The PS3’s long and winding road
The Sony Playstation 3 finally arrived on store shelves in select corners of the globe this week. Sony’s complex third generation gaming console has experienced multiple delays - shipping at least a year later than hoped by Sony execs and gaming fans everywhere. After much anticipation, we finally received the Sony Playstation 3 and got to have look inside.
The Playstation 3 is Sony’s entry into the next generation of gaming consoles. Sony claims that this is the most powerful gaming system around, and has additional features that move it beyond just gaming, like the BlueRay player.
The semiconductor world has looked forward to the launch of the Cell MPU as a significant milestone in computer design for the masses. The Cell device was to be designed from the very beginning with 65nm process technology in mind. But alas, this is all hindsight. Sony had to opt for the Cell device in 90nm technology just to avoid being even further behind the year lead of the Microsoft XBox360 and soon to be released Nintendo Wii.
Stay tuned as we examine the Playstation 3 and the devices inside that make it tick.
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