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'Bit' is a word that's commonly thrown around in gaming, but do we ever stop to think about what it means? We are told the PSOne and GBA are 32Bit, and the N64 is 64. The next generation consoles are thought to all be 128Bit each - but to me, this means nothing. What is 'Bit'? Me and my friends have several ideas:
- The amount of colours that can be displayed on the screen at one time.
- The amount of operations the console can carry out at one time.
- The memory of the console [little hazy on this one].
But who actually knows? I know 8 bit make up a byte, and some memory cards are measure in Mb [Mega-bit] but this hardly helps. Many questions arise from this statement companies use to promote their console:
- What does it actually mean?
- Why, is it in that set order? Binary code?
- What is the 'bit' of the next generation consoles?
Provide me with answers. Speculate for yourself. Discuss.
- The amount of colours that can be displayed on the screen at one time.
- The amount of operations the console can carry out at one time.
- The memory of the console [little hazy on this one].
But who actually knows? I know 8 bit make up a byte, and some memory cards are measure in Mb [Mega-bit] but this hardly helps. Many questions arise from this statement companies use to promote their console:
- What does it actually mean?
- Why, is it in that set order? Binary code?
- What is the 'bit' of the next generation consoles?
Provide me with answers. Speculate for yourself. Discuss.
Within the PS2 the databus, cache and registers are all 128 bits wide while in the xbox they are 32 bit. Thats the difference but in terms of gaming at the moment 32 bits is more than enough. There are pros and cons of each but they go on a bit. Any decent site comparing consoles will outline them for you.
Next consoles could well be 128 bit too, maybe more, maybe less, depends on what the architecture used requires to run effectly.
Next consoles could well be 128 bit too, maybe more, maybe less, depends on what the architecture used requires to run effectly.
Maverick42 wrote:
> - What is the 'bit' of the next generation consoles?
>
128
Conkee pleez
> - What is the 'bit' of the next generation consoles?
>
128
Conkee pleez
'Bit' is a word that's commonly thrown around in gaming, but do we ever stop to think about what it means? We are told the PSOne and GBA are 32Bit, and the N64 is 64. The next generation consoles are thought to all be 128Bit each - but to me, this means nothing. What is 'Bit'? Me and my friends have several ideas:
- The amount of colours that can be displayed on the screen at one time.
- The amount of operations the console can carry out at one time.
- The memory of the console [little hazy on this one].
But who actually knows? I know 8 bit make up a byte, and some memory cards are measure in Mb [Mega-bit] but this hardly helps. Many questions arise from this statement companies use to promote their console:
- What does it actually mean?
- Why, is it in that set order? Binary code?
- What is the 'bit' of the next generation consoles?
Provide me with answers. Speculate for yourself. Discuss.
- The amount of colours that can be displayed on the screen at one time.
- The amount of operations the console can carry out at one time.
- The memory of the console [little hazy on this one].
But who actually knows? I know 8 bit make up a byte, and some memory cards are measure in Mb [Mega-bit] but this hardly helps. Many questions arise from this statement companies use to promote their console:
- What does it actually mean?
- Why, is it in that set order? Binary code?
- What is the 'bit' of the next generation consoles?
Provide me with answers. Speculate for yourself. Discuss.