http://www.ps3blog.net/2006/01/09/cell-multimedia-monster/ PS3 News and Views Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:57:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 http://www.ps3blog.net/2006/01/09/cell-multimedia-monster/#comment-874 Tue, 10 Jan 2006 12:27:10 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/2006/01/09/cell-multimedia-monster/#comment-874 The who-hah over the CPU is all well and good but if cohesion with the nVidia GPU is not spot-on it will matter little. The XBOX360 GPU is more sophisticated; time will tell how the two chipsets will stand up. I'm disappointed with the PS3 up to yet, looks like a re-run of teh PS2 over-hype. We know of the XBOX360's limitations, I feel SONY's new console will be equally underwhelming and be no better than a High-End PC. . I call it <em>tyger's law</em>, new consoles are limited by the programmers grasp of the architecture, and by the time they have got to grips with the new technology the PC has already moved on. The who-hah over the CPU is all well and good but if cohesion with the nVidia GPU is not spot-on it will matter little. The XBOX360 GPU is more sophisticated; time will tell how the two chipsets will stand up. I’m disappointed with the PS3 up to yet, looks like a re-run of teh PS2 over-hype. We know of the XBOX360’s limitations, I feel SONY’s new console will be equally underwhelming and be no better than a High-End PC.
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I call it tyger’s law, new consoles are limited by the programmers grasp of the architecture, and by the time they have got to grips with the new technology the PC has already moved on.

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