I don't think they care much about being able to play PS3 games. They'll probably just add the PS3's processors in the PS4 at the beginning, then remove them later when nobody cares anymore like they did with the PS3.
"Sony funded the Cell expecting it would run their whole multimedia lineup for the next 20 years. I don't expect them to abandon all those costs and switch to a new processor."
Now that they fired Ken Kutaragi, I think they will if developers want them to. They did just that with their new portable console. They went from custom designed MIPS cores in the PSP to an off-the-shelf CPU (quad core ARM Cortex A9) and GPU (SGX543) mainly to give game developers what they want. So I wouldn't be surprised if they went for a standard PowerPC core for the PS4, perhaps something derived from the POWER7 server CPUs.
Hardware tessellation isn't limited to Direct 3D. Whatever you can do in Direct 3D you can also do in OpenGL. That said, the game isn't using it because it's targeting console-level hardware.
No, he did "do some shit" to access the hypervisor from OtherOS, that's what prompted Sony to remove it. But that was a big mistake as we saw, as it just encourage a lot more hackers to work on other ways to crack the PS3.
Will they require a constant internet connection to watch their movies? And will you have to restart watching from the beginning if your connection drops?
If you only consider the CPU then what you say is true, but you also have to take into account that AMD motherboards generally cost less than Intel ones.
You don't need to provide credit card info to create a PSN account or play online. You don't even need it to buy stuff on the PSN, you can instead use pre-paid cards.
It's not just the PS Blog. Go to just about any gaming website and read the comments about this story and you'll see the vast majority support Sony. It's just on tech websites like/. or ars technica that you see a lot of people against Sony.
He's getting modded down because what he's saying is off-topic. This isn't about DirectX vs OpenGL. Everything that's been said in the article about DirectX also applies to OpenGL.
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Oh they thought about it, don't worry. They'll just sell you as many $70 pairs of glasses as you want people watching.
He was talking about the features of the GPU, not what API you use to access them.
I don't think they care much about being able to play PS3 games. They'll probably just add the PS3's processors in the PS4 at the beginning, then remove them later when nobody cares anymore like they did with the PS3.
x86 is too expensive for consoles. That's why Microsoft scrapped it in favor of PPC.
Isn't that the definition of a console?
The Xbox 360, Wii and Gamecube all have IBM CPUs and ATI GPUs, so it wouldn't be a first.
"Sony funded the Cell expecting it would run their whole multimedia lineup for the next 20 years. I don't expect them to abandon all those costs and switch to a new processor."
Now that they fired Ken Kutaragi, I think they will if developers want them to. They did just that with their new portable console. They went from custom designed MIPS cores in the PSP to an off-the-shelf CPU (quad core ARM Cortex A9) and GPU (SGX543) mainly to give game developers what they want. So I wouldn't be surprised if they went for a standard PowerPC core for the PS4, perhaps something derived from the POWER7 server CPUs.
And that's assuming people even care about GeoHot and the PSN breaches, which isn't the case in my experience, aside from tech sites like /.
You didn't hear about it because it was only released in Brazil as far as I know.
Hardware tessellation isn't limited to Direct 3D. Whatever you can do in Direct 3D you can also do in OpenGL.
That said, the game isn't using it because it's targeting console-level hardware.
Huh? The game was first revealed at a Macworld expo, so the Mac version was the first one confirmed.
No, he did "do some shit" to access the hypervisor from OtherOS, that's what prompted Sony to remove it. But that was a big mistake as we saw, as it just encourage a lot more hackers to work on other ways to crack the PS3.
That's not what they are talking about. By commercial space they probably mean commercial launches.
I'd be surprised if it has more than 512MB of RAM. Consoles have always skimped on RAM and I don't see why this new one will be different.
Will they require a constant internet connection to watch their movies? And will you have to restart watching from the beginning if your connection drops?
It's Cinelerra, not Cinerella.
If you only consider the CPU then what you say is true, but you also have to take into account that AMD motherboards generally cost less than Intel ones.
You don't even need it to buy stuff if you use PSN pre-paid cards.
You don't need to provide credit card info to create a PSN account or play online. You don't even need it to buy stuff on the PSN, you can instead use pre-paid cards.
They aren't using OpenGL. They have their own proprietary API. In fact, I don't know of any console where OpenGL is used.
It's cheaper at least, that's why it very popular in the video game console world.
It's not just the PS Blog. Go to just about any gaming website and read the comments about this story and you'll see the vast majority support Sony. It's just on tech websites like /. or ars technica that you see a lot of people against Sony.
He's getting modded down because what he's saying is off-topic. This isn't about DirectX vs OpenGL. Everything that's been said in the article about DirectX also applies to OpenGL.
Nobody wants new, innovative and never-before-seen games, silly. It's all about sequels and re-hashes, that's what sells the most.
I thought they folded a while ago.