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No more Cell Processor for Sony?

Posted on Saturday, 26 December 2009 by Speed, source: AndriaSang
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PS4 with PC multicore chips?
Technology writer Hiroshige Goto is reporting that Sony may very well drop the Cell processor for the successor to the PS3.

Ever since the launch of the Playstation 3, Sony has been claiming it can do just about anything but make coffee and it's almost equal to God when it comes to processing power. However, for their next console, they seem to be interested in something else.
According to Goto, Sony, IBM and Toshiba recognized some of the problems programmers were having with Cell and, early on, came up with a couple of plans for fixing the issues.
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Goto says there are signs that some time this summer, Sony was looking into using this updated SPU design in the core of the PS4. At the very least, he says, the design was a strong candidate.

However, he's recently started hearing about other plans. While he's unable to get into the specifics, at a broad level, the new plans call for a PC-like multicore setup.
Sony going for PC-like multicore setup? I wonder whether that means we'll be seeing x86 chips arriving in the next Playstation or - which seems more plausible - Sony still using Cell but added coprocessors that will act in a way multicore PC chips work.

Goto also stated that due to the fact that the Big Three (Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft) are now looking at new architectures, the next generation of consoles will probably arrive somewhere in 2012.
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8 Comment(s)

Surion_be

Surion_be

yeah lol sure, new gen already coming that soon...
Making new pheriphicals that will last only one year and a half, don´t think so.

I think Nintendo will come with a new one around 2012, Microsoft around 2013 and Sony 2014
yeah lol sure, new gen already coming that soon... Making new pheriphicals that will last only one year and a half, don´t think so. I think Nintendo will come with a new one around 2012, Microsoft around 2013 and Sony 2014
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Posted on 23:28, December 26th 2009
Anonymous

Anonymous

This website blows.
This website blows.
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Posted on 23:38, December 26th 2009
Anonymous

Anonymous

Then you must blow too when hanging out on sites you don't like and even taking the time to post comments there...
Then you must blow too when hanging out on sites you don't like and even taking the time to post comments there...
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Posted on 00:01, December 27th 2009
Anonymous

Anonymous

Oooooh Snap!
Oooooh Snap!
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Posted on 01:07, December 27th 2009
Anonymous

Anonymous

as long as it is backwards compatible with ps2 and ps3 games, who cares?
as long as it is backwards compatible with ps2 and ps3 games, who cares?
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Posted on 05:49, December 27th 2009
Anonymous

Anonymous

Fragland isnt bad, it gets alot of news and is nicely laid out for ease of use. Speed on the other hand has no grasp on the English language, and has a habit of being biased in alot of his stories. Put up an editorial section for the opinions bro. Leave um out of the news, and check your grammar b4 hitting the save button. Other than that, good job. (that was constructive criticism btw. I really do like fragland and Speed, you do find alot of stories)
Fragland isnt bad, it gets alot of news and is nicely laid out for ease of use. Speed on the other hand has no grasp on the English language, and has a habit of being biased in alot of his stories. Put up an editorial section for the opinions bro. Leave um out of the news, and check your grammar b4 hitting the save button. Other than that, good job. (that was constructive criticism btw. I really do like fragland and Speed, you do find alot of stories)
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Posted on 01:05, December 28th 2009
StormGuy85

StormGuy85

Gotta love PS3-fanboy Anonymous comments.
Gotta love PS3-fanboy Anonymous comments.
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Posted on 17:43, December 29th 2009
Anonymous

Anonymous



well another cut of 100.000 employes for sony mistakes
well another cut of 100.000 employes for sony mistakes
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Posted on 15:21, December 30th 2009
 

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