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Microsoft Xbox 360 Dissected

Web-Site Disassembles Xbox 360

by Anton Shilov

[ 11/16/2005 | 11:54 PM ]

Microsoft’s Xbox 360 game console has all the chances to become more successful compared to the original Xbox gaming machine. Unlike the predecessor, the Xbox 360 is not made from off-the-shelf hardware, but it still has architecture similar to the personal computer (even though it is not an x86-based product) and runs operating system based on a Windows core.

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AnandTech web-site has managed to obtain the product and decided to offer its readers nothing less than a dissection of the part. The editorial crew of the web-site has disassembled and pictured the Xbox 360 and all of its components, including the central processing unit and graphics processing unit. The article contains no information about each part, but it is still interesting to find out what is inside the highly anticipated game console.

The software giant will officially launch the Xbox 360 game machine in North America on November 22^nd. The release will followed by a December 2 launch in Europe and a December 10 launch in Japan.

Microsoft Xbox 360 console is based around microprocessor developed by IBM, high-definition visual processing unit designed by ATI Technologies, I/O controller engineered by SiS and some other key components. The gaming machine will provide a broad set of multimedia capabilities in addition to games. Depending on the bundle, Microsoft Xbox 360 will cost $299 or $399.