Updated Cell CPU In Production
January 31st, 2007 by Tobias Dahl in Business, Gear, Hardware, PlayStation 3, Software, Technology
According to PlayStation Universe, Sony has started manufacturing the Cell processor using 65 nm SOI technology. The PS3s on the market today have a 90 nm Cell chip, while the new 65 nm will not only be cheaper to manufacture, it will also be cooler and require less power. This could result in cheaper PS3, but considering that Sony is already losing a load of money on every PS3 they sell, it’s highly unlikely that consumers will see a price cut this year. The Cell is also used in IBM’s cluster servers and in various products from Toshiba.
January 31st, 2007 at 3:50 pm
Toooooo many eggs. Toooooo few baskets… They could have made a machine to just play games and hit the market hard, they would have crushed MS and Nin. Too much tech in the box hurts them to a great degree. Most people do not need HD or blueray yet but it is too early to tell what will happen. Yet, with the increasing speed of new technology I do not think SONY can have a true “future proof” technology. There really is no need to add Blueray for games, multiple DVD discs could be used. Look at Resistance and the DVD stucture riddled with garbage files… the entire game could have been on a DVD-9.
Just because you can doesnt mean you should-
January 31st, 2007 at 7:33 pm
multi-dvd’s for pc have already started, medeival 2 is over 7 gb…i guess my previous post is invalid. dam i hate being wrong:P
January 31st, 2007 at 9:04 pm
Sony is darned one way or another.
February 1st, 2007 at 4:04 am
They will continue to make games bigger as long as there’s space available.
As for the Cell.. Goodluck to them.
February 1st, 2007 at 9:22 am
PSone used a CD-rom, and after that all the other systems did, that made a really big change. Lets say Sony is trying to do this again. I seriously doubt though that Blu-ray will become the next format for all systems; PC, console, or movies. Hell, DVD’s for movie format themselves didn’t get really popular until about 5 years ago.
And when PC games come out in DVD format its because you won’t have to go through 4 different CD’s to install the game, plus they include some extra content.
Only TV shows coming out on Blu-ray or HDDVD are going to adequately use up the space of those formats. And who knows when that will be? Sony doesn’t have any TV shows. Disney does but do kids care if their movies are high def?
The new formats ARE ahead of the games because the games aren’t going to use the space to its full potential in the near future. That’s why its pointless to have a Blu-ray and HDDVD player. Its high definition but so what? I can live without it for 5 more years when I’m really going to need it for my console or PC games. Plus they’ll be like half the price they are now. I’d rather spend less than spend more now and not need it.
February 1st, 2007 at 10:26 pm
… I want to wear that as a badge…..
February 1st, 2007 at 10:42 pm
okay im foolish? how? i can name tons of ps2 titles that used cds. madden,ncaa,nhl,the thing,medal of honor,medal of honor frontline,tony hawk 3,tony hawk 4…dude your wrong im right…its that simple man.
Your talking about storage being to small with dvd blanks ,fine u have somewhat of a point. But 8.7 is big enough for me,shit i have 2 tbs of hard drive space haha and i fit a good 3 current gen games on 1 dvdr and about 5on one dl. Blu ray like i fucking told u is gonna be awesome for the future. But another fanboy out there hoping sony doesnt die off is using the blu ray for an escape.
If blu ray is so much better for games than dvd dl right now then why is assassin creed gonna have better AI on the 360? its already announced its gonna have better AI, why do the 360 games have better color? why do the 360 games use dvd? Oh i know! cuz games arent 20 gbs yet! yay! we have an answer!
Yeah i think blu ray will win but the format that sony forced down ur throat was for the movies for now. Not the gaming world, they know if u have can buy it for 600 instead of 1200 why the hell not? I remember when the ps2 was coming out and non gamers wanted it for the dvd player. This is what theyre trying to do with the blu ray and its not working so far.
Ive walked into a many stores at 9-10 at night and theyre ps3 not sold. I read many articles that games will not even use that much space until the newer next gen comes out like the ps4. Like i said look at marketing u fucking noob. The blu ray is 1000 bucks,700 for the pc…its not common and it wont be till 3-4 years from now. When it does it ll be the next format, but for now dvd dl will be fine for games.
ANd u laughed i used crysis? how is it funny its the truth. That game is gonna have so much data in it from enviroment changes,damage meters,rag doll,dx10 crap that is gonna be new to us. ANd its only 6 gbs big. Thats my point there.
February 2nd, 2007 at 9:03 am
‘’If blu ray is so much better for games than dvd dl right now then why is assassin creed gonna have better AI on the 360′’
This has nothing to do with the Disk, it has to do with the format. it’s easier to make AI on 360.
February 3rd, 2007 at 4:28 pm
hahahahahahaha!!! sorry that really made me lol
February 3rd, 2007 at 4:32 pm
i agree with The Wicker Man… Sony is forcing blu-ray, though HD-DVD is arguably better by everyone who is not Sony. And Sony lies, a lot, too much, makes me mad. Wii60!
February 3rd, 2007 at 4:33 pm
haha and whats all this “league” crap. who is “our”. Dude, you’re in your own league.
February 3rd, 2007 at 8:01 pm
I like the idea of using SD cards as game media. Not the standard SD card of course, but maybe a modified version that could hold 10GB. That way the games could have patches and updates downloaded right onto the card an it wouldn’t use up any more of the console’s capacity.
February 3rd, 2007 at 8:24 pm
i know right?!
February 5th, 2007 at 3:42 am
long work, definition?
February 5th, 2007 at 3:44 am
word*