Xbox 360 demos on Macs
As has been long reported, Microsoft's Xbox development system are PowerMac G5s. (photo)
Indeed, Xbox 360 demos being shown by Microsoft are running on PowerMac G5s.
Both the PowerMac and Xbox sport PowerPC-based processors from IBM.
Indeed, Xbox 360 demos being shown by Microsoft are running on PowerMac G5s.
"We purchased a number of Apple G5's because very specific hardware components of the G5 allow developers to emulate some of the technology behind future Xbox products and services," a Microsoft spokesperson said in a statement. "This is an interim development tool that will be replaced with a more powerful and comprehensive solution later."
Both the PowerMac and Xbox sport PowerPC-based processors from IBM.
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88 months ago
That's kind of hilarious, nice thing to throw in the face of your average mac-bashing friend... but I suppose there's not a bit of apple software on it though?!
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88 months ago
ha bill gates crossed over to the "dark side"
well i guess all those pics of G5's with microsoft stickers were not fake
well i guess all those pics of G5's with microsoft stickers were not fake
88 months ago
and now we see a flood of new games heading to the mac, taking away another reason why people think the pc is better.
88 months ago
A bit of a oddity for Microsoft no? To have their latest weapon for world domination being developed with Apple computers?
Does this mean that it would be easy to port Xbox 360 games to Mac?
Does this mean that it would be easy to port Xbox 360 games to Mac?
88 months ago
Talk about your irony...
Wouldn't it be cool if new Xbox games worked on Powermacs?
Wouldn't it be cool if new Xbox games worked on Powermacs?
88 months ago
IBM might introduce a new PowerPC workstation based on Power5, Which supports virtualization? So is MSFT planning to make their OS for IBM Power (30% of the market share in Big iron) based servers (b'cos XP and server 2003 largely share the same code base)? :rolleyes:
I doubt that these games will move to mac any more than what they do now. Most of the code will be based on MSFT - XNA (own api/Framework for gamedevelopment) + DirectX - so porting the code will to next to impossible! :(
Last but not the least Windows XP/Longhorn for Macs! :D
I doubt that these games will move to mac any more than what they do now. Most of the code will be based on MSFT - XNA (own api/Framework for gamedevelopment) + DirectX - so porting the code will to next to impossible! :(
Last but not the least Windows XP/Longhorn for Macs! :D
88 months ago
What's with the "Xenon Technology" mentioned both on the link and also on the Ars article? I thought Xenon was Intel, not IBM. :confused:
88 months ago
This is an interim development tool that will be replaced with a more powerful and comprehensive solution later.
Sounds like faster PM's to me :D :D :DOkay, I'm kidding... KIDDING!
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