Perhaps the power predicted in these monsters (PS3) was unheard-of prior to its release.

Accordingly, IBM and Vivendi Games are teaming up to find out how little of the PS3’s procesor power is used with its current games. From Kotaku, an online blog that focuses on video and computer game discssion states that: “Current games use 20 percent of PS3’s power.” I would find that those of you who are going with cheaper solutions like the Wii, may end up having to do some sort of upgrade in the future because of its statistics and performance. The PS3’s reign will last longer than that of the Wii and that is a fact because of what they are going to do to get it to use more power, and look better.

“This is really targeted toward game developers on what the Cell/B.E. can be in the future for online first-person shooters and advanced role-playing games, and moving the gaming experience closer to Second Life in the online world,” said Liang.

The Cell, developed jointly by IBM, Sony and Toshiba, offers fast processing for online multimedia entertainment such as wireless downloads, video chat and interactive TV, according to IBM.

“The Cell/B.E. enables game developers to deliver a richer visual experience–to take a game and make it more like a movie,” said Liang. “Whether or not people want that is for them to decide, but the Cell/B.E engine allows you to do that with the real-time response time you need to make that a reality.”

Quote from IBM / News.com

Some Sources:

http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/multimedia/display/20070220233154.html

http://news.com.com/2061-10791_3-6160790.html

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