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PS3 Cell Processor Is Very Powerful

admin — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 05:47:09 +0000

The PS3 as you all know has a very powerful but complicated CPU. The decision to use a CPU was at first frowned upon because of how hard it is to program games for. But that decision seems to be paying off now with developers finally figuring out this advanced hardware that makes games like [...]
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GeoHot Resumes Sony PS3 Hacking, Opens PS3 Hacks Blog

admin — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 07:10:10 +0000

This weekend [b]GeoHot[/b], the hacker responsible for several Apple iPhone hacks, has returned to Sony PS3 hacking after his initial [url=http://www.ps3news.com/PS3-Hacks/apple-iphone-unlocker-geohot-begins-hacking-sonys-ps3/]announcement[/url] a few months back and has opened a PS3 hacks blog (linked above).

He recently made this [url=http://twitter.com/geohot/status/7073023086]Tweet[/url]:

"I just pulled everything from the USB bus… [url=http://pastie.org/757313]http://pastie.org/757313[/url] the Cell processor SPI bus, PS3 is going down "

These are the latest posts on his new PS3 hacks blog:

[b]Cell SPI[/b]

The Cell processor has an SPI port which is used to configure the chip on startup. Well documented [url=https://www-01.ibm.com/chips/techlib/techlib.nsf/techdocs/BD3F1F4C3DB32C7487257142006131BC/$file/CellBE_HIG_90nm_v1.5_30Nov2007_pub.pdf]here[/url]. It also allows hypervisor level MMIO registers to be accessed. In the PS3, the south bridge sets up the ce
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PS3 Is Now Three Years Old, Happy Third Birthday PlayStation 3!

admin — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:44:20 +0000

My how time flies… it seems like only [url=http://www.ps3news.com/PlayStation-3/ps3-is-now-two-years-old-happy-second-birthday-playstation-3/]yesterday[/url] that Sony’s beloved PlayStation 3 console turned two years old.

Happy third birthday PS3 and PSN!! Here’s looking forward to the next PS3 Firmware Update 3.10 that will [url=http://www.ps3news.com/PlayStation-3/video-playstation-3-firmware-v3-10-update-preview/]arrive[/url] later this week.

To quote: "Sony has made all the right moves for this holiday season including, cutting the price of the standard PS3 SKU, and releasing quality games that showcase the power of the very expensive cell processor.

The 2009 holiday rush begins soon, let the competition begin."
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Wells on Platform Debate: Gaps Depend on the Developers

admin — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:45:54 +0000

While Naughty Dog co-founder Evan Wells admits that Uncharted 2 couldn't exist without the Cell processor, it all depends on developer/designer skill. Wells On Platform Debate: Gaps Depend On The Developers Wells on Platform Debate: Gaps Depend on the Developers is a post from: PS3 Lite and Slim News Related posts:Evan Wells: There Are a [...]

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