The rumors has gone viral through the inconsistencies world of internet, and one should not argue that Sony may have accepted the fact that the PlayStation 3 is no longer “powerful” enough to satisfy that grumpy developers, well, say hello to Orbis.
PlayNation, a German gaming website apparently has leaked a supposedly developer’s documentation for the next-gen PlayStation console, codename the Orbis. Here’s what the specs says:
- CPU – Cell Broadband Engine X @ 3.2GHz – 16PPE’s – 128 SPE’s
- GPU – Custom Nvidia/SCEI “quantum Leap” @2GHz
- Memory – 10GB XDR2 + 10GB GDDR6
- Storage Capacity – 250GB/320GB Model depending
- OS – Sony Aether
- Video Resolution – 2160p 2D – 1080p 3D
- Audio – 11.1
- Media Formats – PS4 Game Disc – PS3 Game Disc – PS2 Game Disc – PS1 Game Disc – HD Blu Ray Disc – DVD – CD
- Controller Input – Dualshock 4 – Dualshock 3 – PS Iris – PS Vita – PS Omni – PS Certified Xperia – Sony Tablet – PS Move – PS Eye – Sixaxis
- Connectivity – USB 3.0 – HDMI 1.4 – Bluetooth 4.0 – WiFi b/g/n – DLNA – Ethernet – PS Vita – Memory Cards SD/MMC/etc
Fake? It can be..
- Sony buys back Toshiba’s Cell plant 2 years ago after selling it off in 2008 so to have them opt for AMD is quite way off. Besides, it is plausible to think that they started the Orbis project in 2010.
- While on paper, 20GB of RAM may be the most absurd thing we ever heard, it’s still possible. Remember how PS3 could funnel up supercomputers?
- Backward compatibility has been a long issue in regards to the PlayStation community. I believe that Sony fully understands how the feature has seen strong demand across all potential consumers and surely they want all the money in the world to sell their console?
- In all that regards though, isn’t the Auro-3D® 11.1 technology seems too expensive for Sony to implement?
All in all, we should just wait and see how E3 turns up for Sony early next month.
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Lol…the author is still living in the dream world…keep dreaming, lad.
Did anyone read the paragraph? The one that admits the PS3 had shortcomings (contradicts “it only does everything”) and how it also recognizes the competition? Its fake made by someone reeeeeeeally desperate. This page does serve as a collection of rumors though and it would be cool to see what really comes to fruition. I really doubt any professional would hype their machine up to programmers when the hardware should speak for itself. Funny, I see no mention of the in game ad commercials that were being flaunted in Sony’s patents lately. You know, the ones that would interrupt gameplay much like hulu video services. (Will drop link if requested or just google it) Point is, this collection of rumors are just rumors and may not be any more valid than Sony’s other patents.
I’d personally like to see them stick with the cell processor. It would make more sense too. How can opting for a new processor be cheaper than improving on what they already have. Devs are just now coming to grips with the technology and have been reaping some startling results despite the PS3′s many reported system flaws. Like it’s inability to make proper use of RAM due to a bottleneck in the system. And it’s weaker GPU as compared to its rival system. Devs have been putting all the load on the cell and thats why we have been seeing so many good looking games running off the PS3 recently. If Cell has achieved all this on a sketchy system build. why give it up now. Not to mention the ps4 would have better backwards compatibility if it sticks with Cell. Sticking with Cell is cheaper, more productive and it’d promote their distinct processing architecture. They’ve got to be dumb to ditch Cell at this point.