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PS3 Performance Downgraded Again

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the can-we-go-back-to-sony-saying-crazy-things-that-was-fun dept.

Heartless Gamer writes "The PS3's performance has been downgraded again, according to the Inquirer." From the article: "We can't tell you why the GPU lost nearly 10% of it's clock, it could be an NVidia screwup, or it could be Sony/Cell. Either way, it just became much less of an overwhelming value, but you get a DRM infected drive for 'free' either way." Interesting, but keep in mind this is The Inquirer. 9 out of 10 doctors recommend salt with their articles. Relatedly, the choice comments from Penny Arcade this past weekend about Sony's console are wandering around the internets today. From that article: "We've already talked about it, there's no chance we're buying a PS3 at launch."

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  1. not good publicity by Frag-A-Muffin · · Score: 4, Insightful


    "We've already talked about it, there's no chance we're buying a PS3 at launch."


    Ouch. That's not good for Sony. You may or may not know who Gabe and Tycho are, but if you do know them, you know they also run PAX. Which is a very large user-centric games show. (Unlike E3).

    These guys are hardcore gamers, that's not the kind of comment you want from guys that have this much clout.

    I repeat. Ouch.

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    1. Re:not good publicity by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Yeah, right, they're only a tiny fraction of the people who buy consoles. Unfortunately they are that specific tiny fraction known as "the early adopters" and if you don't get that fraction you don't get the other 90% either.

      Sony need to clue in to this pretty fucking quickly.

  2. Re:again? by elrous0 · · Score: 3, Insightful
    Don't kid yourself, Sony is HEAVILY invested in the success of Blu-Ray, and they're banking on the PS3 to play a vital role in that success. DVD's have become a huge boon for media creators, an essential component for the success of "tentpole" movies. Sony wants VERY much to ensure that their HD format (and potential new source of income) is the successor to DVD, which is approaching its nadir.

    -Eric

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  3. Re:Hmm... by jimmoores · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I have to say their article about the speed of the read from GPU memory by each processing element was pretty misleading. I did a bit of research and that indicated that real software will virtually never read from the GPU and even if it does, there is a workaround of going through main memory. While it is obvious that there have been big problems getting the PS3 up and running, I think we should wait for the hardware. These things have a habit of all coming together. We've already heard that the supposedly awful yeilds on the Cell are not as bad as thought. It's the cost issue that'll screw Sony if they don't budge. People are used to $20 DVD players and aren't going to place the extra value on a Blu-ray player that Sony seem to think. There's no way I'm paying 400UKP for a console, especially now they've lost exclusivity on GTA. It just isn't going to happen.

    Jim

  4. I tried to read this article, but ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I kept getting this strange error

    404 Proof Not Found

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