PS3 Details Revealed

January 7, 2003 - 9:00pm

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.

You will find the link to Sony's patent here.

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PS3 Details Revealed

Insane... just think of the possibilities and implications sony could have, running at 4 ghz and pulling in a teraflop at min. is enough to possibly injure the computer gaming industry...

PS3 Details Revealed

lol, i came in here hoping to get some new info, only to find what DRDEATH posted in another forum.anyways, i'm not gonna be fan-boy, and i'm gonna say, if they pull this off, i'm gonna switch sides. right now, XBOX2 only looks like another PC pull out. although the first XBOX did a good job, b/c the rest of the consoles sucked, PS3 looks like its onto something fresh and new.i sorta get a feeling that this is an evil attempt though. maybe b/c i watch too much manga cartoons, but don't u think Sony is making the industry evil? i liked it when it was just Sega and Nintendo. good games, loyal users, and friendly makers. ah, daisy picking is good...er

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first of all Manetheren, the ps3 isn't schelduled to come out till 2005. that still 2 more years. they already have a 3.06 chip out???? in another 2 years it will be like a duron that you can buy for 50 buck off tigerdirect. its looking good but all i can say is that i agree with the article on that it might get a little heavey to progam. but oh well. it will add more to gameing.

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the article is BS dumbass! Written by the inquirer <-- who the f**k said they were credible? That link to the so-called patent doesn't even contain any info on the ps3, just some talk of parallel processing cells?April fools is a few months away megagames..

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first of all tech_boy03 what the f*k r u on... u can already get durons at that price.Secondly they already have this technology, by the end of this year it would have been brought out commerially so by that year we would have already surpassed that speed.!

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i think that everyone needs to consider that law that was imposed by that guy whos name i cant remember when computers first came out. every year computers will double in speed and capacity and constantly lower in price and take a look so far the law has remained true so think in 2 years if the law continues to remain true computers will be at 12 ghz and 4 ghz computers will be at discount prices.

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mg IS byast...have you noticed that around here that a lot of ppl are simply obessessed with playstation2 which in my mind, and a lot of others is a FLOP. Personally, I own all 4(yes my DC included) systems, and I think the best QUALITY and playable games are on my Gamecube. Sony is shyt and MG doesnt know anything about nintendo. I bet that they dont even know about the GCN2! And most of you probably dont know either! Go to IGN or Gamespot, you wont fing byast veiws or tabloid reports there..

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oh and also, I like my DC graphics better than ps2. ps2 is simply the worst system out there right now and if Xbox had some quality games (excepting halo and games on other systems) it would be a great system, The only true Quality ive seen is Nintendo and Sega!

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Sounds good,i dont think these are official..Its WAY to early to release ps3 details,a sighn that sony's just in it for the money,ill wait for the new Nintendo befor i buy a ps3.

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Ok so we are at 3.06 tech boy...The ps2 used a 300mhz chip and we where past a ghz already and that console costed 300 bucks. The Xbox only used 733 and we where past 2ghz(again 300 bucks). I doubt the Piece of Shit 3 is going to be running 4ghz. Sorry man if you honestly believe that bullshit you need help or you are a ps fanboy.

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Xbox is the best console out when it was annouced it was better than PS2 and PS2 hadn't been out then so when PS3 comes out Xbox 2 will be so much better I dont think Sonys anygood at making Console pitty Sega dropped out an put all that money into DreamCast the first online Console :(

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lol.....how interesting ....all these so called consoles!! AKA mini pc's ......are getting broadband suddenly and getting in the Gigahertz speeds ....but you want to know who started it all ........BILL GATES ....that's right the Xbox ....and yes ...the XBOX will smash on the PS3 ...u know why .....cause Microsoft has a deal with Intel and at this point in time Intel already has 3 + gig CPU out on the market ....which also means they're working on something faster already ......XBOX and CHIPZILLA will DESTROY THE PS3!!!! FACT !!!!!!! like it or not

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Hmm.f**king console.I hate the new Consoles.They make me sick.Why the f**k we need a console when we have a PC.Just think.If the companies spent their money on computer games it will be better!!!!In fact my favourite GAMES ARE ON THAT f**kING PS2 - Final Fantasy 9,10,11.What do u think.Thell me why the consoles are better?Why do I need a PS2 and a internet for it.I only like the SEGA console game.And I have one.Sory but for me the consoles are just wasting tame and money.They are FUCING things.Because u can play their games with emulatoe.Ok thats all from me.

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The PS3 will be powerful but when it comes out, Intel is going to release their new Processor codename (prescott), and god only know's what Nvidia and ATI will cook up by then.Oh yeah f**k consoles!

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Sony has lost their touch. PSX was great when it was released. PS2, released in 2000, aren't even as powerful as Dreamcast, released in 1998. PS3....expect another crappy console.

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you ppl are ignorant:first, bob go here to learn more about what u said. its 18 months not 12[url removed] QUIT FREAKIN COMPARING PC TO CONSOLE! a console is a dedicated and constant piece of hardware. a computer is not. that is why you cant emulate consoles very well. consoles like snes dont work 100% of time. it was a 16 bit system running at about 3 mhz with only 124KB system RAM and 64 KB video RAM. If we cant emulate that properly on todays computers using raw processing power, how the h*** can you say XBOX is yesterday's technology? Bah on all of you naive ppl.

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Shame on you all (except a few)!! You ppl say the article is biased! So what, who gives a cr*p, and more, MOST OF you, (and underlign MOST), ARE talking about consoles that haven´t come out yet, and there are litle specs info to talk about. Dont say that certain consoles are Doomed before they even got out! Let me give some of you an advise: dont talk of consols or other things that yet cannot show what are they made off. Finally some off you guys are the ones who are biased. :P

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sorry josh, sometimes on these i dont read everyones posts because i cant be arsed. i thought that it was 18 months and not 12, but i wasnt sure.since its 18 months and not 12, 12Ghz is over estimating, and the ps3 would be quite a speedy bugger if the article is correct on each cell being 4Ghz.and i agree with what you said about comparing consoles and pc's is useless. my argument is that the speed of the ps3 (again, if the article is correct) will be faster than pc technology.that is asumning that something similar isnt developed for PC, being able to slot many processors into one system.

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PC Power, PC Geek, and you other PC fans down there, console gaming far outsold PC gaming this year, and the PC game industry is actually hurting from how popular consoles have become. Also, most games DON'T go the PC. Consoles have WAY more exclusives. I game on both PC and console, so I don't worry.

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Moore's Law states that processing power doubles every 18 months, until it hits a brickwall with the size of the atom. As for the statement about 4 4GHz processors equaling 16GHz, that is wrong. What it means is it will be about to perform multitasking better. Multiprocessor systems are never as fast as a single processor adding up to the same clock frequency.

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another note.leading edge technology takes years to design and implement. The processors of today were imagined many many months ago and the things imagined today will take many many months to put in reality. There is no way to make calls on how this technology will perform or compare it to anything we have today. there is only one thing to do. WAIT!!! Nobody expected GC, ps2, and xbox to coexist. Everybody was proved wrong. Dont flame on this, but all 3 systems are competing hard and all 3 holding there own (ok maybe XBOX is the struggler, but with Micro$ofts $$$$ it doesn't matter. theyll fight to the bitter end.) Also everybody thought XBOX would be the end of ps2. well all those ppl were wrong. ps2 is still stronger than ever and the only system doing the killing still is the ps2.This should show that system specs and hardware performance have NOTHING to do with how well a console will perform on the market. It is clear that XBOX and GC are a much better machine than ps2 (ps2 is rather old compared to the other2), but ps2 is still kicking butt.There just is no gaurantee and the only way to tell will be when these consoles hit the market. even then we may not realize their potentials. Just be patient and enjoy the console world of today.

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I have to say some people that post on here really have problems.anyway like someone said all the new consoles will be roughly the same graphcs wise anyway, just like all other clonsoles have been. eg ps2 game cube and xbox arnt that much different in spec really. so it doesnt matter much anyway. and whoever said consoles r rubbish and companies r wasting money u r also stupid, did u know that sony make absolutely loads of products like tvs, stereos, vcrs, dvd players, laptops, pcs and about 30 more things yet over half thier profits last year came from ps2!so hmm i think u may be slightly wrong there. also someone said u should have a pc instead of a console, well a top of the range pc will cost u about £1000, and a console costs around £300 when 1st released. so there u go for a start. most people cant afford and dont want the hassle of having to upgrade graphics card every year and change the graphics settinigs in games (although its easy. also some games r just better on console, also when your mates come round u can have a 4 player game with 1 console, so consoles have many advantages, the only disadvantes they have r being reduced every time another gen of consoles is introduced, eg internet connecion. mice and keyboard for rts games like c&c. however i think the main thing that will make the difference between which console is the most successful is the marketing campaign and the consoles image, when u think of ps2 u think of better things that u think of when u think of microsoft and gamecube. so whatever the specs r, it wont make much difference anyway tbh.thats what i think anyway

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PC is GOD, consoles (as of right now at least) suck. So who the f**k really cares about the f**king PS3? Oh and Hawk, who the f**k cares about who sold more? Its quality not quantity you fool....

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THIS f**kING ARTICLE IS A HOAX, DROP IT ALREADY MEGAGAMES!The ps3's processor is going to roughly be 100 times more powerful than a single 2.4ghz intel processor! Rambus will apparently supply the speedy memory.THIS IS THE OFFICIAL NEWS REPORTED AT GAMESPOT[url removed]

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I am just frickin' tired of the console wars... I was happy with the SNES and Genesis....why can't the newbies consider console peace?All of the new consoles are good,the only problem is they try to bite their competitors heads off.And please....why make an XBOX2 and GC2 (which I didn't see a confirmation about) when they can wait and just make their existing systems better?I mean,they aren't hopeless or anything!To be honest , I'm sure that one day,the power will reach a certain limit.And that limit will bring peace to consoles....for ever...(well at least till us stupid little humans destroy each other).Please stop the console-pc bashing...some games are better played with a reliable console and other with a flight yoke/wheel/dance mat (heh heh) which are usable on the not so user-friendly but oh-so-powerful PC (and/or Mac).The winner of the console war is the system thats sitting in your living room.Who cares about the others?You're happy,aren't you?I bought a Gamecube and will buy every console since I'm going into the market...(I'll be a game designer in a couple of years)Just think about it.Peace? Is it possible?...We might be long dead...sadly.

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True, a PC costs alot more than a console. But the advantages? you can do more than just play games, many many more things. I prefer PC because I can load up WorldCraft or Q3Radient and make a level for the games I play the most. Consoles don't have this ability. User MODs such as Counter-Strike or DayOfDefeat. They are alot of hastle also, like upgrading and system crashes. But once you've shelled out all that cash, it can stay good enough to play the most hardware intensive games for a while. By the time that a game comes out that eats hardware comes along, the hardware to play it isnt that expensive. Such as GeForce 4's at the moment are £200 and will do for some time.If you don't like the hastle and flexability of a PC, then get your consoles and be happy with them. If ya don't like a particular console, don't buy it, and don't slag it off.Personnaly, I like my PC the most.

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Everyone ranting here. LOL. Nothing new with this post. Hell i posted the same specs last week in the other post...lol. Mega games has to get their facts earlier. Anyways. It sounds good on paper. 4 Ghz is fast..for now. In 2 years 4 GHZ will be almost entry level for most PC setups. Don't throw away your possibilities of getting a XBOX2 or Game-Cube2 over the PS3. It's not the C.P.U that you should be looking at. But the G.P.U. Whichever company does not mess that up should do well. So another wait and see contest. So much to choose from....

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Play station sux!I mean i would rather play snes still then even concider bying a playstation 2 or 3. The games lack of fealing makes nintendo 16bit the winner to this day!.

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I don't see what's so hard to believe. 4ghz is going to be about average for 2005, and with that will change the prices of the hardware as well. Think about it for a minute, if sony overpriced it, it wouldn't sell. i'm not a fanboy, but i am happy with the update from sony. i can only hope nintendo keeps up with it all, as for microsoft, they'll be fine. it doesnt matter if they crash, they'll always be funded.

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