The PS3 has really has some impressive hardware, even for its high price tag, but its going to take a while before people start to make games that use it to its full potential. Wii's are a gimmick, my friend got one and I was bored with it after 10 minutes. I'd rather have a DS.Originally Posted by abachler View Post
I think more people are getting tired of consoles in general. Thier price tags are approaching (low end) computers, while their performance and game selection is not.
Originally Posted by Sang-drax
As to do with the folding@home project the PS3 cell processor is ideally suited to it because stream processors are designed to handle large chunks of contiguous data fast. While stream processors have great potential for graphics stuff like ray-tracing, they are a trade off with flexibility. For doing stuff like, say, AI where you may need to get tiny bits of data from all over the place stream processors are not so well suited.
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I thought they made their money from licensing the games. I think they will be perfectly happy to sell consoles at a loss, as long as they are competing, and they make their money back elsewhere. Its like printers; they sell the unit at a loss knowing you are then going to have to buy ink for it.Originally Posted by Sang-drax