Possible PS3 OS Information

Ars Technica has some details they think are fairly reliable about the OS the PS3 will be using. From the article: "In fact, there was some question as to what such an OS would be doing with all that leftover horsepower. I think the answer is probably to be found in the interactive, real-time, user- and network-facing sides of the console's functionality. This includes not only the audio/video chat and IM referenced in the PS3 Portal rumor, but also the aforementioned DRM (for streaming and downloadable online content that might be dynamically integrated into the game experience) and security/privacy-related code. "

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So, you can crank it up to "eleven"?

[xxxJonBoyxxx]

"PS3 games, at least initially, are not going to use all five or six available SPEs (remember, of the eight SPEs, one is disabled for yield purposes, a second is reserved for the system, and a third allegedly can be taken over by the system if it's needed)."

So, you can crank it up to "eleven"?

Re:Speculation or blatantly obvious?

[Austerity Empowers]

They'll be telling us that Vista's gonna have menus and a pointer next...

Not in Vista Basic, you'll need the upgrades for that...

Finally

[thesnarky1]

Just what I always wanted! The ability to talk on AIM using two thumbsticks while fragging my way through a room full of badass monsters!