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Next-Gen Console CPUs Not Up to Hype

Posted by timothy on from the psss-they're-game-consoles-pass-it-on dept.

rAiNsT0rm writes "Anandtech follows up their initial in-depth coverage of the Xbox 360 and PS3 CPU with the real truth about the next-gen consoles' Poor CPU Performance. From the article: "Speaking under conditions of anonymity with real world game developers who have had first hand experience writing code for both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 hardware (and dev kits where applicable), we asked them for nothing more than their brutal honesty. What did they think of these new consoles? Are they really outfitted with the PC-eclipsing performance we've been lead to believe they have? The answer is actually quite frequently found in history; as with anything, you get what you pay for."" Update: 06/30 21:11 GMT by Z : The original article disappeared from Anandtech, so I've changed the link to point to the story as hosted by Google Groups.

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  1. Who cares about the CPU? by Stanistani · · Score: 5, Funny

    I just want a lazy-susan thingie on the bottom of my new XBOX360 so I can rotate it the promised 360 degrees...

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  2. :shocked: by yotto · · Score: 5, Funny

    Slashdot needs emoticons, if just so we can pretend to be shocked.

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    1. Re::shocked: by tktk · · Score: 4, Funny

      \(^-^)/

      Oh wait...I think that's happy.

      Here's shocked...

      \(O_O)/

  3. Re:Random Thoughts: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny
    Maybe I'm getting old.
    Are you from Korea?
  4. Re:Random Thoughts: by FleaPlus · · Score: 5, Funny

    Where is the Coconut Monkey!?!

    He would wave hello, but he has no hands.

    (Yay for obscure references)

  5. Re:Random Thoughts: by AKAImBatman · · Score: 5, Funny

    Can you ask him when Gravy Trader will be out? I've been dying to play it! ;-)

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  6. Re:Random Thoughts: by IcyNeko · · Score: 4, Funny

    I would so play those "Shooterz'R Kewl" games if they would only make "Grand Theft Auto: Vatican City". Can't wait to be driving the popemobile around and hitting vatican knights. :D

  7. Re:Xbox 360 twice as fast as Xbox? by ZephyrXero · · Score: 3, Funny

    That's what really scares me about the current game industry. Everyone's so focused on their pretty graphics that the rest of the games components, like physics, AI, or even gameplay are taking a backseat. They might as well put "produced by Jerry Bruckheimer" on half the shit games that come out..

    *P.S. Sorry to any Bruckheimer fans out there...but I couldn't think of a better all flash, no substance Hollywood guy at the moment :P

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