Microsoft Launches New CPU-GPU Combined Xbox 360 Slim Model

By Nick Baumfeld
Posted on June 12, 2011 AT 12:15pm

Microsoft has announced the release of a new System-On-Chip processor that will be used in the new Xbox 360 250GB Slim model.

The new processor has been designed to counter the market threat from AMD’s next generation processor.

Officials at Microsoft have announced that the new processor will allow for better power efficiency. The new Xbox 360 slim model will have enhanced heat management, a smaller motherboard and a smaller power supply.

Microsoft has stressed that their is absolutely no difference in terms of performance between the new Xbox 360 Slim model and the old model.

Source: Ibtimes

Bio: Nick Baumfeld has been involved in the video game industry for a good 12 years. He has seen the industry from all view points and has a background in websites, website integration and social media. Nick pioneered the online video game rental business back in the day, moved forward into online video game trading and then moved viral with the well received Video Games Application on Facebook. Today, he has joined up with EGM founder Steve Harris to create something truly unique and special; EGMNOW, a community dedicated to all manner of gamers.

Gaming MO: Nick is a first person shooter type of gamer and enjoys heated bouts of Halo with friends and family (even while being schooled by his children).

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