ps3fanboy.com - 12/31/2008
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Filed under: News There's one company that's getting rich out of every video game system you buy. IBM chips are at the heart of all three home consoles, from Wii to PS3. While PS3's unique Cell processor is well-known for its supercomputing power, a new book from one of Cell's designers ...
on10.net - 1/4/2009
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on10.net —
You’ve heard of Xbox 360 mods, but have
you ever seen anything like this? A gamer modded...
his car with Xbox 360 components including game controllers and an Xbox console soldered into the dash. According to the photo’s description on flickr, the car ...
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Xbox 360 Car
slipperybrick.com - 1/2/2009
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slipperybrick.com —
Apparently, this modder hated the thought of leaving
his console home alone while he was out and...
about in the world. Separation anxiety no doubt. Yes, this is an Xbox 360 Console and the Controllers Modded in a car! An Xbox 360 in a car, you ask? Yes. ...
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Xbox 360 modded car
gadgetvenue.com - 12/31/2008
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gadgetvenue.com —
It seems like someone couldn’t stand the thought
of being away from their XBox 360 while out...
and about and instead of leaving it at home, decided they would install it in their car. This almost cool looking setup was created by a gamer and I ...
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XBox 360 Car
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Sony Basically Designed the Xbox 360 Processor For Microsoft, Says New Book [Books]
Gizmodo —
... WSJ pulls out facts like IBM employees trying to hide their work from people from companies in cubicles next to them, helping one team out (the Microsoft team) with their design process based on knowledge they had already gained from the Sony side, and most importantly, Microsoft got the chip from manufacturing BEFORE Sony did because they ordered "backup manufacturing capacity from a third party." We're sure there's even more gruesome details in the book. [WSJ via PS3 Fanboy]
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Book details how Sony paid for Xbox 360 dev, let Microsoft borrow its car, acted like a doormat
Engadget —
... a deal that opened the door to IBM selling key parts of the chip to Microsoft before they had even finished building it -- even though this was clearly not part of the plan. Essentially, Sony's R&D money was spent creating a component for their rival, helping the Xbox 360 make its launch date of November 2005, while the PlayStation 3 was pushed back a full year. It seems somewhat fitting that the troubled game system should have such dysfunctional origins, no? [Via PS3 Fanboy] Filed under: Gaming Book details how Sony paid for Xbox 360 dev, ...
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