Sonys Cell Processor in commertial use

SteveOBHave · 28 Mar 2007 at 08:30

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/2007/03/28/cell_arcade/

Tokyo (Japan) - In the first commercial use of the Cell processor outside the PS3, Bandai Namco will use the supercomputer chip in future arcade machines, reports Japan's Manchini Daily News.

Tekken 6, which is due out later this year, will be the first arcade game to use the PS3 chip, and so far is the only one Bandai Namco has announced.

The advanced processing power will give the fighting franchise a visual upgrade, but it likely won't do anything to bring back significant attention to the flagging arcade industry in the US.

Prior to merging with Bandai, Namco also used Sony's PS2 Emotion Engine in a handful of its arcade titles.

msmalls74 · 28 Mar 2007 at 09:45

Good news for Sony PS3 games well namco ones anyway! I thought IBM started selling cell blade servers a while back? Just out of interest does this count as commercial use ?

http://news.com.com/IBM+wins+hybrid+supercomputer+deal/2100-1006_3-6112975.html

Maybe they should get it folding!!

V4NT0M · 28 Mar 2007 at 10:01

Sony, Toshiba and IBM's Cell... even...

"andy" · 28 Mar 2007 at 10:31

zomg but its too hard to code for so the new arcade games on it will be crap....

JUMPURS · 28 Mar 2007 at 10:33

Yeah i read a few weeks ago about them using a Playstation 3 board to run it.

TBH the only good thing about this for us is that Tekken 6 is gonna rock on the PS3. Should be highly optimised for the console

FTM · 28 Mar 2007 at 10:38

do people still play arcade games?

Joebob · 28 Mar 2007 at 10:38

JUMPURS said:
Yeah i read a few weeks ago about them using a Playstation 3 board to run it.

TBH the only good thing about this for us is that Tekken 6 is gonna rock on the PS3. Should be highly optimised for the console

As will any other game which has been released on this arcade machine. What other IP's do Bandai Namco have in the arcade?

Joebob · 28 Mar 2007 at 10:39

FTM said:
do people still play arcade games?

really big in Japan, fair to meddling in Europe, suffering a slow death in the US.

JUMPURS · 28 Mar 2007 at 10:44

Joebob said:
As will any other game which has been released on this arcade machine. What other IP's do Bandai Namco have in the arcade?

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sc(+)pe · 28 Mar 2007 at 10:45

Joebob said:
really big in Japan, fair to meddling in Europe, suffering a slow death in the US.

It very much saddens me the demise of Coin-Op gaming. Nothing quite beats playing fighting games such as King of Fighters, SFII, Marvel vs Capcom to name a few of many, on an actual arcade unit.

msmalls74 · 28 Mar 2007 at 10:48

Joebob said:
As will any other game which has been released on this arcade machine. What other IP's do Bandai Namco have in the arcade?

I know with the PS2 arcade board Capcom, and Taito used it aswell for there games.

sc(+)pe · 28 Mar 2007 at 10:49

Joebob said:
What other IP's do Bandai Namco have in the arcade?

Soul Calibur

Bobbler · 28 Mar 2007 at 11:11

FTM said:
do people still play arcade games?

I do, but then I have my own arcade cab