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Playstation/Gaming Discussions => Gaming Discussion => Topic started by: GmanJoe on March 22, 2004, 06:41:18 AM

Title: Too lazy to search: will there be a smaller Xbox version?
Post by: GmanJoe on March 22, 2004, 06:41:18 AM: Read the title. With the tiny PS ONE and Gamecube, I prefer the smaller consoles. The PS2 ain\'t exactly small but it is compared to the Xbox.

I will get an Xbox...but I recall there was some rumor about a smaller version. Is that true or was that just BS? I sure hope it\'s true. Stacking the GC and modded PSone on top of the PS2 is perfect. A smaller Xbox would be nice.

Thank you.
Title: Too lazy to search: will there be a smaller Xbox version?
Post by: pstwo on March 22, 2004, 12:54:03 PM: I\'m 99% sure a smaller Xbox will be shown but I can\'t find the solid info now.
Title: Too lazy to search: will there be a smaller Xbox version?
Post by: QuDDus on March 22, 2004, 12:56:00 PM: smaller xbox = xbox2:p
Title: Too lazy to search: will there be a smaller Xbox version?
Post by: Kurt Angle on March 22, 2004, 01:50:24 PM: I think it is a little too late in it\'s lifespan to introduce a smaller version.
Title: Too lazy to search: will there be a smaller Xbox version?
Post by: kopking on March 22, 2004, 02:07:44 PM: yea, but how old was the ps1 when they released a smaller version kurt
Title: Too lazy to search: will there be a smaller Xbox version?
Post by: JP on March 22, 2004, 02:33:55 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Kurt Angle
I think it is a little too late in it\'s lifespan to introduce a smaller version.

Not really.
Title: Too lazy to search: will there be a smaller Xbox version?
Post by: ooseven on March 23, 2004, 01:30:48 AM: Shouldn\'t they Worry about selling the Full size version first ?

After all it is at 3rd Place world wide = 2nd place loser
Title: Too lazy to search: will there be a smaller Xbox version?
Post by: THX on March 23, 2004, 02:04:35 AM: point being made was if it was smaller more people would buy

but i\'m just wasting finger energy because your next post will trash the xbox no matter what

thanks a lot :(
Title: Too lazy to search: will there be a smaller Xbox version?
Post by: ooseven on March 23, 2004, 04:41:23 AM: Quote
Originally posted by THX
point being made was if it was smaller more people would buy

but i\'m just wasting finger energy because your next post will trash the xbox no matter what

thanks a lot :(

No my next post was to highlight that All of the X box\'s "ace in the Hole" games are still to be released...

Fable... Jade empire...etc...etc....etc...

*edit*

Gman

From the rumours around it seams like either a PRICE CUT or a Smaller Version of the X box ( and cheaper)….

Will be announced at E3…
Title: Too lazy to search: will there be a smaller Xbox version?
Post by: Knotter8 on March 23, 2004, 12:08:00 PM: Beh ! MS announced Xbox 1.5 a year ago already. It was supposed to be about the same size as PS2, same Xbox shape only without the ridges on either side of the X marking. But I think they canned the plan to spend the recources available on the current Xbox.

The only way, IF at all, "Xbox 1.5" will see day of light is as a budget Xbox when Xbox2 is already launched. Indeed kind of like what the PSone is to the PS2.
Title: Too lazy to search: will there be a smaller Xbox version?
Post by: Jumpman on March 23, 2004, 12:15:05 PM: OMG WILL THE SMALLER XBOX RUN AT 60 FPS???
Title: Too lazy to search: will there be a smaller Xbox version?
Post by: GmanJoe on March 24, 2004, 11:41:29 AM: No smaller version? No Xbox for me then. Space near the TV is at a premium. Thank goodness PS3 will be PS2 and PS1 compatible. Sorta fitting....3 PS consoles in one! Haha! *snort*

Damn that was a pathetic attempt at humor. Ban me for a day. ;)
Title: Too lazy to search: will there be a smaller Xbox version?
Post by: Paul on March 25, 2004, 11:19:53 PM: Hmmm...i think smaller XBOX is difficult for one plain reason...HEAT.

(1) The CPU at 733Mhz is much hotter than say the PS2 CPU, i believe...mine clocks in at 61 degree celcius after some gaming session!!!

(2) The hard disk produce lotsa heat too...less space means more heat are gonna be trapped.

(3) The DVD-ROM and hard disk are more or less off the shelf thingy and you can\'t really reduce the size of those by much.

So i don\'t foresee any smaller XBOX...
Title: Too lazy to search: will there be a smaller Xbox version?
Post by: THX on March 26, 2004, 12:11:58 AM: oh it\'s more than possible:

(https://psx5central.com/community/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.bestbuy.com%2FBestBuy_US%2Fimages%2Fproducts%2F6252%2F6252262_ra.jpg&hash=df4f43fa015f07411a1b99bdf8c7888eadda296b)

Plus now the big "thing" for cooling is massive heatsinks with heatpipes. I could see it happening, it\'s just a matter of clever design; ie- routhing each CPU\'s heatpipes to one big HSF. MS has the money to do it.
Title: Too lazy to search: will there be a smaller Xbox version?
Post by: GmanJoe on March 26, 2004, 07:00:37 AM: What THX said....as well as the small but powerful Gamecube. And a good point about more Xbox would sell if it were smaller and lighter. But the problem is, the components are made by competing companies. Integrating them is probably the biggest (no pun intended) hurdle.
Title: Too lazy to search: will there be a smaller Xbox version?
Post by: Paul on March 26, 2004, 06:29:10 PM: Actually..i prefer the XBOX as it is despite the size...at least I know i can pick up a cheap DVD-ROM and install it if it ever dies on me...unlike the PS2 lens...once it\'s dead, it\'s bye-bye PS2.