you people know the PS3 better then me.

[Razorirr]

one question. am i getting screwed or is it worth the 600-800 dollar pricerange that ive been hearing?

[hakaryu]

Oh its worth and the 600 is only for the PS3 with the 60 gig hard drive

[Razorirr]

i want to know why its worth it though. i dont know what the processor is like since its not x86 or x64 or SPARC. and a 60 gig harddrive only cost about 50 bucks. that cant be the reason. i want details explained to me because i didnt understand them that well when i looked at them.

[mewrei]

The Cell micro processor features 1 3.2GHz PowerPC processor that assigns commands and data to 8 other pseudo processors called SPEs each at 3.2 GHz. 1 SPE reserved for eliminating bottle necks. The Cell features an onboard C interpreter for extreme execution speeds. The Cell is connected to memory via high speed extensible Rambus memory writing data up to 25 GB/s. The Cell is connected to the rest of the system via IBMs proprietary system bus FlexIO. Base system w/ 20GB HD $500

[hakaryu]

And for those of your with High Def it will use it to its full potential WOOT WOOT!

[mewrei]

And then some. The RSX can render dual 1080p at 120 FPS which most TV won't support

[mew2cool]

i don't really understand the idea in consoles O_o a normal computer is always better XP

[Razorirr]

so its pretty much the processors that make up about 90% of the pricetag. definately worth it. i wont get it because it takes about a year of pay but its worth it. the price is justifiable. thank you.

[Violet]

also we got a notice at the store that they are actually losing money, b/c they are actually forking out 1,000 just to make the things.... but indeed it is soooooo worth it.

[mew2cool]

well i wouldn't know. i don't have a use for one. got my trusty pc that can do everything a console does and a lot more :3

[mewrei]

PS3 runs Linux and functions as a standard PC out of the box.

The Cell is only $230 the Blu Ray player costs more at $300

[Razorirr]

vio. as far as i have been able to see. the majority of consoles have done that. they loose money on the console but make buttloads on the game sales.

[mewrei]

I can't wait to see Cell in desktops and laptops

[Razorirr]

it almost seems like linux has a headstart on microsoft for once. they know the cell processor already. ill bite when it comes out. the cell i mean. not the ps3

[mewrei]

PS3 comes with the RSX which has the power of TWO nVidia GeForce 6800 Ultras. However, Linux is probably temporary. We may be at the threshold of IBM's OS/3

[Razorirr]

Wait. os/3 as in the child of the people that made os/2? i like os/2 rather powerful yet not extremely complex. so far im the only one that i have physically met that has ever used it. granted it was a bit watered down since all it was being used for was to run a five thousand dollar SBC telephone switchbox. never figured id see os/3. i had thought it had died at os/2

[mewrei]

OS/2 is the heart of Windows NT OS's.

If Microsoft doesn't make a Cell OS and due to the fact that Linux isn't to user friendly IBM is left with their own OS to suceed

[Razorirr]

id love to see something other then Windows make it to the top.