Latest PS3 Consoles Now Give Extra 70MB for Game Developers
Latest PS3 Consoles Now Give Extra 70MB for Game Developers
Posted 02/24/2010 at 2:02pm
| by Bart Salisbury
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An OS memory hog is a thing to fear, especially in a system where memory is fixed, like the PlayStation 3 (PS3). Sony initially gobbled up 120MB of the available memory, spread across both the XDR and DDR ram, which was later reduced to 96MB. But that still looked pretty chunky in comparison to the Xbox’s OS svelte 32MB. Oink, oink.
Sony’s put the PS3 OS on an even stricter diet, and has reduced the memory footprint to 50MB, at the same time Sony has upgraded the OS’s capability. Now game developers have 70MB of memory more to play about with than when the PS3 was first introduced, and the PS3 is a more capable console--a win-win.
Mark Wilson at Gizmodo likes seeing the OS trimmed down, and handing over to developers what’s best left under their control. But, he doesn’t see this as remaking the PS3 into something it already isn’t. Wilson says about the best that will come from this are “slightly nicer lighting effect[s]”. Still, it's a start.
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noobstix
February 26, 2010 at 10:42am
I didn't think the Xbox had an OS of that small of size. I would've figured that the 120 MB would have been the Xbox OS instead of the Sony one.
logicmaster2003
February 24, 2010 at 11:18pm
or better...... dump your PS3 and switch to PC-gaming !!
Trooper_One
February 25, 2010 at 12:32pm
I second that.
But I can't wait to see what's the next generation of consoles would look like. Imaging an advanced version of cell computing, multi-graphic processors, and dozens of GB of RAM.... wooo...
wlballplayer
February 24, 2010 at 8:53pm
Now will this be a firmware update or will it only come with the new updated ps3's? i'm gonna be pissed if it only comes with a new updated console because i just bought a ps3 slim for christmas. Reply Asap. <---ps3 fanboy
RockyTopper
February 24, 2010 at 2:15pm
Wouldn't "Latest PS3 firmware.." be more appropriate, since the latest consoles could be interpreted as the Slims only. Just a thought.
Otherwise, this is great news (or at least it's not BAD news). Here's hoping they find a few cool ways to use this newly available RAM.
Digital-Storm
February 24, 2010 at 6:57pm
It better be firmware. If it wasn't, I would see this being completely pointless as it would segregate PS3 console owners into two catagorys. Those that can run games that require the extra memory, and those that cannot because they have an older version.
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