PS4 might not have a cell processor
December 30, 2009 by Sony PS4
Filed under PS4 Release Rumors
According to The Examiner, Sony has already announced that they are working on the PS4 console. Paul Holmen, the Vice President of Technology for Sony Computer Entertainment in Europe, confirmed that there will be a Playstation 4 sometime in the future. However, they might not be using the cell processor that is currently being used in the playstation 3. They are still considering their options including the multi-core processor that is normally found in a computer. There are other options that Sony is looking at right now, including modifying the current cell processor.
The cell processor in the PS3 has many advantages over other gaming systems. Using a cell processor means that multimedia and vector processing applications are much faster than other gaming systems. Despite the advantages, many of the third party developers have problems programing for the system as recently seen with Sega's release of Bayonetta port. Because of this problem, Sony is looking to be more developer friendly with the release of the Playstation 4.
Whichever way Sony goes with their new console, it will become a faster and more effecive gaming console that will be like a computer. Usually a game goes from planing to reality in two years, so the earliest that the Playstation 4 will come out is 2012.
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Multi core processor give us very fast and give us very high performance and give us best result than the Ps3.WE will wait for ps 4.Company decided very nice thing.
Curous???????? Hopefully in won’t overheat like the PS3 does… Chefsven
I think this is likely. One other advantage is that it will use less power and as such give the marketing boys something to promote.
Thats the lamest thing iv ever heard it took IBM and sony years to make the Cell Processor. There not going to get rid of it and if they did get rid of it that would be a stupid move on sony’s part seeing that all there exclusive ps3 games use the Cell engine to help with graphics. Which means the Ps4 wouldnt be backwards compatible with ps3 games which means they’d have to make a whole new line up of games. Which doesnt make sense to me.