[geeks] PS/3's, Linux, etc.

[Jon Gilbert]

On Aug 1, 2007, at 9:30 AM, nate at portents.com wrote:

>  Writing
> efficient and fast code for the CELL processor is, in fact, a  
> difficult
> task since it requires a deep knowledge of the processor  
> architecture, of
> the development environment, and some experience. High performance can
> only be achieved if very low level code is produced that is on the  
> border
> line between high level languages and assembly.

To me this seems to be a major drawback of the PS3 as a gaming  
platform, however, because a lot of games a cross-developed for PS3  
and XBOX 360. So essentially to take full advantage of the PS3, a  
game would have to be programmed in such a way that it could not be  
ported to the XBOX 360 without a major rewrite, if I'm to understand  
it correctly. Of course, since the 360 is by far the most popular  
platform at this time, most games are likely to be written for the  
360 and then ported to the PS3, resulting in worse performance on the  
PS3, if anything. Does that follow?

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Jon Gilbert
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