Xbox 360 May Get New Graphics Card

Xbox 360 Red Ring still got you down? A report released last week suggests that Microsoft is working on a second internal optimization to reduce overheating and mitigate the abnormal number of system failures once and for all.

The new graphics processor, code-named Jasper, is said to run cooler and reduce overheating, which is commonly blamed for the high number of Xbox 360 system failures. The GPU is expected in retail units by late summer, according to Daily Tech.

It wouldn't be the first time Microsoft has modified the innards of its popular console to reduce failures. In 2007, the company introduced a cooler-running CPU, dubbed Falcon, which seemingly reduced the number of Red Ring of Death occurrences, though reports of widespread failures remain.

In July 2007, Microsoft apologized for "an unacceptable number of repairs," after it was estimated that nearly 33 percent of all Xbox 360 units fail. The company increased the Xbox 360 warranty to three years as a result.