Here we go again... - Howard Stringer

Platon said:
I like how just the cell processor has more power, actually twice the power than the whole xbox360 system, throught in there the RSX and thoe whole PS3 syste should eclipse the power of 360 by 4-5x...
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Um, no.
 
dizzyd said:
The CEO of Sony saying the PS3 is more powerful that its competitors
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What was the point of this thread? I mean...as dizzyd stated...this is the C...E....O..of Sony. So....hold on for a minute..let me fathom this...

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wait for it
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wait for it
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*Head Explodes*
 
What do you mean "Just" started to :p

Seriously though, in replying to the thread topic, what are people expecting the CEO of Sony to say, "We got nothing, we stink, Xbox nad Revolution are so much better than PS3 in every way including arts and crafts"?
 
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Uhmmm yes that PS3 is "4-5 times more powerful it will kick x360's ass blah blah blah"?? Cause Shifty's "uhm no" was directed to that...
 
NEWSBREAK.

Sony executive declairs PlaysStation 3 platform most powerful said:
Amsterdam (AP) - Microsoft Chief Xbox Officer Robbie Bach, head of Microsofts Corps (Nasdaq: MSFT) Gaming Division, today will announced that Microsoft will withdraw from the hottly contested video gaming market. This is a surprising about face from Microsoft, who has been preaching the 'HD Era' since May's Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angelas with the expect launch of their next generation console, the Xbox 360, on November 22nd.

"We just did not feel we could compete with Sony," said Bach. "When the CEO of a multibillion dollar company openly says their CPU [Ed. - Central Processing Unit] is two times as powerful as your flagship model, well, needless to say you are in trouble.

"We checked with the bean counters, and at best we were only prepared to declair our CPU as 78 percent faster than theirs. 100 is bigger than 78, no matter how you cut it. Their PR mojo is just too strong. We actually did check with the marketing department to see how we can spin this but all the monkies were on a smoking break. We really had no options.

This came as a surprise to many in the industry, and even some in the walls of Microsft itself.

"That is bull," says J. Allard, a central part in the Microsoft Gaming division. "Bach's mojo has always been weak. He just is not cool enough. Everyone knows that there is no magic silicon. We get our stuff from the same people Sony does. It is about the tools. And we have the tools, believe me. Just ask the ladies, they will tell you why I am so cool. It is because I have the tools, or more importantly, the tool. The ladies don't lie man. Hey, can you pass my résumé onto Howard Stinger for me?

Thousands of pre-teens were absent from school today, coincidently the same day this news arrived at many homes in the Febuary 2007 edition of EGM. A significant rise in violence by young adults was also observed in local hangouts that had been empty since last November. A former presidential hopeful, Joseph Liberman, D.-Mass, chalks this up as another example of youths being negatively influenced by gaming violence.

"It is clear to me that all crimes committed by youths are gaming related. See this chart here? The increase in revenue in the gaming industry occurs during the same period as youth crimes increase. If we look at this chart from 1801, before video games, we can see the crime rate being effectively stable. The obvisous solution is to tax video games, " said the Demicrat.

But not all sources agree. "You see all those reports about increased youth crime since the Xbox 360 was cancelled? It is clear to me gaming, specifically Halo2 which was released last November when violence began to drop, kept kids home, where they should be. Safe and limiting their violence to squashing pixels," said world savior Master Chief. "Who needs to pop a cap in some punk's [explicitive] when you can get fat on your couch and save the earth from the flood? Flood I tell you, this is a religious experience and it is a crime that our children are being deprived of such an oppurtunity.

Chief also noted, "If Liberman does not shut his trap, I am going to roll my Warthog over to his house and give him a lesson or two in video gaming etiquette.

Ken Kutaragi, head of Sony's game division, notes the Microsoft move is for the better. "Our new processor will rule the world. Skynet? The Matrix? Child's play! CELL will control everything from watches and toasters to NASA. Microsoft is a newcommer to the consumer space. They realized they were no match for Sony, that they could not provide products that made anyone happy.

Intrigued by his comments, we asked Kutaragi what we would need to enjoy their new platform. "Our new technology is so powerful, you need two Sony HDTVs to use it along with a Sony Universal Remote. Toshiba brands do not work. You must buy Sony brand. The console will not ship with a controller. This is a novel approach. Studies show that 76 percent of early adopters are obsessed with the console--controller optional. This is an opening to broaden the gaming experience. Instead gamers are expected to pick up a PlayStation Portable (PSP) for use as an input device. This way we can ensure every gamer has the best experience possible on the PlayStation platform. This is the complete PlayStation platform.

The expect price of the "complete" PlayStation package is USD$14,863.26. Kutaragi also voiced his opinion on why Microsoft failed.

"Microsoft has no vision, everything with them is proprietary," said Kutaragi. "This is why we have adopted the Linux platform, as an open platform it is the future. We have long endorsed open standards and consumer products that encouraged competition of unified formats and allow consumer choice. We have a long history of support such platforms like VHA, MP3, SD, and other popular consumer formats. This is another example of Sony being ahead of Microsoft. Long live open standards.
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Powderkeg said:
Ummm, yes.

Being technical, cell in the PS3 is a single processor, no matter how it's internal architecture is designed.
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Much simpler processors than the SPEs, magnitudes of such actually, have been called "CPUs" in the past. SPEs may be limited in certain features, but their function in the machine is that of a processory. They are cores that independantly can work on data and run their own programs.

So it is semantics. From a software perspective you are going to be able to run code on them. Now they are not a fast OOO x86 chip, and are even considerably scaled down compared to the PPE, but they are very functional units for their purpose.

Really, the MS comment calling them "Things" was PR as well. They may not be robust cores, but that is not the point. CELL is a streaming processor. The performance is very focused and is a different paradigm of computing.
 
BlueTsunami said:
Watch some poor young person franticly google this to see if its real before actually clicking on the link you provided.
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Well, it was meant to be a witty satire. Any kid (or adult!) who has an anerism over it deserves such. Debating PR quotes from CEOs of companies with invested interest in the product (we are not even talking tech dudes here!) is like argueing over what Power Ranger is the best. Puuuulease! Anyhow I spent a solid 30 minutes writing that article, so I deserve some props. Who cares if I just caused a few heart attacks if WE get a good laugh out of it, right? :LOL: Maybe we should do that more often... maybe we can kill off the unwelcome here?

Newsbreak: Nintendo merges with Atari, makes hostile bid for Sony

We can start out own Onion-gaming.com site ;)
 
Acert... You didn't write all that by yourself did you?

... You did....


..... Man you REALLY have a lot of time in your hands!

Anyway, :LOL: @ the thing. Your teh pest!1
 
Tough crowd - teh_pest!1



:LOL: Hey, if you cannot laugh with them write funny satire mocking them, right?
 
Someone needs to post Acerts "article" in GAF. They would probably get banned for it...but the responses should be priceless!

Observation of GAF Member after Acerts Article is Posted said:
Ever see a chicken with its head cut off? That poster is acting the exact same way! tEh NoEs!!! Google is getting hammered!!!!111
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BlueTsunami said:
Someone needs to post Acerts "article" in GAF. They would probably get banned for it...but the responses should be priceless!
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I bet posting it at TeamXbox would garner even better responses.
 
Well boys, it was meant to be fun. So go ahead and share it. Just change the newsbreak link to Beyond3D.com along wiht the MSFT link to B3D as well.

I always wanted to steal candy from a child and eat it in front of them :devilish: MC, Lieberman and his anti-game crusade, Allard and his "coolness", MS and their lack of hype/PR, Sony and open standards... I felt like I was writing the song for the Simpson's "Baseball Special". Muwahahaha

Or not.

Ps- I think I have learned the special art of tactfully derailing threads while the mods are, well, gone playing with their R520s. I would like to thank my mentor from London. My warm up 3 O'clock showing can be found in Room #14 around the corner here http://www.beyond3d.com/forum/showthread.php?t=24181 All checks paying to Acert93. Consoles, games, and IHV t-shirts accepted.
 
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