.:HSTuners::

CD5Passion · 11-29-2004, 04:42 PM

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/29/technology/29ibm.html

IBM has developed a new chip that will leave the Xbox in it's wake. Will make gameplay seem as though you are watching real live tv
microsoft can suck it

*pdiggitydogg* · 11-29-2004, 05:07 PM

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Today, the Sony Corporation and its entertainment arm as well as I.B.M. and Toshiba will reveal some of the first details of the Cell chip, jointly developed by the three companies, that will form the basis of the next generation of PlayStation game consoles.

The chip, which is still being designed, has been one of the most guarded secrets in the entertainment, semiconductor and computing industries since the companies started work on it in 2001.

Industry analysts expect the new PlayStation to be released in late 2005 or early 2006. The advanced chip will include multiple processors versatile enough to provide richer video images, multiplayer gaming and the addition of still pictures, audio and other media, the companies and analysts said.

Sony plans to introduce high-definition televisions powered by Cell in 2006, while I.B.M. says the Cell chip has the potential to be included in other consumer electronics and computing products, the companies said.

I.B.M. and Sony also said they were testing a workstation driven by the Cell chip that will be used by video game makers and producers of special effects.

To handle all these functions, the Cell will have separate microprocessors that manage specific jobs simultaneously, as well as allow for data to be sent and received at high speeds over broadband lines. This is a step ahead of the current generation of chips that typically have one microprocessor and can manage more limited amounts of data and functions at a time.

"The Cell processor is probably the first major change in chip processors in 10 to 20 years because there are multiple brains" inside the chip, said Richard Doherty, the president and research director at the Envisioneering Group, a technology consultant in Seaford, N.Y. "With previous chip generations, communications was an afterthought. It was just about how fast it goes and never about the richness of the gasoline."

Though Sony has said little about the successor to the PlayStation 2, analysts expect it to range far beyond games. The current machine has a DVD player and offers access to the Internet to allow for multiplayer games online.

But with Cell inside, the new machine may also be able to download satellite television signals and connect to digital cable set-top boxes, Mr. Doherty and other analysts said. Because the machine is expected to include a hard drive, users may also be able to store photos and videos. The Cell-driven machine is expected to display video and pictures in high definition.

The workstations with Cell inside will allow video game developers and special effects producers to create products in a fraction of the time it takes now, the companies said. That could reduce the cost of making movies and video games, a potential boon for movie studios.

*AzCivic* · 11-29-2004, 05:40 PM

and a year or so later xbox will have the same thing, only more powerful

Violent Apathy · 11-29-2004, 05:48 PM

Actually Xbox 2 is gonna hit before PS3 hehe.

*AzCivic* · 11-29-2004, 06:38 PM

well thats stupid

CD5Passion · 11-29-2004, 06:57 PM

i dont care how much microsoft tries they won't compare to Sony.

GT40FIED · 11-29-2004, 08:25 PM

^ I guess we'll never know since all of these companies sign exclusivity contracts with Microsoft or Sony to ONLY sell their games on a certain platform. I'd buy Halo if it were made for the PS2...but like hell I'm buying an Xbox just to play a few games I want. So no side-to-side comparisons there. The few games they do put out for multiple platforms look the same on all of them.

*pdiggitydogg* · 11-29-2004, 09:11 PM

eh I dont know about that
IE - Splinter Cell looks the best, by far, on gamecube
Same goes for lots of sports titles.

Im about officially done w/ console gaming. The cost is way too high anymore, since new things are constantly coming out. PS2 has had the longest run of a console in a long time - hats off to them for that.
But now, the ps2 fails in comparison to xbox and newest gc games IMO

IALuder · 11-29-2004, 11:55 PM

ill stick with my PC and use a my PS2 controll to play.

Violent Apathy · 11-30-2004, 02:48 AM

Yeah video games cost way too much, but i can't help it i work in a friggin video game store, i need to find a new job. :o

11-29-2004, 04:42 PM	#1
CD5Passion Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Santa Barbara, California Age: 38 Posts: 5,446	Helllo Playstation http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/29/technology/29ibm.html IBM has developed a new chip that will leave the Xbox in it's wake. Will make gameplay seem as though you are watching real live tv microsoft can suck it __________________

11-29-2004, 05:48 PM	#4
Violent Apathy Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Grafenwoehr, Germany Age: 40 Posts: 1,255	Actually Xbox 2 is gonna hit before PS3 hehe. __________________ Black 2007 Mustang GT California Special "There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. Some kind of high powered mutant never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die." - Hunter S. Thompson, 1937-2005

11-29-2004, 06:57 PM	#6
CD5Passion Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Santa Barbara, California Age: 38 Posts: 5,446	i dont care how much microsoft tries they won't compare to Sony. __________________

11-29-2004, 08:25 PM	#7
GT40FIED Best...mod...ever Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: At the end of the longest line Age: 43 Posts: 7,451	^ I guess we'll never know since all of these companies sign exclusivity contracts with Microsoft or Sony to ONLY sell their games on a certain platform. I'd buy Halo if it were made for the PS2...but like hell I'm buying an Xbox just to play a few games I want. So no side-to-side comparisons there. The few games they do put out for multiple platforms look the same on all of them. __________________ 1984 1/2 Mustang GT350 #842, Faster than you...nuff said Anna Fan Club President/Dictator Someday, in the event that mankind actually figures out what it is that this world actually revoles around, thousands of people are going to be shocked and perplexed that it was not them. Sometimes this includes me. "If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face - forever." - George Orwell Welcome to the new Amerika

11-29-2004, 11:55 PM	#9
IALuder Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Des Moines IA Age: 38 Posts: 7,908	ill stick with my PC and use a my PS2 controll to play. __________________ 93 Si H23vtec......soon to be 12lbs 95 Civic EX....automatic DD if you cant dazzle them with your brillance, baffle them with your bullshit.

11-29-2004, 05:07 PM	#2
pdiggitydogg Yahoo Watashi wa kattaze! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Meanwhile, up in The D... Age: 41 Posts: 10,579	(requires a login) Today, the Sony Corporation and its entertainment arm as well as I.B.M. and Toshiba will reveal some of the first details of the Cell chip, jointly developed by the three companies, that will form the basis of the next generation of PlayStation game consoles. The chip, which is still being designed, has been one of the most guarded secrets in the entertainment, semiconductor and computing industries since the companies started work on it in 2001. Industry analysts expect the new PlayStation to be released in late 2005 or early 2006. The advanced chip will include multiple processors versatile enough to provide richer video images, multiplayer gaming and the addition of still pictures, audio and other media, the companies and analysts said. Sony plans to introduce high-definition televisions powered by Cell in 2006, while I.B.M. says the Cell chip has the potential to be included in other consumer electronics and computing products, the companies said. I.B.M. and Sony also said they were testing a workstation driven by the Cell chip that will be used by video game makers and producers of special effects. To handle all these functions, the Cell will have separate microprocessors that manage specific jobs simultaneously, as well as allow for data to be sent and received at high speeds over broadband lines. This is a step ahead of the current generation of chips that typically have one microprocessor and can manage more limited amounts of data and functions at a time. "The Cell processor is probably the first major change in chip processors in 10 to 20 years because there are multiple brains" inside the chip, said Richard Doherty, the president and research director at the Envisioneering Group, a technology consultant in Seaford, N.Y. "With previous chip generations, communications was an afterthought. It was just about how fast it goes and never about the richness of the gasoline." Though Sony has said little about the successor to the PlayStation 2, analysts expect it to range far beyond games. The current machine has a DVD player and offers access to the Internet to allow for multiplayer games online. But with Cell inside, the new machine may also be able to download satellite television signals and connect to digital cable set-top boxes, Mr. Doherty and other analysts said. Because the machine is expected to include a hard drive, users may also be able to store photos and videos. The Cell-driven machine is expected to display video and pictures in high definition. The workstations with Cell inside will allow video game developers and special effects producers to create products in a fraction of the time it takes now, the companies said. That could reduce the cost of making movies and video games, a potential boon for movie studios.

11-29-2004, 05:40 PM	#3
AzCivic Moderator Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Az Age: 43 Posts: 3,804	and a year or so later xbox will have the same thing, only more powerful

11-29-2004, 06:38 PM	#5
AzCivic Moderator Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Az Age: 43 Posts: 3,804	well thats stupid

11-29-2004, 09:11 PM	#8
pdiggitydogg Yahoo Watashi wa kattaze! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Meanwhile, up in The D... Age: 41 Posts: 10,579	eh I dont know about that IE - Splinter Cell looks the best, by far, on gamecube Same goes for lots of sports titles. Im about officially done w/ console gaming. The cost is way too high anymore, since new things are constantly coming out. PS2 has had the longest run of a console in a long time - hats off to them for that. But now, the ps2 fails in comparison to xbox and newest gc games IMO

11-30-2004, 02:48 AM	#10
Violent Apathy Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Grafenwoehr, Germany Age: 40 Posts: 1,255	Yeah video games cost way too much, but i can't help it i work in a friggin video game store, i need to find a new job. :o __________________ Black 2007 Mustang GT California Special "There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. Some kind of high powered mutant never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die." - Hunter S. Thompson, 1937-2005

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