cell is dead

New Year, New Thread, Same old retro gaming topics. Old Thread @ https://forum.beyond3d.com/threads/digital-foundry-retro-discussion-2021.62232/ Rules of Engagement : Read before posting or run the risk of losing posting rights in the Tech Forum! This is principally a technical discussion...

This is it! (We Hope) Playstation 5 revealed: https://blog.us.playstation.com/2020/03/18/unveiling-new-details-of-playstation-5-hardware-technical-specs/ Digital Foundry Article...

This is where Cell would have been cool. Same processor in consoles and TVs. Same apps. Same security in TV as consoles. Cross device games (TV could be console lite). *sigh*

I would say that the modern console games are improved only because of Cell. 1. Cell taught developers how to parallelize their code 2. Cell taught developers how to use data-driven software design. 3. Cell taught developers how to use asynchronous compute. Without Cell we would still be getting...

The companion thread to this epic, make your technology-based predictions for next-gen consoles, 9th generation, following on from XBox One and PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Wii U. This thread is predicated on there actually being a next-gen console. If you believe things will be radically...