PS4 as a Multimedia Center
December 29, 2009 by Sony PS4
Filed under SonyPS4.com News
Although the Sony Playstation 4 is far off in the future, a lot of speculations have been made. But Paul Holmen, the Vice President of Technology for Sony Computer Entertainment, Europe, has confirmed a PS4 in the future.
We have heard about the downloadable content and backward compatible software, but what I found interesting was the conversion to a more computer-friendly system. This means that a mouse and keyboard would be sold with the PS4 for easier usability. It seems that the gaming console is turning more into a multimedia unit, with gaming, entertainment, and chat, rather than a solely gaming.
It is true that Xbox took that first step towards a multimedia unit with their Xbox 360, but when Sony Playstation puts their minds towards a goal, they are unstoppable.
Also, it is rumored that the mouse/keyboard/Playstation pack may be added to the current PS3, to satisfy consumers as they wait for the next big thing,
So why would the PS4 be so much better than the already expensive, blue-ray packed PS3? Well, the Cell processer which Playstation consoles uses, is only partially being used. It was said 70 percent out of a hundred of the power is being taken advantage of which PS3 and it’s current games.
So it will take a lot of work for the PS4 to finally utilize its Cell Processor, but it will be worth the wait.
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Yea the PS3’s CPU (Compute Processing Unit) “Cell Processor” is being bottle necked by its GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) called the RSX or the “Reality Synthesizer” but the reality is that its an already out of date card when compared to whats out now for the ever upgrading and expensive PC gaming platform. I can see Sony keeping the Cell Processor and using it on PS4 because with the money they save from doing that they can put a GPU in it so powerfull that the cell won’t have to handle much which by 2012 would be something like 4GB frame buffer with 1,500Mhz Clock.
i’m still waiting for some good games to hit the ps3!!! who cares about ps4 right now, we havn’t even got 1 gran turismo yet while there averages 2 gt’s per ps generation?? i wanna see mortal kombat make it to ps3 too, deception was one of the best games ever. it’s sad to see all these lame un-heard of titles making it to ps3