PlayStation 3: Supercomputer-On-A-Chip

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1. January 12, 2003 2:24 PM
   iss said:
   Looks like an interesting system. I guess this means we will be getting plenty of PS3 hype all over the net for the next year or so.on another note the sooner PS3 comes out the sooner I can buy a PS2 cheap.:D
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2. January 12, 2003 2:31 PM
   Vehementi said:
   100 times more powerful than a 2.5GHz P4? Ehh...I find that a bit hard to believe, even if it does ship in a couple years. How much is this thing gonna cost?I wonder if I could put UD on one...
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3. January 12, 2003 10:04 PM
   SNGX1275 said:
   [i]PlayStation 3 will be able to use its broadband Internet connection to draw additional computing power from idle processors across the Internet. If still more horsepower is required, the PlayStation 3 can even tap into a home network to enlist support from other available machines.[/i]Nobody has a comment on that? I don't really know whether to think "cool" or "scary".
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4. January 13, 2003 4:22 AM
   conradguerrero said:
   I found this part to be very interesting[quote]Industry analysts have confirmed that the timeline for Cell's arrival coincides with plans to release the PlayStation 3 in 2005. However, plans are also rumored to be in the works for Cell to appear in PCs, scheduled for initial release in Sony's Vaio line of personal computers. There's also a good likelihood that this über-processor will be coupled with the new format of media playback known as "Blu-Ray Disk." It employs a blue laser and is capable of realizing a capacity of 25 to 27 GB per recording layer on a DVD. That's up to 50 GB on a double-sided disk. [/quote]
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5. January 13, 2003 8:04 AM
   Antiorganic said:
   There was no such thing as a 2.5 GHz Pentium 4 the last time I checked.
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6. January 13, 2003 8:39 AM
   Didou said:
   SONY is allready launching its hype machine hoping to hurt GC & XboX sales the same way it did with the Dreamcast by boasting about the PS2 quite a while before it was even available ( in limited quantities too :eyesroll: ).The IDLE processor idea is kinda suspect to say the least. Would the "power" be "drawn" from PS3s from other users who happen to be online ? From PS3s made "available" by SONY itself ?& BTW, how can a console be IDLE ? A game generally uses all the console's power & being idle would mean that the console is turned on but no game is running. :confused:SONY can announce a console 10.000 more powerfull then the fastest PC, if they don't make an easy-to-program console, that power will prolly never show. Developpers had such a hard time figuring out the PS2 architecture at first, that all the early PS2 games had a very ridiculous lifespan.PS. There are 2.5GHZ P4s ( 100mhz FSB ) available.
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7. January 13, 2003 9:28 AM
   Arris said:
   [quote][i]Originally posted by Antiorganic [/i][b]There was no such thing as a 2.5 GHz Pentium 4 the last time I checked. [/b][/quote]Ok, 2.53Ghz if that makes you happier ;)
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