The PlayStation 3 might be only about halfway through its 10 year cycle, but that isn't stopping some from making predictions about the inside of the PlayStation 4. Technology writer Hiroshige Goto thinks Sony will be dropping the Cell processor from the PlayStation 3 in favor of a "PC-like multicore setup."
Goto's guess is based on some inter-industry conversations between Sony and game developers in which Sony asked what they wanted to see in the next-gen Sony system. After, I assume, careful consideration, Toshiba and IBM teamed with Sony to address the wants and needs of publishers. The result, according to Goto, may be a PS4 without a cell processor.
As for when we might see this Cell-less PlayStation 4, Goto predicts it could come as early as 2012. He says that because Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo, are looking into architecture solutions now, the next generation will come in two years because it takes 24 months to take a system from concept to production.
Source: Andria Sang
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maruhan2
xbox shouldn't have entered the market.
Although I like the competition, the de-standarization of the systems are making the game quality worse
specswiz
It was just meeting to see what they had to say, by the time the next PS comes out everyone will be used to the cell processor. By that time they might have something better, Ken Kutaragi isn't going to put older hardware in the PS4. He's too much of a technophile.
xPs360x
remember people this is only a prediction
RichiPuppy
I don't understand why any of these "analysts" predictions are printed as news stories, you might as well be posting stories about 2012 apocalypse guesses too.
Kerbe360
I think Sony should keep the Cell processor. Didnt the PS2 get the same rap as being a "harder" platform to program for.... now the damn system just will not die.... no retire because no system ever dies, success or failure. My Dreamcast is a testament of that because I still break it out for some home arcade action. I applaud Sony for putting some of the best tech under the hood of the PS3 though it cost them and the consumer a pretty penny. They could have done better with the graphics processor or maybe not considering the already high cost of the system. I look at Uncharted 2 and cant help but think that there is more to squeeze out of Cell. Use the pains of PS3 and build the awesomeness I know the PS4 can be. I cant wait to see what Sony and Microsoft will bring to the table in a battle for my hard earned cash. Make Cell faster and more efficient. By the time PS4 is ready with a new Cell the developers will have learned many lessons on PS3. Dont pass the quiz to fail the exam.
Rurouni_Chuwy
I think if ANY next gen console comes out only rich bastards and douches will buy them. This generation is awesome and I hope we don't have new consoles till @ least 2015.
gravy666
Sorry guys, but we're only going to get to use a PS4 for about a month, because the world is going to end in December a few years from now.
DarthCueball
its going to be a while before any new systems come out. the ps2 and xbox were down to around $180 and gamecube was down to $100 before the new systems came out. ps3 hasnt hit its high point yet. besides g4 was saying sony was already talking about ps4 a few months after ps3 came out. its all a bunch of bs.
NinjaCrisis
If they do go thru with i guess that would be cool, but it better have
backwards compatibility for PS 1,2 and 3 games that would be a win ^_^.
And I don't think the people dissing on the PS3 actually know what they are talking about.
It has a pretty big library now and the price has been dropped, and actually i paid more for my
360elite than my PS3 slim, i'm kinda a fan of NOT having to pay $100 extra for a network adapter you know. Just go get a PS3, you only miss out on cool games if you don't lol : ].
BigBlakBackward
I just got a ps3 too....lovely news for the new owners...you would think Sony would be the last to look at new console ideas given the amount of money they have missed out on in console and game sales this generation, but I'm assuming by now Sony constantly has teams looking at new console ideas. I don't know the history of the company that well, but they seem like a "hardware" creation/development company before anything else, and I'm assuming they started out as an electronic hardware manufacturer. But, I would be seriously disappointed if a system I paid $300 for was only the main console that wraps up all the company's main resources and creativity for only 2-3 years, especially when Sony said themselves that this generation would and could go for at least 10 years! Launching a new console before the PS3 has had at least 8 years of shelf time would just confirm to the competitors and consumers that the PS3 was a failure.
JEDIKILLER72
Given the fact that I went through four PS3 systems in 6 months I wont be purchasing a PS4. Loved my PS2 had it forever with no problems, sorry Sony you lost me with the PS3 and the cell processor and I had such high hopes!
Live2Game_Game2Live
I think the PS4 and the NextBox720 should have graphics that look like some of the really good CG cutscenes we see in games now. I want the next-next gen to make me say WOW really loud or I just wont buy them. They still make PS2 games, will they still make PS3 games 3 years after the PS4 launches?? YES! Keep the cash boat floating. Year 2015 Estimated PS4 cost =$700.00 Estimated PS4 games =$80.00. PS4 is in triple HDxDD-3D. We will all need eyeball replacments.
DukeOfNYaNumba1
One reason I can see them dropping the Cell processor is costs, and another big reason is to make it more friendly, cheaper, and less time consuming for developers to program for the PlayStation. This will probably help third party developers make multiplatform (or even exclusive games) games in a more timely fashion, helping Sony gain a little more favor with developers and publishers. Hopefully it also shifts the attention of Japanese developers and other third party developers with their failed attempts at capturing the attention of the Wii's large but reluctant userbase that don't buy non-Nintendo made games, so that the developers make these games on the PlayStation instead.
However, this may mean that the next PlayStation might not be backwards compatible, as when the first line of PS3s came out they used the PS1 and PS2 CPUs to allow for full backward compatibility. If they're not going to have the PS3's Cell CPU then PS3 backwards compatibility might not happen with the PS4. We've already seen Sony take out PS2 BC out of the PS3 to save costs on PS3 unit production, if they're considering taking the Cell CPUs out of the PlayStation 4 design for reasons of cost saving then I'm sure they'll already be past trying to salvage backwards compatibility. Now that I think about it, I think this is a big possibility that PS3 BC will be gone, because having a Cell CPUs in system that won't use it as it's primary CPU is going to be seen as unnecessarily costly from Sony's standpoint (and a disappointment to many Sony fans).
I have a PS3, strictly for playing PlayStation 3 exclusives (and the BC is great for playing from my large collection of PS2 titles, which I can't do on an HDTV with a PS2). In the end, I'm kind of glad I got all my multiplatform titles on the Xbox 360, as Microsoft has claimed that the games should work on their next console; I'm hoping they stick with that promise as I'm kind of a collector of my games.
Lastly, it's a good thing this is just a rumor, because I think if it was official it may cause some panic on the internet forums with the more moderate gamers, getting them to buy their multiplatform titles on the Xbox 360 if they intend on keeping them and playing them on the next generation of consoles, and that could lead to some disappointing game sales for Sony.
LukeZorad
I think if Sony is going to make another Playstation with the power of a computer thats get, more power to the gamers. PS3 is already years ahead of the 360 but if the PS4 has the software and the hardware were all hoping for it should finally put an end to the on going debate between PS3 and the 360 owners, but sadly i don`t think a new console with be on the market till 2015, Sony just made their money back and the PS3 still has many years of service left. P.S. i don`t know about you guys but i`m a big fan of zombie horror games and i`d like to see more for the PS3.
Zaxous
Hurry up and release it so I can put it on eBay.
pfeels
They should be careful, no one's going to drop the cash anytime soon ...
Sero23
My prediction is that like the current ones, hard drives will be upgradeable, as well as graphics. Proprietary slots with graphics cards and RAM. Maybe they will be SLI capable, but definitely slotted out. Barebone platforms that start at $400. With hard drives, RAM and graphic upgrades, they will be upwards of $1000. But My guess is the next offer from Sony will be a Gaming system, PC sort of like a MAC, but advertised as PS4 Home. Sleek and powerful, complete with Google or Linux OS to handle any PC game out there. With that, who needs a PC and/or X-Box. With that, they can compete with microsoft on 2 fronts.
DreamingDarklyRobin
It was sort of a bad idea to use technology that wasn't cheap, now Sony has to struggle just to break even on the Ps3. Hopefully they can come up with a less expensive solution that doesn't cut down on the graphics much.
linc77
i wont buy it in 2012 so dont make it
napkinshower
lol i have no idea what that post just said haha! but i really doubt that ps4 will come out in two years. im predicting 2014 or 15
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