Future Console CPU-GPU solutions - Revisited - PS4 Example

[freedquaker]

I was predicting the upcoming generation (2013 onwards) back in 2010, and I was right on spot. That was a relatively non-technical but scientifically feasible educated guess.

 

Also as a note, I don't think Wii was faster from Xbox CPU wise, at least not by a long shot. The CPU performance is vastly exaggerated in people's minds. The CPUs in current gen consoles are unbelivably slow compared to modern hardware. I'd say they are even slower than modern Atom processors. But those machines are still capable of producing pretty amazing results that your netbooks can't even dream of, thanks to a combination of right GPU, RAM, architecture and software mechanism and due optimizations.

 

My only concern about the PS4 CPU is 8 freaking cores. Having such level of parallelization WILL be a huge challenge for developers, and I expect a similar level of uphill for PS4 as in PS3, although it will be relatively much easier thanks to all identical x86 cores, rather than blind sided cell IPs, which could only certain tasks. Also the improved RAM and relatively better GPU is a big relief (The RSX was obviously an after thought in PS3).