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Hello,
Will programming for the Cell chip be a superset of programming for the
current PS2? The reason I ask is because I don't know the PS2, if I DO
make the time and spend the effort, it won't be obsoleted in 6 months
time, will it?
The specific question I'm asking is, is the Cell a SUPERSET of the PS2
processor - not *capability* wise, but instruction set wise, like a P4
is a superset of a P3, or is it a different animal altogether (with
some compatibility mode or whatever for existing PS2 games)?


Thanks.

binary-nomad@hotmail.com writes:

The specific question I'm asking is, is the Cell a SUPERSET of the PS2
processor - not *capability* wise, but instruction set wise,

It isn't. As far as I can tell. The PS2 CPU was MIPS derived,
the PS3 CPU is PowerPC derived. Totally different beast.

best regards
Patrick

Patrick Schaaf <mailer-daemon@bof.de> wrote:

binary-nomad@hotmail.com writes:

The specific question I'm asking is, is the Cell a SUPERSET of the PS2
processor - not *capability* wise, but instruction set wise,
It isn't. As far as I can tell. The PS2 CPU was MIPS derived,
the PS3 CPU is PowerPC derived. Totally different beast.

Yep. The PS2's VUs are also different from the PS3's SPEs.

-a