Killzone 2 VS Gears of War 2 through the eyes of a programmer

[Final-Fan]

jetrii said:

Final-Fan said:
So you're saying the people using PS3 clusters are just ignorant?

Not at all. Like I said, GPUs are not fit for every task and there are times when a PS3 cluster would be more efficient and effective. However, GPGPU if fairly new to a lot of people and they may not know too much about it/don't have the funding or time to sit down and relearn everything again. Instead, they decide to go with a familiar system, even if they have to get accustomed to the Cell processor.

Please stop putting words into my mouth.

Wait, what?  How is it a familiar system if they have to get accustomed to it? 

Also, when you said "There are tasks which GPUs are not fit for but most of the PS3 projects I've seen involve tasks which a GPU can do much more efficiently for much less", I don't think it's entirely unreasonable to conclude that you meant that (most) people using PS3 clusters were ignorant of the superior GPU solution.  Apparently that's not an accurate assessment of your position, but that's a reason why I sometimes rephrase someone's position and spit it back -- to see if I'm understanding it correctly.  I guess I'll avoid that technique with you, but I don't think I need to apologize for it.