Sony Claims PS3 Javascript Performance Is Better Than IE7's

Scorpinox writes "According to Sony Online Entertainment, the latest 2.50 update to the Playstation 3, which added Flash 9 support, is 'not up to the level of Google Chrome,' but 'beats Internet Explorer 7' in Javascript performance. The article goes on to say 'Sony has actually been working on Flash 9 support for quite some time — as far back as late last year. To get it running on the PS3, Sony ended up customizing a separate Flash implementation that was provided to it by Adobe.'"

Comments

Sweet!

[InlawBiker]

Two proprietary platforms have teamed up to bring us the Internet! They would never steer us wrong, would they?

Way to lower the goalposts

[Mad Merlin]

IE7's Javascript is painfully slow, it'd be an embarrassment if Sony couldn't do better than IE7.

Wake me up when they're on par with some useful browsers.

Re:Way to lower the goalposts

[fuzzyfuzzyfungus]

It might also be instructive to see what computer IE7 was running on. Most of the IE/FF/Opera performance shootouts have been conducted on a given PC(and, while I'm sure that their could be complexities there as well) comparing IE7 running on something to something running on PS3 seems slightly underspecified.

PS3 javascript better than IE7 on a screaming rig? Moderately interesting, if largely a sign of IE's suckitude. PS3 javascript faster than IE7 on an elderly Celeron? boring and irrelevant.

nonsense

[inzy]

ps3 is hardware, ie7 is software. how can one be faster than the other?

if they want to compare browser with browser, they need to do it on the same platform (hardware). if they want to compare hardware, they need to do it with the same software. too many variables, this means nothing.

Optimized?

[cgenman]

So a piece of software optimized for a very specific, limited platform can run faster than software written for a very general and not very well defined platform. This ought to be a no-brainer.

Re:WTF?

[moosesocks]

To get it running on the PS3, Sony ended up customizing a separate Flash implementation that was provided to it by Adobe.'"

Most users of Linux on non-x86 platforms should be twitching violently from reading that quote.

Adobe have consistently refused to give their code to anyone. They wouldn't even give it to Apple for use on the iPhone.

I wonder what changed. Are Adobe and Sony both members of the Evil League of Evil?

Re:WTF?

[AKAImBatman]

Sony's access to Adobe's software proves it once and for all: They are in league to create a new Access of Evil!

Faster than IE7?

[shutdown -p now]

Well, and I can outrun a snail. Should I be so proud of that, too?

PS3 becoming a nice media center

[tgibbs]

I don't buy many PS3 games, but I use the system a lot. In addition to its Blu-Ray capability, Sony has steadily improved its upscaling of regular DVDs until it is on a par with many top dedicated upscaling players. It also does a good job of streaming video from my PC to my TV screen, with good quality and compatibility with a wide range of formats. And its simple hierarchical interface is fast, clear, and easy to navigate. The ability to show Hulu video in its web browser is a nice step up, although I'd like to see support for the TV network web sites as well. I'd like to see Sony add Netflix support. The XBox 360 will soon have the ability to play my Netflix streaming queue, but not edit it; the PS3 with its integrated web browser could do both. And I hate dealing with the XBox 360's awkward user interface which sacrifices usability for flash, and from the pictures that I've seen of the new one, it looks even worse.