Smaller, quieter, cooler PS3 coming this autumn
GAMING GARGANTUAN, SONY has confirmed that the next batch of its Darth Vader's toaster for joypad jigglers will be slimmed down in a number of ways.
A recent corporate strategy meeting saw Sony Entertainment President Kaz Hirai confirm that Sony's fabs had, for a number of months now, been churning out Cell processors for the next generation console using 65nm tecnology as opposed to the older, and much less efficient and more expensive 90nm silicon used in the past.
He also said that the company had been reducing costs by reducing the number of components used.
Hirai also confirmed that plans were afoot to switch the manufacture of the RSX 'Reality Synthesiser' graphics processor, developed by Nvidia, from 90nm to 65nm fabrication by this autumn.
So you'll soon be able to have a PS3 in your living room without feeling like you are living on a sub-tropical heli-pad. µ
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Cell has been 65nm for a long time now. (all 40GB PS3's have a 65nm Cell in them). Sony/Toshiba/IBM have been fabbing 65nm Cells for nearly 2 years..

What is about to change, is RSX is moving from 90nm to 65nm too.

So I suppose your article is half right at least (and 1000% more accurate than a Charlie Demerjian "artice")
The 40GB version already has a 65nm cell CPU.
The GPU is 90nm though.
Stewart

lol, so funny, haa ha haa haa haa

PS3 101 for dummies, you need it Stewart, before claiming non-sense

and i highly doubt the ps3 will be "slim" any time soon this year
surely u mean SONY - Maker of exploding batteries?

I assure you, this hasnt got unfunny yet
I believe the upcoming PS3 will be using 45nm Cell chips and 65nm RSXs.
Will it play PS2 games? Will it be cheaper?

Will the games still be 30% dearer than the same game on pc?

If the games cost the same as pc I might buy one. If it played PS2 games, I might buy one.

I probably still wouldn't buy one.
I have a PS3 and I have no problem what so ever with fan noise.

If they are working on a small console version fine but as I said noise is not an issue.

Given Nv and IBM's current process tech's 45/65 seems far more likely for the next upgrade to the ps3,
My Ps3 is quieter than my DVD player.