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Microsoft (reportedly) plans to release a new version its Xbox 360 video game system code-named Jasper in August and has already assigned IBM and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) to make chips for the new game console. However, there are other important rumours: TSMC also got orders to produce the chip for code-named Valhalla Xbox 360 design, which is rumoured to combine microprocessor and graphics chip in a single chip.

TSMC is chosen to make the 65nm GMCH chips,  Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) is contracted to package and test the chips, and Nanya has won orders to supply flip-chip packaging substrates, reports China Economic News Service.

What’s better than blowing stuff up after a long day of work? Not having to locate a rocket launcher to do it… Wreak immediate havoc courtesy of p0Wer. Yeah, you know what it’s all about.

Have fun!

- source: game-warp.com

Some of you are still not understanding that porting XBMC to a (XDK) 360 is still more than just a matter of recompiling, you do not know that a decent MAME port requires things which the original XDK doesn’t evrn provide (self modifying code; that was the main reason why the existing MAME port, which was done using a devkit, is said to perform quite bad on complex stuff). You also aren’t even considering alternatives and you are generally clueless.

There exists code to reload a kernel; though it’s not easy, it’s doable, and requires a lot of knowledge, but has been done (however mainly for a certain different situation which is not relevant for us). But: booting into a non-4532/4548 kernel is going to be complicated and likely requires hardware modifications like a dual-flash mod. Now, does this still sound as good huh? You won’t be able to run (newer) games, and you won’t be able to go live. That shouldn’t be a problem for XDK-warez. So, one question: If it won’t give you games from HDD (cause it will run an old kernel), if it won’t give you XBMC (cause of XDK-XBMC being totally non-portable, relying on x86, little endian, DX8-fixed-function, a fast single-core CPU), if going live will still ban your box (due to microsoft’s cleverness in some specific design choices), if it won’t boot without using the KK exploit (i.e. still requiring a modified firmware): Is this still the “uberhack” you are waiting for? As it is, the main showstopper is still in the awkwardness of running the exploit. SO, hardware hackers, where are you?

It’s just an opinion expressed, but it’s seen as pretty unlikely that there will be any other real exploit in the next few years (same with PS3). Lots of smart people looked at the code. All they could do is to invent new ways to trigger the exploit. But that’s off-topic here, and has already been discussed without any further result.

The hacked ORIGINAL kernel allows you to install and run LINUX, which is NOT homebrew!

What is M$ up to?

A report from Taiwanese news source Economic Daily News says that Pegatron Technology–a recently formed subsidiary of Asus that shouldn’t be confused with the Decepticon leader–has received an order from Microsoft to manufacture a Blu-ray equipped model of the Xbox 360. According to the report, Pegatron says that it plans to begin production on the HD version of the Xbox 360 soon, with plans to ship within the next six months, aiming for a pre-holiday release.

The EDN report also mentions that a price cut for the Core (Arcade) version of the 360 is planned, but doesn’t provide further details on timing or adjustments.