err the Cell is made by IBM

Oh that's cool. If IBM switches to, say, a 22nm production node until the PS4 launch, I think it is safe to assume that it would be reasonable to employ such a POWER7 processor clocked at 4GHz or so and utilizing all eight cores. The die size of such a processor remains to be seen, but IBM usually economizes transistors, so to speak.

Yes in 2012 Sony should hit thier 10 year strategy....

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Nah, it'll still only use 6 cores.
One core is always disabled because they get higher production rates, and one will be used for something else, like OS.

why is there so much Playstation 4 talk at the moment?

this is all rubbish will Sony says so

^It's always like this.
We'll be hearing about all companies new consoles soon.

Shit I knew about the ps3 having BR before the ps2 even came out.

$400 is a good starting price for a new system IMO

This is great news for PS4, terrible news for PS3

If the announcement is true every developer has just effectively been told "Sorry we made a right lash up in picking the Cell"

Where is the need to learn how the architecture works and investing years into game engine development for a chip thats about to be dumped for a generic easy to code for succesor.

May as well just say "Keep pumping out the shoddy Xbox ports coz the Cell is being put out to pasture"

For these reasons I doubt the announcent is accurate.

There's a 6 year gap between all their consoles so far, it hasn't stopped them having 10 year lifespans.