Der große PS3-Thread #2

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GamesIndustry.biz: Inquirer's "PS3 Cell Broken" Article False
Last Monday The Inquirer reported about alleged Playstation 3 hardware problems quoting one source calling the console "junk". Two days later GamesIndustry.biz posts a story that contradicts Inq's article:

Quote:
"They've got the wrong end of the stick grasped firmly in both hands."

Senior developers working on PlayStation 3 titles have told GamesIndustry.biz that reports of serious problems with the system's Cell and RSX hardware are "misleading and uninformed."

However, speaking to GamesIndustry.biz this week, several developers who are familiar with the PS3 hardware have rubbished the claims made by The Inquirer - describing both sets of figures as "entirely meaningless."

Although our sources declined to be named due to the continuing secretive and NDA-laden nature of PlayStation 3 development, they were unanimous in claiming that the figures, while they may well be true, have been grossly misinterpreted.



Another day, another piece of anti-Sony propaganda proven wrong and shot down, excellent.


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this is how the story turns, phew








Ken Kutaragi: Higher-End Playstation 3 Model in the Future
PC Watch, a japanese software/ hardware news site have sat down with Ken Kutaragi of Sony Japan ("The Father of Playstation") for an interview about Playstation 3 video entertainment system.

A very kind spirit called Viano at E-mpire forums has translated the most interesting parts of the article:

Quote:
- games on PS3 are running on the PS3 with "basic configuration"
- software will have different relationship with hardware (including non-gaming applications) in the future
- software module will be made inside the PS3 (such as OS?) so PS3 will have no problem adopting new hardware parts (this doesn't mean you can upgrade but just different versions of PS3)
- thus two models of PS3 are actually two different configurations, there might be other configurations in future, such as: enhanced version of CELL, more memory etc. The higher-end model of PS3 might be released in future.


There's also a very interesting picture titled "Changes of Software Module" included in the article.


Please note that the interview is in japanese. The E-mpire link I provided includes an automated translation of the WHOLE interview, be sure to check it out.

There also exists a quite good translation over at Beyond3D forums - read it here.

Upgrading a console?
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Ken Kutaragi. Out of his mind, out of control!