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Report: Sony Ditching Cell For PS4

When the PlayStation 4 launches it won't use the famous Cell processor, according to a new report.

Citing games industry sources, Kotaku says Sony's new console will not use Cell or any possible successor. The sources back up a Forbes report from last week that says the PlayStation 4 will instead go with chip manufacturer AMD for the still-unannounced console's GPU.

When will we see PS4? Who knows. Sony repeatedly stated it has no plans to show any new hardware at E3 this year. The company declined to comment on this report.

[Source: Kotaku]

Comments
  • Who cares about what kind of processor it has in it?
  • Hmm... No cell eh? That's like... Xbox, without the box... ;-)
  • Gohan>Cell
  • I dont know much about hardware stuff; but i can safely assume that sony will create a product that will last for a long time in terms of tech specs and just generally having a long lifespan. I bought my ps3 3 days after release day and nothings happened to it so far. Sony will chill back then make the best out of their hardware :)
  • Interesting

  • It is probably for the best. Third party developers seem to have a hell of a time trying to optimize their games on the PS3's ass-backwards hardware. Now that the rumors seem to point towards Sony going with a more traditional console design, maybe we will see developers actually designing their console games based around both systems instead of developing on the more developer-friendly 360 and then porting to the PS3, like it is usually done now.
  • lol, they learned their lesson...
  • Whatever they use, it'll be awesome, it's not like their going to use outdated tech.
  • What the hell is a cell processor?
  • Woah!! Are you serious? Hope the PS4 won't be such a struggle. I'm blaming this on Microsoft, I mean really! They should stop making systems in the gaming industry, and go on software business. Like Sega, I bet Xbox fans will finally buy a PS3 after the super big competetion throughout the years. MICROSOFT! Stop making consoles! Just give up and everything will turn out to be happy.
  • Whoa! That's pretty surprising. Goodbye backwards compatibility. The emotion chip in PS2, the Cell engine in PS3, I wonder buzz word they call this next chip in the PS4?
  • Woah!! Are you serious? Hope the PS4 won't be such a struggle. I'm blaming this on Microsoft, I mean really! They should stop making systems in the gaming industry, and go on software business. Like Sega, I bet Xbox fans will finally buy a PS3 after the super big competetion throughout the years. MICROSOFT! Stop making consoles! Just give up and everything will turn out to be happy.
  • Woah!! Are you serious? Hope the PS4 won't be such a struggle. I'm blaming this on Microsoft, I mean really! They should stop making systems in the gaming industry, and go on software business. Like Sega, I bet Xbox fans will finally buy a PS3 after the super big competetion throughout the years. MICROSOFT! Stop making consoles! Just give up and everything will turn out to be happy.
  • I still don't know enough about each new console to say which one I'll get.
  • Who does Sony think they are Trunks? They need to get some Super Saiyan Swagger and let Cell reach his perfect form.
  • Idont know about any of this ,but i do know that J.Swiggart is the jack sparrow of butt pirates.
  • If it's in the news, why not comment on it?  

  • It seems like there is a lot more info releasing forr it than the durango, yet it will probably com out later.
  • Some high quality graphics and better compatability on the way...still an xbox guy though

  • Doesn't surprise me. Sony did themselves no favors with the 6 cell tech beyond their exclusive titles. They ended up getting a bunch of xbox ports because developing for it was a pain in the ass according to developers.
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