nightsurge on 01 December 2008
| theprof00 said: Answer: Brand Name: Sony is top most known brand. Psychology proves that the greater the brand recognition, the greater the product sells. Blu-Ray: Sony invested heavily in BR, more than any other company, and needed to win the format war in order to turn a profit. PS3 systems will turn the tide of the format war towards BR. Fanbase: Having such a large amount of sales for the ps1 and the ps2, Sony will be able to eke out numerous sales based solely on the success of previous generations. Cell Chip: PS3 will be the first time the cell debuts on a world stage, and demonstrates a monstrous amount of raw computating power. This will lead to both military and private contracts. As seen by the folding at Home project, PS3's have outperformed almost the entire world. Home theater: With not only the best next-gen digital video quality, but also next-gen sound quality, The PS3 solidifies its place among Home theater enthusiasts, keeping Sony in the Living Room, where it wants to plant a flag. /end thread |
You do realize that the Cell is not some magnificent all powerful processor, right? I mean, many newer PC processors are much more powerful. The Cell is good at physics and mathematical calculations, but does not even compete with the Nvidia Video cards using CUDA technology. That is where the real Folding@Home is done. The PS3 barely does 1000 points a day, while an 8800 or 200 GTX series video card will do many times that! I highly doubt that the military or any private contract would choose to use the IBM made Cell for anything. They'd much rather use the better stuff like I mentioned.
