Microsoft Revises Memory Placement in Latest Xbox 360 Hardware

[Marcus Yam]

While Sony’s hardware revisions for its PlayStation 3 console appear to almost always be in the interest of cutting costs, Microsoft’s changes to the Xbox 360 seem to be aimed at both cost and reliability

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[skittle]

Nice, now just use a couple of quieter fans

 

[physx7]

Will be interesting to see if the Jasper revision actually helps..

 

[kman7607]

What does this mean for ppl who already own a 360 that occasionally fails? Do we bite the bullet and purchase an updated one?

 

[jaragon13]

[citation][nom]kman7607[/nom]What does this mean for ppl who already own a 360 that occasionally fails? Do we bite the bullet and purchase an updated one? [/citation]
It's microsoft,they don't really care about one customers "old product" this is a "new and improved product" that you should be begging to pay for.

 

[invlem]

[citation][nom]jaragon13[/nom]It's microsoft,they don't really care about one customers "old product" this is a "new and improved product" that you should be begging to pay for.[/citation]

A tad harsh there, all console makers make constant revisions to their product line as it progresses. Microsoft's changes just happen to be publicly displayed.

The PS2 DVD-Rom was revamped about 4 times over the course of its life cycle due to abysmal read speeds and reliability problems the earlier models had. Nintendo altered its GC numerous times, including actually removing functionality (they stripped out the Component video capability) when they noticed many people weren't using it.

This is all part of the process to make the products more reliable, and cheaper to product.