Read this article:
http://sonyps4.com/ps4-might-not-have-a-cell-processor/
You're still ASSUMING what type of proccesor they will be using.
Dravonic has said it all really,you can't get any higher than multicore as it means more than one,and what confused me about your replies on the subject,was it seemed to suggest other alternatives.
I do believe that research has gone into using light instead of copper in processors,but cost and the fact it's not ready means it will be straight up multicore CPU
Really...and what VALID evidence do you have to support this? In case you forgot there was a 3 year, 8 months wait from GT3 to GT4, yet both games were based on the same system (PS2). The general trend is only showing that there is a larger and larger wait between titles, especially as the proccesors get more advanced. When it comes to there being a 1-2 year period between GT titles ever happening again... I'll BELIEVE IT WHEN I SEE IT (when it's in my hands)...much like the supposed GT5 release date
Not saying it will come out every two years,just that it's possible if they wanted once 5 is done.
With GT4 they delayed by a over a year as they rebuilt the physics engine,I think the core was carried over from the original or number two.
And in 5-10 years time when the next GT series is out for the PS4, they will have to laser scan all of the new car models between now and then,
luckily they already have a thousand done then,anything else means new cars.
You can only improve so much when you're already that close to the threshold though. 3-5% improvements in areas here and there to bring the game closer to the PS3's full capabilities, won't improve the feeling and looks of the game by any drastic margin.
Very true,and thats why this engine is being created so it will scale up on the new hardware,PD have said it,and to be honest they would nuts if they hadn't,and it was written in my first post.
"One of the reasons it's taken 5 years is to avoid another huge development.Gt5 will be technical base for the next ten years of GT."
https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showpost.php?p=3748011&postcount=277
It's got nothing to do with how much they still have left to squeeze out of it. It's all down to how soon the competition get their kit to market. Technology is a race if there isn't a PS4 within the next 4 years then Sony are out of the console market - simple as.
Generally thats true,but Nintendo have stomped the superior tech with a N64 (DS)and an upgraded gamecube (Wii)
I believe that MSoft say natal will extend their cycle,I think there's time.
And if Sony released PS4 within 4 years,it would be on target with how PS2 replaced 1,and 3 replaced 2.
In terms of tech Sony are in a decent position,unless this idea somehow wouldn't work (not assuming this is what will happed)
If they wanted they could release PS4 and have multiple PS3 cells as the CPU,they did design them to communicate with each other,(reason so many PS3 clusters are used as super computers) and it would be the easiest way,as all current PS3 code is transferable,you eliminate backwards compatibility issues,and you'd have insane performance.
You could even do a GOW collection with every PS3 game,it could resolution boost,frame rate fix,added AA,also nothing stopping developers releasing a new texture pack or higher poly models.
Technically they could announce and release that by christmas.
It doesn't matter how many cores a processor has - if each core is clocked at 3.2GHz then that is the overall clock speed of the processor. You can't go multiplying them up like that!
. That's fantastic.
