Slashdot Mirror
PS3 To Run At 120 FPS?
Gamespot is running an article in which crazy man Ken Kutaragi boasts that the PS3 may be capable of running games at 120 fps. From the article: "Never mind that even newer TVs aren't capable of refreshing the screen 120 times in a single second. Kutaragi said that when new technology comes to market, he hopes to have the PS3 ready to take advantage of it. As for the Cell chip at the heart of the PS3, Kutaragi also had high hopes for its future beyond gaming. Using high-definition TV as an example, he said that the Cell chip could take advantage of the technology in many ways, such as displaying newspapers in their actual size, showing multiple high-definition channels on the screen at once, and video conferencing. He emphasized that the Cell can be used to decode more than 10 HDTV channels simultaneously, and it can also be used to apply effects such as rotating and zooming."
Absolute bullshit, and you obviously haven't tested it. Proof: a 60Hz CRT looks flickery, each flicker has to be light *and* dark, therefore equivilant to at least 2 frames, therefore human eyes can see at least 120fps. Get a fast CRT and *test* fps perception before you keep repeating this stupid myth.
This doesn't make ANY sense! Apparently, Sony's plot is to make you pay hundreds of dollars for the most useless features EVER!
A) An expensive DVD drive that uses a new format that hasn't even been established yet!
B) A processor NOBODY knows how to program for (I spoke with a guy at IBM about the Cell. He said it'd be at least 4 years before you start seeing anything that takes advantage of it)!
C) The ability to display more colors THAN THE HUMAN EYE CAN PROCESS!
D) And now a framerate that 90% of televisions can't even use!
Normally I don't like to get so worked up about these things, but this is just plain ridiculous. I want to see Sony shut about their specs and see some industry professionals evaluate how actually USEFUL this stuff is. I have a feeling that, in the end, all these numbers don't amount to squat, and you'll be able to play the exact same games on the Xbox 360 and Revolution. When these technologies do start to establish themselves and become noticeable, in about 5 years or so, Nintendo and Microsoft will be ready with new consoles. Sony is essentially trying to skip a generation, not in an effort to actually improve gameplay mind you, but as a marketing tool. Sony sure likes to play the deception game...
In the end, it's PS3 buyers that lose...