nVidia and Sony Team Up For PS3

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  Yeah, for a year, year-and-a-half after release. : Kerath
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    Yep and the Pc will be spanking them within the first 2 months ;-p : TheNarcis
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      Keep thinking that. : Serum 114
      • Wouldn't suprise me honestly. : Mitchell Gant

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  Those female parts, they are mystifying. Really though, what's so special about that? : SiW73
  • Yeah, I finally got it. Oops. My only excuse is I'm not American, and my knowledge is more on the Europ... : SiW73
• a day that will live in video game INFAMY! : mankeroo

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• lol, don't forget the dishwashers : byorn
• well, you mean grid computing. : lonestar3
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  Skynet v1.0 : R.Cade
  • Hahahahah. : Childrens
• If Cell lives up to expectations, you won't be buying AMD or Intel chips anymore. : ornee

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  I hear everyone is outsourcing controller designs to MadKatz and Logitech. :) : Dynotaku
  • haha that would be hilarious. : atom519
  • I would kill myself. : alcaron
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  nVidia got the big one though. I'm guessing a repeat of PS2 popularity with PS3 (and no I'm not exactly ... : midgetherder
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    I dont think so. Sony got the jump on EVERYONE last round, now they will be coming to the party late. Cou... : alcaron
    • I'm just hoping that Nintendo has taken some really good notes on how to do Online support for the new co... : sabadog
  • Noooo. I doubt that. Xbox2 and PS3 will problably have equal market share, and Nintendo will lose more gr... : tension

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• September 2003 article? o_O : inkninja
• Shacknews: It gets you clairvoyance. : SiW73
• whoa : Katarn3279
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  Thanks Jason. I've been digging through the old hate mail I got for that column and chuckling today. N... : MorrisatCNN
  • If you get that lottery thing working, be sure to share that with everyone too :) : SolrFlare
  • The machine's current graphics chip was designed by Sony and manufactured by Fujitsu. Interesting! I a... : -TKF-
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    Chris: Your "throw shit till it sticks" style of reporting has paid off! :-) Don't have Ted Turner kil : Jack Mathews
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      Oh, that's it! Echoes is sooooooo out of the game buying guide now! And because I'm feeling particular... : MorrisatCNN
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        What the hell is Echoes? Hmmm... oh well, back to Halo 2 and Half-Life 2. : Serum 114
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          MP2: Echoes... duh? : SilverSnake
          • Heh, I was being sarcastic; although, I realize it can be hard to spot that sometimes. : Serum 114
• most impressive Chris. : dmiller
• He's one of the few mainstream gaming journalists that has a clue. : Fred Garvin
• http://money.cnn.com/2003/08/27/commentary/game_over/column_gaming/CM_MIB.jpg haha! : Beady
• Didn't nvidia and microsoft just have some sort of .. dispute and that is why nvidia is no longer doing t... : dilutedq

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  I thought that if ANYTHING, Sony would be doing their own graphics architecture. : dmiller
  • I think sony realized that they went too customized in PS2 and off-the-shelf parts caught up too quickly.... : bostrov
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  Because they always use proprietary hardware. They did with the PSOne, they did with the PS2, they did wi... : jason bergman
  • Many also believed that the CELL technology would provide the possibility to have a software renderer for... : MrLobo
  • Well Sony did advert for a Shader experienced programmer :-) http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/jobs/CA/Foster-C... : -TKF-
• That makes no sense at all. What's happening here is extremely unusual for Sony. : gl2 drivers
• Yeah, NGC uses an ATi chip, and iirc the XBox2 is going to use an ATi chip. : cajuncook
• CORRECTION: Dreamcast uses PowerVR2 chipset, NOT ATi. Carry on. : XerXes
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  The GC uses ARTX, it's has very little if anything ATi developed technology inside itself. ATi just happe... : -TKF-
  • This guy has got it right. : Serum 114

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• ... : genjuro
• no. no. Xbox Live eh..? Xbox live, Xbox, PS3, maybe. : dmiller
• www.dell.com : -TKF-
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  AUTO SHUT OFF! That is freakin genius! I hate going to bed with my wavebird, only to have to get up anyw... : XerXes
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    Xbox already had that feature. : dmiller
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      what are you talking about? the 6 hour auto shut off, that ONLY WORKS in the dashboard. Thats hardly a... : XerXes
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        the hard part would be how it would determine where to save your game before it auto-shutoff. : dmiller
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          Just time it a minute before shutdown. OR, and this is a great idea, have a timer on the screen that y... : XerXes
          • I don't even have a console but your enthusiasm has convinced me :P : andyb
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  yeah! And they should come in standard PC cases, and you should be able to install Windows or Linux on th... : lapskaus
  • And swap out graphics cards with new ones and add more ram! : spl
• lolz : armybob
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  why configurable graphics? : byorn
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    I'm not really sure. Possibly so that PS2 games played in the PS3 can get a little boost? A configureab... : anubiszro
    • What are you talking about? : pyrogen
    • Uh... : Serum 114
• KB+Mouse standard would never happen, but IMO it should always at least be optional. : Speedy8
• Every time a new generation of consoles roles out, people cry "It's the end for PCs!" Of course, it n... : Dynotaku
• Hi. Yeah the system you are describing would be your PC. A console should, and will never be like this f... : dilutedq

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• Cell technology incorporated into the Sony/Nvidia GPU : emacs

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  By weird you mean....? : inkninja
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    Well, for one, the cell architecture has got to be very different to program for since the cell processor... : SolrFlare
    • Networked as in on chip "networking" nothing outside the PS3 will be invloved. : -TKF-
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      the ideas been around for years, unless i've completely missunderstood the Cell processor it sounds a lot... : fen boi
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        Aye, its not a new idea. The university I attended years back actually did some early work with this as ... : SolrFlare
        • Why should it be difficult to program for? Ideally the underlying architecture would be completely transp... : inkninja

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• couldn't resist that one could you.... : humpx

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  in america, old tech and blood in games, is worth the extra 100$ : XerXes
  • amen : buzzbat

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  dam should have bought nvidia stock =( : Vegtro
  • You should by the IBM. : Pettytheft

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• Fridges arent designed to be on all the time. With a heat sourse such as the PS3 inside one would quickly... : steve_o

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  Yes, both, GPU will consist of Sony tech (internal graphics team) and Nvidia team. Interesting part is th... : -TKF-
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    now they just have to be sure to put enough RAM in it this time : krakhead420
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      They just need to put a little bit extra in compared to the XBOX2 : -TKF-
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        Haha I am pretty sure MS wants to do the same thing against the PS3 : MrLobo
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          Well who launches first :-) : -TKF-
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            More like who announces first :) : MrLobo
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              The PSP was announced before the DS. It seems pretty likely that Nintendo will win yet another handheld ... : cajuncook
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                That war hasn't even started , a bit early to suggest a winner isn't it? Did u see this: http://www... : -TKF-
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                  While it hasn't started yet, consider this. How many kids want a handheld this Christmas? Sony can't pr... : cajuncook
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                    I would like a DS... it's just not out yet :-) Same goes for the PSP, the DS just launched in Japan an... : -TKF-
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                      umm the DS is definitely out in the USA, a guy was just walking around with one. I realize you're not ... : freshview
                      • Well i can't yet no matter how many are for sale in USA and Japan. And i still think the next XMAS is ... : -TKF-
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              The PSP was supposed to ship with 8Mb, Sony changed that. If the XBOX2 is a 256MB machine, expect Sony... : -TKF-
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                I'll believe nothing until final spec announcments. You can guarantee they are going to play one upmanshi... : Fred Garvin
                • It's going to be fun :-) I wonder who will get Pixar to do their "realtime" demo first ;-) : -TKF-
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                Damn I hope Xbox2 RAM is upgradeable... : tommysgun
                • I hope not. : dmiller
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                  oh good god that would be terrible. I'm fairly certain microsoft expects PS3 to be more powerful than ... : freshview
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                    What about the Xbox2 PC version... people who wanna play PC games will be fucked when a game needs 512MB ... : tommysgun
                    • um...you realize your commenting on a unconfirmed device. No guarantee any xbox2 PC version will even com... : armybob
                • * 3 2 X ' D * : Busta J
• Every current console has seperate gpus and cpus. The xbox and gamecube have a more "traditional" setu... : batkiwi

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  That would be quite the feat. :P : sgtsanity
  • oops : lord_omega
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  You mean ps3 right? : qwplayer
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    I hope so, because from personal experience the PS2 doesn't even overpower the XBox (I own both). : BulletPro
    • It will be interesting to see who come out on top. I have a feeling PS3 will be just as powerful if not m... : qwplayer
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      Well, no, of course it doesn't. It was released at least a year earlier. : Vincent Grayson
      • dev wise, its about 2 and a bit years older (maybe more) than xbox : Rapid 99
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      i worked on a ps2 title before, the ps2 is garbage compared to the xbox : anthonybean
      • this man speaks the truth : dopefish
      • Ding ding we have a winner. : MrLobo
      • Yeah having worked on both, I agree. I'd actually rather work on X Box than PC, too. : freshview
• Yeah, but with competition WE win! Fuck yea! : anubiszro

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  Yeah, thats one thing i dont understand. The last picture shows that the Tool for PS3 development will... : nosseman
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    I would take a wild shot and guess some developers are already working on creating content. How much that... : -TKF-
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      Yeah, seriously. The only thing, is that the architectures of the Xbox next and PS3 are starting to sound... : tostador
      • Under the Hood they will be radical different, the Nvidia GPU will have Sony parts. The Cell chip is buil... : -TKF-

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  I know! Now the nVidia/ATi fanboys are going to spill over into the console threads! SON OF A BITCH!! : Ajax
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    Actually, it already has (GCN vs. Xbox). : Serum 114
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      Well, yeah... But the fanboys are relatively quiet about that because ATi didn't really do the graphics o... : Ajax
      • Yeah, true.. : Serum 114

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• with AA, I am sick already of this jagged crap : dnurk
• eugh, no. 720p is a better signal than 1080i, because its not interlaced. 1080i has, effectively, 540 p... : grimiv
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  I say 1080p standard and be done with it. : dmiller
  • \o/ IAWTP \o/ : inkninja
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    for sure, 1080p is the only way to enjoy a ps3, or any other next gen console : krakhead420
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      better yet, let the user choose. Most direct view crt hd sets only support 1080i. 720p for those with s... : oryandunn
      • I totally agree, i was just thinking more along future lines as the 1080p sets start to roll out. : krakhead420

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  but by that time you'll have an Athlon128 and an X1600 : BulletPro
  • for only 20x the price : Judecca

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• I need beer now... : Sylvanus
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  Well it's a huge story and Maarten and Steve are obviously too busy trying to cure cancer to post it. : Jack Mathews
  • Much appreciated. :) I wish you background fellas would post more... :) : SilverSnake