Your technical opinion on Blu-Ray and the Cell as found in the PS3

[KBG29]

I am sorry for anyone that can not see the benefits of Blu-ray and Cell by now. It was obvious from E3 2005 that the PS3 tech was going to blow away everything else this gen. The system has much greater bandwidth, and more processing power from both its CPU, and GPU (yes, the RSX is more powerful than the Xenos. Xenos is more flexible, but in raw power RSX is the winner). Now if technical specs don't prove enough to you (you can't understand that 10>5), then you should have seen the benefits in games as early as the second half of 2007. Lair, Heavanly Sword, Ratchet & Clanck, and Uncharted:DF had already put a gap between PS3 and its console competitors by that time thanks to Cell, and Blu-ray.

Now in the present we have seen Metal Gear Solid 4, Infamous, Killzone 2, Uncharted 2, Little Big Planet, Ratchet & Clank 2, and Resistance 2 all put an even further gap between PS3 and its compotition. Everyone of the games listed has been able to push much better image quality, and sound than anything (sans Gears 1 & 2 IQ only) on the compotitions hardware thanks to Blu-ray. MGS4, K2, R2, and U2 all showcase the capabilities of the Cell processor, and effects only made possible thanks to it.

Into the futurethings will only get better. I saw one person say they have finally seen the purpose of both techs, but it has taken all this time. Well here is some good news. We have all of this time again until new hardware will be on the market, and the Blu-ray and Cell advantage will only continue to widen the gap from here on out.

Here are the titles to watch for in 2010 which will continue to prove Cell/Blu-ray.

January - MAG showcases Cell, and one of the other PS3 only techs of this generation, 10/100/1000, yeah PS3 is the only current gen console with gigabit ethernet.

Febuary - Heavy Rain showcases both Cell and Blu-ray beautifully. HR is packed with content. No two charicters will look alike. 100s of people were scanned so that when you go to the mall, or a club, or a train station you will never see the same face twice. The story is able to branch out in many ways with, and Blu-ray gives the devs the space for differant VO's based on you decisions.

March - Final Fantasy XIII, and God of War III. Final Fantasy on PS3 will have about 15 GB more data than the other systems version of the game. PS3 will feature higher quality audio, and Full HD cutsence. As to weather Cell was taken advantage of we will have to wait and see. God of War should be the technicall showcase on PS3 at launch. It looks to take everything we saw from Uncharted 2, and take it up to the next level.

Mid Year - Gran Turismo 5. 1000 cars. 100 Tracks. Nascar. WRC. 16 racers online, and off. 1080p 60fps gameplay. Crash damage. Day/Night racing. Weather Conditions. You want an example of a content that only Blu-ray is Capable of? Do you want to see why the Cell processor has such acclaim? GT5 will be the technicall showcase, and one of the greatest games of all time to boot.