@MikeB

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Dedicating for instance 1 or 2 processors (SPEs) to enhance graphics potential I don't see as a waste. The Cell has 8 processors, although graphics are just one of many aspects with regard to designing complex games.

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.

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No, that's not true. Reading back I stated ATi designed a very good GPU for the 360 at the time for the cost. I also said many 360 games are good, even a launch game like Kameo.

You have a habit of quoting sources as pro-PS3 but should they be anti-PS3 or pro-360 you quickly rush in to discredit the source. If you really think the 360 is a competitive console this opinion is being lost as you always throw down the PS3 gauntlet.

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Do some research with regard to these issues. They wouldn't have been there, errors that the 360 version did not suffer from at launch

Sorry this is a guess. Certainly PS3 only games, Uncharted and Rachet, had glitches. These particular issues might have been due to some cross platform but this doesn't preclude introduction of new glitches. The rule in software development is one fixes bugs and introduces new one's.

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But still Cell + RSX >>> Xenos + Xenon and that's what matters as well.

Unfortunately, 98-99% of games it just doesn't matter.

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PS3 with all that is truly an amazing deal at $299.

I'd agree that finally the PS3 is entering a cost competitive area. Blu-Ray is an oversold advantage virtually no games need to use it. Manufacturing costs are more for a Blu-Ray, still, which means less profits for developers. The included harddrive is also an oversold advantage. The majority of 360s have harddrives, Microsoft is allowing MMOs to require harddrives so the developers can require it if need be, and in addition the harddrive cache the entire game so every game could be sped up if that's desired. The only real advantage to the PS3 in the included wireless. Now that's a market look. I use ethernet for my consoles so care less about included wireless.

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Uncharted 2 will certainly drop jaws, also people with mega expensive PCs

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

@MikeB

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- The PS3 is well more powerful, this before we had games like Uncharted.

Not supported by the lead designer for both CELL and Xenon.

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