The PS3 GPU is not fast enough yet

Theinquirer.net can report some interesting tidbits about the PS3 GPU after a recent trip to Japan. It seems like the second gen dev kits were running nowhere close to full speed or spec.

Documents shown to them on the trip showed that there were two versions, labeled 'CEB' and 'DEH'. The earlier CEB has a chip called CBE connected to main memory and to a south bridge. The SB is then connected to a chip labled 'NV4x' over a PCIe link. The upcoming version DEH has the CBE and main memory, but the NV4x/SB combo is replaced by the RSX. If you wanted to know what makes RSX more than a GPU, it looks like it is SB functionality.

The slightly more curious bit, encouraging and disturbing at the same time, is the current state of RSX. The disturbing part is that the slide I was shown had "Current DEH's aren't final spec or speed" in bold letters. Speed, OK, but not final spec at this point in time leaves precious little room for debugging before the console release. On a different note the current ones are running the RSX core at 420MHz with 550 expected for launch. Memory is set at 600MHz with 700 hoped for as final.

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shotty6529d ago

I see another delay or a hack job product.

Joe6528d ago

The PS3 is looking more sad every day.

Sphinx6528d ago

I agree 100%, shotty. If they don't delay, the PS3 will come out sucking more than the Sega Saturn... unless the Sony execs start praying or something.

jiggajayp6528d ago

I TOLD THE PS3 FANS THAT SONY WAS LYING AGAIN! THIS COMES AS NO SUPPRISE TO ME! BUT THEY SAID THAT IT WAS TWICE AS POWERFUL THAN THE XBOX 360!! LMFAO! SONY SHOULD GO INTO THE COMEDY BUSINESS!!

kingboy6528d ago

i`ll still buy an old ps2 over an xbox 360..just make sure my dear ps is ready for november..

cell conference vid below
http://rapidshare.de/files/...

THELANDSOFSAND6528d ago (Edited 6528d ago )

lol

your comment is stupid.

i know people who use their ps2 as an ashtray. really.

Shadow Flare6528d ago

i know people who buy an xbox 360 just to smash the piece of crap up

http://www.smashmyxbox.com/

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Ranking the Devil May Cry Series

VGChartz's Mark Nielsen: "Upon finally finishing Devil May Cry 5 recently - after it spent several years on my “I’ll play that soon” list - I considered giving it a fittingly-named Late Look article. However, considering that this was indeed the final piece I was missing in the DMC puzzle, I decided to instead take this opportunity to take a look back at the entirety of this genre-defining series and rank the entries. What also made this a particularly tempting notion was that while most high-profile series have developed fairly evenly over time, with a few bumps on the road, the history of Devil May Cry has, at least in my eyes, been an absolute roller coaster, with everything from total disasters to action game gold."

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VersusDMC1h ago

First to last for me...3,4,5,1,2.

VersusDMC3m ago

Me leaving it out should be telling of my thoughts on it. Better than 2 as a DMC game.

Still a good game though.

Friendlygamer1h ago

3,1,4,5 to me, never played 2. 5 gameplay is amazing but level design was really disappointing to me, just a bunch of plain arenas, the story felt like a worse written rehash of the 3rd and the charater models looked weird ( specially the ladies ). Another problem with 5 was that there was not enough content for 3 charaters so I could never really familiarize with any of them

monkey60226m ago(Edited 25m ago)

2.
Dmc.
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1.
3.

God DMC2 was an awful game.
And in case this isn't obvious it goes worst to best

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10 Weirdest Video Games of All Time

Plenty of unforgettable games have completely messed up their players throughout the years, all the way back from the PS1 days to the dark recesses of the modern internet.

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JonTheGod1d 6h ago

Why are the Katamari games not on the list??

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Tales Of Graces Ƒ Retro Review – Holding Out For a Hero

Gary Green said: Namco Bandai heard the call of many fans asking for the PlayStation release of Tales of Graces which was originally released seemingly exclusively for the Wii back in 2009. If you’re acquainted with the Tales series then Graces f won’t be something entirely new to you, yet if you’re a newcomer then you’ll find a plethora of gameplay mechanics and nuances that distinguish this series from other JRPGs. While the game finds itself following the traditional archetype of JRPGs, such as a somewhat clichéd story, Graces has something to offer to both veterans and newcomers alike.

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GoodGuy093d ago

Odd this and the xillia games still haven't gotten remasters yet.