Tetsuo_Shima
In Cryo Sleep
An interesting point, KC, an interesting point. I would say the main way that it differs component wise is that the components are designed specifically for consoles and their applications. You wouldnt be sticking a Cell processor in your PC now, would you? 
In that same vein, the Cell processor is an extremely powerful bit of kit (comparable to, and probably more powerful than an Athlon FX), and for your 400 quid, you arent just getting the processor; you get the whole top-notch shabang. Quite handy really, because then it eliminates the need for upgrades entirely until the next console comes out ... in five years time
This has actually brought a question to the forefront of my mind. In PC games you tend to find that once a benchmark game comes out graphics wise, any subsequent games require a graphics/processor/memory upgrade to your PC before they can reach the next level. As opposed to console games where a benchmark game comes out (ill use Gran Turismo 3 for an example), and then a game superior in graphics and gameplay comes out (Gran Turismo 4) and it runs just as smoothly as the older game did. In fact, in TimeSplitters case, the games both looked better and ran faster as the subsequent generations of the game came out (TS1, 2, 3) and yet the hardware was the same the whole time. Im wondering to myself, how do they do that? Must be some kind of marketing ploy.
In that same vein, the Cell processor is an extremely powerful bit of kit (comparable to, and probably more powerful than an Athlon FX), and for your 400 quid, you arent just getting the processor; you get the whole top-notch shabang. Quite handy really, because then it eliminates the need for upgrades entirely until the next console comes out ... in five years time This has actually brought a question to the forefront of my mind. In PC games you tend to find that once a benchmark game comes out graphics wise, any subsequent games require a graphics/processor/memory upgrade to your PC before they can reach the next level. As opposed to console games where a benchmark game comes out (ill use Gran Turismo 3 for an example), and then a game superior in graphics and gameplay comes out (Gran Turismo 4
) and it runs just as smoothly as the older game did. In fact, in TimeSplitters case, the games both looked better and ran faster as the subsequent generations of the game came out (TS1, 2, 3) and yet the hardware was the same the whole time. Im wondering to myself, how do they do that? Must be some kind of marketing ploy.