there's so much general stuff in there that it's hard to make out any specs.
how fast will the processor be, and what video chipset will it use?

EDIT: oh, now i see... it's all clear now:

"[0032] FIG. 1 shows an overview of a system 100 for providing more geometry data for use in a rendered scene. The system 100 can be implemented on any kind of platform, such as a personal computer (PC), gaming console (such as Microsoft's Xbox.TM. gaming-console produced by Microsoft Corporation of Redmond, Wash.), or any other kind of platform."

 

[everman]

hard disk in the diagram. 3 CPUs.... I doubt any of this is close to final.

 

[edro]

That's pretty neat...

 

[Queasy]

There's rumoured to be two different version of the Xbox at release with a third version later. One of the first two versions will include a hard disk. The other will not and will be considered the 'lite' version and come in at a cheaper price point. The third version will be a 'high-end' version and will contain PC functionality and the ability to play Xbox games and PC games.

 

[Wheatmaster]

Originally posted by: Queasy
There's rumoured to be two different version of the Xbox at release with a third version later. One of the first two versions will include a hard disk. The other will not and will be considered the 'lite' version and come in at a cheaper price point. The third version will be a 'high-end' version and will contain PC functionality and the ability to play Xbox games and PC games.

o smart

 

[Injury]

Originally posted by: everman
hard disk in the diagram. 3 CPUs.... I doubt any of this is close to final.

Most likely not. Probably just documents of working ideas that they patented because they aren't dumb.