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Marcus Yam (Blog) - November 5, 2007 12:58 PM

62 comment(s) - last by Etsp.. on Nov 9 at 1:48 PM

90nm chips still in use by PlayStation 3

With the release of the 40GB PlayStation 3 nearing worldwide proportions, some took one look at the specifications sheet and assumed that it contained 65nm chips after noticing that the latest SKU is a good bit less power-hungry than the 60 or 80GB models. While the 40GB PS3 does indeed draw less juice, Sony says that the latest hardware still runs 90nm chips.

According to information received by German publication Heise Online, the new 40GB PlayStation 3 hardware does not yet include 65nm chips, but rather still makes use of the same 90nm technology as in all other PS3 consoles. Sony said that 65nm chips would be introduced sometime in the coming months.

So how does Sony account for the power consumption drop from 200 Watts down to a more palatable 135 Watts? Apparently it’s due to improvements and modifications on the original design.

For one thing, the 40GB PlayStation 3 no longer has to house and power any chips related to PS2 backwards-compatibility. That means that the new hardware is completely without the Emotion Engine+Graphics Synthesizer chips and memory.

The 40GB PS3 also does not include the added hardware to support a memory card reader and only has to power two USB ports rather than four, leading to a further reduction in power consumption.

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RE: Missing the Old Games

By edpsx on 11/5/2007 3:56:44 PM , Rating: 2

According to all reviews that I have read and all the different tech/game sites this appears to be the case with COD4. Made for ps3, ported to the 360. We'll find out tomorrow when people start getting it home.

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RE: Missing the Old Games

By omnicronx on 11/5/2007 4:04:26 PM , Rating: 2

I just read up on it. COD4 has no ports, it was simultaniously developed for PC, 360 and ps3 at the same time. It sounds like the big news was not that the ps3 was superior, but that for once it is on par with the 360, and not merely a lately coded port.

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RE: Missing the Old Games

By omnicronx on 11/5/2007 4:11:09 PM , Rating: 2

To follow up on that it was previously reported the ps3 version would only run at 30fps with no AA, where as the 360 version runs at 60fps with AA. Now it is reported that this is not true, and they will both run at 60fps w/AA. I guess we will only know for sure when both game are released. I played the online demo for 360 and i was blown away, I can't wait..

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RE: Missing the Old Games

By Murst on 11/5/2007 4:12:47 PM , Rating: 2

All things being equal, if CoD is exactly the same on the PS3 and 360, I'd prob go for the 360 version (if I had both systems). Until the PSN gets an update where you can chat w/ friends in-game, the 360 would just seem better.

PS3 is rumored to receive the 2.0 firmware upgrade in the next week or two, and that may be one of the issues addressed.

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