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Or this is a brilliant cover up from Microsoft on a genuine leak. That is the fun with paranoia - there is always one more level of distrust. Also specs of nex

Or this is a brilliant cover up from Microsoft on a genuine leak. That is the fun with paranoia - there is always one more level of distrust. Also specs of next gen devices are not that hard to guess. Assuming goals are 1080p x 60FPS: If you aim for sub 500 USD of production cost that retail at 350-400 there are not many balanced hardware solutions that could fit. My wild guess is that we will have 6GB of ram (it is dirt cheap so it makes no sense to have much less), because the invisible walls are something players and developers has complained a lot. 2GB of video ram and four core cpu. And maybe 7870/660ti class GPU and what is left of the budget for storage.

TheCapn 14y ago
I'm not an expert on this but my gut tells me that Microsoft/Sony/whoever, when specing the device will make a bulk contract purchase for their equipment. So although retail market for cpu/gpu/ram may be so much right now they'll be able to get better hardware at a cheaper rate than any consumer wishing to build at the cheapest price avaiable. I would hope at least that next-gen aren't building at 660ti grade GPU.
- gav 14y ago
  I'm also assuming that if you are building a device that has a multi-year lifespan you can factor in the ever decreasing cost of components. Maybe the price of the components on day-1 are $500, but day-730 $350.
  - jspaur 14y ago
    MSFT has stated multiple times that their goal is over the lifespan of the hardware to break even on it. (So 1mil units at -200 and 10mil units with at +20) How this works with devices such as Kinect though I'm not sure. It's about attachment rates (extra controllers, batteries, etc.) on the hardware side Then the software side has fairly obvious goals.
kmfrk 14y ago
I will say that I have occasionally been burnt by using the litmus test named "Microsoft aren't that stupid ... right?" Sadly, at times they have been. There is also something to be said for the proportional likeliness of ridiculous a story being run and the perceived ridiculousness of the associated company.

TheCapn 14y ago

I'm not an expert on this but my gut tells me that Microsoft/Sony/whoever, when specing the device will make a bulk contract purchase for their equipment. So although retail market for cpu/gpu/ram may be so much right now they'll be able to get better hardware at a cheaper rate than any consumer wishing to build at the cheapest price avaiable. I would hope at least that next-gen aren't building at 660ti grade GPU.

gav 14y ago
I'm also assuming that if you are building a device that has a multi-year lifespan you can factor in the ever decreasing cost of components. Maybe the price of the components on day-1 are $500, but day-730 $350.
- jspaur 14y ago
  MSFT has stated multiple times that their goal is over the lifespan of the hardware to break even on it. (So 1mil units at -200 and 10mil units with at +20) How this works with devices such as Kinect though I'm not sure. It's about attachment rates (extra controllers, batteries, etc.) on the hardware side Then the software side has fairly obvious goals.

kmfrk 14y ago

I will say that I have occasionally been burnt by using the litmus test named "Microsoft aren't that stupid ... right?" Sadly, at times they have been. There is also something to be said for the proportional likeliness of ridiculous a story being run and the perceived ridiculousness of the associated company.