PS3 OS to use more than one SPE - bit-tech.net Forums

Tim S · 13th Apr 2006, 17:05

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2006/04/13/ps3_os_rumours/

atanum141 · 13th Apr 2006, 17:26

Digging themselfs a grave i believe.....

Darkedge · 13th Apr 2006, 17:47

Blade? like the 360's interface is made up of 'blades'
oops on that but at least the OS can help people get the most out of the system in a management way for games n so on.

customh · 13th Apr 2006, 17:48

/methinks more issues than good it will bring...

saeghwin · 13th Apr 2006, 17:49

I really don't like the new Xbox interface. It gets so confusing with the screens sliding from left to right and right to left--hard to tell which one you are on. They could have just done something a lot easier and more efficient in my opinion. I hope the PS3 does not follow the same path.

DougEdey · 13th Apr 2006, 18:10

Blades.... hmmm reminds me of the IBM servers.

Maybe a Sony Man will just replace the blades for you whenever one fails? :P

Depending on how its made this could be good or bad as having it on its own SPE *may* (depending on how they are programming it) prevent anything else from using that SPE. I doubt a OS will require an entire SPE to itself.

But it should make the OS a lot faster. They could even make it look flashy. But why? You don't need a flashy OS. All a games console should do really is play games. You should spend a maximum of 10minutes at any time on the OS screens.

customh · 13th Apr 2006, 18:28

You misunderstood, the gui is that of "blades"

DougEdey · 13th Apr 2006, 18:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by customholle

You misunderstood, the gui is that of "blades"

Maybe I shoulda used a smiley, called "sarcasm"

chrisuk · 13th Apr 2006, 18:51

From the first page in the article:

Quote:

One of the first things that one notices when they utilize the Xbox 360 is that it has an operating system running constantly in the background, even while playing games. This is a new feature as far as dedicated Game Console hardware is concerned.

Forgive me if i'm wrong, but hasn't every recent console (probably all consoles) had an OS managing the hardware just as PC's have? I know i'm been picky and they probably mean the GUI stuff, right?

These technical articles on non-technical sites seem to spark more problems between fanboys than they solve. I would still like to see a proper technical evaluation of the PS3's OS, probably not going to happen though...

Kaze22 · 13th Apr 2006, 18:52

Big deal there's still 6 more.

The_Head · 13th Apr 2006, 19:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kaze22

Big deal there's still 6 more.

Yeh thats what I am thinking.
I dont think it should be too much of a problem.

Nikumba · 13th Apr 2006, 19:31

There are only 6 more if they have sorted the yield issues out, the last i heard they were struggling to probuce in volume 5 cell chips let alone the 7 cell chip

Nikumba

yahooadam · 13th Apr 2006, 19:51

interesting

we will see how it goes

depends if they can actually MFR cell chips allready ...

customh · 13th Apr 2006, 22:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by DougEdey

Maybe I shouldve used a smiley, called "sarcasm"

Yeah, i figured, just a little bit tech helpfulness for those who mightn't have caught it (like myself totally)

ArtificialHero · 14th Apr 2006, 00:56

This is too Xbox360 to be taken seriously.

AH

EK-MDi · 14th Apr 2006, 01:09

I don't believe this. It's just rumours.

genesisofthesith · 17th Apr 2006, 13:02

Developers will likely have problems using upall 7 spe's at first anyway - and the extra spe will be used for tasks related to central gameplay functions such as voice and communications etc, which obviously has to use up resources.

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13th Apr 2006, 18:10	#6
DougEdey I pwn all your storage Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Southampton Posts: 13,933	Blades.... hmmm reminds me of the IBM servers. Maybe a Sony Man will just replace the blades for you whenever one fails? :P Depending on how its made this could be good or bad as having it on its own SPE may (depending on how they are programming it) prevent anything else from using that SPE. I doubt a OS will require an entire SPE to itself. But it should make the OS a lot faster. They could even make it look flashy. But why? You don't need a flashy OS. All a games console should do really is play games. You should spend a maximum of 10minutes at any time on the OS screens. Last edited by DougEdey; 13th Apr 2006 at 18:31.

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13th Apr 2006, 17:47	#3
Darkedge Supermodder Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: UK Posts: 334	Blade? like the 360's interface is made up of 'blades' oops on that but at least the OS can help people get the most out of the system in a management way for games n so on.

13th Apr 2006, 17:48	#4
customh conflagration. Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 2,590	/methinks more issues than good it will bring...

13th Apr 2006, 17:49	#5
saeghwin Multimodder Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: US Posts: 87	I really don't like the new Xbox interface. It gets so confusing with the screens sliding from left to right and right to left--hard to tell which one you are on. They could have just done something a lot easier and more efficient in my opinion. I hope the PS3 does not follow the same path.

13th Apr 2006, 18:28	#7
customh conflagration. Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 2,590	You misunderstood, the gui is that of "blades"

13th Apr 2006, 18:52	#10
Kaze22 Supermodder Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Earth Posts: 419	Big deal there's still 6 more.

13th Apr 2006, 19:31	#12
Nikumba Supermodder Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: The Dark Place Posts: 371	There are only 6 more if they have sorted the yield issues out, the last i heard they were struggling to probuce in volume 5 cell chips let alone the 7 cell chip Nikumba

13th Apr 2006, 19:51	#13
yahooadam Ultra csavarkulcs Banned Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: UK Posts: 1,323	interesting we will see how it goes depends if they can actually MFR cell chips allready ...

14th Apr 2006, 01:09	#16
EK-MDi Multimodder Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 210	I don't believe this. It's just rumours.

17th Apr 2006, 13:02	#17
genesisofthesith complete spanner Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: swansea, wales Posts: 533	Developers will likely have problems using upall 7 spe's at first anyway - and the extra spe will be used for tasks related to central gameplay functions such as voice and communications etc, which obviously has to use up resources.