3DMark 2008 system requirements revealed
The folks over at YouGames have published what the believed system requirements are for the next instalment in the 3Dmark franchise. Of course, only Vista is supported, hence the DX10 and SM4 requirements. Unfortunately no release date, or in fact any other info is currently available.
Radeon HD 3870, 3850 (RV670) pictures surface
AMD moving to 45nm H1, ’08 – Phenom, RV670 next month
During their customary conference call, AMD stopped pretending and shed some light on many upcoming products. The company noted that the Spider platform will arrive next month, which confirms that the RV670, RD790 (790 FX) and Phenom are indeed coming in November. AMD also claimed that 45nm production will commence "in the first half of next year."
Xbox 360 surpass Wii sales in September
Thanks to titles like Halo 3 and BioShock, Microsoft's Xbox 360 has finally broken the Wii's sales. During September, the X360 sold 527,000 units, while the Wii stayed strong with 501,000 units. Over to Sony we find the PS3 with its usual market share, selling 119,400 units - while the somewhat outdated PS2 sold 215,000 consoles.