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Rumour: PlayStation 4 will abandon Cell processor!
Topic Started: Mar 1 2012, 02:49 PM (469 Views)
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According to a new rumour, Sony will abandon its self-produced Cell processor, opting to consider other options to power a PlayStation 4.

According to Kotaku, citing industry sources, Sony's next games console won't have a Cell processor or any possible successor to the CPU that powers the PS3.
The site reports that AMD will be providing the machine's GPU (graphics card), and speculates that the same firm could get the job of providing the CPU as well - possibly both on a unified unit similar to its existing Fusion architecture.

As the report highlights, this sits in line with a

recent Forbes report citing an AMD-produced GPU for the console, which Sony is still yet to even acknowledge is coming.

Sony has refused to comment on 'rumour and speculation'.

Source: Kotaku
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Now it just gets exciting can't wait wait till the ps4 comes out!
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In my opinion, this is very good news. The Playstation brand of system always had very different architectures to other consoles and because of the huge success of PS1 and PS2, developers put the time in. However since then the market has changed.

It's more riskier and expensive than ever to make a big budget game. Console hardware manufacturers need to continue to make game making on their platforms as intuitive and easy as possible. Ditching Cell is a good step because it's notoriously hard to get the best out of the PS3 with it!
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The Cell was the main reason of the huge R&D costs for the PS3 and I was reading the other day that lots of people expect Sony to continue with the Cell as they still haven't fully recouped their losses from it.
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Well Sony sold it's Cell processing division but they could continue to use it if they so choose. However Cell was co-developed with IBM and even they have moved on!
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What does this mean to us gamers though? Will we be getting a lower powered one but less expensive ps4?
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Not at all Brink! Just because it won't use Cell does not mean anything about it's power! There are quad core processors that are more efficient than Cell Processors nowadays.

However all signs are pointing to less focus on power for both the next Xbox and Playstation!

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Well thats a relief and makes sense, cause the whole point of next gen consoles is to BE NEXT gen haha.
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Well scratch what I said above! If the PS4 is really using a Southern Islands GPU (AMD Radeon 7000 series) the console is going to be very powerful! It appears that Sony are not changing anything about their strategy! It could work but it may also put them with a cost disadvantage!
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@Brink my thoughts exactly. The PS3 has a life of ten years and there's no point in making a new console this soon unless it's a big step up.
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Yeah TXT but lets get one thing straight! Anyone can come up with a $1000 console that is uber powerful! However for games to truly take advantage of that power, the console needs to reach mass market (around 10 million consoles) as soon as possible! However probably even more importantly, it needs developers truly taking advantage of the hardware and not just up porting from other consoles. The PS3 struggled until the PS3 Slim came out at a very good price so price is a very deciding factor for success!

Anyway having said that, I have no idea who's strategy will come off!

It appears to me that Wii U will be the least powerful but be unique! The Xbox 360 will be mid range but hav a focus on Entertainment not just limited to gaming, while PS4 seems to the cutting edge! Obviously this again leaves Sony with the riskiest and most expensive strategy but if it works, Wii U and 360 may just feel inferior all round!
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PS3 need to make and support new franchises for the PS4. PS3 brought in Drake which was epic, but others were continuations, Killzone 2,3 and Resistance 2,3 which arguably could have been better? More unique?
And of course, a whole tonne of HD collections...

Well they did also have MGS4.
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I was speaking about this to Bounce and Dee Jay S the other day. We all agreed (Bounce doesn't even own a PS3) that Sony have better exclusives and have strong 2nd party games but they just didn't do as well as they deserved! Make no mistake, Uncharted 3 for it's quality deserved to sell 10 million copies but this generation the fixation has been shooters more specifically COD!

However Sony need to keep doing that because frankly I can't see 3 console manufacturers competing for ever! To win, exclusives will be key!
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Yes, I would have liked to play more of their games, but seeing as the servers were non-existant after and no support it seemed like a rent. Also SOCOM was a disappointment. Modnation racers did not kick it for me, and LBP was nice and fresh but didn't seem to be franchise material for me. No real immersion to the characters there.
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Yeah they haven't quite been the darlings that Sony have wanted or needed! However they need to focus on their 2nd party strength because the Xbox and PS3 offer a very similar experience as is! However if the PS4 really has that much power, next generation is going to be quite a different affair! The only problem is that the amount of Publishers has narrowed quite a bit and many are in trouble! 2nd Party is the way to stand out from all the 3rd party multi platform games that all 3 new consoles will see next gen!
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