^ The smart move would be to use a similar cell structure and simply improve the dev tools to make development easier.
Give casual devs a easy way to code and give those huge production companies the tools they need to get every last drop out of the performance.
A big problem on the ps3 isn't the processor itself, but the bottlenecked RAM (or was it the video card that was the bottleneck?)
| theprof00 said: ^ The smart move would be to use a similar cell structure and simply improve the dev tools to make development easier. Give casual devs a easy way to code and give those huge production companies the tools they need to get every last drop out of the performance. A big problem on the ps3 isn't the processor itself, but the bottlenecked RAM (or was it the video card that was the bottleneck?) |
Well that's what I think Sony should do and to an extent I think Sony will do this as well.
Use the Cell processor as a base. Build from it, but it would still be a new piece of tech. They could add 6 more cores for example.
Yeah, cell is great, but the dev tools need to be re-tooled.
I'm all for more cores. Hopefully, they could start programming themselves !
| Avarice28 said: Last I checked Sony is a "hardware" company and all this means is that Sony has the prototype and the finished product. They can farm out the fabrication to any firm willing to manufacture the Cell; dead in the water seems like a miss leading thread title to me. Plus they have the technology so they (Sony) can make improvements on it with the help of contracted IBM engineers. I believe the thread is meant purely for flaimbait (or vgdollars)......nothing more to see, everyone move along. |
Fabrication of a processor is not something you "farm out", especially a chip designed by IBM to begin with.
| theprof00 said: Yeah, cell is great, but the dev tools need to be re-tooled. I'm all for more cores. Hopefully, they could start programming themselves ! |
Well yeah. There's always room for improvement.
just so we're clear I do agree with your statements. Not trying to start any type of arguement. lol.
| theprof00 said: ^lol according to the new rules, I should report you for laughing |
Wouldn't be the first time i've been reported. lol.
I'm going to venture that you were reported for having 0 platinum trophies. Who can take you seriously, honestly?
The intelligent move would be to add a couple SPEs and maybe an extra core and just upgrade the GPU and CPUs. Which is precisely what I feel they will do. No reason to reinvent the wheel. Upgrading this machine with a more advanced chipset would be cheap and effective.
Unless they add in some on die cache I think it'd be a waste of time. More memory Sony!
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