Goto Hiroshige has received PSX4 spec info from Japanese developer sources who received preliminary spec from SCEI for developer feedback(whom Goto refuses to name due to NDA).
- SCEI has sent rough PSX4 spec to 3rd party developers for feed back. Based on the description, PSX4 is a Wii-tized PSX3, no more than 2X as powerful.
- SCEI wants to beat Xbox 3 to launch. 2011 is the deadline, or sooner.
- SCEI pulled all its engineers from IBM Texas, and there is no new CELL architecture being developed. PSX4 will use same CELL architecture with improvements.
- SCEI will dump XDR and use standard JEDEC memory type(GDDR3/DDR3) for main memory.
If this is true, it's not much of a surprise. Between the rocky economic future and the success of Nintendo selling shit hardware, this is the smartest possible move, and nobody here should giggle because MS is likely to do the very same thing.
If this is true, it's not much of a surprise. Between the rocky economic future and the success of Nintendo selling shit hardware, this is the smartest possible move, and nobody here should giggle because MS is likely to do the very same thing.
Well, it's unclear whether they're gonna go all out for cost-cutting and ditch BR as well. but yeah. They can't afford to sink bajillions into further semiconductor tech development while on the verge of a 2nd 'Sony Shock'. Will it even have a HDD, or are they gonna take the Ninty route of making us buy our own SD cards? (not a HORRIBLE option but...)
fyi the pc watch article seems to have been misrepresented by deadmeat (eb's technical advisor in absentia)
according to gamecyte -- who may be a viral marketing operation, which would make them only somewhat more reliable than deadmeat -- the substance of the rumor is that sony may reuse the cell architecture and go with jedec memory (whatever that means) instead of xdr. the rest, including the low performance target, is pc watch's speculation
/me hides head in sand
yeah, i'm pretty much resigned to a wii future. in any case i'll be 30 by the time the next set of consoles rolls around, and this is probably the push i need to drop this stupid hobby
Uhhh I think they should worry about PS3 firstThis generation is a lost cause. The best Sony can do is position themselves for the next round, Microsoft is doing the same already. The difference between the two is Sony might actually make a modest profit on the PS3 before everything is said and done.
Same here. Honestly, I feel my interest getting weaker this gen. Due to the giant budgets required, there just isn't the diversity of games out there as there was with previous generations. At this point it is fairly obvious that there will not be a PS2-esque flood of good-not-great niche games. Developers bank on big hits, and for whatever reason, I find that less interesting.
Uhhh I think they should worry about PS3 first
Why should they or MS bother?
The Wii has stolen the party. PLAYSTATION(TM) 3 and Xbox 360 are fighting over crumbs from lord's table.
You guys are producing potential Sfan spin now for a PC watch article sprinkled with deadmeat.
Really. Are y'all like battered wives?
Hopefully more companies will be releasing HD 2D games to cut down on costs, next gen.
lol @ hd 2d graphics cutting down costs.
PS4 is two PS3s duct taped together confirmed.I came here to post this.