Updated my Amazon Review of the PS3

[sieanr]

MikeB said:

sieanr said:
"Now finally the key advantage, the Cell Broadband Engine, the heart of the console. This processor is designed by Sony, Toshiba, and IBM. The Cell is currently the most powerful processor to date, and basic desktop processors are expected to take another 4 or 5 years to match its power. The Cell has been rated to be 12 - 15 times faster than Intel's Core 2 Quad-Extreme."

You've got to be kidding

But whatever, only an idiot would buy a console based on power

The PS3 is not like a PC, when a game like Doom in the past was released many upgraded to the latest and greatest specs, the same so when for example Quake was released and so forth.

Constant one or two year upgrades is not an option for consoles, so for the long run it's IMO good to set great enough specifications with an eye on the future. The PS3 targets a different kind of consumer than for example the Wii does, for the PS3's market segment system power is far more important. Anyhow Sony still offers the PS2 which is cheaper and games like God of War 2 are still amongst the most impressive games available.

 BTW, a nice review ssj12.

Selling on the basis of power didnt help the Xbox 

2) "The Cell has been rated to be 12 - 15 times faster than Intel's Core 2 Quad-Extreme. " - It sounds like it's taken from a crazy fan boy rant and doesn't fit the rest of your review.

Thats because its one arbitrary benchmark, probably floating point.

Saying the Cell is more powerful than a Quad Core Extreme based off of one benchmark is almost as naive as saying desktop CPUs will take 4-5 years to catch up.