Playstation3 Informations!!!

Rebel_X · January 10th, 2003

Here what I found in megagames site about the new PS3 that will come, and its spec,,

----=> From here..
Reports are beginning to surface which claim that Sony's PS3, the heir to the PS2 throne, architecture is obvious in a U.S. patent filed by Sony on September 26th.

The patent refers to an architecture for computer processors and computer networks and, in particular, to an architecture for computer processors and computer networks in a broadband environment.

Although the following description may go into some technical detail, it will offer a chance, to those with such a background to gain some insight as to the PS3's petential.
According to the inquirer.net, this is how the PS3 will work:

The PS3 will consist of cells, each one containing a CPU, probably a PowerPC, and eight APU's (vectorial processors) each with 128K of memory.

It will run at 4GHz, producing a staggering 256Gflops, with the cells connected to the central 64MB memory through a switched 1024bit bus.

It's still not known how many of these cells will be used in Playstation 3, but Sony hinted, a while back, that it could total as much as one teraflops, suggesting a four cell architecture.

Optical links, possibly FireWire optical links, could be used to share computing power.

The Playstation 3 architecture will be, in many respects, similar to the Playstation 2 but with considerable improvements, such as a larger number of VPU's, each with more memory. The operating system, too, is expected to be greatly improved.

Many fear that the complexity of the machine might make it extremely difficult to program for but Sony will do their best to work with developers in order to avoid such issues causing their console any problems.

---=> seems it will be a superb machine, I can't dare if it will be emulated in 2079 AD...

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**cooliscool** · January 10th, 2003

256GFlops.. 4ghz. My ass. These are nothing but speculation.

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**Razor Blade** · January 11th, 2003

Ya I saw that info a month ago on lots of websites. It seems pretty true. remember it wont be out till 2005 so alot of new stuff will come out till then. 2 - 3 years is a while in technology. I mean look at how things improve year after year.

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zerocopy · January 11th, 2003

yep. I wont be surprised if we hit 10 ghz by the end of 2003, so a 4 ghz cpu on a ps3 doesnt seem that farfetched

Quatro · January 11th, 2003

well PS3 won't be around by 2 years or so from now and when that happen, it might have much power that it is stated there...

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RF · January 11th, 2003

I think 4ghz is very possible. Pentium is alread @ 3. In 2 years im sure they could make it 4. Tho, it might beef up the price of the console.

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January 10th, 2003	#1 (permalink)
Rebel_X Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ 龍我雷 Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Oak Lawn, IL Posts: 1,202	Playstation3 Informations!!! Here what I found in megagames site about the new PS3 that will come, and its spec,, ----=> From here.. Reports are beginning to surface which claim that Sony's PS3, the heir to the PS2 throne, architecture is obvious in a U.S. patent filed by Sony on September 26th. The patent refers to an architecture for computer processors and computer networks and, in particular, to an architecture for computer processors and computer networks in a broadband environment. Although the following description may go into some technical detail, it will offer a chance, to those with such a background to gain some insight as to the PS3's petential. According to the inquirer.net, this is how the PS3 will work: The PS3 will consist of cells, each one containing a CPU, probably a PowerPC, and eight APU's (vectorial processors) each with 128K of memory. It will run at 4GHz, producing a staggering 256Gflops, with the cells connected to the central 64MB memory through a switched 1024bit bus. It's still not known how many of these cells will be used in Playstation 3, but Sony hinted, a while back, that it could total as much as one teraflops, suggesting a four cell architecture. Optical links, possibly FireWire optical links, could be used to share computing power. The Playstation 3 architecture will be, in many respects, similar to the Playstation 2 but with considerable improvements, such as a larger number of VPU's, each with more memory. The operating system, too, is expected to be greatly improved. Many fear that the complexity of the machine might make it extremely difficult to program for but Sony will do their best to work with developers in order to avoid such issues causing their console any problems. ---=> seems it will be a superb machine, I can't dare if it will be emulated in 2079 AD... __________________ Kuroshіtsuji (Sebastian: "I am one 'hell' of a butler")

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January 10th, 2003	#2 (permalink)
cooliscool Global Moderator Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: South Carolina, USA Posts: 6,828	256GFlops.. 4ghz. My ass. These are nothing but speculation. __________________ Bottles' Glasses - Banjo Kazooie/Tooie model viewer and ripper

January 11th, 2003	#3 (permalink)
Razor Blade Locked and Loaded Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I AM CANADIAN! Posts: 12,032	Ya I saw that info a month ago on lots of websites. It seems pretty true. remember it wont be out till 2005 so alot of new stuff will come out till then. 2 - 3 years is a while in technology. I mean look at how things improve year after year. __________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Core 2 Duo T7300 2.0 GHz ● NVIDIA GeForce 8400GS ● 2GB DDR2 RAM Hitachi 120GB HD ● Dual Layer DVD+/-RW Drive ● Windows Vista Home Premium ● Dell 2007WFP LCD ● Dell XPS M1330 Laptop ● 1TB Western Digital MyBook External HD ● Logitech Z10 Speakers ● PLAYSTATION 3 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

January 11th, 2003	#4 (permalink)
zerocopy Banned Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 2,954	yep. I wont be surprised if we hit 10 ghz by the end of 2003, so a 4 ghz cpu on a ps3 doesnt seem that farfetched

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Quatro c3rTifiEd V@mpIr3 Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Laguna Posts: 8,292	well PS3 won't be around by 2 years or so from now and when that happen, it might have much power that it is stated there... __________________ BE ONE OF US I JOIN THE WOLF CLAN - when you think that you have accomplish so much, many think of it as so little...

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RF Canadian Spaceman Join Date: May 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 8,744	I think 4ghz is very possible. Pentium is alread @ 3. In 2 years im sure they could make it 4. Tho, it might beef up the price of the console. __________________ CPU: Core i7 920 \ MB: EVGA X58 \ RAM: 12GB OCZ DDR3-1600 \ GPU: SLI 8800GTX HDD: 2x 150GB VelociRaptor R0 / PSU: Enermax Galaxy 850w / OS: Windows 7 x64