Will newer PS2 hardware run games better?
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As a console, the idea is to reduce manufacturing costs with the newer tech. At the same time, heat and power consumption are reduced. Clocking the smaller chips higher is possible, but is absurd for the console arena where everything should be equal (if at least for the sake of Q&A for games) and where the normal-clocked chips would be in higher abundance. i.e. "Who would want to buy the crappy edition?"
In reducing the transistor size, there are some redesigns in the chip to make it optimal, but there won't be any fundamental changes or additions.
In reducing the transistor size, there are some redesigns in the chip to make it optimal, but there won't be any fundamental changes or additions.
The chip probably has different clocks within it, the EE part runs at 300MHz and GS at 150MHz. It's been done for a while now on other processors. Having the GS run at double it normal speed would introduce timing issues for all games released until then.
Or at least, that's what i expect, would be surprised if that wasn't the case.
It'd be silly not to use the same chip I think, as using the same chip gets both better compatibility and benefits from scale of production.
It's the same. For Sony to start producing yet another chip, different from the ones already used on PS2, just to be included in PS3, would be silly. As if they're not spending enough money!
One thing i was thinking though, I wouldn't be surprised if Sony put EE+GS with a higher defect rate in PS3... I mean, the probability that it actually gets used will always be lower than for PStwo...
The PSTwo runs games without Disc Read Errors, which is generally an improvement over the first PS2s.
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