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Sony’s New PS3s Are 65nm After All, Partially
4:00AM Mark Wilson | Deep Breath…We heard that Sony was using tiny 65nm chips in their new 40GB PS3s instead of the original 90nm chips but then Sony was all like no we aren’t doing that and we were all like oh our bad because we heard that you were but then we heard (again) that Sony is really using the chips after all but only the Cell processor is shrunk not any of the other stuff but that makes sense to us because the new model uses way less power and we were confused how that happened without shrinking any chips but since the chips have been shrunk and we know it’s true because it came from Kaz himself everything is right in the world again. New PS3 Uses 65nm Process [IGN] More »
40GB PS3 Uses Quieter, Cooler Chipset
2:00AM Brian Crecente | Computer Base is reporting that the new 40GB PlayStation 3s will make use of the shrinkafied 65nm Cell processor. What that means, according to the site, is that the PS3 will run quieter and cooler and that it will now consume just 135 watts, down from 200. While I’ve never had a problem with a PS3 overheating, it’s nice to know that running the thing will cost me a bit less and that, perhaps, that overdrive exhaust fan will kick in a bit less frequently. ComputerBase [via Gizmodo] More »
Xbox 360 “Jasper” is Coming Next?
5:20AM Mark Wilson | According to The Mercury News’ Dean Takahashi, having successfully unrolled the Falcon chipset in the Halo 3 Edition Xbox 360s, Microsoft is looking to further cut costs (and heat) from their console. The next project is codenamed “Jasper”. And where the Falcon shrunk the Xbox CPU to 65nm, the Jasper will continue the shrinkage, miniaturising the graphics chip to 65nm to match. And memory chips will become smaller as well. Takahashi also claims that Microsoft engineers feel like the heat problem is under control with both the recent Falcon’s and older Zephyr’s heat sink solutions, so buyers shouldn’t beware when picking up new machines. While we’re not waiting until the new chipset hits next August to buy a machine, we’re not so certain the Microsoft has solved all their manufacturing issues just yet. Xbox 360 secrets: After Falcon comes Jasper [via mcv] More »Microsoft Comments On 65nm Xbox 360s, Halo 3 DLC Rumours
2:32PM Logan Booker | After reading the news that Microsoft had flown the 65nm refresh of the Xbox 360 under our radar, I pinged its local PR to get some more info.
I received a response today but, as usual, it’s about as meaty as a piece of KFC:
“We are constantly updating internal components on our consoles and therefore will not comment on details of specific components or manufacturing processes.”
Essentially, as far as Microsoft is concerned, they don’t mind what goes inside its consoles, as long as they work. This, of course, means we’re not going to get any guarantees on which units are based on the newer hardware, or if there’s a future SKU waiting in the wings that’ll definitely have 65nm parts.
And just to fuel the Halo 3 DLC rumours, I have it on good authority that Bungie is “working on it”. But you already knew that (Thanks Luke for the link). More » 
