Friday, December 12, 2008

Do you know that your Xbox360 can be different from your neighbour's

A number of potential XBox360 buyers are waiting impatiently for the latest XBox 360 that is equipped with Jasper motherboard.

Majority of the XBox360 gamers or PS3 gamers does not know that Microsoft and Sony changes the motherboard inside their console over time. If all XBox360 can run the same game, then they should have the same hardware. Right or wrong?

No. They use hardware that possess the same capability but are smaller in size than their predecessor. Unlike PC upgrades, the motherboard changes does not increase the console's CPU or GPU power.

Nevertheless such changes are good for you. They leverage on technological advances to consume less energy every time you play. Lower power consumption also mean less heat being produced. And hopefully lower the risk of getting RROD.

Such changes also open up the possibility of giving your XBox 360 a new design. Sony has done this numerous time to its PSX, PS2, PSP. Nintendo has also done it to the DS.

Microsoft benefits too. They can price the console more competitively as newer motherboard are cheaper to produce.

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