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Sony/IBM/Toshiba: CELL Almost Ready
thryllkill writes "According to Gamespot the CELL processor, assumed to be the main processor for the Playstation3, is near completion. The short (and light) article also says that the chip will be used in IBM computers and Toshiba electronic devices. The CELL processor is significant because it is touted to utilize grid technology over broadband connections to make the graphics capabilities of the new Playstation many times greater than the competition."
This technology allows intimidated japanesee business men to wave their hands in the air and distract you from X-Box 2 announcements.
They're so tiny, and they have massive quantities of unobtanium! The PS3 must be better than X-Box 2.
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On a more serious note, I think Cell is more a way to add many processors efficiently to a system. I.E. wait till X-Box 2 specs are known and put in as many processors as it takes to beat them on the tech front. The internet thing is bullshit.
"Mom, please hang up the phone, you're seriously affecting my FPS rate!"
Damien
Our intelligent designer has never created an animal that we couldn't improve by strapping a bomb to it.
It doesn't say 'network' either.
I swear if one more person posts something illustrating that they think bandwidth means internet connections I'll explo... *poof*