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Is "Super Charged" the new "Blast Processing"

Yes, it is a meaningless marketing tool. 34 36.96%
 
No, PS4 has faster RAM th... 28 30.43%
 
Genesis does, what Nintendon't. 9 9.78%
 
Sorry Plaything, you're not worthy. 2 2.17%
 
Now you're playing with POWER! 14 15.22%
 
You're parents help you hook it up. 5 5.43%
 
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kain_kusanagi on 23 February 2013

One expert's opinion:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6Z-GpJ60_M



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maxnyc on 23 February 2013

Super charged is code for "on steroids with 2 prosthetic legs, a gun, and a bad attitude". Kaz killed that shiz yo, now Sony is on bail & looking for action!



Chark on 23 February 2013

By super charged, I'm sure they are just stating it has some minor customizations. Just making sure people don't think it is straight up PC parts thrown together. In essence it is "super charged", a console will be able to take far more advantage of the hardware than a PC would, even if it is not customized to hell and back.



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kain_kusanagi on 23 February 2013
Chark said:
By super charged, I'm sure they are just stating it has some minor customizations. Just making sure people don't think it is straight up PC parts thrown together. In essence it is "super charged", a console will be able to take far more advantage of the hardware than a PC would, even if it is not customized to hell and back.


Sega just wanted people to understand that the Genesis' CPU was faster than the SNES, but back then people thought a CPU was the big gray box for running Excel at work. Sega called it Blast Processing to give kids ammo on the playground. Sony is calling a a mid ranged PC "Supercharged" to simplify the advantages of a closed architecture and give kids ammo for the forums.



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Chark on 23 February 2013
kain_kusanagi said:
Chark said:
By super charged, I'm sure they are just stating it has some minor customizations. Just making sure people don't think it is straight up PC parts thrown together. In essence it is "super charged", a console will be able to take far more advantage of the hardware than a PC would, even if it is not customized to hell and back.


Sega just wanted people to understand that the Genesis' CPU was faster than the SNES, but back then people thought a CPU was the big gray box for running Excel at work. Sega called it Blast Processing to give kids ammo on the playground. Sony is calling a a mid ranged PC "Supercharged" to simplify the advantages of a closed architecture and give kids ammo for the forums.

 


I think we are far beyond that now (thought I never experienced console wars growing up). Gamers are going to use real figures and numbers. Don't make this into something this is not.



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czecherychestnut on 23 February 2013
kain_kusanagi said:

One expert's opinion:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6Z-GpJ60_M


F*ck that is hilarious, man if Sony released a PS4 in a retro, 80's inspired case I'd buy the hell out of that. 



sethnintendo on 23 February 2013

I heard it comes with a 450 hp V8 super charged engine. I'm a bigger fan of turbo charger like Time Warner turbo charged internet.



KBG29 on 23 February 2013

It is basically the same concept as a super charger or a turbo charger. Both units force more air into a motor to give it more power. On the console they are giving the chips direct access to each other forcing fast communication. It is basically giving you more performance out of something than what it was initially intended for.

Sounds like a super charged system to me.



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kain_kusanagi on 23 February 2013
KBG29 said:
It is basically the same concept as a super charger or a turbo charger. Both units force more air into a motor to give it more power. On the console they are giving the chips direct access to each other forcing fast communication. It is basically giving you more performance out of something than what it was initially intended for.

Sounds like a super charged system to me.


I don't know, my gaming rig has a lot more power and I wouldn't call it super charged. For one thing, my PC may be a lot more powerfull than the PS4 but it isn't the most powerfull gaming rig that money can by. And for anothing thing I wouldn't use "super charged" to dsescribe a PC or a gaming console. Overclocked maybe, streamlined sure, but calling mid ranged off the shelf PC  parts Supercharged is like calling a honda civic turbo for having an air scoop.