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I like the idea of cell. It suits gaming, a slightly less general purpose CPU which is good at rendering graphics as well as evaluating complex logic. x86 is the consumer standard though so I imagine it will make Sonys life a little easier when it comes to ports.
Cell ++ less powerful GPU == Hardware engineer's ideal gaming console.
360 CPU ++ standard GUP == Software engineer's ideal gaming CPU.
And Sony also failed with the software development kit.
Microsoft being a shitty software company, it knows its basic which is inefficient, but powerful software development tool kit.
I really think both CPUs will do fine as more companies develop games for them. However, the current gen console war just reminds me of the PC architecture: throw faster CPU and more memory at inefficient applications.
I figure PS3 Cell would go away eventually and the next 360 will have faster CPU, more memory, and powerful GPU yet again.
360 CPU ++ standard GUP == Software engineer's ideal gaming CPU.
And Sony also failed with the software development kit.
Microsoft being a shitty software company, it knows its basic which is inefficient, but powerful software development tool kit.
I really think both CPUs will do fine as more companies develop games for them. However, the current gen console war just reminds me of the PC architecture: throw faster CPU and more memory at inefficient applications.
I figure PS3 Cell would go away eventually and the next 360 will have faster CPU, more memory, and powerful GPU yet again.
This doesn't surprise me at all. It was the cell processor, not Bluray, that was the collosel mistake in the PS3's design. Bluray, whether it caught on as a video format or not, would have still been a great format for games, allowing uncompressed textures and audio, or just more content overall on a single disc. The cell processor, while *maybe* technicalogically superior to any other processor available at the time, caused issues with development and raised the price of the PS3 with no quantifiable benefit other than to support Sony's pipe dream of everyone running a bunch of networked Sony appliances in their homes.
This is REALLY not a surprise at all. It was a mistake to move toward the Cell Chip in the first place. Once again, Sony's future game system will NOT be Backwards Compatible. Unreal.
If they ditch the cell from the PS3, then we all can kiss backwards compatibility with PS3 games goodbye from the PS4. It would be even more harsh on consumers than not having BC with PS2 games on newer PS3 models (only the 20 GB, 60 GB, & the older 80 GB models have PS2 BC, with the 20 & 60 GB having PS2 BC by hardware emulation by using emotion engine).
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