Sony and Toshiba will begin mass-producing 45 nm Cell processors in 2009. According to Engadget’s report, the smaller chips will cost less to manufacture than the current 65 nm builds and will consume 40 percent less power.
Of course, this news opens the possibility of yet another PS3 SKU, which is sure to tick off anyone who recently upgraded to the standard 80GB unit. The speculation is that these chips could be a precursor to a smaller, less warm PS3. Fortunately, I got over the whole “my console is too big” thing after lugging around an Xbox for a few years.
The one thing that has really disturbed me about this generation of consoles is the saturation of different models. It’s annoying to have to watch out for a new version every quarter. What do you guys think? Would you go after a slim PS3 if it came to fruition in 2009?
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3:22 PM on 09.22.2008
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PS3 development won't soak up everything it can do for a while, so it makes sense that they improve what they can on it while keeping the core that companies develop for the same. Remember that the PS1 had some 19 different SKUs in its lifetime; this time they're just making the SKUs way more public, and adding changes visible to consumers.
if this allows for a cheaper console, which is a big selling point for many who haven't bought a next gen console, this could be helpful, or allowing for more USB slots, wireless capabilities, and backwards compatibility that is missing from some models of the ps3.
(unless the slim version has backwards compatability and is 199.99. Who could resist that?)
I'm happy with my sexy beast.
(I'm buying a 60 GB version off of eBay and I have no interest in a slim model if it doesn't have the same features as the 60 GB.)
i like being an early adopter.
All you people trying to find parallels between the PC industry and the console industry can go home, now.