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

[jetrii]

mjk45 said:

@jetrii ,time changes everything but whats wrong with say the latest development cycle cell at the time coupled with a monster GPU ,rather than a simple CPU and monster GPU,yes you could have a relatively cheap and fast CPU,but the latest cell should also be smaller more powerful and hopefully cheaper .
Another question at the moment INTEL make the fastest and best chips in the pc market why aren't they a serious player in the console cpu market and if sony go for a conventional CPU who would you like to be the supplier

 

Sony won't make the same mistake again. There won't be be 600 dollar PS4 if Sony wants to stay in the industry. The money spent on the Cell processor could be spent on a cheaper CPU and the remaining funds allocated to the GPU. The more powerful and expensive the CPU, the less they can spend on a GPU. Developers are embracing GPU and moving more things onto the GPU, something which DirectX 11 will greatly improve. Averagr CPU + Monster GPU > Strong GPU + Strong GPU in my book. Then again, I am extremely biased since I work with GPUs :D

Sony made the same mistake Microsoft made years before, they got a GPU but they didn't get the IP for it. Right now, Microsoft owns the IP for both the CPU and GPU. They can go to any company and have them build their chips for them. Heck, they can build their own factory and make their own CPUs and GPUs. Sony is forced to go to Nvidia. Sony is at the mercy of Nvidia. Since they were in a hurry to get a GPU, they didn't have much to negotiate with. The RSX will probably be the most expensive components in the PS3 by the end of the generation. Like Nvidia, Intel doesn't like to share owenership of the IP. If anyone goes x86, they will probably go with AMD.