Playstation 4 (PS4) News: Development, specs and features
Filed under: Gaming | By: Daniel
Posted on: January 30, 2009 | 2 Comments
If you asked a thousand Sony PS3 owners if they thought that the Playstation 3 had achieved at least 70% of its potential I am sure nearly all of them would answer no.
The PS3’s CELL may never get fully used before the next Playstation console is released. Now the Playstation 4 is something most PS3 owners would not want for a long time and we are sure will not be needed for a while yet.
Although today we have some PS4 news that may shock some gamers and also make others happy. Gaming Front has posted some leaked information about the PS4’s development, its specs and features.
This so called “leaked” info claims that the PS4 will use the existing CELL architecture, if this is true then it either means that the CELL is truly more powerful than the 360’s hardware or Sony have a game plan that includes a CELL SDK.
Read the leaked info and more about the development of CPU-Cell B.E. here (this information was translated from Japanese so bare with it).
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This news is for the coders who know full well that the new chips on the market are scaleable and multi core, Meaning that the chip will comform to the code. All the coders busting their backs to learn skills for the (Cell) know that it adds nothing to their resume. Hardware solutions for software problems. The PS4 with the Cell is little more than a please dont jump ship move by a company that should never have gotten into the chip business… adding value to a broken chip (these skills are good for years) ie PS4. This isnt a choice its business 101.
The 720 and Wii2 will have these new chips…bet on it.
@Jay
I think what you have to remember is that the Cell isn’t only being used in PS3’s. IBM use it in Servers, Sony & Tosh are using it in TV’s etc. In fact the Cell BE was a joint venture by Sony, Toshiba & IBM.
Anyway, back on topic! I’ve seen this spec a few months ago, and it would seem that they’re probably gonna add some more cores. The text mentions 24 and 32. Though that seems quite high. Although Intel are currently showing off their latest kit dubbed the V8, which is two Quad Core Xeon processors. So in about 3 years or so when the PS4 is expected, maybe 32 cores won’t be so farfetched.