Intel GPUs aren't that great...besides, Sony is not in any position to make another console, financial-wise.

What? PS4? But, that thing won't be out 'till late 2016. Kinda early to start talking about it already, now isn't it?

I really didnt understand any of that technical speak

@Soleron: those are simulated cores, not the real thing!

@Thread: Theres no real reason to duplicate general purpose compute between a Cell variant and LRB, they would be better off with a simple but fast GPU with better perf per mm^2 than LRB and keep the compute operations on the Cell processor.

i think sony might consider making their own gpu again , instead of using nvidia. since nvidia is underpreforming this gen for them.

Doesn't that fit Sony's current approach of making things hard to code for?  I thought Kaz said that is their secret ingredient.

Indeed.

Such an approach worked well for them in the past (or rather it didn't harm them enough, I'm not sure which one is correct) however these days after the cell hardships they might have a different perspective on the issue. To be honest I'm just speculating on Sony execs fulfilling the pendulum swing which is something that might not necessarily happen.

If I were to explain all the reasons why Sony won't go with Larrabee, my post would span 2 pages. To keep things short, I will just list a few things and clarify them on requiest.

1.) Another unproven architecture will tick off developers.
2.) Intel wouldn't let Sony own the IP, meaning that the chip will always be expensive. Remember Nvidia and the xbox?
3.) Sony adding Larrabee in the PS4 would help intel push it to developers but it won't be 1/10th as effective as is Microsoft did. Unlike Microsoft, Sony doesn't use DirectX or OpenGl, they use their own graphics API, something which would make PS4 - > PC ports hard.
4.) Would break BC with the PS3.

#2 and #1 are really the biggest ones.

I must agree more with hduser: a GPU based on modified general purpose Pentium cores and able to run both x86 SW and graphics may look a good idea at a first thought, but thinking again the risk is high that it will result in either a jack of all trades, but not really outstanding at graphics, or a bloated device with horrible performance/power consumption ratio.

I may be wrong, but Intel record in this field is nothing to write home about.

They put a lot of R&D into getting the CELL to work. Unless the CELL has been more trouble for Sony than they've let on (a lot more), then they're going to want to stick with it and optimize their investment, especially in this day of fiscal conservatism. It'll be all CELL for the PS4, as they'll have it doing what it was originally supposed to do: serve as the integrated solution

Unless things have gone vastly wrong with the CELL, Sony has every incentive to keep using it, and to use it for graphics as well