As a games console, the 80GB PlayStation 3 is fantastic. Powered by IBM's magical Cell processor, it's arguably more powerful than the Xbox 360.
As a result, the potential regarding the future of gaming on the PS3 is enormous. The full-HD 1080p graphics are already looking superb, and that will only get better over time as game developers get better at grappling with the PS's unique back-end code
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