@BrianK

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The Cell does physically have 8 processors. The PS3 only allows access to 7 of them. Of that 1 more is absorbed by the OS making it 6, and in some instances 5. This means one is using 2/5 of available power to compenstation for the RSX and that's expensive.

How many times have I said this? Sigh...

The Cell has 8 processors (9 if you count the disabled SPE). 1 active PPE and 7 active SPEs.

Like with any system the OS takes up CPU time to run, for this one SPE is dedicated to running the operating system. This is really nice as the OS running in the background won't have to fight for CPU time on any of the other SPEs.

On Windows for example a game running on a dual processor, one core was often dedicated to Windows and another core concentrated on running the game. It's still a dual core system in this example, nomatter that 1 core was dedicated to running the OS.

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Sorry this is a guess. Certainly PS3 only games, Uncharted and Rachet, had glitches.

Both games ran solid for me, Ratchet had a severe install bug for a very small minority of people which required a patch (but could be easily bypassed yourself with instructions). Uncharted didn't get a patch, until the trophy update I believe.

But of course human errors are besides the point. The PS3 glitches would have been easily found by playtesting.

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It's pretty. Resourceful people can find $400 PCs with better graphics and of course higher flexibility.

Higher pixel count or framerate does not per se generate a game with better graphics. As long as it's play fluid and looks very sharp (which is does), IMO this becomes more a side topic regarding graphics discussions. The HDTV screen or monitor you are using will probably have a bigger impact on graphics perception, which is also a side topic.

Last edited by MikeB on 23-Sep-2009 at 06:19 PM.