IBM begins production of 65nm Cell chip - Engadget

Nobody cares. The PS3 is dead already. It's a two-horse race between the X360 and Wii.

Does anyone know of any benchmarks available comparing the cell processor to other current processors? Might be interesting..

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i'll hear from you again in a year..

.. "why is the PS3 doing so well now.

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that Home and LittleBigWorld, Final Fantasy 13, White Nights, MGS...

et cetc...

aiii why did those games have to come out..sigh"

Lets not forget that IBM provides the CPU's for the GameCube, Wii, PS3 and XBOX 360 and apparently future versions of these boxes.

We're also seeing the IBM Cell Processor show up in DVD Players, Smartphones and T.V.'s.

More closer benchmark would be CPU+DSP v. Cell - though again no such benchmarks exist. But then again (even if there would be such benchmarks) it all would boil down to peripherals: DSPs (and Cell I think too) work internally magnitudes faster compared to e.

g. RAM or PCI bus. And also DSPs are real-time devices - you can calculate how long any particular operation would take.

They are built into systems after calculating precisely what performance is needed. So they are kind of very specialized. Cell is aimed to be more universal - but retaining all good features of DSPs.

Though it doesn't look like it making any big inroads. DSP programming was always tricky..

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Sony is NOT a Cell customer! Sony and IBM (and Toshiba) developed it together: it was a collaborative effort to Sony's specification.

You make it sound like Sony just bought something off the shelf which IBM had created, which is complete bull - and you know it. Looking forward to your next iReport claiming Apple invented the internet, mp3, TV, mobile telephony..

.or something. Aaaaany day now.

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What DVD Players, Smartphones and T.V.'s, James?

What smartphone could conceivably afford the power budget of a cell processor? Pulling this crap out of your butt? "Lets not forget that IBM provides the CPU's for the GameCube, Wii, PS3 and XBOX 360 and apparently future versions of these boxes.

" Yes, and only one of the (the biggest failure) uses the cell processor.

Sony is an IBM customer, but, yes, Sony shares in the blame for the cell processor's colossal failure.
Stick to subjects you can actually demonstrate you know about, Craig Stick to subjects you can actually demonstrate you know about, Craig.

Can spot a Wiiboy from a mile away...

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I thought Sony produced their own Cell chips?

I remember hearing about them licensing the design from IBM so they could fab their own. If so, they'll have to come up with their own advances in miniturization. Also remember that any PS3 pricecut is for Sony's benefit, not ours'.

They're still looking to reduce their cost to manufacture while still selling for the same price.

im not waiting for a price drop on the ps3, im waiting for some good games to drop. motorstorm how i loved you and waited for you after i played your demo (at target) and then i found out you were a 1 player game, no split screen.

no thank you sony, i will not play games by myself, either with my brother or drunken comrades.

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