This is why I think memory, and data access should be the focus of next gen consoles. The PS3/360 CPU/GPU are already very capable chips. So much so that as you said, many games don't fully utilize the power available. Most of the time the only major wall the developers run into is how to fit everything into memory. Often times the CPU's on the current gen consoles are wasting massive resources helping move data.
These are the reasons I think Sony and MS are looking to less powerful CPU's for the next gen consoles, and why I think SSD's, eDRAM, and a massive unified memory pool are the most important piece of MS and Sony's next offerings. Any off the shelf CPU and GPU for $100 ea. will more than do the job next gen.
Stop hate, let others live the life they were given. Everyone has their problems, and no one should have to feel ashamed for the way they were born. Be proud of who you are, encourage others to be proud of themselves. Learn, research, absorb everything around you. Nothing is meaningless, a purpose is placed on everything no matter how you perceive it. Discover how to love, and share that love with everything that you encounter. Help make existence a beautiful thing.
Kevyn B Grams
10/03/2010
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