The new CELL processor: The power behind the PS3

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ChickinMeat
http://ps2.gamespy.com/articles/585/585956p1.html

pretty interesting stuff, what do you think of it?

Smasandian
Looks cool but whoopie do, something faster until something else thats even faster comes out. Its one vicious cycle.
I do like how it combats piracy which would be a new thing consdering its very easy to do that on the regular Playstation's. Its similiar to what Nintendo did with GC, which for my knowledge cant be pirated at all, or very well.

SaTsuJiN
well.. if they DO something with it instead of just bragging about it.. then its a nice thing.. if they just sit there and go "OMFG it calculates 9 quadrillion polys a sec" then it was a waste of everyones time and money

ZomBiE_HunTER
It looks pretty powerful.

JLred
What does it do??? I read it and I still dont know what it does???

ZomBiE_HunTER
It runs the PS3.

SaTsuJiN
basically its a bunch of connected processors that have the capability of distributing processing power where necessary, or each taking their own task (sound, graphics, calculations)

Machete_Guy
I cant imagine Sony doing that

JKozzy
Heh, I just used that article for my Contemporary Issue in Physics. big grin Kudos for the link again, man. I had read it before, too.

ChickinMeat
Your welcome chap!

Wolf Dog
I doubt it will be that fast and powerful.

Dogbert
x-box: We're the most powerful game system ever.
PS3: ***** slaps X-Box to impunity
X-Box 2: Sneaks up beinhd it and then beats the crap out of it

JLred
ohhh....k.....Dogbert.
Now I get it. Thanks SaTsuJiN!

pr1983
i believe its plausible, though i'm hardly holding my breath...

i have a ps2, i can accept that its the weakest performance wise of the big three...

but the games i like are on ps2... thats why i play it...

JLred
Thats the best part the games!!!!!!!

ragesRemorse
wow thats impressive, but then again so was the mumbo jumbo microsoft fed to us with there technical babble, and what did we get? nothing special. Ps3 and xbox 2 is not going to be anything ground breaking or innovative. Just better graphics, and smoother gameplay. nothing more.

SaTsuJiN
better graphics.. not really better gameplay.. until someone starts using their brain and comes up with something original.. like the way mario 64 redefined a genre.. I love that kinda stuff

ragesRemorse
Of course the gameplay is going to be better. Maybe not innovative,but response times are going to be alot more smooth. More memory should allow for new aspects of gameplay aswell. Ps2 changed gameplay from Ps1. It took a while but there is a change, especially in game interfaces. What ever technical improvments come from the new generation consoles, i highly doubt that the full potential will be embraced untill mid life if ever. Xbox hasnt even focused on it's depths, mainly because of money, but why make a system that can do somthing no one else can, and just forget about it. I see alot more Pc elements introduced into console gamming aswell, which is kind of sadening.

Thael
yes

PS3 sounds like bullshit at the moment though. What the f**k?

god number 2
hmmm its more like xbox2 beats the hell out of its predecessor and than ps3 comes along and molests the poor little xbox2

SaTsuJiN
Response time is not gameplay.. and I wouldnt rely on sony for something innovative, as I havent seen anything clever from them in a long time (with regards to breaking new boundaries in gaming)

god number 2
personally i don't really care so much about innovation i can see it now a gta 5 times as big as san an and the graphics of half life 2 now that would be amazing. if you want innovation you just have to look to nintendo but even if whatever it is they put innovative it doesn't mean the games will be good

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