'Chip problems could delay Xbox 720's planned September 2013 launch'
That's according to tech site SemiAccurate, which claims that a chip for the console referred to as 'Oban' is producing "painfully low" yields (a measure of functioning devices).
Microsoft has reportedly outsourced production to three separate factories in the hope that one will come up with a fix.
Supply chain sources told the site that the platform holder's launch schedule can accommodate a six to eight week delay before Microsoft would have to delay its planned Xbox 720 release in September 2013.
The site also says of the Xbox 720's innards: "SemiAccurate has been saying for a while that all signs were pointing toward a PowerPC, specifically an IBM Power-EN variant.
"The dark horse was an x86 CPU, but it was a long shot. It looks like the long shot came through, moles are now openly talking about AMD x86 CPU cores and more surprisingly, a newer than expected GPU. How new? HD7000 series, or at least a variant of the GCN cores, heavily tweaked by Microsoft for their specific needs."
EA Labels president Frank Gibeau suggested last week that Xbox 720 and PS4 are due to launch "in about a year's time". More recently, he labelled next gen consoles the company's currently making games for "spectacular".
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Source: http://www.computerandvideogames.com/366853/chip-problems-could-delay-xbox-720s-planned-september-2013-launch/
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-_-Nate-_-Posted:
GowJ They should make this xbox UNJTAGBLE and make sure the xbox wont get RROD
The red ring is more like a notification that something is wrong with your Xbox, it's really not that bad. example I've gotten the RROD because of a power issue. It's not Microsofts fault that you can't take care of your console, just think of it as Microsofts built-in warning system.
AR15Posted:
I don't care, I would rather them release it with no bugs than to release it early with a s*** load.
-Robin-Posted:
TTG-DaBoMb Atleast they are fixing the problem. Unlike last time when they just decided to release a low quality console.
Exactly, hopefully now it will barely have any problems (Major problems)on release.I'd rather wait 2 extra months for a better console then get it 2 months before and have to get it fixed right away...
-Robin-Posted:
wiikid3000Kaizo I hope hey allow you to transfer your old profile onto the new console.
I'm sure they will. Or at least they did with the original xbox if I remember.
Im positive there will still be xbox live. They wont change the name, and you will probably just be able to recover it or transfer info from your hard drive with a new transfer cable. Trust me, they'll think of a way.
Da_BombPosted:
Atleast they are fixing the problem. Unlike last time when they just decided to release a low quality console.
wiikid3000Posted:
Kaizo I hope hey allow you to transfer your old profile onto the new console.
I'm sure they will. Or at least they did with the original xbox if I remember.
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