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Intel wants & needs Microsoft to accept Larrabee GPU / GPGPU into theNext-Gen Xbox
http://www.tweaktown.com/news/10071/...e_in_xbox_720/
Intel wants Larrabee in Xbox 720 Author: TweakTown Staff Intel is pulling out all the stops to get its Larrabee GPUs inside Microsoft's next-gen Xbox (Xbox 720) or another console, according to The Inquirer citing unnamed sources. As rumours go this doesn't sound too off the mark. MS needs a graphics chip for the Xbox 720, and Intel, along with NVIDIA and AMD, will have suitable parts available. The bigger surprise would be that MS refused to even hear Intel's sales pitch. But the Inq has gone further to say that Intel is doing everything it can to table an deal MS can't refuse, going so far as offering to do the engineering work on thermal design (hopefully ensuring we won't ever see a repeat of the RROD nightmare), and is even prepared to hand over the rights so that MS can get the chip manufactured at any fab it chooses. This would give MS a significant advantage in the next-gen console war as it would allow the console maker to book as much fab capacity as it wanted ensuring there is never a shortage of consoles on shop shelves; or it could shop around for the cheapest fab deal, meaning lower production costs and the ability to undercut Sony and Nintendo in the event of a price war. Overall a deal like this would be very attractive and it's unlikely either NV or AMD would be able to match it. So what's in it for Intel? The main motivation behind all this for Intel is developer support. The PC graphics card installed base is dominated by NV with around 60% and AMD with 30% (according to the Valve Hardware Survey), and it's just basic economics that games developers will devote most of their resources to design and test their new titles on these two families of cards. Unless Intel is prepared to put up cash to make it easy and/or worthwhile for developers to spend time writing a Larrabee code-path for their games with a program similar to NV's TWIMTBP, it's going to take a while before games optimised for Larrabee start appearing. At the same time it's going to be hard to recommend gamers rush out to spend their hard earned money on a Larrabee card if there isn't software to take advantage of it. Chicken and egg. Intel getting Larrabee inside the Xbox 720, or one of the other next- gen consoles, would change this situation. Some developers my not be too happy about having to learn the peculiarities of the new hardware platform, but that won't stop them (see the reaction to the PS3 as an example) because the potential return on investment is much greater in the console market. The promise of being able to port those games over to the PC would be extra icing on the cake. Overall this news sounds pretty good for gamers. If Larrabee doesn't get in at least one next gen-console, it's going to take a while before we see games that really take advantage of the new hardware except for a few Intel-backed titles. On the other hand, if this deal goes down, it could mean cheaper consoles, more competition in the PC graphics card market, and more games for the PC, even if they are mostly console ports at first. In other news, Microsoft has announced price cuts for the Xbox 360 in the US market. Effective tomorrow (Sept 5), an Xbox Arcade bundle will set you back $199 USD (cheaper than the Nintendo Wii), the standard package with hard drive, headset etc. will cost $299, and the Elite bundle can be had for $399. __________________________ http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquir...ole-deal-intel Intel needs a console deal to get Larrabee off the ground Rumour mill has Intel courting Microsoft SPECULATION FROM INDUSTRY insiders has it that Intel is having significant trouble getting publishers and developers to programme for Larrabee. INQ sources reveal Chipzilla is offering to shell out millions of dollars to anyone who will bravely take the plunge into the great Larrabee unknown, an incentive which still doesn’t seem to be doing the trick, say some. As with any new architecture, Larrabee is considered a risk, and a potentially costly one at that, scaring developers into uncertainty about whether or not to put the work in. It seems that the only real way to force the developers’ hands, would be if Intel were to win a contract for a major console, meaning publishers would then have to programme for it. This means Chipzilla is now under immense pressure to get itself a console deal. And apparently all roads lead to Vole. And our well-placed if publicity-shy sources claim Intel has offered Microsoft a very sweet deal indeed in exchange for pushing AMD out of the running for Mightysoft’s upcoming Xbox 720. Offering everything from chips to chassis, Intel is purportedly wooing the Vole right down to designing its thermals and pimping the Larrabee chipset out to Microsoft to subcontract out as it pleases. Needless to say, this gives the Vole some rather hefty bargaining power, and leaves both AMD and Nvidia quivering in their boots. Intel also appears to be heding its bets by wooing Sony by going after the Playstation 4, which won’t be out until at least 2011. The Xbox720 will be out in the market a fair while before that. Word out of the games convention in Leipzig appears to be that, in all likelihood, Larrabee version one will barely take off, but with the right console deal, Larabee Two – which should be making its first appearance somewhere around 2010 – could be a big player. Not getting a console deal could potentially stifle Larabee in the short term, as most games these days are written for consoles before being ported to a PC. This means that even if PC users have ten times the power, they’re still stuck using games developed for DX9. So, for Intel’s Larrabee, it could be either a console deal, or game over. µ __________________________________________________ ___________ Also: http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/06/i...next-gen-xbox/ http://www.joystiq.com/2008/09/05/ru...p-in-xbox-720/ |
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sima wrote:
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/me gets the fly spray ;oP
I'll buzz off then terry mac has done the same (wise must have took training) |
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Thanks. I thought the article was interesting. I don't think I want an intel gpu in the next Xbox. I'd rather they use Nvidia or ATI. |
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Intel wants & needs Microsoft to accept Larrabee GPU / GPGPU into the Next-Gen Xbox
"Paul Heslop" wrote in message ... zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz I can't believe you are not excited to hear what is coming out in 2, 3, maybe even 4 years from now. You do have a pulse. Don't you? *rolls-eyes* Hey NV55 how about MS worry about getting out of this generation of the worst hardware in electronic history instead of worrying about the future hardware? |
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Intel wants & needs Microsoft to accept Larrabee GPU / GPGPU intothe Next-Gen Xbox
On Sep 8, 10:28*am, "BoodyBandit" wrote:
"Paul Heslop" wrote in message ... zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz I can't believe you are not excited to hear what is coming out in 2, 3, maybe even 4 years from now. You do have a pulse. Don't you? *rolls-eyes* Hey NV55 how about MS worry about getting out of this generation of the worst hardware in electronic history instead of worrying about the future hardware? There's not much Microsoft can do to change this now. Even if they shipped a completely defect free system that doesn't help the people who were hit already. It's much smarter to look to the future instead of dwelling on the past. |
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Intel wants & needs Microsoft to accept Larrabee GPU / GPGPU intothe Next-Gen Xbox
sima wrote:
/me gets the fly spray ;oP I'll buzz off then terry mac has done the same (wise must have took training) yup -- Paul (We won't die of devotion) ------------------------------------------------------- Stop and Look http://www.geocities.com/dreamst8me/ |
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Intel wants & needs Microsoft to accept Larrabee GPU / GPGPU intothe Next-Gen Xbox
BoodyBandit wrote:
"Paul Heslop" wrote in message ... zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz I can't believe you are not excited to hear what is coming out in 2, 3, maybe even 4 years from now. You do have a pulse. Don't you? *rolls-eyes* :O) I'm not even sure about the last bit -- Paul (We won't die of devotion) ------------------------------------------------------- Stop and Look http://www.geocities.com/dreamst8me/ |
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