PS3.5: Sony Patent Shows Plans To Increase PS3 Power

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Mr Puggsly said:

A203D said:

Mr Puggsly said:

I'm all for devices that make 360 and PS3 more powerful if they can keep it cheap and it prolongs the life of the consoles.

I dont mind it either, but how will they implement it, because some people are bound to be unaware of this at all, and i dont like the idea of having an external add on to my PS3. i just want my PS3 to be a standalone unit.

i suppose they could release a new PS3 model, which incorperates those new components, and then older users can have their units upgraded at the Sony store.

but is this even necessary because developers are finding it very expensive to make games anyway, and if we look at stuff like Uncharted of God of War, it seems like developers can still do a lot with the hardware, as those games are by no mean obsolete at this point.

Hypothetically, what if they could attach a device that adds a better GPU and more RAM. That seems to be a components that are really being pushed on HD consoles.

Games designed for the imaginary hardware could have better draw distances, smoother frame rates, shaper textures,  perhaps split screen more often, etc.

Just an idea, and it seems Sony is considering something like it.

That's technically impossible - GPUs with power comparable to PS3 gpu or faster need dedicated bus with proper bandwidth. There's no such thing on PS3 motherboard. Same for ram.

However they could make PS3,5 with GPU and cell working at higher frequencies (there's been 2 die shrinks since they were designed there's plenty of performance headroom in those chips) which would run all ps3 games a bit faster.