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Sony Says Nobody Will Ever Use All the Power of a PS3

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the they-never-heard-of-the-robsort-algorithm dept.

Tighthead Prop writes "Sony executive Phil Harrison has made some brash comments about the Cell processor and the PlayStation 3. Harrison says that the current PS3 game lineup is using less than half of the machines power, adding that 'nobody will ever use 100 percent of its capacity.' Is he right? 'The major reason Harrison wants to hype up the "unlimited" potential of the PS3's architecture is to downplay comparisons between games running on Sony's console and Microsoft's Xbox 360. The two systems are not completely dissimilar: they both contain a PowerPC core running at 3.2 GHz, both have similarly-clocked GPUs, and both come with 512 MB of RAM.'"

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  1. This sounds familiar... by Electrode · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Something about 640k of RAM...

    1. Re:This sounds familiar... by bigman2003 · · Score: 5, Insightful

      This is a really safe bet though-

      Will anyone use 100% of the CPU(s)?
      AND 100% of the GPU?
      AND 100% of the RAM?

      If not, Sony can always say they aren't using 100% of the system- so they game didn't live up to its potential.

      Show me a game on any system that uses 100% of the resources, and I'll show you a game that hangs like mad and runs like crap.

      Once again Sony comes out with an idiotic statement that they think will impress the public.

      (Admittedly, the article was /.ed so I couldn't read it...so maybe he said something else...if so, sorry!)

      --
      No reason to lie.
  2. Brilliant plan, guys by Zetta+Matrix · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I'm not sure this is something I would want to brag about. If you made the system so complex that it was impossible to use to its fullest potential, then why did you make it so complex and/or powerful? Sounds like admitting to a lot of wasted effort.

  3. Re:Thank You AC by Rallion · · Score: 5, Insightful

    How can a game be "in development" if the developer is still TBD?