AjRap2
25-Feb-2005, 04:35 AM
PS3 Powerhouse Hits Cellular Snag
Filed under Playstation 3 (http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/playstation-3/index.php)
http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/images/cellie.jpg A little protozoa tells me that Sony is having a hard time deciding just how to put their Cell technology to use in the Playstation 3.
Engineers are searching for the right mix of SPUs—those are the Synergistic Processing Units that give the Cell its polygon-crunching power—for the Playstation 3. The company is trying to find a sweet spot that blends cost, processing power and stability.
Right now it looks like they are trying to really push the envelope with the PS3, jumping well beyond the four SPUs many predicted and trying to stuff six or eight of these sub-chips into the version of the Cell that will be in the PS3—just like the chip they showed off last month. Sadly, IBM, which is manufacturing the chips for Sony, is having problems fabbing an eight-SPU version of the chip for the console.
A whole other group of people are feverishly working to finish the external design of the Playstation 3 in time for a super secret internal whoop-de-do being held in March.
Sources tell me that Sony is flying people to their headquarters in Japan over the Easter holiday to get their first hands-on of the PS3. It’s just an internal sneak peek, but that’s still pretty damn exciting.
It’s apparent that teams are racing to finish both the internal and external designs of the PS3 for some sort of looming deadline. While I think E3 could be part of the rush, I have a feeling we will be getting more details on the next-gen Playstation sooner then we think.
If the Xbox 360 is more your flavor, make sure you read our exclusive details (http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/gossip/xbox-2/xbox-360-revealed-033435.php) on Microsoft’s next-gen entry. Now all I need is the dirt on the Nintendo Revolution.
Filed under Playstation 3 (http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/playstation-3/index.php)
http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/images/cellie.jpg A little protozoa tells me that Sony is having a hard time deciding just how to put their Cell technology to use in the Playstation 3.
Engineers are searching for the right mix of SPUs—those are the Synergistic Processing Units that give the Cell its polygon-crunching power—for the Playstation 3. The company is trying to find a sweet spot that blends cost, processing power and stability.
Right now it looks like they are trying to really push the envelope with the PS3, jumping well beyond the four SPUs many predicted and trying to stuff six or eight of these sub-chips into the version of the Cell that will be in the PS3—just like the chip they showed off last month. Sadly, IBM, which is manufacturing the chips for Sony, is having problems fabbing an eight-SPU version of the chip for the console.
A whole other group of people are feverishly working to finish the external design of the Playstation 3 in time for a super secret internal whoop-de-do being held in March.
Sources tell me that Sony is flying people to their headquarters in Japan over the Easter holiday to get their first hands-on of the PS3. It’s just an internal sneak peek, but that’s still pretty damn exciting.
It’s apparent that teams are racing to finish both the internal and external designs of the PS3 for some sort of looming deadline. While I think E3 could be part of the rush, I have a feeling we will be getting more details on the next-gen Playstation sooner then we think.
If the Xbox 360 is more your flavor, make sure you read our exclusive details (http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/gossip/xbox-2/xbox-360-revealed-033435.php) on Microsoft’s next-gen entry. Now all I need is the dirt on the Nintendo Revolution.