crumas2 on 17 January 2008
| Legend11 said: I still can't understand why Sony went with the Cell for PS3. What was wrong with existing processors that Sony felt they had to develop something new that would give third parties unnecessary problems and expense while they learned how to develop on it? |
It was a gamble... sparkly new capabilities vs ease-of-development. They chose the former. Time will tell how well the gamble will pay off.
But then, the PS3 is full of gambles:
1. Cell processor (really powerful but harder to tap)
2. Blu-ray (new optical tech and expensive)
3. Very high initial price.
I think the PS3 will survive and do well, but I doubt it will ever sell like the PS2.
