Internally the PS3’s motherboard is missing the PS2’s Emotion Engine and Graphics Synthesizer, which like on the Slim PS2 were a combined device containing the functionality of both of the ...

This was the reason some early games on PS3 could not fully realize the capabilities of Cell BE (yes, there are also unoptimized games on consoles). Thanks to powerful shaders and texture blocks, RSX ...

Update: Nintendo plans to shut down the 3DS and Wii U eShops in 2023, leading to another video game preservation calamity If you’ve already played everything you want to play on the PS3 ...

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"The Cell and RSX used in PS3s at launch were manufactured using a 90nm process technology. And now all PS3 Cells have shifted to 65nm process technology since last holiday season" Kaz Hirai ...

We already know that the 20GB PS3 is on its way out ... don't plan on changing the main components such as the processor, RSX, Blu-ray drive or network capability, they are considering some ...

Although the PS3’s RSX “Reality Synthesizer” — the proprietary GPU designed in conjunction with Nvidia — was a standout at the time of its release, the new PS4 GPU can seemingly run ...

Sony had recently said it would discontinue any and all operations at the factory responsible for the RSX chips in the PS3, but it looks like this is now happening. Oita TEC who was previously ...

"The majority of PS3 titles run at 30 frames per second with ... First of all, while we expect the basic designs of Cell and RSX to remain untouched, non-critical areas of the hardware can be ...

It is unlikely that the PS3's cell processor and RSX GPU have been modified in any way on these new eight-unit motherboards. To do so would introduce compatibility issues with the games.

Sony scrapped its in-house graphics chip and, at the last minute, signed a deal with Nvidia to provide its RSX custom graphics chip for the PS3. Cerny glossed over the big change in plans ...

Memory has to flow back and forth between the PS3’s Cell processor and the RSX GPU. This data flow requires memory bandwidth and processing power that is removed from the overall performance budget.