PS3 only using 20-25% of its full power as of 1/17/07

[loyaltothegame]

PS3 games like Resistance: Fall of Man and the upcoming Motorstorm already look fantastic. Sony CEO Howard Stringer (right) argues that these games are barely using 25% of the system's "bandwidth."

In a new interview with CNET, Sony CEO Sir Howard Stringer shared his feelings on how the PlayStation 3 has been faring thus far and what he sees for the future of the PlayStation business.


Although there was a lot of negativity surrounding Sony from E3 up until launch last year, and the PS3 was hurt by shortages of blue laser diodes, Stringer believes that everything turned out rather well. "... We're now very comfortable with our research program for PlayStation 3, which one researcher recently described as the Mercedes of games players, for obvious reasons. The million is more than we delivered of PlayStation 2 so, for all the anxiety, I think PlayStation 3 is well on the way to living up to that promise. That's a good sign," he remarked.


Interestingly, Stringer also noted that current software offerings for the PS3 would seem to be using only a quarter or less of the console's total power. "Lost in the shuffle is the fact that the current games that are out there are only using about 20 percent to 25 percent of the [PS3's] bandwidth. Once the publishers' excitement reaches a level of intensity that they start using more of the bandwidth, that will create additional excitement," he said.


It's no secret that the new Blu-ray hi-def format is a key part of Sony's PS3 strategy. Some have argued that just because someone owns a PS3 that doesn't mean that consumer is playing Blu-ray movies on it. Stringer, however, believes that the vast majority of PS3 owners have in fact been converted to Blu-ray users. "I'd say 90 percent of the people who (own) PS3s are playing that Blu-ray disc on it or playing other Blu-ray discs on it. Contrary to some of the reports, it is an effective Blu-ray player. The people who like Blu-ray are the people who play PlayStation 3, just as people who play PS2s were the early proponents of the DVD format. It drove the DVD format," he asserted.

http://biz.gamedaily.com/industry/fe...00500000000017

[Grahf16]

Hah, what the fuck is this Dragon Ball Z?

"That was only 25% of my power, now behold my true FINAL FORM!!!"

If this keeps up, we might see a game that fully taps into the PS3's power at the end of the system's lifespan.

[MrShifty]

Originally Posted by Grahf16

Hah, what the fuck is this Dragon Ball Z?

"That was only 25% of my power, now behold my true FINAL FORM!!!"

If this keeps up, we might see a game that fully taps into the PS3's power at the end of the system's lifespan.

ha ha co-sign bro propz

[loyaltothegame]

hmmm... never seen dragon ball z... so i dont no

[gentoogod]

i have a ps3 and its using its full potental. thats just sony trying to make people believe its not a piece of crap console.

[loyaltothegame]

EA sports announced that they were only using 20% of it as well for their games

[504BANGA]

thats bullshit, my cousin just sold his PS3 and got 2 core xboxes, PS3 sucks

[Resident 1]

Originally Posted by gentoogod

i have a ps3 and its using its full potental. thats just sony trying to make people believe its not a piece of crap console.

what they really mean is that they havent put all of the power into the PS3's games yet cuz they are waiting on XBOX and Wii to make more moves and when they have more buyers for the PS3, cuz of the price they would waste their money to go full power.

[= ҚВ =]

Flash back to when PS2 first came about, i'm sure many people have forgotten how games had looked back in the day.

Dynasty Warriors 2




Now let's compare this with the long awaited God of War 2.



Where do you think this will take us in a few years, can you imagine?

[Resident 1]

I remember i got the PS2 when it first came out it was the best graphics ever.!!!


So are u saying big improvements are coming!!!! cuz i think so