PS3 CPU To Outshine Xbox 360, 3 Times Over? - 4.5.05

Fresh next-gen hardware reports coming in from Kotaku. They claim that a reliable source has told them the CPU to be shipped with the PS3 will be 3 times faster than that of the Xbox 360, while they stress that the GPU will be relatively the same, one being from ATI and the other Nvidia.

The source also points out that not all of the power of this CPU will be usable in games so as striking as the headline reads it might not be all that, more a chance to show off some impressive power at E3.

Word from the geek is that the PS3’s CPU is about three times faster than the Xbox 360’s CPU. While this seems like a clear cut victory for Sony, it does little to end the constant debate about which system will be able to provide better games. The problem with Sony’s super-fast CPU is that not all of its power may actually be usable in games. Bottom line: There could be a lot of extraneous horsepower under the PS3’s hood that’s mainly for show, not actual gaming.
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Microsoft will be showing off their next-gen console next Thursday on MTV so this should give some more away at least as far as the design goes, hopefully some game demos and a little more information on the "media-hub" end of things.

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