Cell Processor Downgrade? PS3 Power External?

[wraggster]

There are some ugly rumours clinging to the coattails of the PlayStation 3 over the weekend, with fellow games site Kotaku offering up what it claims to be a potentially damaging information leak from Sony.

According to an unnamed and very much unverified source (seemingly a loose-lipped developer, of which there's never a shortage) the Cell Processor deployed in final PlayStation 3 hardware will be downgraded. Sony had promised a 3.5GHz version of its flagship chip, however a 3.2 offering replaced this. The report suggests a 2.8GHz Cell will become the final brain of PlayStation 3.

The second technophobe worrying rumour sees the PlayStation 3 equipped with an external power supply, the worst thing imaginable for people who worry about such things. "The current designs despite having vents all over the place apparently still cant dissipate the heat to sufficient levels," claims the source of the report.

Of course, this all remains firmly under the big umbrella (dare we say parasol) of gossip for the time being. As we piece together a final picture of what Sony will release into retail, you'll have every jigsaw segment, starting with the corners and straight bits.

Via Spong

[felonyr301]

ha ha sony's history repeats yet again more downgrades im not surprised and the hefty price it comes with it is now being less of a deal by the minute ill stick with my proven 360 and get a Wii.. funny for the same price of an ps3 you can get an 360 and a wii together and have more fun than then just the ps3 alone...

[SSaxdude]

Ouch, another great example of Sony's overhyping. Remember how they said the PS2 would put the Dreamcast to shame? Makes me sick.

[Accordion]

well comercially speaking it did

[Zion]

It's a shame though

[acn010]

lol, i don't get it

[Video_freak]

i hope the price ges down at least $100-200 for this bull crap

[emickz]

Another M$ rumor, It has been confirmed that this is false.

[stotheamuel]

I think its just a rumor

[doof69]

I hate how every one bitches about the price. Why dont you get a real job. Any ways a blue-ray DVD player is going to be around the same price as a the ps3. So Finally i can have 1080i on my projector.