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Sony/IBM/Toshiba: CELL Almost Ready

Posted by timothy on from the just-polishing-the-lock dept.

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."

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  1. Marketing rubbish indeed. by SkyWalk423 · · Score: 0, Redundant
    Do they really want us to believe that PS3s everywhere are going to cluster up over everyday broadband networks and share the world's graphics processing load?? Does this mean that Madden 2008 will look much prettier when it's got Internet access? If I take it off the network will it look worse? And does this mean graphical quality will vary depending on the time of day that I play? If it's the middle of the night and the only people playing PS3 at the same time are in China, will my graphics lag?

    Rubbish.